THE PARSEES IN.
There is no need in Romhay to asse claims of the Zoroastrians, ul Persia upon the sympathy of their co-religionists in India efforts of Bombay Parsees to free the men of their race and faith who remain in Persia from long standing disabilities are an old story, which nesil only be referred Lono-day in order to recall wharike attitude of the more fortunate portion of the community has been towards those who are left in Imn When Major Moleswork Sykes passed through Bombay early in the year to resume the duties of the - British Consulatent Kerman, he was able to bring to the notice of some of the letters of the community bere mich that was intesting In relation to the Zoroastrian community is the ancient Persas city, and for more reasons than one was to be hoped that the Parsees of Binabay will continue to keep in touch with their brethern in Kerman, There are no fewer thin seventeen hundreil of thema there in a population of nearly fifty thousand, and it would be calu advance reanup power
by applice pride why the
prosperous and advanced of the community, who have for empies found their home in another and more favoured land, slipuld show in a practical way their sense of kinship with the Keruián Zuronieriaus, „Major Sykes, “in his, admirable work on Persia, tells us that' although they are, noted for their integrity, they are work inkileep ignorance, while the love of money is a rice that preventsa vesponse. to the most obvious calls upon their city
Obviously this is a care for outside help,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 26,
Auctions.
“PUBLI CHAUCTION
CHE Undersigned have received instructions
Wow to Sell by Al
PUBLIC AUCTION, MA
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
MENTO-MORROW (SATURDAY, the 27th June, 1903,
・ist
at, their buruk
SALES ROOM No. 5, Des Voeux Ronth, Comer Ice House Street. 75 Cases PORT WINE
75 CANCE TISTELA BLANCAT 22 Cases KUPPER'S BEER
21 Cases HIRANO WATERS
3 Cases BUTTER
ETTES
ALSON
Intimations.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONGEL
PROBATE DIVISION,
IN THE GOODS OF WIL VEIAM PITOAIRN GAL
TON deceased
TAKE NOTICE that the time for Creditors
to send in their Claims against the above Estate has been limited to the 20th July, 1903, 140 by Order dated, the 20th Jired to
All Creditors are required to send in
EGYPTIAN CIGAR Claim on or before the above Date to
108 Boxes JLMANILA CIGARSZ TERMS AS usun).
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Eongkong coline, 1903
their
DEACON & HASTINGS,
Oheen's Road Central,
Hongkong, Solicitors for the Administrator
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,
73741
£7498
-RUBLIC AUCTIONUSE THE Undersigned have received instructions
PUBLIC AUÇİTON, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
TOMORROWED
thewayth June, 1903, ht: 11.30 Auālis.
their SALES ROOMS, No. 8, Des Vaux. Road, Corner of Ice House Street, MADRASSUNDRY:
SATURDAY,
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising
TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARD with BEVEL
.
And
LED GLASS OVERMANTEL MOROCCO COVERED CHAIRS, 18 CUT GLASS MIRORS, CROCKERYA GLASS WAKE,
ALSO
Entimation."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
ICE HOUSE ROAD,"
HONGKONG.
CABLE ADDRESS
Hongko
THE leading English Newspaper in China Also widely circulated in Japan,. Cochin China, Ceylon, India and the Far Enst
generally.
Adaily newspapery with weekly edition
190
Mails
NIPPON YUSEN KAISH
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.)
ROJECTED, SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
STEAMERS,
KAWACHT MAKU
H. Fraser,
KINSILIU MARupaingine HOT NL Pyne
TOSA MARU” Ty A. Christiansen
XTRAORDINARY GENERAL: A MEETING of the MEMBERS will be held in the CLUB GYMNASIUM," at KOWLOONahed for despatch by the homeward mail on THURSDAY, the and July, 405-453 The daily is recommended as more generally for the purpose of confirming the SPECIAL RESOLUTION passed at the Angual General suitable, except: for, subscribers in Europe or Meeting held on the 18th June, 1993.
America FRANK W WHITE,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 25th June, 1903,
(748)
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,
ANY LIMITED.
hereby given that the FOUR-
NTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY
MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the CONTANY'S OFFICES, No. 4 Queen's Buildings, on SATURDAY, the 11th July, at 12:30PM, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors, together with a State- Electing Directors and Auditors
the conditions diserbett are not favontable to any large exelise of the virige of self-help - The Zoroastrians of Kerman are not sufficiently)
Conscious of the value of education to respond EDELWEISS ORGANICOTTAGEment of Accounts, to gath April, 1903, and as vel to any appeal to their public spirit.AND by Collard & Collard, London, 14 There was a time when their brethern in India ELECTRIC: PANS, BATTERIES, CARI were in the same case un for that reason they LONS, &c, 315BORE FOWLING PIECES
Makers will not be disposed, now that they live made by American and a Enghsh
AND themselves far and away the most educated A Quantity PARISIAN-TRIMMED
community in India, to press the argument | HATS, FICHUS, LACE COLLARS, that every community that needs education BUCKLES, LADIES' UNDERSKIRTS, must pay for it.
