TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's.)
The Reverse in Somaliland.
LONDON, 14th April. The recent reverse in Somaliland was to Col. Plunkets' columin, which consisted of 160 African Rifles, 48 of the and Sikhs' and two Maxims, ́ The column was attacked by the Somalis at close quarters and 180 men and to officers were killed out of a total British force of 220. General Manning is marching to extricate Col. Cobbe.
Great Britain and the Bagdad Railway.
Mr. Balfour has announced that the Gov-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1963.
WUCHOW NOTES
{Prain On Correspondent.)
Wuchow 24th April, "PAK KONG" FLOATED, The river has risen and the Pak Kong floated last night. She left for Hongkong this morning.
MR. C CLEMENTI,
Mr. C. Clementi, who was a passenger from Canton in the s.5, Saimum, urrived here yester day, and let this morning for the famine- stricken districts up river.
UNREST IN CHINA.
STATEMENT BY THE RUSSIAN CONSUL-GENERAL.
There has just arrived at Milan on a holi- day M Nikola Kolessoff, Russian Consul. crahient will not participate in the Bagdad General at Pekin. In the course of an inter Railway scheme.
view with a journalist who knew him out in China, M. Kolessoff stated that there is every reason to anticipate that Chinese disturbances will soon recommence with increased violence. he pre entenditions of peace and order, he said, are ephemeral, Religious frenzy anul
· hatred against the foreigners have now spread throughout the Empire, and are much fiercer than they were two years ago. New Fiterature is published daily preaching destruction 10 the invaders, the are persecuted in all directions, and the missionaries are 1 sing their converts. Armed
bands
native Christians
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COMMERCIAL LINERS
CROWDED..
The rect act passed by the civil commis- sion authorizing the use of commercial liners for transportation to the United States on ex- piration of service on account of accumulated leaves of absence, has brought about such a state of affairs that transportation on any of the liners bound for the United States will be cagerly sought for during the next month or two.
CREW SCUTTLES CHINA BOUND
SHIP
"PRINCE GEORGE" ABANDONED,
A report received in Manila by Commander Helm, Chief of the Bureau of Coast Guard and Lighthouse service, relative to the Norwegian barkeatine Prince George shows that the ship was abandoned after a deliberate but unsuccessful attempt had been made to scuttle ber.
According to a report received from Captain The rate offered by one of the lines operatJanies Miller, of the Coast Guard steainer fabias, he, after landing the ten castaway's at ing between Manila and the States is under. stood to be $145.00 per capita for this class of the port of Zamboanga, offered to take the Traffic, and this fact resulted in the master of master of the Prince George with him to make the Nippon Maru being offered $30.00 gold a search for his vessel. This offer the Norwegian by a tourist and his wife anxious to return captain declined and absolutely refused to home by that steamer; but, from statements
have anything more to do with the matter,
of the steamer, it appears that all the space was made by the local agents and by the officers
booked in Manila and that there wasn't an available spot in which to locate them for the long trip across the Pacific.
There are over a hundred school teachers
in Manila why are entitled to transportation by commercial fires to America, and as there are no1 nger ordens permitting the use of trans- ports for this class of traffic, they naturally fill the boats sailing from Manila on the presenta tion of proper transportation requests.
All of the San Francisco boats touching at this part, says the Manila Cablenews, come by be way of Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki and touch Hongkong and Shanglini on the homeward trip, and it is claimed that those awai ing trans- patation at either of the places named take owing to the number of civilian employes who chances on securing berths or passage at all,
are entitled to passage from Manila on such
The Budget. The Budget shows an estimated expendi- ture of £143,935,000 and a revenue of 154,770,000; the Income tax is to be reduced by four pence in the pound, involv- ing £8,500,000, the Corn duty is to be re- mitted involving £2,000,000, the Sugar, Cual and Tea duties are not touched. Of the cost of the wars in South Africa and China amounting to £217,000,000, it is hoped to recover £34,000,000 from South
are being formed everywhere, for Africa and £6,000,000 from China.
Consols rose on the Budget, which is the trade in arms, though forbidden by the convention made with the Powers after the generally well received, though the oppost-war, flourishes more actively than ever, and tion styles it an electioneering or dissolution German weapons are secretly imported and budget. An amendment to reduce the duly distributed. At the Legati ns in lekin pre- on tea two pence was rejected and the tea parations for a possible war are going on, and
steamers, under the new civil commission act. resolution passed.
the establishments are all stron ly fortified, especially the English one. Should the Lega-
A passenger returning on one of the recent tions be besieged again, the imperial Palacetated to a Cablenews reporter that there were boats plying between Hongkong and Manila
which is situated in their neighbourhood, could be blown up with shells in a few hours, and the whole town bombarded.
