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THE King has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Dr. J. M. Atkinson, M.B. (Frin, cipal Civil Medical Officer) to be̟ án Official Member of the Executive Council of the Colony.
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ARTILLERY practice will take place on the 21st, 220d and 23rd inst. from the hills to the
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THE White Star liner Teutonic reports that during a heavy snowstorm on Dec. 13 her main- mast was splintered by lightning. No one was injured.
M. A. CEZARD, a celebrated Parisian artist, whose works have frequently figured in the Paris salon, arrived here from Tonking yester day. He has been engaged on a lengthy
Colonial Minister in Paris.
ANNUAL MEETING
NATURE TOPICS.
This morning was the last opportunity. afforded owners of trying shale ponies before the closing of the entries, al p.m.to day. By far the largest attendance of spectators I 'hare The seventh ordinary general meeting of seen this season patronised the rice course and shareholders ip the above company was held took a very keen interest in the gallops. The at the offices of the general managers, Messrs. weather was delightfully fine and bracing, the Shewan Tomtes & Co., at 11 9.m. to-day.air being neither too warm nortes cool, and early There were present: Mr. C. Tomes (chair enthusiasts thoroughly enjoyed the proceedings, man). Dr. . Noble, Messrs. J. S. Van Buren, There was, of course, the usual attendance Chow Hing Kee and J. H. Lewis (Consulting
of owners, jocks, timekeepers and so on Committee), A. Babington, E Owen, F. Paget in addition to the file gathering of ladies, who trials from the balcony of the Grand Sand, mentioned, this morning I noticed Mr. and Mrs. Besides those whose names have already E. Goetz, Mr. E. R. Ormiston Capt. Lyons, Dr. J. M. Aikinson, Mr. D. E. Brown, Capt. Hodgins, Mr. Kost, of Messrs. Samubi, Samuel & Co., Japan, and las, but not least, the popular
to see Mr. Johnston, the ind fatigable rider, who has been suffering from fever during the last two or three days, again on the course, and
The ton per quaiter andl'per mozzem, proportional. East of Kowloon Pass Road, in the direction Mission in the French Colony on behalf of the Hett, W. R. Robertson, G. M. Bain, E. H. usually watch the waining operations and
The daily imod in delivered free when the nyldrow is Accesible to momonger. Da copies sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. Tho portage on the weakly imus to any part of the
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The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1991.
RUSSIA, AND HER RAILWAY.
In connection with the present, crisis add the probable outbreak of hostilities between 2.25 has been written with regard to the relative Russia and Japan in the near future much
strength of the two nations as war powers. In reviewing the land forces of Russia parti- -Port, after removal, should be calar importance has often been given to rested for a month before use.
Wase required for IMMEDIATE use "should" he "ordered to be decanted before
-being sent out.
of Natua Kok (Kowloon Peak); between the hours of 8 a.m. and-noon daily.
TUE directors of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China, Telegraph Company lave declared an interim dividend for the quarter ended Sept 30 list of 25, 6d, per share, free of income tax. payable yesterday.
Sharp, Terry, McCubbin, Capt. Evans, Fung Wa Chun, Si Un and G. Somerville (secretary) The notice convening the mesting having beun read,
hope he will soon be taking his mounts around the track. Galloping took place to-day over both courses, which are keeping in excel lent condition. The following were among the more important trials this morning-
The ba'l was opened by Discord, who went for a mile spin, the last three-quarteis being timed 36, 1.10, 1.48.
accomplished the last three-quarters in 37
Algerine was put to a similar gallop, and
109, 1.51.
DR. W. J. Simpson's observations and experi- HE. THE Officer Administering the Governments in plague in domestic animals, whilst ment has appointed Mr. H. "H."J"Gomperts, engaged in plague work in Hongkong, have The Chairman said:ientlemen, the re Asyistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of revolutionise our ideas in regard to plague port and accounts having been in your hands Councils, to act as a Police Magistrate, with infection, and taught us that in a plague-in-for sometime we will, with your permission,sport, Mr. H. N. Mody. I was also very glad effect on and from the 11th instant.
fected district animals are liable to plague to so follow the usual custom and take them as read. great an extent as to render the eradication of There is nothing in the accounts that calls for the disease a most difficult matter. Hitherto it very special mention. - You will see the loans is to rat infection that attention has been on the provident system have increased by almost wholly directed, but in view of recent $153, odd, which is satisfactory, as our aim observations the rat may play but a minor part is to get as much capital out on these loans as in the spread of plague.—Ex.
possible. Charges account is slightly higher, hav ing been increased by an expense for some plans "of a property which we, at one time, contemplat- THE Ministries of Finance and the Ways of ed building upon, but which was afterwards sold Tu steamer Queen Olga arrived at Singapore Communication have decided to issue second- from Manila un 8:11 inst, and it is understood class and third--lass tickets to passengers wish-all explain themselves and require no comment. in a block. The other am-unts in the accounts her master reported having sighted, the pre-ing to travel between European Russia and the At the beginning of the year it was a little vious day, a large steainer ashore to the east- Far East by the mail trains and the ordinary difficult to lend on satisfactory security, the ward. There was no confirmation of this report trains. Thus, travellers' will not hive to pay property market being very-lifeless. For some at the Master Attendant's Office.
