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TELEGRAMS.
"HON KONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE.
STRAITS CURRENCY COMMISSION REPORT. ADOPTION OF GOLD STANDARD RECOMMENDED.
CHANGE, SAFE AND SURE.
COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUS,
(From Our Special Correspondent.)
SINGAPORE, 7th May, 12,05 p.m. The report of the Commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the advisability or otherwise of a change in the Currency of the Straits Settlements and the Federated
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 7 1903,
*A DREAM OF RINALDO."
BY THE MOCK GAIETY GANG.
At the Theatre Royal last evening before a very large and appreciative audience, the Mock Gaiety Gang, of H.M.S. Rinaldo, gave a very successful extravaganza, entitled A Dream of Rinalds. Punctual to the appointed hour, the band of the ship struck up a familiar refrain from the Belle of New York," and the curtain rose displaying fine painting of the sloop Rinaldo, with bulging sails, ploughing the waters of the ocean on a voyage of discovery. After the termination of the selection, the inner carlain was raised and the audience was introduced to the quarter-seck of the Rinalde where Ben Brace, n King's hard bargain, is seen reeling about the deck, with a
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and accurate information always to be found and avoided on board ship, tells you it ranks next in importance as a shipping port a Iondon, and that the Peak is 1,800 odd feet high. But he doesn't tell you what a feast for the eyes is spread out in the views of the harbour from the Peak and the Peak from the harbour, nor how we have literally made to blossom as a rose, a wilderness originally as frowning and bleak as the menacing headlands on the Chinese mainland opposite. Not only the trees, shrubs, and flowers, but the very soil in which they grow was originally brought to the island and carried by coolies up the mountain paths. Steamers anchor at Kowloon wharf on the mainland which enables one to see the harbour and island to much better advantage than if tucked under the lee of the rock. I say to see "but perhaps one rather good reason over in silence, is that it is invisible a great part of the time. It is a veritable kingdom of the mists, and I believe if you are 3 resident you must either live at an altitude which will enable you to keep your head and shoulders above the logs, or else at a level below which wrapping itself in a foga of cloud much in the same way that Table Mountain makes use of its table cloth. I was privileged to see it un- shrouded, but I am bound to own the views were somewhat of the impressionist school and before the end of the day-only the lower slopes of the headlands were visible.
HONGKONG—UNITED STATES
LINERS
IN AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT,
Several days ago The World announced the new 'regulation passed by the American authorities at Washington to the effect that no Chinaman should be shipped for deporta- tion on any vessel afterwards touching at
Victoria. This ordinance, according to the Tacoma Ledger, has occasioned considerable inconvenience, and no little speculation us to what permanent arrangements will be made in the matter. Says the Ledger: It has been the regular practice of all Northern Pacific liners from this port and of the Japanese liners from Seattle to put in at Victoria on their way out for the Orient. The order found the local mashal's
Co-bay's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW
situated on high cliffs, adjacent to the sex, and, in order to land, vessels are compelled to come close alongside these cliffs, by the side of which there is very deep water. This water is much exposed, and, owing to its depth, becomes rough in an exceedingly short space of time. THE Undersigned tave received instructions and in bad weather the coast, cannot be approached; nowhere is there safe anchorage. From May to November fair weather prevails, but cannot be relied on, while during the remain- ing months the weather is very treacherous.
Already the island has made history for itself, but in rather an unfortunate manner. Two years ago it had the unenviable distinction of possessing what was probably the highest death rate in the world, for the ratio of mortality for that year, among the coolies on the island, was actually 45.57 per mille! Nearly all the deaths were due to that mysterious
(FRIDAY), the 8th May, 1903, nt 11 A.M., al their
SALES ROOMS, No. 8, Des Voeux Road,.
Corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
**Comprising :- TAPESTRY COVERED DRAWING- ROOM SUIT, IRON BED-STEADS, BABY'S COT, TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARD with BEVELLED GLASS, TEAKWOOD CHAIRS, WRITING WARDROBES, TABLE, WHATNOTS, LAMPS, CROCK- VICE, Five BICYCLES, &C., &;
ALSO ENAMELLED WARE, Twenty-five Cases Two IRON SAFES, Twelve Cases of of BLACK VELVETEENS}
bottle of beer in his hand and singing why Hongkong scenery is and often passed office with eleven Chinamen.on band for de disease, but one so common among, natives ERY and GLASS WARE, DINNER SER-
to
bacchanalian song. Eventually be succumbs the arms of Morpheus. and, through reading Tasso's Jerusalem de-
livesel, and Aristo's Orlando Furioso, in his
portation. These were taken to Seattle by Chief Deputy Marshal Crosby, with the expecta
one of the ion of embarking them on Japanese liners sailing March 24th, be in the first one due to leave the Sound, The vessel, however, could not take the contra
in these parts; beri-beri. So serious a condit- ion of affairs was naturally the subject of dis- cussion in the Straits Legislative Council, and steps were taken to inquire fully into the matter, it was found that the susceptibility to
AND
Mulay States has been unanimously dreams of Rinaldo and a mutiny brought they do not descend. The Peak has a habit of bands, as it intended putting into Victoria who livedt principally on dried fish, particularly & Sons, London), and Three SADDLES and
on the way out.
the disease was greatest among those natives
so in the case of the Chinese, who do not, as a rule, thoroughly cook their fish before eating it. Accordingly the diet of the coolies was varied, fresh vegetables being granted them by the company, a thing which had not been done before, and every endeavour was made to Dr. Durban, of the combat the disease. London Tropical School of Medicine, pro- ceeded to the island to study the conditions
that much success has been met with,
One EDELWEIS ORGAN, Thies COT- TAGE PIANOS (One by John Broadwood
BRIDLES Complete. TERMS: As usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 7th May, 1903.
[5600 THE HONGKONG FROZEN FOOD SUPPLY DEPOT,
moments of sobriety he is transported to the Bower of Bliss-in the enchanted, isles and
The med were brought back to Tacoma and about by him where the fair sex predominates, If it be decided that the and general festivities figure prominently in signed.
are being held for the Northern Pacific s.s. gold standard ought to be substi-his muddled brains. He is carried back to
Victoria, which sails from this port April 17th. The marshal's office now lias on hand fifteen tuted in the Straits Settlements his younger days and dreams fondly of his relations, recalls ok ties, and the for the present silver eure.cy, the happy times of his childhood.
natives of the Celestial kingdom for deportation During his
and arrangements have been made with Messrs. opinion of the Commissioners is that dream, about thirty ar iste, comprising Armida,
Dodwell & Co., agents for the line, for taking The Chinese back home-without making the such change is quite practicable and his inamta, a sorceress, her four hand- appears to be an indispensable part of head of the vessel, twin hunatics, his late
maidens, King Neptune, Rinaldo, the figure that my letters got posled is ring to my friends, stop at Victoria. No definite arrangements locally, bu ap to the present if cannot be said MR. W. PAKLANE having resigned, the have been made governing future sailings and any gold scheme to substitute for the cumployer, his mother, the squire of h's parish, street opposite, which was borrowed direct from his matter will be taken up by the Northern present dollars a currency special to the vicar, and his personal friends, among when Italy. Steep and narrow, with trees on either
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CANTON NOTES.
On landing we went at once, as every traveller is bound to do, to the Post Office, but
far I could not get in and turn my back on a
sile and backed with a strip of mountain, it was full of flower sellers with baskets piled high with roses, heliotrope anil tuberose. A veritable Jacob's ladder of sweetness, with
Pacific Steamship Company in the near future. Unless suitable nrrangemer ts can be made
with the steamship companies operating from the Sound the prisoners will have to be shipped 10 San Francisco by rail and sent across from
extra expense for the marshal's office.
In the report, issued by the dist ict officer for last year, the death-rate is shown to be 197.14 pernille. This ratio is much lower than that of preceding years, but is still very high. Beri-beri is prevalent in the Straits Settlements, and, in fact, throughout the East Indies, but in these
all the scent and colour of the south but the that port. This course would involve a large places it does not claim its victims on such a
flower girls afer yellow skinned coolies with pig-tails. A constant stream of trotting rickshas Bowed past, but no heavy traffic, no noise. Such blessed peace.