The Consul-General thinks that the whele of the Imperial quarter is mined, and the Germans have also placed batteries on the
LATER.
The King's Visit to France. It is believed that the malicious attempts which are being made in Paris to excite hostility towards His Majesty King Edward will fail utterly.
at least a dozen people waiting at Hongkong for transportation on the Niphọn Maru but owing to the number of passengers she took from Manila it was an impossibility to accom- inodate them. "Some of these passengers,” said the gentleman, had return-trip tickets
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The Tablar atcordingly proceeded on her voyage to Jolo and discovered the Prince Gcorge with all sails set about two miles south. east of Dipolod, one of the Sumales Island. The barkentine was boarded. It was found that both her bow and stern anchors had been let go with twenty-five fathoms of chain attached to each, but neither had reached the bottom: A col! ch sel and hammers lying upon the deck led to an investigation which revealed the fact that a hole had been cut in the ship's side. There were eleven feet of water in her rising two feet above the cargo in the lower hold. The hole was plugged and the ship cleared of water with her own pumps in four hours and the anchors hove up. The Tablis then towed the Prince George to a safe anchorage on the west side of Tatalan Island and proceeded on her voyage to Jolo, leaving an officer and three from Jolo the 7ndlus towed the barkentine into men in charge of the derelict. On her return
Zamboanga arriving there on the 14th inst.
The Prince George is an hon barkentine of 472 tons net register and had been out from London eleven months bound for China. The length of her voyage is attributed to the fact that her cargo was 800 tons of pitch, a large part of which was stowed between decks. When the ship entered the hot latitudes the pitch between decks melted and ran into the hold, thus putting all the weight in her bottom- and making it impossible for her to sail in the
The Somaliland Reverse. The British reverse in Somaliland has great town wall. The death of Li Hung Changwith stop-over privileges which entitled them light breezes which she encountered. created the most painful impression in Engendered the situation still more diffi uh and land, and there is much anxiety for further
news.
Russia and Manchuria.. Russia has demanded that China signs an agreement, which practically cedes the sover eignty of Manchuria to Russia, excluding other nations therefrom. The German Press declares that Germany has always regarded Manchuria as a Russian sphere and that those interested must settle matters with Russia themselves. The impression at Washington is that Russia's action consti- tutes a distinct breach of faith with the United States and though no danger of a collision is apprehended, it is expected that the United States, Great Britain and Japan will join in presenting a firm note to China insisting on non-compliance with Russian conditions.
(Manila Cablencurs.) Reported illness of the King. New York, April 22nd. King Edward is seriously ill in Romus. A complication of his old ailments has set in and his physicians regard it with alarm. The ing was making a tour on the continent and jour. neyed to Rome with the intention of visiting
the Pope.
[By the last mail our London correspondent forwa'de a note stating: It is regrettable that the King's health is not more robust. He never disappoints his loyal subjects, but, on the other hand, the physical effort involved is often far greater than they are aware. Most pany-le will be surprised to hear that his own physician sees him almost daily, whilst even the Court Circular officially mentioned, the other day that Sir F. Treves as well had what was diplomatically termed on audience. The King has the most delightful manner, and an air of geniality that wins all hearts; but beneath all his outward good humour he suffers much from depression -Ed, H, K, 7}
THE ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION
threatening.
THE MACKAY TREATY
Of late we have heard but little of the Mackay Commercial Treaty with China, says the London correspondent of the Afanchester Guardian. It may be remembered that it consists of two parts, one settling a variety of matters, the other (clause S) dealing wholly
with likin. The former is in effect a separate treaty between Great Britain and China, with which other Powers have no concern. It comes into effect, I understand, from January 1st next. Clause 8, however, which is the business part of the agreement, stands on a holly different footing, for it was agreed that before it came into force the other Powers hav ing treaties with China must accept treaties with similar provisions. I now learn that most of the other Powers are in negotiation with China on the subject, and that Germany, Japan, and the United States have substantially accepted this part of the treaty, but that they look upon the 12 per cent granted to the Chinese in lieu of import duty and likin by Sir James Mackay as too high. They are willing to grant to per cent. The Chinese (invernment are expected to haggle somewhat over this, but the advantage of a substantial accession to the revenue under the new system will doubtless
induce them to give way.
