THE
QUBLE D-Frederick Hyan
the Star Coffee House, has been imp
Kum who bad no fixed abode has been
fined $5 for taking water from Fire Hydrant at Spring gardens on the 24th inst
SIR CHARLES ROSS'S RIFLE It is announced at. Ottawa that Lord Roberts has
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY MAY 26, 1902.
OVERLAND IN FUTURE ~By order of the Russian authorities, the conveyance of emigrants to the Far East on shipboard has been stopped for and after the present spring,
small lots at $133, but, on the figuers of the year's working becoming known, a sharp re- days for being drunk and weakabla in
action set in, and the shares went down to the public street on the 25th int,
$136, at which price, however, the market WASTING WATER-A coolie from Tung and the volume of emigration from European closes in demand At the General Meeting Russia will be conducted along the Siberian which is to be held in London to-day, it will Railway
be proposed to pay a final dividend of taf. per CHINESE FOR SAMOA:"A Foreign forward a balance of £17,567 Douglas 'Steamp
share, add £30,000 to Reserve Fund and carry Office report on the German Colonial Esti-ships, after sales at $431, are-wanted-at-S44 mates for (952 mentions that 'in consequence China Mutuals (preference) have enquiries at of the difficulty of procuring sufficient coloured £11.10. Star Ferries have sellers at Szot for Inbourers for the plantations, the Government the old and at $11 for the new shares, ex the has undertaken to bring over to Samoa 60 dividend of $1.20 and 30 cents, respectively; This sum is to be refunded to them, by the negotiated at the advanced rate of £115/- and Jabourers from China or Java ata cost of £750 paid yesterday. Shell Transports have been eventual employers in yearly instalments." This means a cost of £12 Tosi a man to be
close in further request repaid either by the planter or by the coolie. If by the coolie, it means a deduction of $ ́a month for three years, a distinctly heavy charge. But perhaps wages and profits are large in Somoa.
ordered the Sir Charless Ros rifles to be tested with a view to its introduction into the British
Army,
OPIUMA man named Fung Hon was fined 560 this morning for having in his posses sion, 4 taels, 2 mace, and 2 candarines of prepared opium, without a certificate, on the
24th inst.
THE CHOLERA MICROBE working overtime, says a Manila Journal, and a cholera prophet is without honour, The total number of cases in the Philippines is now 3,548 with 2575 deaths.
MARKSMEN PLEASE NOTE--Here is a tale of a tall "abot-American of course-
are still offering at $116. There is no change Refineries-China Sugars have been soldand
in Luzons.
procurable at 5st. Raubs have sellers at $9. Mining.-Punjoms have weakened and are
Jelebus have fallen to $2, and are offering.
THE HON, TREASURER of the Alife | which wipes out even the famous record of bought at $240. Farnhams have improved to
Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following dona tion to the funds of the Hospitals Edinr. Morningside Congi. S, S.,... £8=$87,77 CUTTING AND WOUNDING-A cook living at No. 26 Station street has been im prisoned for 6 months for cutting and wounding Lam Yat, inflicting on him grevious bodily harm, on the 23rd inst it Yau-ma-ti
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Docks, Wharfs-and- Godowns-Hongkong and Whampoa Docks are quiet, and can be
Kowloon Wharfs have been disposed of at $89 Tis. 260, at which rate sales are reported.
and 188, and are now on offer at $87.
Lands, Hotels and Building-Hongkong Lands are quoted at $175. Hongkong Hotels have been booked at $139 and 5138. Humprheys Estate are in the market at $12. China Pro- vidents have enquiries at $91.
