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THE PROGRESS OF MR. CHAMBER LAIN: -Mr. Chamberlain has visited Nair obi, and witnessed a war dance of Mesai, reports the N. C, D. News.
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and she was at liberly to erect forts, coaling and docking depôt, etc. Since then barracks, offices, and other buildings have been and Do not forget to call at Le Munyon's store fication of the bay is being carried out. souvenirs.-Advt. Onlinary business commnaleations should be addressol Railway facilities buve also been afforded during the occupation, and, as the province is rich in minerals especially coal, there can be no doubt that Kiaochow will become the seat of an important and extensive trade. The large sum-“of Mk. 2,990,000 which has been sanctioned for harbour construc tions in the new your places beyond a doubt. The rates per quarter afil per mensen, proportional. the plan that will be carried out to equip The daily ine is delivered free when the address is
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On be 16th December, at No. 15, Park THE WATER tised is THE PUR-Lane, Shanghai, the wife of W. F. BICHAKU, of EST that can be obtained, and is skiltully Filtered on the most scientific principles.
THE MACHINERY employed is of the latest design and most approved type.
On the isi December at St. Nicholas' Church, Newchwang by the Rev. F. H. Sprent, ERNEST WILLIAM SRARPLES to HYSTER ISABEL HEUCKENDORFF.
DEATH.
Un 20th December, at 33. Hollywood Road, Mr. MUNCHERJi Maneckji Mehta, Manas
ger, Messrs. Tata & Co., and a trustee of the Parsee Charity Funds, aged 57 years. Deeply [14031
THE BEST INGREDIENTS only regretted.
are used,
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ABSOLUTE PURITY.
ENGLISH EXPERTS Mauage our Factories, and their practical knowledge and constant supervision enable us to produce waters of unrivalled excellence and parity.
THE LAND T. X IN JAPAN-On the 16th înstant, the House of Representatives at
Tokio was prove us for five days when about to reject the project of the Government for an increased-land tax.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEET ING summoned for Tuesday, the 23rd instant will be held at 11 am. owing to Unofficial Members living to attend meetings in the
THE SIBERIAN ROUTE-Mr. C. N. ispolatofl, Russian losunuster, has received orders by wire to accept no foreign nail matter for transmission via Siberia. All such mutter sent to him will be dispatched via Suez.
Gorgeous East, the floating dock now build-afternoon. ing at Kiel, which formed the subject of our special cablegram on the 1st November, claims one and a half million marks from the-Kiaochow budget. The dock is under construction at present at the Howaldt Works at Kiel, together with the Gate Hoffnung Ironworks at Oberhausen. It will owing to unavoidable circumstances the open have a lifting capacity of 16,000 tons, 50ing of Le Munyon's store, at 31 Des Voeux that it will be able to put dig the largest Road, advertized for the path inst, has been German cruiser or ironclad. The presence of postponed to Tuesday, the 23rd iast.—Advt. a large German floating-dock on the coast of China has been recognised of late as highly necessary, and it is presumed that the dock will pay well, as at the German naval vessels in the Far East-at present 11 cruisers and gunboats-so far have been
The Hongkong Celegraph dependent on foreign docks. If the
HONGKONG, Monday, DecembER 23, 1902,
GERMANY IN ENGLAND'S WAKE.
The publication of the special telegram in our issue of Saturday is suggestive of a retrospective glance into the pages of history to demonstrate how other Powers are not slow to profit by the lessons of our experience and to take full advantage of the example of success of our methods of colonization. In the German Etut for Kiautschow pro 1903. a sum of Mk. 12,876,000 is proposed to be A. S. WATSON & Co., spent on the German colony in Asia for next year. Against this large expenditure there is an estimated revenue from the settlement of only Mk. 455,000. To meet the deficit there will be an imperial con-
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new
giant dock is not required for German naval service, merchant vessels also will be admitted at ordinary rates. The dock, when finished, will be taken to pieces again for purposes. of export to China, where it will be reconstructed. To exploit the mineral resources of their new territory the German Government, apart from private enterprise, are prepared to devote a sum of nearly two million masks, in the forthcom- ing year. From the above observations, it will be seen how closely German methods have been adapted so as to assimilate our own. Under the seal of the Imperial Minister and High Comarissioner, Keshen,, Hung kong passed to the British Crown in 1841. On the 29th January of that year, by Captain Elliott's proclamation "British government was thereby constituted and proclaimed in and over Hongkong." With the organization of an early form of govern- ment, a chief magistrate and a harbour master,
the Longkong and Shanghai Bank for $500, was stolen a few days ago. The thief managed issued at Canton and payable to a Chinaman, to get to Hongkong and have the cheque cashed before payment could be stopped
SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL.