When the united efforts of my friends had finished my post-office business, they took me across to my enchanted street and invited me to put myself in a chair with shafts fore and A Dream of Rivaldo will be repeated loaft, and conlies to match. This desperate night, and as the proceeds are to be devoted to
venture had to be inade alone. As soon as I had charitable purposes, a full house should result seated myself. the leading coolie stepped inside the shafts and the two of them (mercifully simultaneously) hoisted me on their shoulders and started up the hill with me. The motion is decidedly staccato, excellent ng doubt for the liver, but fatal to hairdressing unless onc's back-hair were tintacked to one's head. More The report of a capture of pirates, at Kum-hair-pins cannot be expected to know and keep chuk, West River, by a British gunboat, reach ed here on the 5th inst. It is said that the bluejackets fook nine men prisoners, while, one man was killed. The gunboat would-be the Afcorken; it is her first blood.
(From Our. Correspondent.)
is a polite American appear on the stage the Straits to be entro led by the and delight the audience by various songs, Government of the-e Settlements. dances, topical jokes, and hits referring Unless it be decide I to use the Indian feature of the evening was an exhibition of a to naval gunnery on the China Station, etc. A rupec the Commission recommends serpentine dance executed with great skill by the gradual introduction, of
one of the artists. The parodies of Belle of special dollar of the same weight and04, teach me how to inre into Oh, teach me how 1. New York Lurned into Reile of Hangkong, and fineness as the present British.dollar. | to shaal, received general applause. Previous to and also the demonetization of the the extravaganza, a short sketch, entitled Out of tune was presented by two miembers of the present dollars as soon as the supply "Cang" of the new coin is sufficient for all requirements and will permit of the demonetization with safety: When a sufficient quantity of the new token has been coined to meet the require- mehts of the Straits Settlements and the adjoining Federated Natiye >tates! further colage should cease till ex- change value reaches whatever value in relation to the British sterling sovereign that might be decided by Government as the future value of the traits dollar. Afterwards the Government should issue new coins in exchange for gold at a fixed rate. The Commission believes this method to be slow, but perfectly safe and sure, involving no risk, whatever, and creating the mi nimum of disturbance to all interests concerned,
Opium for China. (From our own Correspondent.)
BOMBAY, 7th May. The P. & O. S.. N.. Co.'s mail steamer left Bombay yesterday even- ing with about $15 chests of Malwa opiuin. The prices of the best drug
are:-
•
Malwa New......Rs. 1,135 1,250 1,870
Old ...... Oldest ...
(Reuters)
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The King's Tour.
LONDON, 5th May. The King passed the night on his yacht at Cherbourg and entertained the French and English Officers on board. The British and French squadrums illuminated.
The Irish Land Bill.
CANTON, 6th May. GUNBOAT CAPTURES PIRATES.
YUAN SHL-KAJ.
The China Merchants 5.5. Kwany fok, the
Lavourite passenger steater of Chinese
officials, arrived here last Tuesday morning, and various members of Yuan Shi-kar's suit were aboard. I understand that Yuan is being despatched South to operate, against the Kwangsi rebel. It is locally believed that he should prove an,able man for the task.
THE VICEROY'S DEPARTURE.
The Chinese armed transport Faik On is lying in the back reach, and I am informed that she is to take the present acting Viceroy
and suit North,
THE PROTEST AGAINST. GOV- ERVOK FANG CHỊH CHUN OF KWANGSI
The N, C. D. News learns that the following
identical telegrams were despatched on bonday, Guildhouse, under the name of the "United
27th ult., after the mass meeting at the Canton
their place ander such conditions. I never felt so heavy in my life, though when I saw some massive Germans wedged into chairs, and being carried with apparent case began to think my coolies might congratulate themselves. We dismissed our chair at the gardens and explored them awhile revell ing in lovely peeps of sex and shipping framed in greenery, and in the beautiful sights in the Farders, themselves--the most striking being the huge azalea shrubs. Masses of pink blossom, looking as if weighed down by pitik | snow. Novel to me were the Norfolk Island pines which look like slender green pagodas.