the extra charge of 45 135, hitherto levied, for months we had not qui e so much money out. a second class ticket by the mail trains. The
on loan as we might have had, but during the resolved to simplify the usual formalities in authorities, after investigating the matter, have quer part of the year we have had a better grating passports to travellers crossing Russia good properties. Our loans we all quite satis demand and placed considerable amounts on
fictory and we are again able to report a free- dom from bad debts. Before moving the adop- tion of the report and accounts, I shall be pleased to answer any questions. I must ex.. plain that, through some unaccountable error in printing the proof, the reprit was sent out without proper supervision'and before an error was dejected. The name of Dr. Noble, who had been invited to join the Consulting Commitee, | was, by some unaccountable means, left out of the report. ~~Proper apology has been made to him and the same is due to the shareholders, I cannot explain how it happened. More atten- tion was paid perhaps to the figures in the accounts, than to the wording of the report.
the enormons masses of fighting men she VERY widespread inletest will be aroused by can dispose of, and comparisons have been
the announcement of the Duke of Norfolk's made between the teeming hordes of steepes engagement to Miss Gwendolen Mary Maxwell. bred Cossacks and the brave, but limited, Two ancient noble lamilies belonging to forces of Japan. Our local contemporary: England and Scotland respectively will thus the South China Morning Post, has given anbe united. The Duke is i ty six and the bride. account of an interesting interview with the twenty-six. Russian Consul in this city, during which Mr. C. de Bolozowsky laid particular stress on the overwhelming forces at the disposal of his Government. That there is still some truth in the famous military axiom, Le bun Diew est avec les gròs escadrons, there can be no doubt; but everything depends on facilities existing for bringing these gros esca- drous to the fighting line. That the Russian Army is the most powerful, so far as numbers A. S. WATSON & CO., are concerned, is an accepted fact, but that
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she could, in event of war, dispose of even a quarter of her effectifs to Lice a Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and that the existing means of communication, stretching from her base in Europe right across the conti nent of Asia, would prove a reliable means
to the Far East..
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THE following is from the Daily Kxpress:
Mr. Norman Mackenzie, of the Church Mis.
sionary Society, describing h's experiences The latest adition to the P. and O. Steam Kwangsi, a province of Southern China, says: in connection with the dreadful famine in Navigation Company, the twin-screw 5.5. Mar. mora, was open for public exhibition in Tilbury in any place visited subsequently. It was The distress was certainly more acute here Docks for two days. A charge of one shilling here where human flesh, u ually that of execut was made, and the proceeds were to be handed to the Passmore Edwards's District Cottageant girls were sold by the hundred, and laken ed criminals, was sold in open market. Women Hospital, Tilbury.
answer to an application made by some members of the Volunteer Corps, H.E. the
Officer Administering the Government has members of the Corps for wear at concerts, japproved a uniform which may be procured by
etc; the pattern to be approved by the Com. mandant, and the expense to be borne by the
members themselves.
to Canton and elsewhere, untilic was estimated that some 10,000 or more had been sold."
Tun Court Circular of 14th ult, almot as it
able Admiral of the Fleet the Hon. Sir Henry were affectionately, records that "The Vener
Keppel had the honour of being received by His Majesty to-day, and remained to luncheon." Venerable," with a capital V, is a title which has hitherto been reserved for archdeacons
There being no questions, the Chairman pro. posed, Mr. Bain seconded, and it was agreed that the report and accounts as presented-be adopted and passed.
CONSULTING COMMITTEE.
On the proposition of Mr. F. Paget Hett, seconded by Mr. Terry, Messrs. J. S. Van Buren, Chow Hing Kee, Chau Tùng Shang,
No 6, the famous sub, belonging to Mr. W. Gray, galloped for a mile over the inside course. Tinie, last 4, 34, 109, 1.42.
Following this Mr. Kabington's white was
34, 105, 1.48, 2.22, 2.541. given a spin of a mile and a quarter. Time
Dundy made a mile on the outside courte in 341, 1.09, 1.45, 2.730.
The famous Tientsin ponies, Marsas and Tariza, went for a half-mile canter over thủ inside course in 418, 1.20.
Representatives of Mr. Radcliffe, Mr. Mac- Donald and two others galloped, in a crowd, för mile on the nutside course; last 7 in 35 1.4, 1.45.
A trio was taken out by Messrs. 'Master, Cedge and Scull, the former having his asinine pony for swift company. They went for five furlongs, doing the last half-mile in 33, 1.06).
A mile spin was then made by Vancouver,- which looked in the pink of condition as she galloped over the outside course, Time 3*, 7.15, 151, 2.24.
One of Mr. Lewis's Derby ponies went `in company with Starling for half a mile în 1.10).
Mr. Mody's famous No. 74 will now be known as Canary Rose. She was ridden for a mile in 33, 1.6, 1.39, but finished up locking rather tired.