CHINA AND ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
to space on the steamer selected by them after giving due notice of the boat they deshed passage by. In three cases personally, known to me the necessary notice was given to the agent of the company in Nagasaki | and afterwards verbally expressed to the Hongkong office before the arrival of the boat. The latter office stated that everything was full owing to the fact that civil employees returning on government transportation had taken up all the available transportation at the Manila end."
Mr. Well, of Castle Bros., Wolf & Sons, was seen by a Cubleners representative and the above statement read to him. Mr. Wolf stated
hat as far as the records of his office wate
concerned the average number of school teachers and others returning to the States under government permits amount to between eight and nine on each trip and that while all the steamers of the line had been an. usually crowded by home going Americans he did not attribute the cause to the government employees handled by the Pacific Mail line and other transportation companies.
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The question of the rate quoted as bearing on the subject, Mr. Walf was unable to discuss, as far as his office as a local agency for his line was concerned, all rates were based on the established tariff, and that the concession granted to the civil government had been
arranged in the United States between the home office of the line and the various trans portation companies interested.
"We are booking passengers right along," remarked Mr., Wolf, "and it cannot be seen how things could be tangled with respect to cabins and space if the agents in Japanese and Chinese ports were kept advised by returning-
tourists as to the ship they desired to take passage on. We are allowed so much space Manila end and generally fill it and have been on the lookout for civilian employees to the extent of what our passenger traffic of the class bas amounted to on previous sailings."
STEADY ADVANCE OF RUSSIA.
The money which China has raised in con- nection with her puticipation in the St. Louis Exposition is to be spent in the following inanner, says the Universal Gazette. The total amount is Tls. 753,000, of which Tls 500,000 will be d voted to the building of houses and the construction of a garden on the Exposition ground, Tls. 100,000 will be used for the salaries and travelling expenses of the Imperial Commission rs and their suite, and Tls. 150,000 will be honded to Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector-General of the Imperial Maritime ON THE S.S. "SAINAM.”
Customs, for the purchase of various Chinese products to be used as exhibits in the exposi- The London corre pordent of the Birming- Writing from Canton on 25th inst, a cor- respondent says. On the s.5. Suinam arriving
journal:- The reason why the Chinese Government from Wuchow this morning the captain's takes so much interest in the St. Louis Exposi- attention was attracted by a tumult in the tion by sending a very important representat ve 'tween decks. On proceeding to investigate to the scene and by spending such a liberal be was met by the ship's Indian watchmen
sum of money is because it wants to strengthen with two Chinamen," "dressed as soldiers, in its friendly relations with the Government of custody. These men came off in sampans, and had endeavoured to forcibly lake children from
the United States and to show its appreciation 3rd class female passengers, Another consenting to the Chinese indemnity on a silver de. The idea is simply part, I understand
t'on.
́of the kindness of the United States in con-
ller
bottom too became so foul that she could make but slight headway.
According to the Munila Times, from which this article is republished, Captain Miller reports that neither the ship nor her cargo are in any way damaged and that all that will be necessary to enable her to proceed on her voyage will be a slight shifting of her cargo and scraping her bottom.
The master of the Prince George states that he lay becalmed between Coco and Basilan islands for three days and if this is true why he did not anchor is a mystery as the water there is shallow enough to m ke it easy.
A board of survey was convened on the 14th and the ship will be held until it arrives at a decision and instructions are received from
Manila.
The crew are reported by the doctor as nol suffering from beri-beri as at first reported but from the effects of living on one kind of food for too long a time. They are all doing well.
Commercial.
TO-DAY'S. INTELLIGNCE. The restriction in transactions continues for the same reason as last reported. Ow ing to the political outlook and the rise in exchange BANKS have weakened and remain an offer at $675. INDO-CHINAS are reported sold at $108.53 $109, and $109 50; but seller for forward delivery would be content in accept less than the equivalent of cash rates. SHELI TRANSPORTS have been sold at 6 55 and are wanteil, CHINA SUGARS market opened with a very strong demand at Stro, but at St smill sales are reported market closing with strong inquiries at the latter rate. RAUBS have been sold at $ and $10.5, but are obtainable at a shadr higher. Backs are offering at $215 for the settlement. WHARES have sold at $91. KONG- KONG HOTFLs are offering at $150,
SHIPPING AND FREIGHT.