HK KC V HM.S." OCEAN." This match proved a great attraction-and was witnessed by a large number of spectators including Sir Henry Blake. The teams were:-- [H_K, FC.-C., C. Hickling, gral; T. E.
Peirce and J. W. C. Bonnar, backs; G. B..
Macdonald, C. 'T. 'Kew and R. Kerr, halves; W. R. Lemarchand, E. J. Libeand, C.. R. S. PROFESSOR ÎN TROUBLE;-We learn | Cooper, W. W? Clarke, and G. A. Cooke, from Canton that a certain professor, who forwards, claims to work wonderful cures, is in trouble..
The professor made some kind of an agree. ment with a Chinese genileman to cure him for $500. The Chinaman took treatment for about three weeks after he had paid three hundred dollars on his bargain. The cure not coming up to his expectations he refused to go
H.M.S. Ocạn÷Leŵis,_goal : Harper.. and
Hall, backs; Bates, Wintworth and Richards, halves; Clarke, Tusband, Winearls, Lewis and McLean, forwards) -
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At half-time each side had scored one goal, and at the finish"the Ocean had gained a win
by 3-4.
on with the treatment. Now the professor wishes to collect damages, or loss, to the THE SECOND STREET COLLAPSE. amount of about Spoo. The case will come before the United States Consul at an early CONTRACTORS NOT GUILTY. day.
ANOTHER RIDER.
FATALITY IN SHIP STREET:-Charu Kagoan, a Japanese woman residing at No.
The hearing of the charge of manslaughter 13, Ship Street, died yesterday morning, and it against two native contractors in connection is alleged that Chintaro Matsumoto, carpenter with the collapse of houses in Second Street of the steamer Waspmuis Maru, beat and was brought to a close at the Supreme Court kicked her to death in a most brand this morning, when the jury, baving retired for manner. The man was arrested and brought | 45 minutes, returned a verdict of not guilty, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court and added the following rider :-The jury are this morning, and Japinèse me and women of the unanimous opinion that the authorities appeared to give evidence.. Five women iden should adopt more stringent measures to prevent THE C. M. S. N. Co. :-A Peking dispatch to
lified the minn, who, it is supposed, was the houses being built in such a manner, as in this band states that the plot so wrest the control deceased's husband. When charged he ad
case over which we have given our verdict, from the present Director Gener 1 of the China mitted having assaulted the woman, but said where incompetent men are left entirely to theat Merchants' Co. has failed and that to all-bat he did not intend to kill her, The case is selves, without any supervision whatever to erect houses in such a manner ns to render appearances there will be no change made for adjourned till Saturday.
them most dangerous for human habitation and the public at large.
some time yet.
RETURN OF VISITORS to the City Hall Library and Museum, for the week ending 21st December, 1902 :—3)
Non-Chinese......................
Chinese
Total
Library
.288
.114 -
.......403
Museum
85
2,097
2,182
LARGE IRON. PONTOON-What is re- ported to be the largest iron pontoon ever built in Shanghai, constructed for Messrs Batterfield and Swire for use at Chinkiang, was
launched the other day from the 'yard of the
HONGKONG CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
AND THE CURRENCY QUESTION
With reference to the remarks' in our leading article on Saturday, we have since ascertained that at a meeting of the Committee of the flongkong General Chamber of Commerce no Sunanimity of views was arrived at in regard to the currency question. While some members held to the opinion expressed by the Chamber m 1897 that the currency of the Colony cannot be divorced from that of China, others are of the mind that, between 1897 and now there
circumstances as to render a modification of the original resolution almost imperative at that present time. The minority advocated that steps should be taken in order to secure for the Colony a fixity in our monetary standard.
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The contractors were discharged,
At the conclusion of the case, the Attorney General pointed out that, with such a mass of damaging evidence, he was surprised to find the jury returned a verdict of not guilty It was not in accordance with what he expected, and he considered the Governmen should enforce a law for the jury to aut in accordance with the evidence.
