in the finid now or additional water thera
for an adequate
capacity should this season, 50 to safeguard the rate-payers and the people from again next year suffering the in onveniences and evils arising out of a water famine, and state, how much addi tional water storage has been provided, if any, since the 1st of January this year, and how much additional storage it is estimated will be provided between now and-g1st January, 19037 REPLIES
The Colonial Secretary said that with regar! to the first question, respecting the informa. tion requested from the Indian Govern ment.. it would be furnished to the Council. when received-With regard to the second question the answer to that was that the matter was still under consideration.
to
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1902.
dant, Hon kong Volunteer Corps, from and sageries Co, had to be transferred, owing to
April to jest December, 1902, inclusive.
ABSTRACT,
Halfalary, and to 7th April, 6 days,
Logo at 3/7-12 per dollar, Full salary, 8th to 30th April, 23 days,
£47.184 at 2/07-32 per dollar, Full salary May to December, 8 months, at 62/10 o per month, 500 at 2/0.7-43 per dollar, ... House Allowance, 8th to goth April, at
375 per month, w House Allowance, 8 months at $75
per month,
61.91
474.8
4.954.81
57.5
accidents to their ships, on one occasion the transfer, was made to a steamer of the Japanese European line, at Colombo, and on another to
Auction.
PUBLYD AUOTION.
the P. & O. Mail steamer at Singapore. In THE Undersigned have received instructions the last mentioned ease the Marine Office, I am
from Dr. HARTIGAN, to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, within his Residence Scarteen "..
McDonnell, Road,
TO-MORROW »
| pleased to say, brought both mails sorted ip Hongkong With the exception of the loss of the P. and O. Mail Steamer Sabraen while on her way from Shangbai to Hongkong in April, (on which occasion the mails were fortunately sayed and reached Hongkong in time to he despatched by the next German Mail Packet leaving leaving 5 days later), and also on two or three other occasions when there was a delav of a few hours, the Mail Packets left. Hongkong at their regular and appointed times. These The Officer Administering the Government
mails all reached London in good time with recommends the, Council to vote a sum of
the exception of the mail despatched on the 3rd £2500 at 1/8)=520,639 61°to meet the estimat-
June by the Messageries Maritimes Co.'s ed expenses to be incurred by "the" Coronation Contingent of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.teamer or when, owing to plague on board.
fon on
Total,..
$6x149 12 EXPENSES OF THE VOLUNTEER CONTINGENT
FIRE BRIGADE APPLIANCES.
4,000 feet of 24-inch "Rob"Roy""canvas fire hose, and 400 of Merrywether's 4-inch * Dub Sub canvas fiose, for the use of the Fire Brigade.
PUBLIC WORKS..
recommends the Council to vote a sum of The Officer Administering the Government
$131,500 in aid of the following votes :---
· PUBLIC WORKS. ANNUALLY RECURRENT EXPENDITURE,
er-works, } $48,000,00
(1) Maintenance of Water works,
City and Hill District
The Hon. Chatham, said that with revard Number 3, the Government recognised the value of the suggestion contained in the ques. tion, but in view of possible difficulties could only promise at present that the matter
The Officer Administering the Government would receive full and early consideration
recommends the Council to vote a sum of The result would be communicated to the | £200,16,8;nt" 1/8=$2,110 to cover the cost of Council in due course.The reply to number | 4' was, that this Government recognises the importance of reserving all stream courses and nullahs, wherever practicable. In the case. however, of some it was unpracticable, and it was tiferefore undesirable to lay down any such rule as that proposed.—In reply to num- ber 5. the honourable member said that the question was applicable at the time, and the Government was taking every step to render the distribution of water easy through out the Coinny-Replying to number 6, he (a.) Maintenance of Road and? 25,000.00 said the work was now in progress for the con- Bridges in City structions of another stomge reservoir, at (3) Water-work, Miscellaneous...... 15,500.00 Tytam, which would probably be, to some (4) Drainage Works, Miscellaneous 23,000.00 extent, available by the 31st January, 19035) Forming and Kerbing Streets... 20.000.no The full capacity of the reservoir would. be about 30 million gallons. The experience. of 1900 had shown that it was of greater importance to increase the drainage area in order to take full advantage of the existing storage capacity of the reservoirs, which were not filled during that year. With that object, a catch water had been constricted along the south slopes of Mount Cameron, intercepting a drainage area of about 150 acres. The stream which would be impound ed by the reservoir now under construction at Tytam, had been diverted into the gauge basin rendering available a further area of about 30 to 40 acres for catchment purposes. Sinall channels to render avaliable the dry weather flow of the streams intercepted by the existing catchwaters, were also in course of construction.
