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CROWN BRAND
WATKINS LTD. HONGKONG.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1902.
To-day's Advertisements.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG..
N°
· PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE Goops or OSCAR WEGENER, LATE OF PRINCES' BUILDINGS, VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, MER- CHANT
Deceased.
To-day's Advertisement.
WANTED BOOKEEPER.
YOUNG, not over 30, to take charge of Commercial Books. Must have good
references.
Apply to
"A.G.IS," C/o This Office.
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1902.
Intimation.
[56gd
A. S. WATSON
Government; are in favour of pence, while PARCEL MAILS for Europe, &c, per * the Free Staters, with the exception of a few | Ballaarzt will close at 3 pm; to-niorrow, the of the more influential ones, desire indepen-
23rd inst dence. The latter element is believed to be so strong as to render the conclusion of peace the terms already discussed very doubtful.
on
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ONLY ONE CASE OF CHOLERA occurred in the Colony during the 24 hours ended at noon to-day.
PEACE POSSIBLY DELAYED The Times warns the public against taking premature optimistic views regarding the peace negotiations.
DUBONIC PLAGUE has appeared among the wallaby (smaller kangaroos) in the zoologi cal gardens at Sydney. The Gardens have been closed to the public.
JOTICE is hereby given that His Honour the Chief Justice has, in virtue of Section Throughout the Manufacture of this justly limiting to the 17th day of August, 1902, as 38 of Ordinance No. 3.of 1897, made an Order celebrated brand of Table Waters all ingre- the time for Creditors to send in their Claims against the Estate of OSCAR WEGENER, dients used are guaranteed of purest quality. late of Princes' Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony The machinery used is the most modern day of April, 1903, at Victoria aforesaid and of Hongkong, Merchant, who died on the 24th
type and we have gone to great expense to Probate of whose Will was granted by the erect our plant on lalest scientific principles Jurisdiction, an the goth day of April, 1902, to Supreme Court of Hongkong in its Probate which has such a great advantage over the JOHANN THEODOR Lauts, of Victoria afore. said Merchant, one of the Executors, named in old process of manual labour still in vogue the Will of the said OSCAR WEGENER.
NOTICE is also given that all such Claims WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Oriental shipping business. through the Colony, thereby further ensuring the purity of our products.
The Manufactory is under the personal supervision of a QUALIFIED ENGLISH CHEMIST, who has devoted years to bring this branch of the trade to perfection.
The Water used is analysed daily to enj sure of its absolute purity, and when we say that our method of manufacture has been approved by Sanitary and Medical Authori ties, it is in itself a sufficient guarantee.",
WATKINS
LIMITED,
66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1902,
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are to be sent in writing to the Undersigned prior to the said 17th day of August, 1902, or no Notice will be taken of them.
are requested to make immediate payment to All persons indebted to the above Estate the Undersigned,
Dater the 17th day of May, 1902.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
12, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, Solicitors for the said Executor.
368d].
NAVAL COALING DEPOT, KOWLOON.
ERECTION OF MATSHED, MAK- ING UP AND LEVELLING GROUND, &c.
Tupakka, Specifications and Conditions *ENDERS are invited for the above Works.
of Contract may seen and Form of Tender obtained at the Office of the Superintending Civil Engineer, H.M. Naval Yard, on and after FRIDAY, the 23rd instant. Sealed Tenders
Yard,
marked "TENDER FOR MATSHED, &c." are to be delivered on or before WEDNES- DAY, the 28th instant, at Noon, addressed to (7136; the Superintending Civil Engineer, H.M. Navai
The Lowest or any Tender will not neces
Hongkong, tand Hay, 19-2.
[570d
FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, sarily be accepted.
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
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85,60 Cask of 375 s. Net ex Factory. $3.50 Bag of go s.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers,
Hongkong, 15th March, 1992.
To-day's Advertisement.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. HE N.D.L. Steamship
THE N.D.L. Steamship
*STRASSBURG,"~ Captain Madsen, having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby (10 requested to send in their Bills of Lading for,
| countersignature by the Undersigned and to take inmediate delivery of their goods from alongside.
"STRASSBURG," Captain Madsen, will be despatched for, the above Ports, on MONDAY, the 26th instant,
21 5 P.M.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First and Second Class Passengers and carries a Doctor.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,,
Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1902.
[571d
Optional 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 Consignees' risk and expense.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 29th instant, 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 29th instant, at 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Hongkong Ottice. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1902.
AND CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED.AD_1824-
SHERRY.
B. Superior lake Dry, Din
Per dor.