His Lordship, however, remarked that the Court is not a place for legislation, but as the jury had given the verdict, the matter was settled. The Attorney General quite agreed with His
Furopean been killed through the collapse the verdict would be different, but as it was a fam Chiñamen had been killed, it appeared that the guilt of the contractors did not amount to such
Hongkew Engine Works. The health of the bave intervened such a number of varying Lordship's views, and remarked that had an
Ord, and responded to by Captain Whittle. A owners was subsequently proposed by Mr similar pentoon is being built for the same firu's ise at Hankow.
for the finest Book of Views published in black and white go to Le Munyon's. He has i in the latest style of photographic paper. They are all new and interesting Views of Hong-
From the meeting some of the members of the CLAN FIGHT AT QUAERY BAY. Commitice were unavoidably absent, and
Chemists and Druggists by Appoint. | civil administration alone, which is expected | etc., were appointed, then fifty lots of land kong. To see one is to buy one. Send on assembled for a reconsideration of the question,
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ribution of Mk. 12,421,000. The revenue is more than absorbed by the cost of the
to be Mk. 966,66. The military department will cost Mk. 2,441,755, and “joint pay- ments "is set down at a little more than half the combined cost of the civil and military administrations, or, to be more precise, Mk.
1,936,897. Thus showing, for total recurrent expenditure, Mk.-5.345,316, (or 41.51 per cent of the whole). The difference of 58.49 per cent, or Mk. 7,530,684, it is proposed should be appropriated for what are called "Non-recurrent expenses." In detail, they
are
as follows-Harbour Constructions 2,900,000, Mining etc. 1,934,000, 'Houses, Godowns, clc. 200,000, Training
to your friends at home. He also has some Panoramic Views that are beauties.--- Advi
the proposition that a further secting should be convened, when all the members could be
was carried. It is suggested that, wfter the next Committee meeting, an extraordinary gener, meeting if the members should be called with a view to a general expression of THE EVACUATION OF SHANGHAI — The horses, ponira and carriages belonging to opinion being elicited in reference to this the German officers will be sold to inorrow by matter. In connection with the currency ques- auction at the Horse Bazaar, says the Chination we have learned that the local medical -Gaselle-of-the-17th-inst. The British-and practitioners have resolved to establish their
Freach stores have nearly all been disposed of while the transport Clive is now in the river
tariff in gold-as from the 1st prox.
preparing for the embarkation of the British. troops which will commence on the zoth or 21st inst.
were sold and building commenced with great spirit. The Government spent very arge sums of money on the island and ships of war and transports became frequent visitors to the part of the newly-acquired possession. On the 6th July, 1843, the surveyor general presented an official report, covering twenty-two pages, to Sir Henry Pottinger. In addition to suggesting the building of an entirely new town in Wong. nei-chong, the report recommended the construction of "two ranges of terraces of houses, courts of law, etc.; acclimatizing RAD:-During the carly hours of Sunday DARING ROBBERY IN BONHAM streanis and alTorestation 106,000,. Defence barracks, sea reclamation for a public land-morning. Dr. R. M. Gibson's house in Bonham: ing place; a magnificent promenade of four Road was ent-red by burglars, and property miles also to be reclaimed from the to the value of over $200, carried away. The hills and ravines, round the entire island, moining. cute informed that the property foreshore; and a
overburglary was not discovered till late in the
etc. adapted for carriages and for moving stolen consisted chiefly of silver ware and troops with speed and facility to any part of utlery., 1t has not been ascertained how the the island, where they may happen to be robbers gained admission to the house, as the- required for the protection of the different culprit or culprits left no traces behind. The undertake is to build a port, the Spaniards a church, and the English a factory, or a
villages:" Besides there were included the matter is now in the hands of the police. construction of stores, ports, arsenals, dock- warehouse. How closely our German cou- sins follow us in this respect it is not difficult yards, wharfs, etc, all projected and estimated to discern in the vote of M. 299,000 for to cost several millions sterling (at the then godowns, etc. With the occupation of rate of exchange) before they could be com- Hongkong we entered into the possession of pleted. In a memorial, headed by Messrs. one of the finest harbours in the world. Jardine, Matheson & Co., to Lord Stanley That was one of the considerations that and dated the 13th August, 1845, the British merchants-false prophets that they weighed in favour of the choice of the is
700,000, Lighthouses, buoys, etc. 40,000 Floating Dock, Workshops, etc. 1,500,000, and Reserve, 60,684. It has been said in respect to colonization, and We reproduce the observation from onc of the carliest accounts of the colony of Hongkong, that the first work the French
circular road
INLAND NAVIGATION-The Sin Wan
- SATURDAY'S CRICKET.