Bombay Parsees, who, know what education has done for them, would be doing a distinctly patriotic work by endeavouring to help in rescuing the Zero istrians el-Kerman from the ignorance in which they have long Inin. We hear that there is room at Kerman for another form of enterprise which Parsens, have usually
"CHILDREN'S BUOTS and SHOES &c, &c.,
TERMS: As Usuáhugam AT
HUCHES & HOUGH; -Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 20th June, 1903.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION: taken up with success. Kerman is badly in PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS need of one of the general stores for the pro fitable managemeot of which Parsees in upheld on MONDAY, the 26th day of Sune, country stations and cantauments in India have shown peculiar ada piness, and now that the Quetta, Nushik nad has opened that part of Persin in easy communication with India an enterprise of this'kir é could be embarked
upon with no great difiically-Times of India.
THE UBIQUNOUS S007.
the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be
at 3 P... at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency, the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND), at Kennedy Road, near Union Church, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 21
,༔
The city on the Hugligand that other city- which now se proudly ears it head on th Island of the Good Life are the representa tive capitals of India-of the Western peoples and the Eastern peoples respectively. Tojany body who knows hoth cities the contrasts in their individuality, if the term, may pass are a source of never failing interest: The ethnic constitution of the native populations is widely different in each centre. In: Calcutta the Bengali Babu, in Bombay the Bhatia, the Bunya, the Mahomedan Borah, the Purbheo, the Mahratha In Calcutta' again the Parsee la an infinitesimal quantity, What he is in Bom bay we know." And is not Calcutta a place for the "braw, Scot Jute Yes: jute has a good deal to do with it but apart from Jute the Scotch names among the big merchant firms bear very eloquent testimony to the Caledonian capacity for striking root in a foreign or al least a far distant soil, for India, to the Anglo- Indian, is less foreign than many spots nearer to the island mother-land, And as for names, Job Chaurock's city is full of Gaelic, from the Ochterlony Monument to Dalhousie. Square-
PARTICULARS OF THE CRISI
Henned
Union
Cloonilacy Memeckichik
Hongkong, 22nd June, 1903
Intimations.
EASTERN EXTENSION AND GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH? COMPANIES.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 27th June to the 1th July, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Toard of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & CO Agents Hongkang, 22nd June, 1903,
FROZEN FOOD AND FRUITS.
De No. 3. ICE HOUSE STREET............ RESH SUPPLY of FROZEN AUSTRAL A. LIAN PRODUCE just received by the China Navigation Co's STALYUAN in dluding MUTTON, LAMB PORK, SUCK: RABBITS, TURKEYS, PORK SAURAGES, MILK (concentrated), FRESH BUTTER CHEESE, BACON, HAM and CHOICETINNED FRUITS,
¡Pass Books will be supplied to,
and credit its kept with, well-known residents. Price Lists on application."
LAU KUE TONG.
Manager, The Hongkong Frozen Food Supply.
[7470. #Hongkong, 24th June, 1903,
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
Co., LTD,
END OF HIRING SEASON.
EFERRING.to, the COMPANIES! NOTICES of the 20th December and a7th March, last, the Senders of Telegrams are hereby acvised that from 1st July next, the Charges for Telegrams will, subject to Revision after Three Months, be collected at the state of
SECONDHAND Pianos to be Cleared Forty-eight cents to equal, One Franc
J. M. BECK,
Superintendent. Out at the undernoted low prices. Hongkong, 15th June, 1003.
17540
GUARANTEED A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. AERATED WATER BOTTLES.
having for a long time past caused, dissatisfaction to our customers and loss to ourselves, we have decided that
This remark applies to the European quarterTHE system of sending out Bottles on loan the Ayrian naturally has his own nomenclature. for highways and byways. It is said, that a Scotchman need never long" be out of a billet in Calcutta. I suppose the Vules, the Hender sons, and McLeods, the Grahams, the Mac kiotoshes, and McKenzies and many other old established concerns have a "frater feeling strong for him who can join with real gusto in the solemn rites of a St. Andrew's Dinner,and Syphons in good condition, that have been
And why not? Anyhow Calcutta "Is very Scotch. You will find nothing like it in Bombay-Capital...
THE KING AS PEACEMAKER.