THE MARRIAGE ORDINANCE. The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The Marriage Ordinance, (14 of 14 of 1875)
Agreed.
RELEASING PREMISES.
The Acting Attorney General moved the "first rending of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to release certain premises situate at, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong from a Settlement dated the 31st day of March 1884 and made between Meyer Elins Sassoon of the one part and Frederick David Sassoon, Edward Elias Sassoon and the said Meyer Elias Sassoon of
Total...............$131,500.00 GOVERNMENT PAVILION CUSTODIAN.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of $64 being a grant for a Custodian at the Gover ment Pavilions, for 8 months of the current year, at the rate of 58 per mensem.
The whole of the reconimendations were
adapted though with regard to the first the Hon. R. Murray Rumsey thought it was extra-
vagance.
A report of the idiscussion which ensued at the committee meeting will appear to-morrow.
HONGKONG POST OFFICE.
ANNUAL REPORT.
During his
Mr. E. Comewall Lewis, the Acting Post- master General, has submitted the annual re- port on the Past Office, for the year 19or, and it was laid before the Legislative Council this afternoon. Inter alia, it states as follows
Captain Hastings, the Postmaster General, after an absence of 18 mouths in England; returned to the Colony and resumed his duties on the 19th September. Unfortunately he was obliged through illness to remain at home, after only a month in office, and, I regret to add, never returned to duty, absence I was in charge of the Department Twenty-eight new appointments were made during the year, and twenty-one clerks resigned or were dismissed. The new appointments included a Deputy Superintendent of the Money Order Office, three Assistant Marine Officers, The Acting Attorney General moved the and a Correspondence Clerk-all of these first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance for Officers were very much required with the in- the Naturalization of Ku Fai Shan, alias Kucreased business in the Department, as a whole. Ting Kwong, alia Ku Pak Tai, alias Ku Chong Tsung, aliás, Ku Yuk Teing
Agreed:
other part Agreed.
NATURALIZATION.
Thé principal cause of the resignations, was the fact that these men alleged that they could secure more remunerative, employment, and CHINESE ANGLICAN CHURCH.
less hard work, outside the Post Office. The The Acting Attorney General moved the Postmaster at Shanghai, Mr. Solly, obtained at reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to
his long delayed leave of absence and proceed- ovide for! incorporation of the Churched to England in April. There was consider
ty of the Chinese Anglican Church in
able difficulty experienced in arranging for his gkong.
duties, and the Government were obliged to feed.
transfer Mr. Dixon, the Superintendent of the Money Order Office, to act as Postmaster at Shanghal, the latter's place being taken by the Deputy. Both of the Travelling Marino Officers at Shanghai resigned during the year, after but a short period of service, on the ground of the inefficiency of the salary attached to their Office, it was with some difficulty that their places could be efficiently
WATER SUPPLY.
Attorney General moved the first read
Bill entitled an Ordinance to provide.
gulate
the
supply of water in the ongkong and for the maintenance. the works in connection therewith
ULLS PASSED.
is were read a second and a
exempt certain Crown for Crown Leases, and Crown, from the 4 of the Foreshores
Glled.
INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CORRES-
.*PONDENCE,
statement of the International and Local Correspondence received and despatched during the year thows a satisfactory increase on the business of the previous year, the totals he Law relatieg being-Received: Letters and Postcards (in Fension Fund cluding, 107 Insured and 258,720 Registered)
2,453,297 Other articles 1,563,590, and ation of Ho Despatched Letters and Postcards, (includ- San I am log 153, Insured and 196,190 Registered) caring and 2,639,013 Other articles 789,100, 1 attach respect of a summary showing the number,
Ta wa
of
bago, &c, received and despatched, which gestion also shews an increase on that of 1900. The raed to fotal number actually dealt with at this. Office hinese being Bags 81,269, Packets 8,678, Parcol Post Boxes 4,926, and Loose Letter Boxes 2,256: I have this year been able to give the number of steamers conveying these Mails, viz, 5,914 Inwards and 6,625. Outwards. Included in the former ate 44 United States Mail Packets, 27 English P&O Contract Packets, 27 Messageries Maritimes Co.'s Packets, 26 German Mail
tee was may be of interers and 34 Canadian. It
also to mention that during the year the English-mails were received at this Ofice on 3 occasions in zo days, on 7 cc
casions in 27 days, on 11 occasions in 28 days,
ccasions in 29 days and on other oc In 30 to 35 days, On the two occasions: to, once was by the F.&O. Contract Rude Diner by a German Mail Packet. during the year, the mail by the Mes
FORTRESS'S STRAW
on her arrival at Marseilles and her being quarantined, the mails were some days late in arriving in Londen.
