What is probably the greatest engineering scheme ever planned in the United Kingdom is assuming definite form in the suggested tunel ling of the Irish Channel. It has been so far advanced that the Prime Minister has express ed himself as personally desirous of seeing it carried out, and is willing to bring it officially forward, with a view to a moderate Govern- ment guarantee being obtained, provided the amount of capital required can be ascertained with some degree of certainty, When the pro- je t has reached this stage it is not unlikely therefore, that it may soon become the subject of much public interest.
:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1903.
THE IRISH CHANNEL TUNNEL.: The population of Hongkong is about 250,000, of whom less than 5,000 are whites, the remainder being Chinese. There are 3,169 Euro- cans and Americans, not counting the Portuguese, 2,263 Portuguese, 1,348 Ext Indians, and 272 Eurasians. There are 2,374 British, 213 Americans, 366 Germant, 118 French, 105 Spanish, and 163 Jews. The Chinese quarter is down near the water, although a great part of it surrounds the Eng. lish business sections, and you find Chinese merchants and faciaries everywhere. Just-I beyond the post office is one of the most densely populated parts of the world. There are 150,000 people living and doing businees there on an area smaller than a 160-acre farm. There are more than a thousand to the nere or 250 to a village lot. They are Chinese, and as busy
Unf rtunately-in one sense-the shortest route for such a tunnel is not otherwise the most
suitable. The nearest point to Ireland in Grea! Britain is where the tong neck of the Mull of Cantyre stretch out into the North Channel,
Entimations,
THE
ROBINSON
PIANO
Entimations.
WAL YUNG
PHOTOGRAPHER,
No. 1, D'AGUILar Street, HONGKONG.
HIGH CLASS PORTRAITURE, IN. ALL- STYLES, ENLARGEMENTS.
VIEWS ALWAYS ON HAND
Co., LTD.
TERMS MODERATE. Hangkong, 19th December, 1007.
f1393d
WING HING,
Chinese as you will find anywhere in Asia. BARGAINS They do everything under the sun. they have largestores. Some have rice factories. IN PIANOS
Some of
Some are silversmiths, othe, s are bankers, and there are labourers of every sort, both women and men.
The foreigners live well in this part of the world. Many of them make a deal of money, and all spend a great deal.. Victoria is a town of clubs. There is a cricket club, a footbati club, a polo club, a golf club a hockey club, a rifle club, and a yachting club. The Por tuguese have their association, the Ger- mans have a club, and the English have clubs of every kind. Even the ladies have clubs.
its extremity being only slightly over 11 miles from Torr Head, on the apposite coast of Antrim. But to reach Cantyre means a detour. from the southward, of about 10 miles, and it has been necessary to plan the tunnel at the next shortest crossing between Stranraer and Island Magee, on the Irish side, where the distance, above water, is 25 miles, entailing almost to miles of further tunnelling in the approaches, or 35 miles in all. This, of course, is longer than anything yet constructed, but the rack fortuations to be expected in the course of the work, have been reported upon by Pro-They have their tennis courts and pavilions, in fessor Hull, and 'other eminent geologists, and
which they periodically go to carre up their there seems to be no reason for anticipating neighbours. Hongkong has its annual races, ande difficulty in piercing thens:
its regattas, its athletic exhibitions, and its swimming matches. It has an amateur drama- tic club, which gives regular performances in the city hall, and it has two large Chinese
The problems to be dealt with are, therefore, almost entirely of an engineering nature. Among the first of these is the question of flooding in the undersen excavations. Curiously enough, the danger from this cause is not so much from salt as from fresh water. The top ..of the tunnel will be 150 ft. below the sea bed,' and the intervening strata is likely to be The impervious to water from that source. various inrushes which caused serious trouble in the making of the Mersey and Severn tunnels were fresh; the worst one of all coming from almost 500 yards above high- whter mark. Except for their uncertainty; therefore, the water difficulties are likely to be overcome by the high-power pumps now available for ordinary mining operations. Ventilation will be an obstacle, for it will be no easy matter to provide air supply to men working fully 12 miles from, the nearest pos.
sible shaft, as will be the case even if the head- ings make equal progress from each side; but the experience gained in the Simplon and other Alpine tunnels will he valuable in this connec- tion, and it is anticipated that the use of electric fans will enable this difficulty also to be over- come. Rock drills will, of course, be utilised in the headings, and here again the Alpine experience is useful, for these machines there have attained a speed, in harder rock than that underlying the Channel, of 35ft daily.
