TELEGRAMS (Reuters)
The Crimes Act. Irish M. P.'s Arrested and
Imprisoned,
LONDON, September 26th.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1902.
Fatal Fire:
Sixty people have perished during a fire which destroyed the village of Werlize in Russia:
The German Admiral in Peking.
MAGAO'S INDIGNATION.
THE BIRTHDAY OF ITS KING.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the birth of His Most Faithful Majesty Don Carlos, the King of Portugal, At Macao for the past week preparations were in progress to celebrate the event in a manner befitting the auspicious
PEKING, September 34th. The Emperor and the Empress Dowager Mr. John O'Donnell, M. P. for Mayo, has received yesterday Admiral Geisler; Com. dccasion.. At length when the day. arrived
mander of the German Squadron, and, Barn been arrested at Claremorris for abetting in-von der Goltz, German charge d'affairs at timidation.
Mr, M. Reddy, M. P. for Birr, and Mr. E. Haviland Burke, M. P. for Tullamore, have been sentenced at Birr to wo months' hard labour for participating in an unlawful assembly at which they appeared.
*Mr. John Roche, M. P. for Galway, has been arrested at Woodford, Galway, for fail-
Peking, in the Summer Palace, where, with the only exception of H.R.H. Prince Henty of Prussia, no foreigner had until now an audience.
Fresh Discovery of Gold in Transvaal.
LONDON, September 17th. Another gold reef has been discovered in
long and is adjacent to the Witwatersrand reef, (Mán:ia Times.)
king's weather favoured it and all that remain ed to make the function à complete success at Macao, reposed in the perfect serenity of its charming peacefulness, was
the wonted witnessed
garlands. These masts were planted in two rows on either side of the road from Chunambeiro, or the western end of Praiz Grande, as far down as Ding Kee's hotel. Floral arches overhead bridged the roadway, converting the well-laid road for the nonce' into a veritable avenue through which the day's traffic was conducted. At the base of these masts in front of Government House pot plants were arranged on porcelain stands, the effect of the green and the variegated colours of the crotons being extremely pleasing. of At night, hung beneath the strings ever green were TOWS of lighted Jap- enthusiasm which former years
anese lanterns.
device arranged 'on .the day of Portugal's apnual
opposite Government House in a huge cluster rejoicing at home and
Alas! abroad.
of lanterns" gave the scene a pleasing effect as for an estrangement which the governing class
a blaze of light shining on the surface of the had created with the sons of the soil, general enthusiasm this year was conspicuous by its
dark water of the bay beneath. The trees were literally fastooned with strings of lighted ments for the illumination in the evening did tapers within coloured lanterns, and the praya wall had placed on it in distances not too wide not equal those of last year, and the usual con- course of eager holiday-seekers and particiapart sets of lanterns of threes and fours. The pators in the national feast was minus the large Chinese turned out in fairly large numbers to witness the show," but the other sections of majority of the Macaense element. The occasion was shorn of that manifestation the inhabitants' were meagrely represented. of loyalty which, under ordinary circum- a salient feature of the [stances, is such
community's attributes. inil reconciliation is made by the early abrogation of the recent unconstitutional and obnoxions legislation the espirit de confis once so evident will con- nue to be absent from all social and public functions in Macao. The beginning of the appears to have dawned upon the progress of the course of politics there, and Govern ment would do well to bend to conciliation from its autocratic supineness. At the last nieeting of
ing to answer a summiöns and using incendi. the Transvaal. The new reef is twenty miles absence. The festivities fell fat. The arrange
ary language.
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America and Colombia..