THE SHIPPING COMBINE-It is reported from New York that the new shipping com. bination has intentions of entering into the
DRUNKA private of the Royal Marines, H.M.S. Terrible, was this morning fined $3 or 7 days for behaving in a disorderly manner whilst drunk, at Praya Eást yesterday, OVERDUE VESSEL The American ship ner Wine, Green Seat Capsule $10.80 $0.90 Sam Skolfield 17, out 124 days from Manila for
0. Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Puget sound, has been placed on the overdue Sherry, White Capsule 12.00 list at the Merchants' Exchange with reinsur-
0.0. Superior Old Dry, Pale
ance quoted at 15 per cent. Natural Sherry, Red Scal.
ARRIVALS-Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, the Capsule
1.20 Assistant Superintendent of Police, who has been to India for a year, studying the Police Service in that country, has retumed to the 1.35 Colony by the s.s. Arrateon Apcar.
D. Very Superior" Old Pale Seal Capsule Dry, Choice Old Wine, White
1440
16.20
E. Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, Very Finest Quality (old bottled), Black Seal Capsule... 24.00
1,00
AUTHORS FENSION -In England thern is an authors' pension fund, which has a regular income of $8,000 year; but for the year ending March 1st thirty-five grants were allowed amounting in all to $13,000,
THE TIENTSIN LIBEL CASE The libal case between Mr Piper and the former pro prietors of the Peking and Tientsin Tintas has been tried before Mr. Bouma, Acting Chick Justice. The defendants were sentenced to a nominal fine of fifty cents. KING EDWARD, who is patron of the National Antarctic Expedition, bas contributed roo towards the funds for the equipment of the relief ship, which must sail next month. It was stated last month that at least another £6,000 is required.
THE NAGASAKI CHAMBER OF COM MERCE is addressing":
the Min isters for Communications.
ure and European line of the Commerce, asking that the
should be ordered to the outward and homeward voyages.
ponusen Kaisha Nagasaki both on
SIR CYPRIAN BRIDGE Admiral in the China Station, and some subordinate officers, accompanied by Sir Claude MacDonald, are to be received by the Emperor in a few days, says the Aokumin of 14th inst. After the audience, they will be invited to a Royal Liffen; this is? indeed a rare example and highest honour le any foreign officers, as we understand. THE DEPRECIATION OF SILVER—A^ telegram received at the Foreign Offe, Tokio, from Mr. Consul Arakawa in London, says that silver is not expected to fall much below
3 peace per ounce, He adds that unless some artificial means are employed, any appreciation of the white metal is also unapticipated. The caused of the recent great decline in the gold- price of silver are said to be, first, the sale of large quantities by North America and China; and secondly, a falling off in the demand of Russia, Spain and India. The telegram, is
dateil the nth inst."
BRITAIN'S WAR EXPENSES-In his budget Speech Sir Michael Hicks, Eeach stated that the total costs of the Boer and China wars up to the end of March amounted to the enor
·mous sum of £165,000,000 (one hundred and sixty-five millions sterling), "TO.PRAY FOR POTTER" is the refreshing headline of a paragraph in an American news- paper which tells of the decision of the Wo-THE P. M. STEAMER KOREA-Owing to men's Chistian Temperance Union of New
a delay in sailing from Newport News, -5A33 a Jersey to pray for Bishop Potter "That Bishop San Francisco paper of April 10th, the Pacific Potter may see the Temperance and Sunday Mail Company's saloon questions in a different light."
s huge "new steamar Korta will not be able to sail hence for Hongkong on May 17th in the Peru's place, as onginally scheduled. Although a twenty-knot vessel, the Korea will probably occupy forty days on the up from Newport News, and a week or more will be required in San Francisco to put the steamer. In trim for the trip to Hongkong. Captain Tremaine Smith, who in to take com- mand of the Siberia, sister ship of the Korea, has not yet left for Newport News,
NEW POSTAGE, STAMPS TO BE ALTERED -The new English stamps just issued, and which represent the King crowned with a wreath, will undergo a change im mediately after the coronation, when the wreath will be replaced by a 'crown. It was considered inappropriate to represent the King with a crown on his head before the actual coronation had taken place.. RUSSIA MAKES ANOTHER CLAIMS The Russian Minister at Peking proposes that all the guns mounted by Russia in Manchuria polluted with lava and people are dying of that while the time for the withdrawal of the against the acting of Congress in abolishing the should be left intact for three years, urging
THE VINCENT DISASTER :-The New York Journal reports that the entire tribe, of 2,00 Caribbeans inhabiting the Island of St. Vincent has been exterminated. The streams are
B, C, and CC are excellent Dinner Wines; D and E are After-Dinner Wines of a very 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. Co.
thirst.
AMMUNITION USED IN, SOUTH AFRICA The War Office records show that since the outbreak of the war over two hundred and forty million rounds of small arms am- munition have been forwarded to South Africa for the use of the British troops.