The cost will naturally be very large, and no reliable estimate of it can be formed until a heading has been driven at least as far as the point where the silerian formation is known to meet the sandstones, not far from the Irish" coast, or possibly for the whole distance. The cost of the former is calculated at £500,000 and of the latter at five times that sam, but these works would, of course, be utilised for the tunnel proper, which the engineers and a con. tractor estimate at ten million sterling, exclusive of interest during construction. When com- pleted the traffic, would be worked by electric motors, at a speed which would put Stranraer within one hour of Belfast, and that city within about eight hours of London.
JOHN BULL IN THE FAR EAST.
L
THE WONDERS OF HONGKONG, Hongkong is so small that you can walk round it in a day... It is only eleven miles long, and on the average about three miles wide. When John Bull got it it was so barren. that weeds would not grow upon it. It was infested by pirates, and its only inhabitants were a few fishermen, who lived in huts on the shores. The Chinese laughed as they gave it away. This was less than sixty years ago! Now Hongkong is one of the chief ports af the world. The British Empire has only three which surpass it. Eight million tons of ship- ping enter its harbour every year, fifty thousand Chinese vessels vir it it every twelve months, and it has great steamers connecting it with North América, Austrails, and Europe And all parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, You may cquat fifty ocean steamers at anchor
at one time in its harbour, and it is perhaps
the busiest port of the world.
theatres.
明导
It has big hotels, one of which has 150 rooms. It has gas and electric lights. It has good- waterworks, churches, colleges, schools, three daily newspapers published in English and four in Chinese. It gets 'its cables daily from all parts of the world, and it is on the whole as five and as up to date a colony as can be found anywhere in the world.-Northern Daily. | Telegraph.
Auctions.
RUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Underped have received instructions to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION, TO-MORROW
(TUESDAY) the 12th May, 1993,
RETURNED FROM HIRE
AND THE PROPERTY OF
GENTLEMEN
LEAVING THE COLONY.
WERNER
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DEALER IN
PORCELAIN AND. EARTHEN
WARES,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AT
MODERATE PRICE.
No. 79, QULEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
(Established in 1885)
Hongkong, 4th May, 1903.
RAUD Ent
Aive Vicker
..$450
BORD...
185
SCHIEDMEYER
250
NEEDHAM
380
DORNER
-375
R. P. CO., LTD.
350
Tus fuge jve and
dévate perfume IS
R. P. CO., LTD.
300
as no
CHAPPELL
RONISCH ...
225
extract for the Nemeltenebioľ
400
700
4017
Fender;
H. & MULLER (SEMI-GRAND) 350 RACHALS
and
SEVERAL OTHERS
all made for the Climate with full Iron Frames and in Good Order,
CASH OF MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
Hongkong, 1st May, 1903.
*[4150
R. EN STORE YARD, C. & BLOCKS, CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.
Queen's Road: opposite H.M. Naval Yard,
-SUNDRY OLD R. ESTORES) .. Catalogues will be issued, **.
TERMS As usual. Fo
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers. [558e
Hongkengajath May, 1903.
"PUBLIC AUCTION,
N AUCTION will be held at CHEFOO,
AN
on
FRIDAY, the 15th day of May,
་།།
at NDON,
of the 5.5" VICTORIA,” Ashe lies on
BAMBOO ISLAND, CUFF OF J'ECHILI.
CURTIS BROS.
For particulars, apply to
Chefoo, 4th May, 1903.
Chefoo.