The Asiatic Squadron. The Governor of Colon, bas sent the Com-
NEW YORK; September 22nd. mander of the U.S. warship Cincinnati a
The Navy Department proposes to reinforce strong protest against the landing of Amerithe U. S. Asiatic cerwith several battleships. can Marines, declaring it to be an attempt it is also contemplated to commission to assume sovereignty, and further stating permanent gunboat squadron under Admira that the Colombian Government is fully able Joseph B. Coghlan to thoroughly police the to protect foreigners' rights. Simultaneously Caribbean Sea. the Commander of the Cincinnati, reports
Tariff Roform. that American Marines have frustrated an
President Roosevelt in a speech at Logatts attempt made by three hundred revolu tionists to board a train and seize a Colom-advocated a bipartisan commission to
consider Lariff reformi which is now unstable.di Until the tariff is revised business will not be on a firm footing an fossilization will ensue.
bian officer.
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LATER.
The Irish Arrests. Mr. William O'Brien, M. P. for Cork, speaking at the Irish League Convention at Claremorris subsequent to the arrest of Mr. John O'Donnell, announced that the time had now come to apply the principles of the League, and to make landlordism intoler- able, by picketing, exclusive dealing, and social ostracism.
{Shanghai Mercury.)
The Marcus Island Affair. A'CLAIM ON JAPAN.
LONDON; September 22nd. It is reported from Washington that Capt Rosehill will lodge a claim through the Foreign Office of 4,000,000 dollars (gold) as compen- sation from Japan.
Affairs in South Africa.
INCOME TAX ON MINES.
The Financial News learns that the Revenue Authorities claim income-tax on the whole of the past profits of the De Beer Mines. It is calculated that the tax to date amounts to £1,000,000.
Bussian war-ships for the Far East.
LONDON, September 24th. The new Russian cruiser Pallada is ordered to proceed to the Far East. The second-class cruiser Djigit leaves in October next to serve as training ship for the crews of the Siberian fotilla.
[The Pallada is a steel cruiser of 6,630 tons displacement, 413 feet 4 inches long. 55 feet 8 inches beam, drawing 21 feet. She has three propellers and is of 11,610 indicated horse power. She was built at St. Petersburg in 1899 and carries six 6-in. quick firers, twenty 3-in, ́and eight 1.4-in, guns. She is fitted with four torpedo tubes, and her speed is twenty knots.] [The Djigil is a corvette of iron and wood of 1456 tons displacement, drawing about 16 feet, and 1,700 horse-power, built at St. Peters burg in 1875. She carries three 6-in, and eight quick-firers, and steams about twelve knots, and carries a complement of 172 men.]
(Kabe Chronicle.)• *. Serious Charge Against a Foreigner.
'ALLEGED HEAVY MISAPPROPRIATION.
YOKOHAMA, September 18th. A charge has been laid before the Public Procurator in Yokohama against A. Le Prevost, formerly an employe in the silk department of Mesars. Comes & Company, of Yokohama.
Le Prevost, together with four Japanese, is accused of misappropriating the sum of three hundred thousand.yen.
[We believe Mr. Prevost has been a resident of Yokohama for some twenty years. He was previously connected with a mercantile firm in Shanghai and after his arrival in Yokohama was for some months sub-editor of the Japan Gazelle. He then joined Messrs. Rosenthal & Co, silk, dealers, and afterwards Messrs. Cornes & Co., in whose silk department he was employ.
ed for some ten or twelve years ]
(Per Ostastatische Lloyd.) The Siamese Question..
BERLIN, September 23rd. The French and English press is still very rauch agitated about the Siamese question, and the supposed accupation of Kelantan by Great Britain. There is no doubt, however, that there is universal desire on both sides to bring about an understanding..
The Morocco Question.. The Morocco question has entered upon quite a new stage through the death of the Sultan's mother to where political influence, combined with her friendliness to foreigners, great weight was attached..
Chinese Indemnity. GERMAN NERCHANTS FATISEERD. The Ostasiatische Verein in Hamburg has addressed a letter to the Chancellor in which They thankfully acknowledge the most saus Lictory energy displayed by the Government in the payment of the Chinese indemnity to
Government merchants.
A Donial.
arts regarding a Franco-Spanish are officially denied.