Cotton Mills-Hongkong Cottons have risen
Ewos and Lau-Kung-Mows are offering at to $17, and are asked for at the price. Both
Tls. 45-
Cigar Companies. We have heard of no
considering that as regards the fabulous Swiss William Tell," which should be an easy feat,
Sairey Gamp's friend, Mrs. Arris and "there archer, he was the male representative of
was never no such a person at all? Mr. Tom Clark Smith of Kansas recently stood in position with an apple on his head, and with a gun pointing over his shoulder. Careluily sighting this gun, he pulled the IT IS SUGGESTED that, in view of the contrigger of another, gun placed 30 feet trigger. The bullet from it struck the stant changes in officers' uniforms, a slight behind him; the second gun having been fired orthographic change should be made in one of in this novel fashion, discharged its bullet at the commonest of military commends; it should the trigger of a third gun; 30 feet in front of in future be written, "Buy your right dress,"
the marksman. The shot from the third rifle FETE IN HONOUR OF BRITISH NAVAL struck the trigger of a fourth gun at the back be had at Szia. A. S. Watsons are easier at OFFICERS: All the leading Japanese mer and a little higher than the second; and, final-$15. The Company will pay a final dividend chants gave a garden fete on the 22nd instantly, the shot from the fourth gun went through of 60 cents. making $1.10 per share for the to the officers of the British squadron, whereof the apple on Mr. Tom Clark Smith's particu- year. Electrics are obtainable at $14 for the eight ships, are now anchored in Yokohama Jarly level and steady head. What happened Waterboats are enquired for at $84. Universals old and at $6 for the new issue) Steam after, that, we don't know, as the American joumalist, who is responsible for this yaro says, sold in Shanghai at Tis.. 237 ex the interim can be placed at $21. Langkats have been "Seeing that it looked likely to rain down fire dividend of Tis. s paid on the roth instant. and brimstone, I put up my umbrella and took the first airship far home."
harbour.
LARCENV—An apprentice named Lui Hing, was sent to prison this morning for 9 weeks, for stealing 6 jackets, Sto.vo in money, and I pair of trousers, total value $39.00, the property of Ha Sang, Chan Cheung, and Ng Map, on the 23rd inst,
business.
Miscellaneous-Green Island Cements can
A NAGASAKI SCANDAL.
U.S. TRANSPORT COAL CONTRACTS.
Inspector-General Marion P. Maus on the coat The following extracts from the report of supply to United States Transports is given by
Intimations.
FOOK WO COMPANY, LIMITED,A
102 Kuimations.
INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.
No
TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- named Company will be held at the OFFICE ORDINARY MEETING of the above of the Company, on TUESDAY: the 10th day of June, at 13 o'clock, Noon, when the SUB
the required majority they will be submitted JOINED KESOLUTIONS will be proposed.
Should the RESOLUTIONS be passed by for confrmation ny SPECIAL RESOLU. THE TIONS to a Second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened.
IST RESOLUTION..
therefore: the following Article shall be substituted The Article 71 shall be cancelled and that,
The attention of consumers is drawn to the fact
the Undersigned, being Sole Agonts for DR. AUER VON WELSBACH
VIENNA
Co.,
INVENTORS OF INCANDESCENT
GAS LIGHT.
ARE SELLING THE ONLY GENUINE MANTLES, The Price of which has been reduced to FIFTY CENTS per piece.
BEWARE OF INFERIOR IMITATIONS!
KRUSE & Co.,
71. The First Directors and the Secre taries named in these Articles shall be paid for Founders remuneration in each year 131% of the net profits of the Company to be divided into 29 shares, of which 4 shares shall be given of the Managing Directors, abare to each of the other 954c] First Directors, 3 shares to the Chief Secretary and 2 shares to each of the Assistant Secretaries, and the first Direc tors and the Secretaries named in these Articles shall also be paid 5% for founders remuneration of the net profit of the Com- pany in each year to be divided among them in proportion of the numberof shares taken up by them and by such Shareholders as they introduced on the formation of the Company. The Managing Directors shall also divide it of the net profits of the Company among the Officers of the Com- pany other than those before mentioned in these Article far goed service in such manner as the Managing Directors shall determine.
the following Article shall be substituted 2ND RESOLUTION. That Article 72 shall be cancelled and that
therefore-
72. If the First Directors and the Secre taries named in these Articles or any of them shall vacate their office either by resignation or death or any other cause their successors shail only be entitled to one half of such Founders remuneration (as provided in the preceding clause) and the other half share be paid to the Director so retiring or to the legal personal representative of such Director 50 dying as aforesaid.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
WONG YU TUNG, Chief Seretary, Hongkong, 24th May, 1902.