We took the cable tram to the Peak where we had tea, which was a vile concnction war- ranted neither to cheer nor inebriate. It is quite refreshing to complain of something, and so lessen the flavour of universal gash which I feel renders these letters insipid. Mists were rolling up in appropriate Scotch fashion as we strolled by Chamberlain Road and looked down on Aberdeen, and the peaceful bay of Little Hongkong. Descending in the tram was not so pleasant. The seat backs-are-not adjustable
and you go lying on your back, with your head down and your heels up. I took it standing, facing the descent; but I felt rather like the scriptural swine. In busy Queen's-rd had my debit in a ricksha which I infinitely prefer to the chairs.
I don't feel a dead
gentry and merchants of the Two Kwang pro- vinces residing in Shangliai,” and addressed to since Ching and the Ministers of the Grand. Council, Viceroy Wei Kuang-tao, of the weight and I don't feel as if the depths Lingkiang provinces, and Viceroy Yuan Chih-of my being were being jolled up into the top k'ai, of Chibli :--
"With reference to the conduct of Governor Wang Chil-ch'un, of Kwangsi, in borrowing French troops and French money on his own responsibility, we would state that were such a precedent once started it will give the oppor unity to the various Powers to use as a lever | for all sorts of future demands upon China, and so affect the integrity and independence of our country that no thought or language can picture the result. We humbly pray that you will Mr. Wyndham moved the second reading telegraph to Covernor Wang Chih-ch'un censur. of the Irish Land Bill. Mr. John Redmonding him on his conduct and prevent his carry
the Government to adopt essential amend- † and up-ight officer of high rank may be sent to ments to which both Landlords and Tenants take the said Governor's place to rescue our agreed. Should the Government not adopt fellow-provincials and direct the operations of the amendments the Nationalists would not the army in the Sou h. The inhabitants of the
Empire will indeed be fortunate if this be done.", support the Bill.
of my, head. Also my back hair stays up. One thing I yearned for-a back-pedal. ting brake; so as to be a little less at the mercy of my coolie when he gets started down hill in full of traffic. a busy street with innumerable cross-streets I felt very like a child in a
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go.cart.
-Queen's-rd was my very first peep into China own, and I shall never forget it. Against every wall, frem every projecting post and balcony hung coloured oblong wooden signs with Chinese idengraphs in black or coirurs. To those who can read as they run, no doubt these
The purpose of the order is to prevent the
possible escape of conimband Chinamen
stupendous scale as in Christmas Island. It would seem that there is some local cause for
No. 3, Ice HCUSE STREET.
Undersigned has been appointed MANAGER from This Date.
Compradore Orders to be made out in favour of "Manager, Hongkong Frozen Food Supply."
LAU KUI TONG, Manager. Hongkong, 7th May, 1903.
15650 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL THE Company's Steamship
"HAILOONG," above Ports, on SUNDAY, the oth instant, Captain Gibson, will be despatched for the
at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 7th May, 1903.
FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. "HE N.D.L. Steamship
"STRASSBURG,
(5620
Captain Madsen, will be despatched for the at Daylight. above Ports on SATURDAY, the 9th ifistant,
the disease, which cannot be, or at any rate being deported during the stay of a vessel at has not yet been, discovered. Vegetables Victoria as has happened once or twice. On
cannot be grown on the island owing to a one occasion, about a year ago, one of the plague of rats with which it is afflicted, nor is Chinamen was taken from the vessel under a the soil any ton prolific were this obstacle re- writ of habeas corpus. On another occasion moved. This want has been remedied by the six or eight months ago five Chinamer manag-insportation of fresh vegetables from Java and ed to make their escape from the vessel while detained overtime in port there. On that occasion, the Canadian authorities fined the shipowners $500, but that did not, of course, rid the country of the proscribed heathen and was no balm to Uncle Sam's wound. The price paid for the passage of China- men back to Hongkong is $37.50. It is expected that when the marshal has a sufficient number for deportation to make it pay, the Chinamen will be taken and the stop at Victoria cut out. As there is an average of fifteen Chinamen shipped from Tacoma and other Puget Sound cities each month, no trouble in effecting subtable arrangements with the steamship companies is anticipated. A method that may be followed in some instances is to take the Mongolians on board a tug and land then on the outward bound steamship ON LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer ..1/8 3/16 after it has left Victori-Vancouver Daily World, zih ult.