SK or ASAHI PANESE BEER-
G: Girault
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Caribbean Fleet Mobilizing. The U. S. Navy Department is speedily mobilizing Admiral Coghlan's Carribean -quadron. Seven hundred ma ines will be seat on board the vessels to police the Panama railroad.
FATAL LAUNCH ACCIDENT IN DEEP. BAY.
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CHINESE PASSENGER DROWNED
When the Hongkong Sam-chun launch was entering Diep Bay between ten and eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, owing to the low tide the vessel was unable to proceed along side, and was met by a smaller craft from Sam- chun to convey the passengers ashore. A Chinese passenger from Hongkong, while trying to jump into the boat missed his fusting, and was jammed between the launch and the boat, and ultimately drowned. He was a Hak-ka man, and is said to have had $roo in his possession, with which to buy shoes for the Hongkong Market. His body has not yet been recovered.
CELEBRATED AERONAUT AND HONGKONG.
AN CLD FRIEND.
It will be remembered that the Hongkong public first learned through the Hongkong Telegraph special service of telegrams on the 20th inst. that Mr. Spencer, the famous English aeronaut, had successfully navigated an airship over London. A correspondent now writes painting out that Mr. Spencer is an old friend of this Colony. He visited us with a parachute and captive balloon in the latter part of the gummer of 1897, and was going to make an ascent at West Point. Owing to some hitch the programme was changed to a parachute exhibition on the Race Course. One Sunday, while, holding an exhibition at Day View, during the filling of the balloon a small tear was seen by the aeronaut. Notwithstanding this, the performer with undaunted pluck made an ascent, placing reliance on bis parachute. At the critical moment, however, the parachute would not open and poor Spencer fell to the ground and fractured his leg, or thigh, in two places. He was at once attended by a local doctor, and was later sent to the Government Civil Hospital, where he remained until his departure for England.
Mr. Stanley Spencer belongs to a family of balloonists, and worthily carries on the busi ness of his forefathers who, for over 100 years have spent much of their time in the clouds. While in Hongkong, where he was very popular and made many local friends, he was then working on his airship.
THE NAVY.
the Maxicipal Council inclured in the agenda list of the days business was the invitation from the Government for the Municipal Councillors to take part in the festivities of the 28th inst. The president of the council (Mr. A. 1. Basto) in introducing the subject said that devolved upon him as an imperative and no less painful duty to formally move that the Council do not participate in the national re- jnic.ngs titis year. The occasion was one which in former years had called, and rightly so, fora true patriotic demonstration from the people towards a sovereign to whom they all owed allegiance and for whom they cherished feel- ings of the greatest devotion and respect. The present was one, however, which he and, he hoped, his colleagues would mark with feelings of sorrow. He disclaimed any disloyalty. None was more loyal to his king and his country. Hence it was that his grief was the more poignant when he pointed to the framing and promulgating of laws by the local and home governments in violation of the glorious precepts secured to the nation by the Porta-
The
The crowd was remarkably orderly and at no time gave the faintest indications of trouble to. the police.
To wind up the day's programme a ball was given at Government Hiuse where Dr. and Mrs. Lello dispensed hospitality as became the representatives of the Government. The invitations which were issued to the com- munity in general were not so cordially responded to as they would have been had the same pleasing harmonious relations that prevailed between the Government and its people existed now.
**Like little rifts within the lute
The music has been rendered mult"
by a non-community of feeling in the brother- hood that spring from the same stock of the Lusian race.
THE "ANNIE H. SMITH."
GIVEN UP AS LOST,
BOUND FOR HONGKONG.
The British sailing ship Annie H. Smith, which was sighted over a month ago in the Bananga Channel d smantled and Sying signals of distress, has not been heard from since. The Big Bonanza, an American sailing vessel, was the last ship she spoke to, and that was over thirty days ago. The Annie Smith was conl-laden en route to Manila, and signalled that she was crippled but was making for Hongkong for repairs. She refused assistance.