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DEARTH OF TALENT:-There is just now an appalling dearth of genuine talent in most walks of life, notably politics and literature. G. SANDEMAN, SONS & Co., of London,spect of the immediate future is a dead level We are becoming paintally alike, and the pro-
Oporto and Xeres :—'
of clever mediocrity~" Evening News! ELECTRICITY HAS INFRINGED on the sphere of Indian coolie labor. It is made to work the punkahs with much better effect than the coolies do or can. The question that troubles the indian Government is what is to become of the natives who are incapable of any other work.
LIGHT DRY.... SOLERA
Perdor. Par ba!.
$15.00 81.25
21.00 1.75 VERY PALE DRY... 21.00' 175 FULL GOLDEN 24,00 2.00 2.25 3:00
. PALE DRY NUTTY.. 27.00 FINE OLD BROWN.. 36.00
MADEIRA.
Per dor. Per bot. 15.00 1.25 24.00 2.00
GOOD. FINA
THE GOVERNMENT STEAM-ROLLER is now busily engaged in pulling down the walls of several houses opposite the Fire Bri- gade Station as no scaffolding can be erected
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, A. S. WATSON & CO., for the purpose. It will be remembered that
THE POPULAR SCOTCH
IS
BLACK & WHITE."
JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.
SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS.
By Appointment to
H. M. THE KING.
SOLE AGENTS: ·
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,
HONGKONG,
BANJOS
STEWART AND BAUER'S 20th Century and Thoroughbred '
also
WASHBURNS.
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MANDOLINES, GUITARS, STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS.
Hourkoag, 281b:January, 1902,
[572d
THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Singapore. Hoste
LIMITED,
The Hongkong Dispensary.
DEATH.
home, MARCARET MCCOWAN, wife of George On May Sth, at Colombo, on her way
Stothard, of Rubana Estate, Teluk Anson.
The Hongkong Celegraph.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1902,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. PEACE PROSPECTS A GOOD SIGN.
LONDON, May 20th,
It is reported from America that the whole sale purchases of mules for South Africa by the British authorities have ceased.
MORE FRENCH SUBMARINES. The French Minister of Marine has order ed thirteen new submarines for the French Navy.
TERRIBLE BOATING.DISASTER IN IRELAND.
One hundred and nine tourists and four boatmen have been drowned by the capsiz ing of a boat during a squall en the Lakes uf Killarney, Ireland.
ANARCHIST ATTEMPT ON THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA.
·LATER.
a fire broke out in the vicinity a few days since.
GOODS SEIZED ON THE DORIC pectors have seized 200 silk caps and 180 cigars According to a San Francisco, journal two ins-
on the Occidental and Oriental steamer Doric. The caps were found sewed up in a mattress. The cigars had been hidden in a. quantity of
Chinese chow.
Russian troops from Manchuria is specified in the Manchuria Convention, nothing is said about the disposal of the guns. The Chinese Government has refused the proposal, as it is considered unjust.
Australian
SWIMMING RECORDS BROKEN-Dick Cavill, a member of the family of life-savers established three new. world's swimming records at the tourmament held in New Zealand last month. In the mile minutes and thirty-five and two-fifths seconds race he finished in 21:11 2:5, which is three
under the figures he beat. The half-mile was made in the wonderful time of 11:08. In the race for quarter-mile honours he covered the distance in 5 378
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THE EXPORT TAX ON MANILA HEMP : The English ropemakers will shortly submit a petition to the Foreign Office protesting. export duty on Manila hemp shipped direct to the United States, but enforcing the tax ship- Ped to other countries. This discrimination, the English ropemakers say entails on them an extra cost of 50 shillings per too, leaving them on a "most unequal footing an combeli- tors with the United States," The ropemakers add: "The American action constitutes a grave menace to trade, especially seeing that there is nothing to prevent the authorities at Washington from doubling or trebling the tax on foreigners.
PUBLICANS LICENCES: — Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Licensing Justices was held at the Magistracy to consider the ap- plications from Francisco D'Assis Silva for an Adjunct licence for the Connaught House, and THE THEFT AT THE HONGKONG AND from Esther Oliver for the transfer of her licence. SHANGHAI BANKA telegram from Naga from Queen Street to the New Traveller's saki to the Jiji Shimpe says that a man has been Hotel, in Queen's Road Central. There were arrested and thrown into prison in connexion present Mr. F. A. Hazeland (Police Magistrate with the theft of ten thousand yen at the Naga Mr. J. H. Kemp (Acty, Police Magistrate), saki branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hon. F. J. Badeley (Actg. Captain Superinte Bank, but whether it is a Chinese or a Japanese ent of Police) Dr. F. A. Clark Messrs H.1 subject we cannot determine from the text of Tooker, C. D. Melbourne, A. T. May, G.,C the message. Apparently the man filled a post Anderson and T. ti. Reid. The first application the translation (athen) of which suggests that was granted without any objection on the part he was acting as compradore, but his name of Police; but with regard to the second applica seems to be Japanese...