POSTAGE STAMPS.
The total sales for the years amounted to $239.377.49. an advance on the sales of the Previous, year of na less a sum than $21,765.25 For comparison I may mention that the sales forthe ten years previous in this were as follows. and it goes to prove that even with the adoption of the Penny Pestage the loss sustained in 1899 is being quickly made up-
1891...$ 92,275.87
1892...$ 99,80542 1893,...$8,198.09. 1894. $121,755-27 1895....$1,166.48
.1806....$161,986.46 1897....$181,459.50 1895....$233.195.77. -1890,...$215,791.45 1950, $217.612.24
at the Shanghai and at the British Pastal The sales of stamps at British Post Offices
Agencies in China, amounted to $84,105.28, an increase of $6.499.12 on the previous year's receipts the Shanghai Post Office receipts under this head being $38,749.64 in 1951 against $32,037.90 in rano.
PARCEL POST.
Again this year the Parcel Post business The total number of those received (including shews a steady "advance on the previous one.
3.607 Insured) amounted to 43,161, and of those despatched (including 4.424 Insured) amounted
to 38,679..
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,
It will be seen that the Revenue received from all sources was $355.912.74. exceeding that of 1900 by $30.309.41, and the Expenditure was $273,685.51, an increase of $38,422.43 on that of previous year. The net balance to the credit of Hongkong Post Office on the year's transactions amounted to $82,227.23-
MONEY ORDERS.
v
The Money Order business done during the year 1901 was again a large one and exceeded that of the previous year by the sum of $79.764.03. The total amount of Orders issued
(THURSDAY), the 5th June, 1902,
at P...
THE WHOLE OF HIS
HOUSEHOLD
VALUABLE
} FURNITURE.
Comprising TAPESTRY COVERED DRAWING MARBLE TOP TABLES, WHATNOTS, ROOM SUITE, CHIPPENDALE CHAIRS,. TEAKWOOD DRESSING TABLES and WARDROBES with GLASS, OVERMAN- TELS, CARPETS, INDIAN RUGS, MAH. and GLASS WARE, BLE TOP WASHSTANDS, CROCKERY DOUBLE and SINGLE IRON
ENGRAVINGS, STEADS with WIRE and HAIR, MAT- TRESSES, &c, &c,
BED.
ALSO: One COTTAGE PIANO, by JOHN BROWD WOOD & SONS, London,
AND
Two BICYCLES, One SHANGHAI RICK SHA and a great quantity of PLANTS in POTS.
TERMS As Usual,
The above are now on View.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Audioneers.
Hongkong, 4th June, 1992.
Entimations.
SANITARY BOARD NOTICE.
the
** Intimations.
INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.
Top at antimin consumers is drawn to the fact that
the Undersigned, being Sole Agents f DR. AUER VON WELSBACH Co., VIENNA,
THE 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.,
954C]
STANLEY
CONNAUGHT HOUSE.
BREWER
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. ⠀
BRASSEY'S NAVAL ANNUAL, 1903...
.GIBBON'S STAMP CATALOGUE, Vols.
Crabb's English, Synonyms,
$12.
$3.50
f91d David Copperfield, Illustrated, by. Die-
lfow to romembers withánt Memory Systems or with them by E, K. Miles! kens......
A Alaual of Photography, by Lothamley Gal's Gossip, by Pitchor...i
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Athletics of To-day mind
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Coles Fun Doctor, 1st Series, and Series,
Chess, by Hopper..
each.
1.
Hongkong, 2nd June, 1932.
PREVALENCE of
ICHOLERA in Hongong the public are hereby warned against the Consumption of
MILK or WATER. UNRIPE of OVER RIPE FRUIT. UN- COOKED VEGETABLES and UNBOILED
By Order,
G. A. WOODCOCK,
Secretary. Hongkong, toth May, 1902.
No
NOTICE.