NOTICE.
(5803
and Shipping will be re-connected to the mains IT is hereby notified that Water Services for Building purposes and to Water-boats on receipt of intimation to the effect that they
are required
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority. Hongkong, 24th May, 1901.
PUPILS WANTED.
{s&rd
CHEAP FUEL-The Public Health THE CHINESE RAILWAY:-By order of
Engineer, reports a discovery almost too good the Russian Minister of Finance the technical to be credible-nothing less than the manu high school of Kieff is sending. 72 students to facture of a valuable fuel out of sewage. "The Manchuria for the summer, to be employed in process," we are told, "is the invention of a practical work on the Chinese Railway, The German chemist; Erich Springbom by name,
the China Gazette without comment:- students started on their journey on 4th ult
who proposes to turn the sewage into block fuel and sterilise the effluent at the same time, various quarters regarding the manner la which "Numerous reports have been received from AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES—A trade so that ho'produces a chemically and bacterio paper states that the sale of American locomologically pure liquid which can be discharged to show that fraud has been practised there,"
coal has been received at Nagasaki, all tending tives, which had never reached the proportions fate any stream without injury. The cost of the British trade, has now diminished by of the process is met by selling the fuel.ed transport, direct from Nagasaki, arrived in ane-half as compared with last year. In Jan which can be used for steam-raising purport. She gave a receipt in Nagasaki for 1,629 Guildhall School of MusicAnd Trinity College, "While at Honolulu the Garonne, a charter-FOR PIANOFORTE of SINGING by a
·uary and February this year only 56 engines poses." Mr. Springborn not only "proposes"
Lady possessing the Diplomas of the were exported by the United States, as com but has actually produced the fuel, and trials
London. (Honours). pared with 128 in January-February, 1901.
Apply to made by permission of the Romford District THE SAFEY OF THE NELSON COLUMN Council showed, it is said, "that's of water is according to the Navy League, likely to be could be evaporated with B. of the fuel threatened by the accumulation of the tube rail- derived from the sludge." It is pleasant to ways around, Trafalgar square. We should learn that the fuel is virtually smokeless, devoid grateful to the tube operators who upset of objectionable smell in buming and, accord- some of our national monuments, but it is ing to Mr. Prescott, borough engineer of Red- to be hoped that the Parliamentary Com- hill, a very quick steam-raiser." Presently mittee will give their serious attention to Mr. Springborn is to have the opportunity of anything which threatens what, the Navy testing his, inventions on a large scale, and League right describe as "Our most cherished then if it succeeds corporations will have no national monument.
difficulty in selling a smokeless steam-raising fuel at 6s, or even xos, at ton,"
A REMARKABLE SIGHT may be witnessed any day in one of the cloisters of Westminster Abbey Archdeacon Wilberforce preaching to A crowd of workmen smoking their pipes. Three days ago the Archdeacon asked the workmen, who are fitting up the Abbey for the Goronation, to spare 20 minutes of the dinner hour for religious worship. He gave each man. an ounce of tobacco, and told them they could ait down and make themselves perfectly happy They willingly consented, and a service is beld daily.
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THERE WAS TROUBLE last night in the well known district of Kennedy Street, West, when a native policeman was making an exit, downstairs, from No. 12, wit
12, without paying. His hostess grabbed him by the arm, and a scuffle" ensued attracting the attention
of
another Chmaman who took the woman's part. There
upon the native policeman summoned an Indian constable with his whistle, at the same time accidently pulling his watch from his pocket, and dropping it. The woman and her guardian were arrested, and the latter was this moming charged before Palice Mas F
agistrate Hateland with attempting to steal the watch, and the farm
for attempting iting the PC own, so the
ease the the yarn
on their
had told
took place in the Metropole PC Henry Priest and
drusk
PLAGUE RETURNS. .