The Annit H. Smith is a British collier of the sail type plying between Newcastle and Manila
Manila Carlenews.
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KM.8. "WATERWITCH”
IN A TYPHOON.
Today's Advertisements."
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32ND HALF-YEARLY DRAWING. INTEREST DUE and DRAWN ONDS of INTEREST DUR and DRAYMOND
The gallant litle Waterwitch, which is al. CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT
7 PER CENT SILVER LOAN OF 1885, E. ways skipping about these waters during the suminer months, has been having a rough time up North. At the beginning of the month she encountered the tail of a typhoon when near Wei-bai-wei; and entered port with her top mast carried away and her, bow sprit broken.
GOLD DOLLAR NOW WORTH
$2.40 MEXICAN..
The following Executive Order No. 103 has been issued from the office of the Civil Gover nor at Manila:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act of Congress of July 1, 1902, the ratio for the reduction of United States currency and Insular currency is hereby fixed at one dollar and forty cents Insular currency; this ratio to remain in force at least ten days and until farther order.
(Signed) WILLIAN H. TAFT.
Civil Governor.
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Hongkong, 29th September. To-day's quotations are as follows:--
MALWA NEW
43
OLD
OLDES PATHA NEW
OLD.
BENARES NEW
OLD
l'er chest. .....NO SALES ............@ $940/960
...@pic/1,010
...@goo
....@ 930 ....
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NO SALES
Co-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
OFFICES of the CORPORATION on or after the 30th September,-1902,
LISTS of DRAWN BONDS can be obtained on application to the Undersigned.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
Agents issuing the Loan,
J. R. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager. frorad
Hongkong, 29th Septembeł, 1902.
WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED. TI THE FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above-named Company will be held at the COMPANY'S PREMISES, No. 18, Queen's Road Central (opposite Hongkong Hotel), on MONDAY, the 13th October, 1907, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th June, 1902, Electing Directors, and declaring a Dividend.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 6th to the rgth October both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. G. HECKFORD, Manager. Hongkong, 29th September, 1902.
BAY VIEW HOTEL.
THE RAMSGATE OF THE EAST,
(1014d
HE Proprietor takes pleasure in announcing THE in
JE have REMOVED This Day our Busi-
Wness to ZETLAND STREET, No. 2.
HEUERMANN, HERBST & GO. Hongkong, 29th September, 1902.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
T
FOR SWATOW. HE Company's Steamship
"THALES," Captain Robsna, will be despatched for the thave Port TO-MORROW, the 30th instant, it Daylight
For Freight or Passage apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.. General Managers. Hongkong, 29th September, 1901. (10100
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
STEAM FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, HIOGO -
AND YOKOHAMA.
"HAMBURG,"
of the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Captain E. Bunneister, due here with the out. ward German Mail about THURSDAY, the 2nd Oct, will leave for the above Places about 24 hours after arrival.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & CO., Agents.. Hangkong, 29th September, 1002.
Lloyd's agency in Manila received the duly authenticated report of the speaking of the vessel from Captain' Bigman of the Big guese Constitution.
new Press Law | Bonanza, but in the telegraphic and maritime and the new Police Regulations were both reports there is no mention of the Smith having flagrant instances of action which not even the arrived at Hongkong. It is feared that she King himself was empowered by the Carta Houndered after relasing assistance, and that THE Imperial German Mail Steamship Constitucional to force upon his people. It bar crew of 36 have gone down with her. Shë behoved them to preserve inviolate the birth is virtually given up as lost. No member of right conferred on them by the Portuguese her crew has been heard from, Magna Charta, which he for one would regard as the sacred, indusputable inheritance secured to every free, law-abiding citizen. The bulins the interest of the local made. Many of wark of the righteous tested in the prerogatives the representatives of English shipping inter- granted to every man and no unconstitutional ests were called upon, but all denied that the enactment could undermine it. He had made vessel or its cargo were consigned to them.--- his views clear and he regretted that he could not see either the Administrador do Concelha or his deputy present at that meeting to convey | to the Government the motion which he had brought forward as a protest against the unwarrantable action of the local Government against a people none more loyal." The resolution was not seconded. When the "City Fathers" had each expressed his views, re- spectively, the president said that he quite appreciated the attitude which circumstances forced upon them to adopt. He was quite alive to the fact that all being in some measure or nther connected with and dipendent upon the Government no other course was open to them but a tacit submission to the irrevocable laws of the inevitable.