[$500
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
the letting by Public Auction 'Sale, to be" held on MONDAY, the 18th day of May.. 1903, at 3 P.M., at the Offices, of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of a Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry
Boundary Measuremente.
LOCALITY
H.
3. K.
it.
FL f..
St.
Adjolsing
Inland Lat
Conds Rond...
Square feet.
Anoual Rent.
Upset Price.
25
145 1,000
8
Hongkong, 9th May, 1903,
For Sale:
FOR SALE.
1569e
&
A BRITANNICA, (The Times" reprint).
COPY of the "ENCYCLOPÆDIA
In 25 large quarto volumes: half Morocco binding; complete with Bookcase. Perfectly new and in A i condition.
The Standard Work of Reference in the English Language.
An Adornment to any. Library. -Apply to
:. LIBRARY, Clo Hongkong Telegraph Office. Hongkong, 6th May, 1903.
The world knows this port as Hongkongs and you frequently see mention of the city of Hongkong. There is no such thing. Hong- kong is merely the name of the island and colony; the name of the city and port is Victoria. It was so named when the land was taken over in 1843 in honour of Queen Vic torla,, who granted the charter. Victoria is i beautiful city and a curious one. If you will imagine mountains 1,800 feet high rising up at an angle of about forty-five degress'from á hill- locked barbour, you will have an idea of its alte. The city runs around the shore, and rises in terraces up the sides of the mountains to a distance of 400 feet. Thus far it is solidly built.THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept First
Insurance.
[5560
WORTH GERMAN FIHE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Beyond are scattered residences of the well-to-Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at
do English clear to the top of the peak. Run. CURRENT RATES.
ning up through the houses and extending to the great hotel on the peak you see two black iron tracks. These belong to the Peak tram way, which carries passengere up and down every few moments during the day,
The business and of Victoria is at the foot of the bills. Much of it is on land reclaimed from the sea. Great stone docks wall out the water, and the mountain has been cut-down- to fill in and form a foundation for magnificent buildings. The central part of the city would do credit to London or New York...
-SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkoor, 18th May, 1800,-.
LEE LOONG.
DEALER IN Furniture, Bliokwood Flated' Glass, Crockery Waro, Brass and Iron Bedsteads and Rattan Sofas for whole set..
JUST ARRIVED.
- Noi, z 6a 3, 17 Aguilar Strati:
Behind Hongkong Dispensary. Hongkong, Ist May, 100%..
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·T4953
As for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER AS ASAHI JAPANESE BEER →
G.
HRONOMETER WATCH, and CLOCK MAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER
SMITH'S, and OPTICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS: NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,-
Sule Agents for Louis Audemars' Watches awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition; and for Voigtänder and Sohu's CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES,
IS
MEE CHEUNG,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
TOP FLOOR OF ICE HOUSE, IN
Icallouse Rozd,
Snow in a position, in his New and Com
modious Premises, to eclipse, as heretofore, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED
in the Colony or in any part of the Far East.
GROUPS AND VIEWS
A speciality. Ingkang, 72nd Sectember, 1908
A
jadopted by
de mest re- Awed Fronth Sudety
RIGAUDC.
PERFEMERS
(5520
EXTRACT
10.000
White - Violats equal cach boilie af
PARIS Rigand's Extract
THE HONGKONG STUDIO.
►
PHOTOGRAPHER, CRAYON PORTRAIT PAINTER, ETC.
PHOTOGRAPHY in all its Branches, Groups and Interiors a Speciality, Large Selection of Views.
TOP STORIES, 41 and 43, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, Hongkong. Hongkong, 20th December, 1903.
TRADE
CURES MEN'&WOMEN
BIG in pon-poleranze remedy for any sfumatura! discharge and ladammation, Srritation of ulceration of mucous membranes. Painless- -**** Gaaranteed poi to sixiaturo.
BIG
Prevents coRILELOR.
SOLD BY DHEMI678.
Circular malled on request..