tion in which Mr. H. W. Slade appeared for IMMORAL TRAFFIC: The French Gowing to the situation of the new premises. * the proprietress, it was objected to by the police
the Governments of other countries, has taken vernment, after a preliminary consultation with
Ultimately it was granted by a majority of 5 to 40 steps for the assembling of a conference in tion of the traffic in girls for immoral purposes, Paris on June 16th next to deal with the ques
This action, says a París, dispatch, is the out come of a wish expressed by the International Congress held in London on the same subject in 1899 that an official conference of delegates appointed by the Governments of the countries then represented should be arranged. * AT AN ANTI-TOBACCO LEAGUE MEET. ING at Sheffield recently, a speaker stated that
COLONIAL TRADE:-Mr. John See, Premier and Colonial Secretary of New South Wales, at a banquet said the time was not far distant when Great Britain would realize that her interests would best be served by giving preference to the trade of the British colonies, to which she is allied by the blood and kinship. SOME INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS he thought smoking was a more serious evil have just been carried out in mid-ocean by the than drinking, "It was deeper and could be British navy. The result was thoroughly carried on anywhere at home, in the street, successful, and it has been found that battle at the music hall." The same speaker ventured ships cau be safely coated while travelling at the rate of ten knots. The Trafalgar and the Empress of India were the vessels experimented
two candidates who were alleged to have used, EXAMINATION FRAUDS -A list of sixty-
or attempted to use, unfair means at the recent Middle School examination, or to have obtained admission to the examination_in violation of the rules, was considered by the Syndicate of the Punjab University the othe day, Eight men were accused of surreptilquely Laking with them notes
books
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and having made use of them will be disqualified for appearing at the examination for two years. Sixteen were repart
rted to have implored mercy, improper appeals to the examiners, or offered: the opinion that smoking was most emphaticale to one of them, and these will. "receive no marks for the paper question, thei ly condemned in the Bible. The whole spirit one who ofered to bribe the examiner being of the book, he declared, was on the side of the disqu Anti-Tobacco League, but it could hardly be for two expected that there should be special como God! REVOLUTION FEARED IN SWEDEN-mands, as smoking was not known at the time 1 ist, workmen throughout Sweden have Pong League is formed, enthusiasts will doubt- According to a Times Mercury wire of the the Bible was written! When the Anti-Ping-
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papers
name
Synd
aswez pape
no action
the
THE YAW
assistants to
struck work in favour of universal suffrage. less make the same claim; It is wonderful Everything is idle and business is at a stand-what can be read into sacred scriptures, says still. The government and employers are an exchange. greatly alarmed as it is feared that a revolution will take place. All the troops are confined to barracks.
A LIVELY CORPSE"Four
an undertaker suddenly dropped a coffin they were carrying out of the jail door at Paterson, OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE-Three New jersey, on the 15th ult, when the sup bluejackeis, one from H.M.S. Whiting and the | posed corpse' broke open the lid and sat op, An anarchist attempt on the life of the others from H.M.S. Tamar, were. charged be- and in vociferous Italian said he was not Emperor of Austria was averted by the disfore Mr. Hazeland, this morning, with, attempt dead. He was Alexander Scazeletta, who covery of a bomb in the imperial comparting to rescue a comrade from the custody of had been imprisoned for some slight offence, ment of the night train at Vienna, ten the police, and also for assaulting same. The The man, says a New York dispatch, hu minutes before His Majesty started for first defendant was fined $25 or 1 month, the been called in the morning by the ke Budapest.
second $10 or 14 days, and the 3rd $5 or 7 but did not respond. His call was oper days' hard labour. The fines were paid..
but the man could not be reused. jail officials were informed and STOWAWAYS AT YOKOHAMA -An for a physician, telling him that American stowaway was arrested by the died in the niglit. The doctor made. Yokohama Water Police on board the N.Y.K examination and pronounced the man steamship Shinano-maru, which recently left and the undertaker was sent for. that port for Seattle. The man, who was found were carrying the supposed corps hidden in a boat on the after-decic, was sent waggon when Scuzelette opene asliore by the police. An Englishman, who is sat up in the coffin. For said to have reached Yokohama by stowing incessantly in jail, but on the 12th. away on the Empress of India from Hongkong parently lost the power the other week, and put ashore, was later dis recover it in the coffin, covered on the Shipaxo-maru, and handed over undertaker's assistants to the Salvation Army at the nerthem port ordered his release.?) Co
PRESIDENT LOUBET'S VISIT TO RUSSIA, President Loubet has arrived at Cronstadt.
THE CUBAN REPUBLIC. General Palma has been inaugurated Pre- sident of the Republic of Cuba. The gover nor appointed by the United States has left the island.
PEACE PROSPECTS. Reuters Pretoria correspondent reports
that it is stated the majority of the Transvaal delegates including the members of the late
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