No sooner did the sun spread its rays on a cloudless sky looking down upon the placid waters of Macau's roadstead on Sunday, than the strains of the garrison'band could be heard in town sending forth its matutinal greetings on the birthday of the Portuguese King. The inhabitants in the vicinity of the barracks were aroused By the martial air of the national anthem, and as it was the Sabbath, at an early hour people could be seen wending their way to and from Church in different parishes. At 8.30 am. a Te Deum was sung at the Sé Cathedral where the officials attended in state and the people gathered in homage to their Sovereigns-spiritual and temporal. As might H.M.S. Albion will probialy arrive from the have been expected, after what has been North on the 3rd procino with Rear-stated above, the president of the Senate was Admiral Grenfell, who has been cruising in shallow waters in the vicinity of Nanking in the Eclipse.
1.M.S. Humber lett this morning for Wei-the haiwei and Shangbai.
H.M.S. Moorhen was expected to arrive at Macao this morning and is due here to
morrow..
The German Gunboat Tiger arrived from Amoy yesterday.
The Austrian cruiser Maria Theresa, Capt Schwarz, arrived from Shanghai through the Lyceion Pass shortly after eight o'clock yes terday morning. She has come for docking and refilling.
II.M.S. Wiverse's new engines recently arrived from home. The vessel will soon be ready for filtering purposes
"THE ARMY.
NEW SHIPPING MOVEMENT.
IMPORTANT OPERATION.
Within a very short time a new company,
known as the Northern Steamship Company, will be operating all of the liners plying from the Sound to the Orient, Alasks and California as one great fleet, says the Seattle Times, The proposed incorporation will include the boats belonging to the Pacific Coast Steamı- ship Company, those operated by the Northern Pacific Trans-Pacific Steamship Company, the liners in the fleet operated by Frank Water- house & Co, and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's Seattle fleet.
The vessels in the Northem Steamship company's mergered fleet will be the following Koga Maru, Shinano Maru, Kinshiu Maru, Tosca Maru, Iyo Maru, Riojun Maru, Victoria, Tacoma, Tremont, Olympia, Shaw- mui, Lyra, Ilyades, Pleiades, City of "eatiit, Cottage City, Spokane, City of Topeka, Al-Ki, City of Purbla, Queen, Umatilla, Valencia, Senator.
In addition there will be the boats, operated by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. The lines will be divided as follows: Lynn Canal-Spokane, City of Seattle, To- peka, Cottage City, AI-KI.
Nome Valencia, Senator. South China-Victoria, Tecoma, Olympia. Tremont, Shawmut, Lyra.
North China-Hyades, Pleiader and the Great Northern's new liners.
California-Umatilla, Queen, City of Puebla, "On the Southern California run there will be the boats now operated by the Pacific Coast Company.
Japan and China-Kaga Maru, Shinano Maru, Kinshiu Maru, Tein Maru, Iyo Marus Maru, Rojun Muru.
not present nor did he attend any of the later functions in the day. A reception was held by the Colonial Secretary (Dr. Alfredo P. Lelia, at Government House, ho officiated in the absence of His Excellency the Governor. At the levée all the principal military and civil officials were present. A royal stalute was fired at noon, the war vessels in port, (H.MS Moorhen and the Portuguese gun- boat Zuire) presenting a smart festive, ap- pearance in being “dressed" for the occasion. A review of the troops was held in the after; noof; this part of the day's programme vatory:- being rather tame to those accustomed - On the 29th at noon. The barometer has with the spectacle of large numbers of risen along the China coast and over the men on the field ол like accasions, Philippines.