Of the three European poleniates who Ble thr aynosure of the world's eyes at the present moment, (writes the Voice of India, King Edward VII of England is at once the mast peace-loving, and practical minded sovereign. His autocratic Maforty of Russia not only loves peace, but wishes to persuade all other Governments to spike their guns. But such Is the irony of politics that the Government of the most pronounced peace lover causes the greatest anxiety to the actions that have any interest, at least in Asia The Kaiser has a sublime contempt for sentiment King Edward is a personification of the gelen nian. With ideas as antiable and as progressive as the Tsar's he is to visionary : with a common: Nonse even. superior to that of his Teutonic Majesty, his accents do not ring with blood-
***
On and after the 18T JULY next all Aerated Water Bottles, Ginger Beer Tottles and Syphons supplied to customers will be charged for at the flowing rates
Bottles
Dozen: $1.20 per
$18,00 do. Syphons On the return to our Factories of Bottles previously chareed up or paid fer, fall, credit, will be given at the above rates:
A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED, The Hongkong Dispensary Hongkong, 19th June, 1903. ww · [7228:
VICTORIA DISPENSARY. AERATED WATER BOTTLES. HE system of sending out Bottles on loan having for a long time past caused
dissatisfaction to our customers and loss to
ourselves, we have decided that
On'and after the IST JULY next all Acrated
Water Bottier, Ginger Beer Bottles and Syphone supplied to customers will be charged for at the following rates
Bouled Sun Aura vizo per Dozen
Bypitons
On the return to our Factories of Bottles
and Syphons in good condition, that have been previously charged up or paid for, full credit will be given at the above rates.
17234
VE VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 19th June,, 1993, 199,
WATKINS LIMITED. WAERATED WATER BOTTLES,
dipped iron. No wonder he has captured the system of sending But Bottles on loan imagination, not only of Por and Italy, having for a long line pait-caused but oven of France. To has brought to the dissatisfaction to our customers and loss to tips of a Stench populace the cry of "Vive le ourselves, we have decided that Roj" is nothing loss than an achievement, On and alter the 18T JULY dext all Aerated popular bias in European countries is a Water Boties Ginger Beer Bottles and
The
with By his no less cordial than earnest
condition.
ORIGINAL PRICES $450 TO $1,4
WERNER
NEEDHAM
DORNER
ROINSCH
380
375
SCHIEDMEYER'
280
BORD
RACHALS (SEMI-GRAND) 700
H & MULLER
350
and others of our own make at varying low
prices.
Our Stock of SMALL'INSTRUMENTS
and MUSIC is also being sold at greatly reduced prices at this season preparatory to reduced pri our fresh stocks coming to band.
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1903.
DENTISTRY
A special feature is made of fall and accur
ate reports of local occurrences, and of mat
lors of general interest.
IDZUMI MARU
DESTINATIONS.
SAILING DATESÄ
MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTSTURDAY, 27th June, at
WERF, VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO and PORT SAID
MOJL and KOBE
VICTORIA B.C and SEATTLE
ABU.S.AVIA SHANGHAI,Moji, Kömü
and YOKOHAMA
(BOMBAY, VIK SINGAPORE and) COLOMBO zamanian
Daylight
SATURDAYN 27th June; at
Daylight
ESDAY Egoth
P.MAS
SDAY2nd July, at
Through Passenger Tickets issued for the Principal Cities in the United States, Canada and Europa, in connection with therGREAT NORTHERN Railway, wat Atlantic Steamers." Round-the-World Tickets also issued. Between Moji and Kobe, 1st and 2nd Class Through Passengers have the Option of Travelling by the Sanyo Railway,
For funber Information us to Freight, Passage. Sailings, &c. Apply at the Company's Local Branch Office in Prince's Building, at Floor, Chater Roa
Hongkong, 13th June, 1993.
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT,
The Hongkong Telegraph is the best medium for advertising China. It circulates largely amung all classes of the communhy, NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP; is the largest daily, newspaper had has a. wider circulation than any journal in the Far. East.
COMPANY.
BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Special attention given to effectively display BOSTON TOW-BOAT COMPANY.
ing advertisements.
The type used as a standard for setting advertisements is similar to this, unless we are
stricted to display the adveniseinent, when any effective style of type will be ampied This standard runs exactly, sight lines to the inch, and about eight words to the line..
ADVERTISEMENT RATES.
(per, inch)
One week.
One month
•Two mund
Three..
7.Ac
13.00
10.00
37.50
Twelve
73.00
"No charge less than one dollar.
Discount allowed on
3. Months Contracts...... ́s per cast.
DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. Notues of Births, Deaths, and Marriages $1 each insertion in the Daily and Weekly,
CONTRACT ADVERTISEMENTS.
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,
'Steaniers.
Tremont". Tacoma Victoria
Tons: Captains: 1903
9,606 T: W Garlick. June 30 2,81 A. Dixon Fuly 3,50z Panton [Aog.
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.