MARRIED 3. SINGLE,
The Marrieds won the loss and in the first
innings were all put out in So minutes for 91
uns. The scores were as follows:
MARRIED.
First Innings.
P. T. Lamble, c Hooper,
Second innings.
Major Clark, R.A.M.C.,
b Dixon... 6 not out...o. 4
c Smith, b Powell...... o b Dixon
Mir. Le Breton Siminons,
R. E. b Powell 4 b Dixan*
Capt. Fawcett, R.A. (Capt.)
Q
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c Hooper, bBroadbent 3r c Broadbent, b F. Maitland, b Powell..... 4 Dixon......á E. W. Maitland, b Powell 8 b Rimington
b Powell...............o clowell,b Dixon Col. Ferrier, A.P.U., c
and b Broadbent
A. Mackenzie, & Turner,
o not out...........10
e learns that inland navigat on will be al-G, Lammert, Broadbent, lowed after the new commercial treaty has been ratified. After its ratification, foreigners will doubtless make haste in establishing. steam launch lines in the inland rivers; thus all the profils will go to foreigners. In con- sequence Viceroy Yuan intends to establigh a
China Merchants Steam Navigation Company italized by the larger company. In the be ginning the launchies will run on the northern and southern canals, and later on they will rún in other inland waters.
b Powell, age 6 c Ward, b..............
Rimington o
ONE KILLED AND SEVEN WOUNDED.
Last evening an Indian watchman at the entrance to Quarry Bay Shipbuilding Yard stopped a woman attempting to make an exit with a basket of wood. It appears the watch- man desired to search the basket, but the woman objected whereupon, it is alleged the man assaulted her and threw the basket on the
ground. The woman ran away and toid ber other-who-at-once-proceeded-to-Shaukiwan Pulice Station. In the meantime, a number of dock coolies attacked the watchman; who was reinforced by seven of his fokis, In about two... minutes one of the Indians was killed and the other seven soseriously injured that it was found arcessary to summon an ambulance corjis to
convey thems to the Government Civil Hospital
where they are at present in a critical condition. No arrests have been made, but the police are investigating the matter.
YACHTING.
FIEHT CLUB RACF.
The yachts started off from the Police Pier yesterday on the following course :-Round a mark boat off Chung Hue Island, thence to
Island.home. Four boats are protesting against North Fairway buny, back to Chung Hua
the result of the race as the mark boat was
accidentally placed nearer Green, Is., than
Chung Hue is,
In the 1st class; Vernon.came in first, Dinne and. Alanah went where the mark boat ought to have been and did not finish.
In the 2nd class; 1st, Iris, and, Maid
land, and what Nature has not gifted the proved to be-affirmed that Hongkong could steant launch company on the same lines as the Lt. Forbes, R.N, not out 23 cfurner,b Dixon 12 Marion. (protests. owing to the position of Germans in Tsingtan to a like extent they not be expected under any circumstances or that the proposed company might be cap
are determined to make up for` with the aid of that wherewithal which, combined with a certain degree of pre-science, contribute to the success ofthe individual as well as of the nation. The rise of Germany on the Chinese horizon
to possess an extensive trade, or to afford any considerable revenue towards the pay ment of its expenses. In the following July there appeared the discouraging belief in the London Times that "the pro
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is of quite recent date, although suggestions speels of Hongkong as a commercial colony. To the ladies and the picture lavin, people for the acquisition of a port on the seaboard
are not good; account for it as we of Hongkong: You have something coming have been made by German traders on will, disguise as we may, the truth is from me in the way of a Sruvenir on my Grand various occasions, and political relations becoming more plain and undeniable every Opening Day. Please give us the pleasure of have existed between the two countries since day; it might perhaps be well dispensed extending to you a token of our friendship and an introduction of ourselves to you. Very 1861. The first active interference in with for any value it is of now to our com.