The transport Pentakota arrived from the North on Saturday? The various details on Praia Grande was, however, the centre of-at- board included the following officers-Lt. Col.traction for the native populace. Throughout Faithfull, Captains Bincle, R.A.M.C., Dunford, Corean and Cooper, Lieutenants Cumming Vickers, Stewart and MacLean. She left for Calcutta this morning;
R. W. FOFFICERS' RECALL. The officers of the Royal Welch Fusiliers have been recalled: from leave to make the necessary preparations for the Regiment leave ing for Chakrata.⠀⠀
the day and under the rays of a bot tropical sun Kangs of coolies, under the direction of an inde- fatigable staff of officers of the Public Works Department, who were responsible for the street decorations, were busily at work linking the top ends of Venetian musts, that bad been erected on-the-bund, with floral
OTTAM & CO. FOR WASHING COTT
BOW TIES
COTTAM & CO. FOR FANAMAH ATS,
THE WEATHER...
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg Acting Director of the Hongkong Obser-
'The Japanese observations of yesterday afternoon show that the typhoon had then approached the 8. coast of Japan between Kobe and Yokohama
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Pressure remains high over the interior of China with light variable winds along the coast, and moderate N.E. monsonn over the N. part of the China Sea.
Forecast light N. winds fine.
'OTTAM^ &.CO, FOR GENT'S BATH-
ING GEAR.
16530
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS, THE Steamship TH
"GLENARTNEY,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees Goods are being landed at their risk into the of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld, at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the
Goods are landed.
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Goods not cleared by the 5th October will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Co. within ten days after the steamer's arrival, after which no claims will be recognised.
MCGREGOR BROS. & GOW.
Hongkong, 29th September, 1902. [1015d
DISTILLERS
BY APPOINTMENT TO
Hotel, that the Hotel has been renovated and a new commodious Bungalow has been erected, and will be OPENED on WEDNESDAY, the 1st October.
By kind Permission of Major BERGER and Officers, the Band of the Hongkong Regiment will play from 5.30 P.M. to 8.30 P.M.
J. LACOCK,
Hongkong, 29th September, 1902,
Manager.
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AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA-
TION COMPANY. -
STEAM FOR FIUME AND TRIESTE (DIRECT), Calling at SINGAPORE, PEÑANG, CAL. CUTTA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ and PORT SAID.
the (Taking Cargo at through rates to
BRAZILS, to SOUTH AFRICA RED SEA BLACK SEA, LEVANT, VENICE and ADRIATIC PORTS).
HE Company's Steamship THE
"TRIESTE," Captain Mecozzi, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 21st of October, P.M.
This steamer has capital accommodation for passengers. Electric light and carries a doctor, For Information as to Passage and Freight apply to
SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents. Princes Buildings. Hongkong, 29th September, 1992.
19460
PHILIPPINE TRANSPORTATION AND
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
FROM NEW YORK. "HE Steamship
THE
"CHARLES TIBERGHIEN," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of General Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Valuables of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and are being tanded at their risk into the Godowns Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained.
All sbip-damaged Goods must be left in the. Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob tained from the Godown Company, and sent. into this Office within seven days after the vessel's arrival, after which no Claims will be recognised, and Goods remaining undelivered will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 29th September, 1902.
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HIS MAJESTY THE KING.
THE TWO POPULAR ·
SCOTCH
WHISKIES
ARE THE CELEBRATED -
"HOUSE OF COMMONS
Better known as
Black and White
(White Seal)
AND
BUCHANAN BLEND
D.
BUCHANAN B
ENDUSE OF COM
SCOTCH WHISKY
(Red Seal)
THE HOUSE OF CONDOR
Sole Agents:
LANE, GRAWFORD & GO.
HONGKONG.
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