Slackness in the demand for tonnage is partly due to the heavy time fixtures arranged a few weeks ago. The drop in freights be- tween Wobu and Canton is consequent upon the liners having resumed quoting for this trade. Hankow to Canton; a fix ure is be lieved to have been done here at 30 cand, per picul. Chinkiang to Canton, for groundnuts, the latest rate paid to an outsider is 55 cand. It is reported that two handysited Bangkok steamers, unable to secure cargoes at Bangkok, have been shifted to the Saigon trade. The slackness in demand from Newchwang to the more southern ports is due to higher produce prices.
SAIL TONNAGE.
No more fixtures of sailing-vessels for New York loading, ve reported, and the only ships that seem to be booked from 1 enee to that port are the British barques Relipse and Kentnier". The latter, which is 10 arrive from Shanghai, barque Hollisweed is charted from hence he al o take cargo for Baltimore The American
Callao. Disengaged vessels include the American schooner Columbia, 772 tons; the British barques the Lucia, 640 tons, and Chil tanford, 2,198 tons; Swedish b rque Dharwar, 1,271 tons; and the French barque, Guerveur, 1.773 tons.
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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. ON LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer......... 8
Bank Bills, on demand...1/8 7/16 Credits, 4 months' sight 1/84 D'ments 4 months' sight...48
...M.1.743
ON BERLIN, (demand) ON PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand....2.14 Credits, 4 months' sight. ......2.18 ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand...414 Credits, 30 days' sight... 42 ON BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer.........127)
On demand...
"
.1271 | ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Transfer.....711 Private o days' sight .................... nom, ON YOKOHAMA, T.T.
831 Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate.
$11.01 Gold Leaf too touch, per inzel Bar Silver.........
nom.
...241
Per chest No sales
.@ $gboloho
OPIUM QUOTATIONS, To-day's quotations are as follows:-
MALWA NEW ........
LAST YEAR..... ÜLDEST
PATHA, NEW BENARES NEW PERSIAN (Paper).....
.6 -1,030/1,060
f) 1,010 1,000
......... No sales
To-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instructions
THE MUGENS, Esq, to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), the 28th April, 1993,
at 2.30 F.M,
within his residence, No. 56, MORRISON HILL ROAD, PART OF HIS
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Particulars of which can be had from Cala--
TERMS:-As usual.
TRADE AT VLADIVOSTOK.
The last number of the Board of Trade journal contains extracts from a report made by the British Commercial Agent at Vladivos tok, which states that governmental help has given an impetus to the establishment of pri-logue, issued on Tuesday morning. vate enterprises and merchants in that district, and to the establishment of various private industrial and mining undertakings. From a table published it appears that while from 1895 to 190 Vladivostok was developing its trade in a normal manner, since the latter year it has been declining. In order to remedy this state of affairs it has been proposed that a free har- bour should be established in the European
manner, and several other suggestions are now before the Minister of Finance.
T. Y. K. SIGNAL STATION.
IN MID-PACIFIC.
The Toyo Kisen Kaisha which operates the steamships America Maru, Nippon staru, and Hongkong iduru between the Orient and the United States on a joint schedule with the Pacific Mail and Occidental and Oriente
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 27th April, 1903.
15240 FOR CHEMULPO, DALNY and/or PORT ARTHUR, Calling at SHANGHAI *HE Steamship
THE
"SULLBERG,"
Captain Meyer, will be despatched for the
above Parts on SATURDAY, the 2nd May, at 5 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 27th April, 1903.
[535" DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FONCHOW. THE Company's Steamship
"THALES." Captain Robson, will be despatebed for the
at 10 AM
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Entinations,
SANTA CASA DA MISERICORDIA OF MACAO.
NOTICE.
hat on the 29th instant, at three o'clock T is hereby notified for public information
P.M., before the Board of the SANTA CASA DA MISERICORDIA OF MACAO, the adjudication will be proceeded with, by Public Tender under sealed covers, of the LEASE of the BOA VISTA HOTEL-SANITORIUM for the period of Five Years and Two Months, commencing from the 1st May proximo to the end of June, 1998. The Conditions of Tender ore as follows
1.-Persons desirous of Tendering should deposit Five Hundred Dollars before the cominencement of the proceedings as a guarantee of the bona fides of the tenderer, the deposit being forthwith returned to unsuccessful bidders at the conclusion of the proceedings.