other places; aul, owing to the poor quality of the water on the island and the shortness of
T supply, condensers have been erected and a regular supply' thus guaranteed. The fact re- mains, however, that the condition of affairs in Christmas Island is in need of improvement, for a death-rate such as it possesses at the pre sent time is a disgrace to civilization. Unless a remedy can be effected, or native labour dis- pensed with, far better that this lonely island should revert to its former state and its riches remain untapped than the toll of human life now yearly exacted shoul I continue,.-P.M.G.
CHRISTMAS ISLAND.
Several hundred miles off the coast of Java, right out in that part of the Indian Ocean that is most remote from the usual track of vessels, lies
Christmas Island, a tiny islet, which, up to the year 18:8, was uninhabited, and to all practical purposes unknown. First settled by a small party from the Cocos Islands, in this way it was brought under the notice of the Imperial Government, and in June, 1888, a vessel of warto wit, his Majesty's ship 7uperieuse-
was sent down from Singapore to annex the
territory. This was accomplished without any difficulty, and Christmas Island became a dependency of the Straits Settlements. Thus another lonely outpost was added to the Empire,
Although annexed, little was done with regard to the island until the year 1897, when, as the result of private prospecting, it was discovered that it was rich in phosphates, and
under the title of "The Christmas Island a company was the eupon formed in London,
Phosphate Company (Limited)," for the pur pose of obtaining control of the island from the Strails Settlements Government and working the phosphate dep-sits. An arrangement was ninety-nine years' lease of the island, on condi- eflected whereby the company was eranted a tion that a royalty should be paid on all the phosphate exported of 5 per cent, per ton on the selling price, after deducting the cost of
-severely criticized the details and entreateding out his policy. We also pray that a capable merely convey su i prosaic information as that freight and commission, and from then until
LATER.
The King's Return. ⠀ The King, who has arrived in London, met with an exceptionally enthusiastic recep- tion emphasizing the appreciation of the results of his touré
Somaliland.
It is rumoured in Aden that the Muilah attacked the column at Geladi and was re- pulsed with heavy loss, the British losses being considerabic
HONGKONG.
COMMERCIAL.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE,
Bank Bills, on demand ..1/8 Credits, 4 months' sight...18 9/16 D'ments 4 months' sight...1,811/16
ON BERLIN, (demand) ON PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand....
...2+2
Credits, 4 months' sight.2.16 ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand...414 ON BOMDAY, Telegraphic Transfer.........126
Credits, 30 days' sight.41
11
On demand
...176
ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Transfer....?
Private 30 days' sight ..........nom.
82 ON YOKOHAMA, T.T. Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate............$11.73 Gold Leaf too touch, per tael..............nom. Bar Silver....
..........25
OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-day's quotations are as follows:-
MALWA NEW
13
LAST YEAR. OLDEST PATNA NEW...... BENARES NEW PERSIAN (PAPER)..
Per chest Nominal @ $960/980 ..@1,040/1,075
..@ 1,015 0 1,010 ..Nominal
To-day's Advertisentents.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA. HE Company's Steainship
THE
Captain Courtney, will be despatched as above * LAISANG,"
on THURSDAY, the 14th instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 7th May, 1903.
(561€
Fun Soon is the cheapest house in the trade now the company has continued its operations, In 1900 no less for groceries or dry goods, or that Ah Poon's and not without success.
than 35,487 tors were exported, last year the licence entitles him to be drunk on the pre-
amount reached 61,178 tons; and, since new. and improved plant bas recently been erected; THE the output for 1903 should reach a much. higher total.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
¡E P, & O, S: N. Co.'s Steamship
"TIENTSIN,”.
mises. But excent in the heathen Chinese they are merely decorative, and the effect of a forest of them in perspective and in every combination of colour with gilding thrown in,
FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS. ́is-ns quaint as it is pretty. The steep side When the company first took possession the
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named streets are borrowed direct from Naples and island was in a barten state, and labour, sup-vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are Capri, and are hung with gay garments and filled with soul curdling odours quite plies, building material, and the like had to be being landed and placed of their risk in the imported from Singapore and other places. At Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown the present time there are already a thousand Company's Godowns.at Kowloon, where each coolies at work on the phosphate beds-Klings, consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are fanded.