MANUFACTURED BY The Ryans Chemical fhi CINCINNATI, O
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE 1898,
application for REGISTRATION OF TRADĘ MARK.
(1399d
NOTICE is hereby given that MURAI BROTHERS COMPANY, LIMITED), carring on busin'ss at Tokyo, Japan, and elsewhere as CIGARETTE and TOBACCO MANU- FACTURERS have, on the 6th day of February, 1903, applied for the Registration in Hong- kong in the Register of Trade Marks of the following TRADE MARK
PRIZE MÉDALS
Every genuins packag: of Peacock Cigarelles has our signature Tht: - Muroi Thies Child.
Miss Bras Ca. L2
20
MAGE IN JAPAN
CIGARETTES
PEACOCK
10 GIGARETTES & MOUTH-PIECES.
in the name of MURAI BROTHERS COMPANY, LIMITED, who claim to be the Proprietors thereof
The TRADE MARK has been used by the applicants since the mouth of September, 1891, in respect of the following Gobdaj
CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO BOTH MANUFACTURED AND UNMANUFACTURED IN CLASS 45,- Dated the gth day of April, 1903
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors, for the Applicants, 8. Das Vœux-Road, Hongkong,
“Mails.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.)
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
STRAMERS. KINSHIU MARU
F. L. Pync. BOMBAY MARU
T. Murai....
WAKABA MARU.....
J. B. McMillan
IYO MARU*
C. H. Butler
KUMANO MARU
E. W. Hastell
KASUGA/MARŲ.....
H. Fraser
BINGO MARU...
F. Fraser..
Kagoshima 'MARU.......................
K.. Kori
DESTINATIONS. (BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE and? TUESDAY, zath May, at
COLOMBO....
MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA
WERP, VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG,
COLOMEO and FORT SAID ****.
VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE,
SAILING DATES.
Noon. -
FRIDAY, 15th May, at
Noon.
Daylight.
4 P.M.
MARSEILLES, LUNDON & ANT-SATURDAY, 16th Máy, at
U.S.A, VIA SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE TUESDAY, 19th May, at and YOKOHAMA (NAGASAKI, KOBE and YOKO. } WEDNESDAY, 20th May, at
Noon,
(SYDNEY and MELBOURNE, VIA THURSDAY, 21st May, at
HAMA.
THURSDAY ISLAND, TOWNSVILLE
Noon.
and BRISBANE zussens,
FRIDAY, 22nd May, at
KOBE and YOKOHAMA...........................
Daylight
COLOMBO.
....., Nooo...
BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE and] TUESDAY, 2nd June, atr
Through Passenger Tickets issued for the Principal Cities in the United States, Canada and Europe in connection with the GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY and, Atlantic Steamers. Round-the-World Tickets also issued. Between Maji and Kobe, 1st and 2nd Class Through: Passengers have the Option of Travelling by the Sanyo Railway.
,
For further Information as to Freight, Passage, Sailings, &c. apply at the Company's Local Branch Office in Frince's Building, 1st Floor, Chater Road.
"Hingkony. 8th May, 1903.
COMPAGNIE' DES MESSAGERĻES" MARITIMES.
FAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS
NOTICE.
·STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON HAVRE, BORDEAUX; PORTS OF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE
ALSO
TUESDAY, the'. 19th May, 1903,
O the Company's Steamship
"CALEDONIEN," Captain Marcantetti, with Maits, Passengers, Specle and Curgo, will leave this Port for MARSEILLES, við BOMBAY.
This Steamer connects at COLOMBO with the s.s. Dumbia, which vessel takes on her Passengers and Mails, leaving that Port on the 30th May, 1903, Direct to Suer, Port Said and Marseilles.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for lon
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 18th May, 6pecie 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, 8th May, 1996
.[10040
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY. BOSTON TOW-BOAT COMPANY.
VIA
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, FOR VICTORIA, B.C, AND TACOMA, IN CONNECTION WITH NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
A.. S. MIHARA,
Manager.