A return showing (a) the Number of Cases of Bubonic Fever (Plague) which have been two-days ended noon of 26th May, 1902, and notified as occurring in Hongkong, during (4) the localities in which they have occurred.
House Numbers Remarks.
Health District
Streets
Victoria Barracks
4 Found in front of
So Central Market
your Shankivan found
Kennedy
145
SA
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Cleverly Street 14 sad foor Beach Street Endi at back
#s godown
Queen's Road, W.
found in latrine
Westeren Street
Cough Street 10 top floor First Street Wing Lok Smeets and door
tifź foor 461Hollywood Road res door
Second Street
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HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Mess. Benjamis, Kelly and Potts, in their weekly share report state
HovokonNO, Friday, May 23rd, The dulness mentioned in our last report still continues, and the week has passed with Fany salient feature. Indeed, the share market presents a lifeless appearance, and with the exception of a rather sharp decline in Indo. Chinar, the fow and unimportant transactions by any material change in rates, that have taken place have not been marked Menara A. S. Watson and Company, Limited, have advertised their Seventeenth Annual came in Ordinary General Meeting for the goth May, lady The transfer books are closed from this date fill the 31st instant, both days inclusive.
Backs Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have ruled steady with email sales and buyers $490. The London rate dropped to (62,10), recovered to £63. Nationals are $27. nsurances.Beyond a slight rise in 125, there is no alteration in under this heading, ncos-Hongkong Fires are steady Ching Fires have again been done
this transport is only 1,500 tons. There is no tons of coal. The capacity of the bunkers of satisfactory, explanation for the excess received over her capacity, I believe it can be shown that more than 100 tons of coal were receipted for than taken aboard,"
is There is
NO CERTIFICATION BY WEIGHT OF THE COAL
received at this port, as it is furnished direct by the contractor to the ship, under the direct change of the depot quartermaster's clerk. The officially that there never had been a chartered quartermaster agent at Honolulu stated to me
ship arriving there, especially sailing under the British flag, but the captain or engineer
had not asked him on the first visit, What is
there in it for us 2511
shortage in the amounts of coal receipted for "There is no question that there has been a by transports at Nagasaki.
"The coating of the Garonne, the Universe and the Flintshire are examples which afford indisputable proof. The case of the Garonne came under my own observation while at Honolulu and was reported by me to the Sup erintendent of Transport Service, who caused an investigation and submitted a report to the Quartermastor-General. This vessel put in at Honolulu on account of a shortage of ber supply, both the matser and the chief engleer stating that they had receipted for 1,629 toas at Nagasaki when they kenw they had received no such amount."
"A careful measurement of the cubical
contents of a ton of the coal furnished and the capacity of the coal bunkers shows that this ship could only possibly carry 1,457 tons of this coal, being r32 tons less than was receipt
.ed for."
By actually weighing the coal in one not been touched after having been loaded at bunker of the transport Universe which had Nagasaki, instead of there being. 750 tons, receipted for, there were found to be only 576
tons.
A SHORTAGE TO 174 TONG." "On the Flintshire it, was also found by actually weighing that one hold, which was reported to contain 850 tons, the amount re- coipted for at Nagasaki and which had not been touched during the voyage, only contained 704 tons-a difference of 146 tons of coal,"
'I don't believe it would be difficult to show similar shortage in connection with other. transports.”
On the same subject we find the following paragraph in the report of Major-General Shafer, while Commander of the Department of California, to Adjutant-General Corbin -
"That inferior.coal je furnished at Nagasaki there is no reasonable doubt, as Constant com plaints for a long time have been made in this regard. Whether or not there has been rascality there in regard to coal weights will, Hongkong, Canton and Macau have to be determined by investigation. In hands at $38, at the particular case of the Garenne, it would more shares are obtainable, appear that such dishonest practices with
were fixed in regard to weights have prevailed.”
STRAW
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