15360
OTICE is hereby given that a MEETING of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace will be held in ST. ANDREW'S HALL, at the CITY HALL, TO-MORROW, the 5th day of June, 19oz, at 4 P.M., for the purpose of of the Legislative Council during the absence nominating a Justice as an Unofficial Member on leave of the Hon. C. P. CHATER, C.M.G.
Official Justices of the Peace are not entitled to take part in these proceedings.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Police Magistrate. Magistracy,
Hongkie, 4th June 2
Hongkong, ge
1:01.
Signalling-How to learn the New Code'
34d
NEW PATENT SODA-WATER-MACHINE.
Especially suitable and a real necessity for Hotels, Hospitals, Barracks, Officer's Messes and Private Messes, Families in Up- country places, Mission Stations,
and for Passenger Steamers.
The most simple and offelent machine yet inverted for the manufacture of all kinds of Aerated Waters, Lemonade, Fruit Lemonade, Champagne
Cyder, &c., &., &c.
The machine is worked by hand, can be attended to by any ordinary native servant and manufactures Aerated Waters of bost quality at enormously cheap prices.
LEOPOLD SPATZ & CO. 17339 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. (The Oldest aud Largest International Life Insurance Company in
NOTICE. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of
By. Order,
A. R. LOWE, Secretary, Hongkong, 2nd June, oriz
Toogd FOOK WO COMPANY, LIMITED.
and paid amounted to $621.381.26 and A MEMBERS will be held TO-MOR 5560,721.39 respectively. The sales of Imperial ROW, the 5th June, 1952, at 3 P.M., at the and Local Postal Notes in 1901 amounted to CHAMBER ROOM, City Hall, to motinate, a £6,918, 12. 1. and $8 093.00 respectively, and Member of the Chamber to take the place of exceeded the sales of the previous year-the the Honourable T H. WHITEHEAD in the former by 68.145 11d. and the latter by Legislative Council. $1,691.56. The selling rate of the Imperial Pastal Notes ruled high for the greater part of the year owing to the uncertain and frequent fluctuations in the rate of exchange. As already mentioned, a Deputy Superintendent of the Money Order Office was appointed owing to the increasing work in this Branch. This Officer's principal duties consisted of Indian Order, and the Offe was fortunate in being able to transfer an old and experienced employee in the person of Mr. Monga to this work. As will be seen the Oilers drawn on India in 1901 ex- ceeded those of the previous year by the large sum of Rs. 101,524 The additional help so much needed had hardly been given before the Superintendent, Mr. Dixon, one of the most capable and efficient officers in the Service, was removed by being transferred temporarily to Shanghai, thereby handicapping the Office in a most serious manner.
= GENERAL.
I think I can fairly claim that the mails were delivered in as short a time after arriving at this Office as could reasonably be expected. I may mention the following averages-de." livery to Boxholders by the French Packet was effected in hour and 25 minutes after receipt, by the English Mail in zo minutes after receipt, by the American Mail in 35 minutes after receipt, and by the German Mail in hour and a quarter. During the year many improvements were inade to the Shanghai Office, and I am pleased to be able to state that this Office is much more used than
formerly by the public. In the past it was re ported they did not receive the courtesy and attention to which they were entitled and con- sequently went elsewhere. Post Offices were established in China during Many Foreign the year at places where nene formerly existed, At some places this Office had Agencies, but, unfortunately where we had notany, no Offices sary, I think, that Postal Agencies should be or Agencies have been opened. It is neces- established at Cheloo, Tientsin and Peking, as the large and increasing number of British residents at these places render it only a national right that, providing ao appreciable loss be anticipated, they should be given the facility to post in their own offices.
PLAQUE RETURNS.
A return showing (a) the Number of Cases notified as occurring in Hongkong, during of Bubonic Fever (Plague) which, have boer the day ended noon of 4th June, 1902, and
the World.
SUPERVISED BY 61 GOVERNMENTS.
Written Business 1901 exceeds $380,000,000 Gold. Actual Paid for Business 1goj exceeds policy will receive immediate attention. $360,000,000 Gold. A mute or a Telephone Message from those wishing an "up-to-date
HECTOR W. SAMPSON, Special Representative, Hongkong Hotel
*Honiton February, roz.
HIRANO WATER
13740
A natural clear, sparkling and effervescent Mineral Water, bottled in its NATURAL CARTONIC ACID Gas of the firano Spring of Hliogo Ken, NOTICE hereby given that an EXTRA- Japan. It mixes excellently with WINE or SPIRITS, and is PERMANENT IN named Company will be held at the OFFICE
ORDINARY MEETING of the above QUALITY. of the Company, on TUESDAY, the roth day of June, at 12 o'clock, NOON, when the SUB-
ANALYSIS PROVES ITS. PURITY. JOINED RESOLUTIONS will be' proposed.