truly, LeMunyon-Adv!.. 1728d Chinese affairs was not, however, until 1897 merce." But the determination of our earliest
when the German squadron captured the founders was unflinching and in spite of the DEATH OF PROMINENT PARSEE:-1 BAY VIEW HOTEL.orts commanding the bay of Kinachow and, representations--official and unofficial is with deep regret that we have to announce as a result of the negotiations that followed, against England's furthest outpost Sir John the death of Mr. Mucherjee Maneckjee Mehta, a well-kn:wn Parsee merchant, who an agreement was entered into, in the hope Davis, the then Governor, held to his con of further cementing the friendship of the fident expectation that "Hongkong would passed away on the 20th instat his residence in: Hollywood Road. The deceased, who was two countries, and fostering commercial supersede Canton." We have made errors much respected, and a trustee of the Parsee relations," witereby Chinaleased to Germany, in the past as we are likely to commit again Charity funds had an attack of acute con for a term of fifty years, an area comprising in the future. Nevertheless, those errors gestion of the lungs followed by sudden the whole bay of Kiaochow as far as high have formed the ground upon which experih sat failure. The funeral, which look lace watermark, and the two peninsulas ence has built the superstructure of success yesterday morning was well attended, by of land bounding is entrance, together with Germany follows in our wake, and by doing nearly all the l'arsee community, and a large a larger area, of which, the bay forms the so her statesmen lead her along the sure road gathering of his friends, both Europeans and 1885, and successfully represented the well territory north and south of the bay had characterized England's enterprise and the known firm of Messrs Tatt and Company, at already been leased to Germany for a term, pertinacity of purpose of her colonial ad- Amoy Fopchow, Taiwantur, Shanghai and in-the-first-instance, -of-ninety-nine-years ministrators.
Hongkong-He was 55 years of age.
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Total.
Good, b Powell ... 2 b Kimington o
Extras
7. Extras... 4 al.91 Tutal(8 wickets) 32.
In the one design class 1st, Coleen; zud Mia ; 31ð, Fricòr; 41h, Bonito.
SINGLE
W. C. D. Turner, c F. Maitland, ₺ Fawcett. 98 Lt. H. W. Smith, R., Ferrier, b Lamble. 13
Lt.-H. Dalrymple, R.N., b Faxcett...11
Dixon b. Fawcet
.............. 35-
A. G. Ward (Capt.), e Forbes, b Lammert... 40 5. Powell, c Lanimen, b E. W. Maitland... E. M. Broadbent, R.N, 1ot out Lu M. B. Rimington, S., ran out.
Lt. M. K. lodgson, S.F. e Fawcett, b Clark.
Hooper, C Lamment, & Clark Rev. E. H.God, R., C and b Lammert....
Extras AMA
Total
POLICE BOAT CAPSIZED
SHIPPING AND ́MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE. German (Princess Irene) 24th inst, American (longkong Maru) 24th inst. Bustralian (Chinglu) 25th insh American (China) 31st inst.”
American (Doric) 8th prox.
The P. & D. SN. Co's steamer Pekin
1 left Singapore for this: port on the goth inst.,
al 8 a.in.
The Ben Line Strainer Benkezers from Leith 230 and London left Singapore to-day, pand inst.,
for this porn I
The C. N. Co.'s steamer Chinglu left Kobe for this part on 20h inst., and is expected to arrive here on 25th inst., at daylight,
The N. Y. K. Co's steamer Puwala Maru (Australian Line) left Manija direct for this port on the 21st, fast, and is expected to arrive here on the 23rd inst
IN A SQUALL
While C. Baker (95), and a crew of five Chinese were sailing Police bont No. 7 with provisions for the station at Yung Shuwan island on Saturday it sudden squall struck the The Linperial German Mail steamer Bayern Craft Cupsizing it and its colouts For unate left Shanghai on Saturday, the 20th inst lyn number of fishing junks were in the noon, and may be expected bere on or about crew from the water and despatched then on an ther-craft-to-Aberdeen. All the rations. The M. S. Co.'s steamer China will
shil from Yokohama for various ports and Hong as well a. lunse fittings were lost, whilst Con- kong on 23rd inst. The steamer Pert arrived - stable Baker-ha the misfortune to lose his at-San Francisco on 19th inst
centre, comprising about thirty miles. The to the attainment of that success which has Chiorse. The deceased came to the East invic pity and Nn 2,601 resciled the struggling | Monday, the 22nd nst., p.m.
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