T ́S TAKAYANAGI. Acting. Manager,
ORIENTAL
STER
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL" STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
STEAM FOR V TRAFES CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN
PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND Y
Through Bills of Lading issued for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERI- CAN an SOUTH AFRICAN PORTB) HE Steamship
12
aptain G. W Cockm
carry His Maiesty's Maois, wif he despatched from this for Foon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 4th July, above Parts.
Silk and Valuables, all
All Cargo for Francó,
Ather
Through Bills of Lading issued to Pacific
Coast Points and to the Principal Cities in the United States and Canada. A
For further Information as to Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, & CO., LIMITED,
General Agents, Hongkong, 26th June, 1903.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES,
AQUŽRÓTS-POSTY FRANCAIS
NOTICE
18740
STEAM FOR AS SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATAVIA, LOMBO, PONDICHERRY, CALCUTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT. MARSEILLES,. MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON HAVRE, BORDEAUX:
ALSO PORTS OF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE.
and Tea for London (under arrangement) will Se truushipped at Colombo into nateander reading direct to Marseilles and London; will be conveyed Cargo for London, c... Bombay
Trashigiment Parcels will be received at the Office until? gal, the day before sailleg. The Contents and Value of all. Packages are required.
with
Shippers are particularly requested to note: the terms and conditions of the Corapany'ı
Bills of Lading
'Fir turther Particulars, apply in
TEACHEWETT
Super
Kunywane, zand June, 1r 3
D
Notice of Firm.
NOTICEPRE
URING MR. K. OLDORPS TEMPOR C BEHN has been appointed MANAGER. ARY ABSENCE from Hongkong, Mr.
Mr. F. H. KIRCHHOFF has been authorized (to sign per Procuration.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office,"
•Hongkong, 23rd June, 1993, ma [7440
Special Rates for standing advertisement TUESDAY, the 30th June 1998_*___*___ Insurance.
can be ascertained from the Manager.
Advertisements for the Daily should reach the Hongkong Telegraph Office not later than Doon of the day they are intended to appear.
Unless otherwise specified all advertisementi will be repeated and charged for until counter manded.
JOBBING DEPARTMENT."
Job Printing of all descriptions undertaken..
'PROGRAMMES,
PAMPHLETS,
CARDS,
CIRCULARS,
EXPRESSES,
All job printing, la doce under European (4158 supervision, well turned out, free from error,
and remarkably cheap at
SUI SANG, (Lately Practising with Dr. I, SAKATA), DENTIST,
No. 26, Connaught Read Cintrah Mongkong, 9th February, rong
THE
NOTICE
force which the statesman has to fackon for at the following 8 Doien Public ard bereby informed; that Dy
owal of "the hich we all!
rings tradition
dadmiration
dihip and dr the French and their his Majesty has done more abultion of England and "of the world than years of
do
Syphons supplied to customers will be charged Fates W Bottles Syphone in Than
change has been made in the Rates of “On" the return to our Factory of Hotties and Subscription to the Hongkong Telegraph and Syphons in good condition, that have been they are warned: against paying more="EINA
uptor paid for full-aredit TEK CENTA (10 cts) par Bingle Copyarnaký
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ·
OFFICE
riven for all classes of work on
at 11 A.M.. the Company's Steamshie Captain Girard, with Mails PAM
Specie, and Cargo, will fenve this Port for MARSEILLES, via Ports of Call, WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in for the principal Maraton for Shipping Orders will be granted till Noor only on MONDAY, the acth instant, Specie and Parcels received until P.M. on the same day, No Cargo will be received on board on TUESDAY,
places of Enrope.
Parcels are not to be sent on board, they must be left at the Agency's Office Contents and Value of Packages are required.anya
For further Particulars, apply at the Com pany's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, *
Agent.
[10045 Hongkong, roth Juna, 1903
Hotel.
KING EDWARD
HOTEL
A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS CURRENT RATES PARA MAA
SIEMSSEN & Co. -
To be Let
TO LET
HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD,
Tas
FLATS in MOBETON TERRACE, CAUSE
WAY BAY, facing the Polo Ground. GODOWNS at BOWRIMOTOR, Praya East. No 2 RITON TERRACE in Flats.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
VEGMENT:&'AGENCY CO., ED. * Henging. 6th June 1903EA
GODOWNS TO LET
Pagle storied Godowns. Suitable for DRAYA EAST, Spacious, Two-storied and
Yam or Coals: Also Land for Coal Storage.
Apply to
LADIES AFTERNOON TEA ROOMS. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
PRIVATE BAR
AND
BILLIARD ROOMS.
Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Lighted.
Electric Fans (if required). Electric Passenger Elevator to each Floor, Table, D. Hole at Be Tabler
MANAGER/
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, *. Hongicong, 30th March, 1005, 53970
TWO
TO LET.
WO SPACIOUS GODOWNS--NOL.
and 96, PRAYA" HAST,- Apply to
CH, N. MODY Victoria En
Hongkong, and February,
IS