2. Tenders should be delivered under sealed covers to the Board following the opening of proceedings together with the deposit receipt.
3. Any one not having made the deposit will not be permitted to bid neither will their tenders be accepted.
4.The guarantee that the successful Tenderer should have to give for the fulfilment of his contract, immediately after the adjudication is made, will be one year's rental in money, or by Deposit Note for a like amount of any Bank, payable to the Order of the SANTA CASA, personal bond being unacceptable.
5. The upset price for the lease is Three Thousand Six Hundred Dollars per annum, that is, the equivalent of Three Hundred Dollars per inonth.
The clauses of the Agreement for Lease may be seen at the Office of the SANTA CASA where they can be examined by intending tenderers.
ALBINO ANTONIO PACHECO, Provedor.
Board Room of the Santa Casa da Misericordia, Macau, 18th April, 1903.
NOTICE.
(4996
HE LEAL SENADO DA CAMARA OF MACAO, duly authorized, will re- ceive Tenders for the supply of ELECTRIC POWER to be used in the Lighting of the Public Streets of the City of Macas, under the following Conditions:-
1. The Tenders are to be forwarded, in sealed covers, addressed to the LEAL SENADO DA CAMARA, and delivered at the Secretary's Office of the same Department.
11. The time allowed for the forwarding of the Tenders is within Six months from the date of this Notice.
III. The Tenders are to state in Mexi- can dollars, of local currency, the following prices :-
With reference to the lighting of the public streets-
1st. For each incandescent light of 16 candles, per month $......
2nd. For each voltaic are light of 500 candles, per month $......
3rd. For each light of 16 candles, be yond the minimum number fixed in the agreement, per month $......
4th. For each voltaic arc fight of 500 candles, beyond the minimum number fixed in the agreement, per month $......
With reference to the supply of electric power for private lighting and for the lighting of public and municipal buildings, For each hecto-watt-hour $
IV. The other conditions of agreement for the concession are those that have been approved by superior authority and are open for perusal at Macao in the secretary's office of the Municipal Council, at Hong. kong, Shanghai and Kobe (Japan) in the. Consulates of Portugal, and in Lisbon in the secretary's office in the municipal council.
Copies of these conditions of agreement will be forwarded to the parties, who apply for them.
V. Any tender, unless accompanied by a deposit of $500, will not be received.
VI. The tenders will be opened by the Leal Senado da Camara, in public meeting, on the 21st October, 1903, at 2 PM.
VII. The Leal Senado da Camara re- serves the right not to grant the concession the tenders submitted are not found Convenient.
PEDRO NOLASCO DA SILVA,
President of Leal Senado da Camara.
Alacao, 18th April, 1903.
OCCIDENTAL
[sore HOTEL,
(LATE QUEEN'S)
ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON.
ham lost wri es in a recent i suc of that Steamship companies is to establish a signal leve Ports, on THURSDAY, the 30th instant, Į THE Undersigned bas the pleasure to
Intelligence has reached a prominent quarter Tere-from ft. Pe ersburg to the effect that the Russian Government propose to invite about a hundred representative commerci I men (rom the United Kingdom to take part in a tour over the great Siberian Railway and its connections as soon as the necessary are ngements can le
station on Midway island in the Mid-Pacific, The island is to be one of the landing places of the Pacific cable and the signal station is to be established when the cable is in operation. When the station is established it is the inten.
federate was also found aboard; "all three bass, in spite of the fact that all the wher of a larger scheme, in which representatives of fifty miles out of the ordinary course followed
were armed with revolvers. The matter has been placed in the hands of the British Consul,
ISLAND FOR LEPERS.
A COLONY IN THE WEST INDIES.
The Cuban Goverment is understood to have received proposals from a German scien- tific association, which is anxious to 'acquire the isle of Pines for use as an international leper colony. As a condition to the transfer of the island the association guarantees the care of all Cubars affected with elephantiasis and kindred diseases, thus relieving the Government of all expense in connection with them.
Representatives of the association who have recently visited the Isle of Pines are convinced that the special medical qualities of the mineral 'springs near Nueva Corona are just what they had long sought, in connection with a salubrious climate, for the location of a treat for the unfortunala lepers of the different civilised nations of the old and new worldkate
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SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER.
Giralt
Powers have tried every effort to persuade it
nol to do so.
MR. WITTON IN SIBERIA.