Goods not cleared by the 13th instant, t
The following description of Hongkong is taken from "C. T. S.'s" second instalment of his areanderings contributed to the Singapors | Pitalienne, Free Press —
We return by ferry to our steamer, my head aching with its burden of unsorted impressions, and imagine-quite wrongly-that 1 bave. seen all the beauties of Hongkong. But as darkness, falls a fairy transformation scene takes place. Hongkong fades into the black ness and is not.. But where it stood is a dia. mond tiartier above tier of lustrous lights is Government has stationed a district connected with festooning chains of the same officer on the island, who acts as chief magisi the daintest prettiest des gn. A discardant rate, collector of taxes and land revenue, coro thugh effective note is struck by a lurid glarener, and in a host of other capacities. The arising from a street fire in the native quarter, phosphate deposits are enormous, They are rising and spreading and illuminating the rallid curtain of fog now hanging dense-over generally beld to be the result of the action of the heights 1 watch it as nas might a stage rain on certain accumulations of oare, formed effect, hardly moved by its significance. The at the bottom of the sea, and subsequently fire signal goes up in the town, and after a while the glare dies away, and I pull myself thrown up by a submaring eruption. The together out of dreamland, and go to my cabin greatest difficulty experienced in working ganday the beds is owing to the fact that they are
Malays, Javanese, and Chinese, the latter pre- ponderating and to such an extent has the little settlement grown that the Straits Settle-4PM., will be subject to rent
The Chinese scenery comes upon the Far- Eastward bound traveller as quite a surprise, sandwiched between Malaya and Japan, and differing so entirely from both. While freezing at a temperature which has dropped in a few days from 85 to 55 degrees, I feel as if I shall remember Hongkong as the place where I said FOR breaking and entering into No. 376 Des "Good-bye, Summer, Good-bye! Good-bye!" Vœux Road West and stealing thereform two But that would be ungrateful, for I have pic- bags of gambier, valued at $12,&-native, wasures of the place in my memory which make sentenced by Mr. J. H. Kemp to three months, me feel rich, and I wonder why no one ever hard labour. The prisoner said that he was told me how beautiful it is. One hears the -standing at the door of the shop when a man name 10 constantly, but only mentioned accosted him, and asked him to carry the two as a pint de départ for other places, not
for its own charms. The purveyor of varied to sleep.
-baga
SK for ASAHI - JAPANESE BEER AG. Giralt
SK for ASAHI JAPJESE BEER
ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEE-AG, Giralt,
G Girauit
No Fire Insurance will be effected, by me in, any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Go. downs for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at an appointed hours mda, with the
All claims must be presented within ten days of the picamera arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns
qem E A HEWETT,
and to Superintendent. Hongkong, 7th May, 1903: 1
14%
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This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First Class Passengers and carries a Doctor,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 7th May, 1903.
FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, PENANG AND SINGAPORE "HE N.L.L. Steamship
TH
"STRASSBURG,"
[563€
Captain Madsen, having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to
take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO.
DAY.
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the Gadowns of the Hongkong and stored at Consignees' risk and expense. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th instant will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 14th instant, at 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 7th May, 1903. NOTICE.
[5640
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 l'ublic Streets of the City of Macao, under the fullowing 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.
1. The time allowed for the forwarding of the Tenders is within Six months from the date of this Notice.
1. 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 $......
and. For each veltaic arc light of 500 candles, per month $
3rd. For each light of 16 candles, be yond the minimum number fixed in the agreement, per month $
3
4th. For each voltaic arc light of 500 candles, beyond the minimum number; Gred in the agreement, por 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 Maran 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 P.M.
VII. The Leal Senado da Camara re-- serves the right not to grant the concession il the tenders submitted are not; found" convenient,
PEDRO NOLASCO DA SILVA,
President of
Leal Señado da Camara. »
Macao, 18th April, 1903
SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER.
ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER ASK for ASA!
• G. Girault,
G&Girault
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