PATENT CORKING. the required majority they will be submitted Should the RESOLUTIONS be passed by
SIEMSSEN & CO., for confirmation as SPECIAL RESOLU TIONS to a Second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened.,
1ST RESOLUTION.
the following Article shall be substituted That Article 71 shall be cancelled and that therefor :-
71 The First Directors and the Secre- taries named in these Articles shall be paid for founders remuneration in each year 13% of the net profits of the Company to be divided into 29 shares, of which 4 shares shall be given to each of the Mana ging Directors, i share to each of the other 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 to the number of shares taken up by them and by such Shareholders as they introduced on the formation of the Company. The Managing Directors shall also divide 1% of the net profits of the Company among the Officers of the Com piny other than those before mentioned. To these Articles for good service in such manner as the Managing Directors shall determine.
2ND RESOLUTION..
the following Article shall be substituted That Article 72 shall be cancelled and that
therefor:
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 shall only be entitled to one half of such Founders remusemtion (as provided in the preceding clause) and the other half share be paid to the Director or Secretary so retiring or to the legal personal representative of such Direc tor or Secretary so dying as aforesaid, By Order of the Board of Directors,
WONG YU TUNG, Chief Secretary.; Hongkong, 24th May, 1997.
NOTICE TO MARINERS, HONGKONG HARBOUR.
77bcj
E.
Telegraphic Address : MARINEWORK, HONGESY,
Cole Agents, Hongkong and South China,
C. WILKS
Code Used: Ad & B C 4th Edition.
& Co.,
MARINE ENGINEERS, SHIP CONTRACTORS
AND SURVEYORS,
· Collisions and Damages farveyed for Insurance Companies, Ships Iesigna and
Specifications Prepared.
Office: 9, Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, 8th November, 1901.
Trans
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of the BOWELS.
Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession. Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale by
rzik Örtober, 1898.
THE PETER SYS COMPANY,
(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers 9, Old China Street, Shangbai
WING CHEONG.
DEALERS IN JEWELLERY, PEARLS, DIAMONDS, JADESTONEWARE, CURIOS, SILKS, CARVED IVORYWARE, AND GRASSCLOTHS,
AND
GENERAL EXPORTERS,
No. 35, Queen's Road Central,
Next Door Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, zoth November, 19OL.
WANTED
HE
NOTIUE
Undersigned, has This Day RE MOVE his Offices from No. 13, Gage, to Nos, 79, ZETLAND STREET
A MESSARHOY, Bangkong, 31st May, 19oz.
AN ENGLISHMAN with thornugh lenow lege of BOOKKEEPING, AUDITING, &c, also SHORTHAND and TYPEWRIT ING, desires position ne above, or in any other Street 158od business capacity, either Temporary or Per
manenta
(6) the localities in which they have occurred.THE S.S. PAKSHAN" is sunk in the Her
Honlch
District
•Streets.
vi. Civil H'ptal
House Number
bour off the Sailors' Home on the Southern Boundary of the Central Fairway: Her position. will be marked by two Sampaus, moored ons 18 Upper Rutter Ste is ground Are Chinese dead Flag, and by night, a Globular Red Lantern
at each end of her, and showing, by day, a Red
Calze Road
Hbour Best Bost
Remarka
CJnese
tahad acar
at Third Street.39 first floor
R. MURRAY RUMSEY.
R.Com, RNWALL Khan Harbour Master, de,
TOTTAM & CO., FOR SUMMER Harbour Department, sexy! UNDERWEAR, Alex [956 | Huushong, ard June 1907)
Apply
"NEGOCIO Clo The Hongkong Telegraph Hongkong, 23rd May, 1902.
15744
CORONATION CELEBRATION FUND.
DROZ & Co.
WATCH MAKUFACTURERS, STEAM FACTORY: ESTABLICKED
Suck SWITZERI
SPE
THE Undersigned will be glad to receive LEVER WATC
Subscriptions towards the above. Eand? Lists may be found at the HONGKONG Hofz Messrs. LANE CRAWFORD & Co., KELLY HONGKONG CLUB, HONGKONG DUPER
WALSH, LOW. BREWER & CO and af various Banks
MAXIM
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