A letter has been received in Manila from Mr. Witton, who is well-known in Ilongkong, in which he says, "We have safely negotiated the 6,000 miles of ice snow and slush through Siberia. At Lake Baikal, Mr. Mason and my-elf arranged for a race with another party, also travelling by sledge. For a while it was interesting but toward the last it became tamer toan Santa Mess, our sledge winning in a canter: We did the eighteen miles in little over an hour. Temperature was 13 below zero I have written an article of about 7,000 words on our trip and intend having it set up in London
The letter is addressed from the Grand Hotel D'Europe, St. Petemberg, Rue Michel, and is dated March 8 Mr. Wilton is at present in London. He expects to be back this way in a
ftw months,
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For Freight or Passage apply to
"DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & ÇO,
General Managers. Hongkong, 27th April, 1923.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POste Francais,
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON. SINGAPORE, BATAVIA COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY,CALCUTTA,
DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, MARSEILLFS .... MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SPA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX ALSO PORTS OF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE N TUESDAY, the 5th May. 103
Announce, that, having made a favourable lease with the proprietor of the QUEEN'S HOTE), will open same on the FIRST of MAY under the ame of the
£
'OCCIDENTAL.
It will be conducted as a First Class Residen- tal and Tourist Hotel, having every facilify to
ssure comforts to guests.
The RED-ROOMS are excellently furnished, n I will be kept scrupulously clean and neat. Fach room has its own private bath. `
The DINING Room and CUISINE will have strict attention, and m ny changes from the routine of the average Hongkong dinner will be inaugurated.
The WINE LIST and Bar will have a choice selection of European and American Wines,
Oat the Company's Steamelin Suits and I cels.
Captain Negre, with Maite, Pissenger. Specie and Grgo, will leave this For for MARSEILLES, A Ports of Call, WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.
tion of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha to have its steamers reported from it on the way to and from an Francisco. Midway island lies about
other prominent commercial nations will share; by the lines on the way to Honolulu so that and, in this regard, I would note that among very little time will be lost in diverting them thrise who know Russia well there i· a feeling sufficiently to sight the island and be reported. of some surprise at the supineness with which It is quite probable, says the Manila Times, our business men as a whole regard the steady that the other steamship companies will follow advance that coun ry is making in commercial the enterprising 'end of the Japanese company enterprise. I was talking last night with a very and have their vessels reported likewise. shrewd representative of English trade who is Midway is one of the most interesting islands" YARRA," thoroughly acquainted with the latest commerid the Pacific. In the middle of the last century cial developments of the Russian Empire, and it was frequently visited by whalers and on of the Danner in which it is a curing fresh several occasions offered a haven for castaways. markets, some of which we ourselves might Later on the Pacific Mail Steamship company, possess, and he prophesied that wi hin ten pioneer in the trade between the United years: Russia would be found one of our most States and Oricat established a rel.ef station formidable trade rival_may_add in illus'ra on the island. The station was stocked with tion, that I learn to-day that the Crar's repre- sentatives have within the last few months recruited many men from the British spip building firms. am assured that no fewer than three hundred are now in the Russian dockyards, of whom two hundred are focated at Constadt, the intention being to introduce a large number of British workmen into the Russian yards.
ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER
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G/Girault
coal and provisions but was never used to any extent. Raiders helped themselves to coal and is a few years only slight traces of the station remained. The island is a great sand spit and lies very low. There is not much verdure en it and if the writer, is correctly informed is without a supply of good water. That de ficiency can be met, however, by catching and storing rain water.
ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE : BEER AY) G. Gimulk
Cargo and Specie will he registered for Ton. don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till NOON only on MONDAY, the 4th May, Specie and Parcels received until 4 P.M. on the same day. No Cargo will be received on board on TUESDAY
Parcels are not to be sent on board, they must be left at the Agency's Office: Contents and Value of Packages are required.
For further Particulars, apply at the Com. pany's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, 27th April, 1901 ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER-
G. Girault.
fr0040
The BAR will be conducted on the American priiple; the foremost feature of which will
be the
FREE LUNCH COUNTER, provided with all the fresh nic-nace, that the
ma-ket affords.
The Dur contains two English Billiard tables, and UNE AMERICAN POL TABLE (the only public American Pool Table in the Colony),
The HOTEL will keep on file. American, English and Manila Papers
TERMS, etc, very reasonable; and special rates to Residents can be had on application to
JAS. D. ME CAMERON,
Manager.
Hongkong, 18th April, tong,
14950 SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEEK. A. G. Girault.
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