CHINA COMMERCIAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
司公限有船輪酵中
FOR MĢII, KOBF, MANZANILLO,
MEXICO & SAN FRANCISCO. HE Steamship
THE
"LOTHIAN.
Captain Williamson, will be despatched for the above Forts on THURSDAY, the axat May, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply at the Com- pany's Office, 35; Queen's Road Central, and Floor,
J. S. VAN BUREN, Superintendent.
[4360 Hongkong, 30th April, 1903.
ORIENTAL
STI
COMPY
1HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
·STEAM "NAVIGATION COMPANY,
مستمند
STEAM FOR TRAITS,CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA,
ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN CORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON
Through Bills of Lading isuued for BATAVIA,
PERSIAN GULF, Continental, ÁMERI- CAM and SOUTH AFRICAN FORTE)
Steamship
j.
Steamers.
Tons. Captains.
1903.
Victoria
3,50z J. Panton ...
May 23
Shawmut
Olympia
Tacoma
9606 W. M. Smith... May 30! 1,837 J. Truebridge... June 24 2,B11 A. Dixon, July
6
Steamers marked (*) have no passenger accommodation.
The attention of passengers is directed to the very cheap rates offered by this line to the Pacific Coast and to the Interior and Eastern Cities of the United States and to Europe.
Special rates allowed to members of Govern ment Services.
Through Bills of Lading issued to Pacific Coast Points and to the Principal Cities in the United States and Canada.
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, & CO., LIMITED,
General Agents. Hongkong, 11th May, 1903,
18748
Hotel.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
A HIGH CLASE PRIVATE HOTEL. ·
"BENGAL,"
Captain A. L. Valentini, carrying Hic,Majesty' Mails, will be despatched from thi for BOMBÁY on SATURDAY, the 23rd instant, at Nogs,
Ports.
Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for "Franca, hd Tea for London (under arrangement) will
proceeding direct to Marseilles and London j ther Cargo for London, &c, will be conveyed *6f Bombay with Transhipment.
Passengers and Cargo for the above.
transhipped at "Colombo into a steamer
Parcels will be recċived at this Office, until 4 M. the day before sailing. The Contrats and Value of al Packages are requirėď. ̈ ́?
Shippers are particularly requested; to dote the terms and conditions of the Company's
Hills of Lading.
For further Particulars,.apply to
EA. HEWETT,
Superintendent
Hongkong, 9th May, 100gi
N PEAK
To be Let.
TO LET.
[O. 3, STEWART TERRACE, THE
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 8th April, 1903
[4416
GODOWNS TO LET.
PRAYA EAST, Spacious, Two-storied and Single-storied Godowns. Suitable for Yam or Coala, Also Land for Coal Storage,
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST, MENT & AGENCY CO., LD,
· Hongkong, 30th March, 1995.' [397
TO LET.
"WO SPACIOUS GODOWNS-No% 93
and 96, PRAVA RAST. Apply to
H. N. MODY,
Victoria, Buildings, Hongkong, and February, 1993. *VI [13584.
TO LET
EVERAL NEWLY BUILT EUROPEAN
LADIES' AFTERNOON TEA ROOMS. SHOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD,
PRIVATE BAR AND
BILLIARD ROOMS.
Hot and Cold Water throughout.
Electrically Lighted. ;
Electric Passenger Elevator to each Floor, Tabló Dễ Hôte at Separate Taþies For. Terma, &c, apply to the
Hongkong, 23rd. October,
MANAGER.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON LAND & LOAN CO., LD No. 8, Queen's Road West,
Hongkong, 20th October, foo
TO LET.
HE RETREAT MOPER KELLETT,
THE
HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL Roan": FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, CADER-
WAY BAY, facing the Polo Ground, No. 1, RIPON TERRACE, VEN GODOWNS & BOWLINGTOK, Prayaļas Apply to me
THE HONGKONG LAND INVI NUMENTA AGENCY CO, LD, (11164|| Hoogkong: 37th January, 1903.