After this Messrs. Rutter and Babing ons
for assuring a steady flow of reinforcements THE new line of telegraph between Ferghans and in bestowing it upon the oldest officer who iI. Lewis and Dr. Noble were re-elected to sub. was put over a mile course-in 2.17, doing
[35 and stores is a very doubtful matter. The
last frontier town of European Russia, the tenainal point being Irkeschtama. The and Chinese Turkestan has been completed,
Chieliabinsk, is exactly four thousand, seven w line will fater on be extended to join the hundred and forty-one miles, by the Trans-erminus of the Chinese telegraph systein, Siberian line, from Dalny, and it should be The Russians propose, with the consent of the borne in mind that the track is a single one.
Peking Government, to construct their exten- The capacity of the railway for transporting sion themselves. large reinforcements and supplies in the
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event of war may, at first sight, appear to be is noted in the Gosette that the appoint
Secretary to the Sanitary Hoard is dated from the rath instant, and that he has been autho. ander Section 7 of the Public Heath and rised by the President of the Sanitary Board, Buildings Amendment' rdirance, 1933, to per- form all or any of the duties of the Secretary to
has been designed to admit of nineteen trains passing each way during the twenty- four hours; but when we look back upon the congested state of the traffic, and recall the delays which occurred in South FURNITURE Africa, during the Transvaal war, on a far
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the Board.
MR. Alleyne treland, the well-known Times correspondent, arrived in Hongkong yesterday from Tanking, where be has been making extensive research with a view to furnishing that journal with a series of articles dealing with French Indo China. His stay in the Colony is likely to be lengt y as, we under- land, he is about to make a new and exhaustve
ludy of the local administra.ion.
shorter single line, which was a good deal superior in many ways, it is hardly likely that this scheme could be successfully car ried out under pressure. Breakdowns must inevitably occur. In fact, it is probable that the entire organization would collapse. Throughout the whole length of the line the method of attaching the rails to the sleepers is most primitive and, until the line has been practically rebuilt, it is hard to see how any extraordinary increase of pressure could be barne. Until considerable modifications The Vossische Zeitung relates the almost have been made, for the 'conveyance of
unique case of a married couple at Leipe, sear troops and large masses of material, the sea Berlin, who in two years had seven children- route has a very decided advantage, as was Iwins in 1902, twins last January, and triplets demonstrated in the sea transport to South on Dec. last, all boys. We (Singapore Free Africa, which showed itself so vastly supe- | Press) believe, however, the case is not quite rior in all points to that by land. It re-anque, as a medical friend tells us that the mains to be seen whether Japan will allowglish journals last year chronicled an in- stance in which seven children were born to a her antagonist the facilities of transport British couple within two years, but in only ing her reinforcements by sea, and it is undoubtedly in her interests, at the outset, to provoke a naval combat, on the results of which success or disaster to that nation will depend. Then again, notwithstanding her immense Army Russia cannot withdraw her troops from her frontiers in Europe and Asia Minor, and she has to maintain big garrisons in the Southern part of her [45 Empire, where discontent and revolutionary propaganda is rampant. The war, il war
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there is, in all probability, reserves surprises for the world that are more likely to "stagger humanity "than the unforeseen, pre- dicted by Mr. Kruger, and one is justified in predicting, that the first bubble to be pricked will be the much-vaunted strategical value of Russia's great railway.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
two instalments.
ANOTHER party of 500 first-class stamen and runners of the Black Sea Ficet,, the gunners forming about one-fifth of the compliment, his just been despatched from Sebastopol to Port Arthur by the over-land route. Nearly the whole of the Naval Reservists in the Fuxine province have been called up, and after their distributing among the various vess Is, another draft for the Far East will be made up from the first-rank seamen and gunners. All the men sent from the Black Sea to the Far
East are rated for double pay.
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Arvoros of the present un versal interest in Japanese affairs, the Straits Times understands that a Japanese newspaper is shorty to be started in Singapore. The promoters of the schenie ate Messis. F. N. Kishi and M. 'M. Matsumoto, The former has had much ex- parience as correspondent to a number of As announced elsewhere in this issue the papers, vernacular and foreign, in Japan, Volunteer concert takes place at the City Hall while the latter has for some time been editor at 9 p.m. to-day. An excellent programme of of the Soital Zaul of Nagasaki. Prepara instrumental and vocal iteros has been artions are already pretty well advanced and the ranged, and the programme will conclude with new venture will probably sesitha light inak the laughable farce, Ticklish Times.
month or so.
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serves His Majesty, the Couri Circular, which, as everyone knows, is issued under the super. vision of the highest authority, has transferred
the Consulting Committee.
AUDITORS.
On the proposition of Mr. J. H. Lewis, second to the Navy a dignity hitherto only known ined by Mr. Fung Wa Chun, Messrs. A. O'D. the Church-_C Express.
Gourdin and W. H. Potis were re-elected auditors.
The Chairman:That is all the business,
the last half in 36, 1.08,
Mr. Mody's Derby prey, Coronit Rose, ent for a similar distance over the inside course. Time 343, 1.07, 1.44 2.34.
Herscheld-17 and another of Mr. Hart Buck's subs, in company with Mr. Christiani's pony nade a mile in 1.52.
A similar distance was made by Polka, which
A CORRESPONDENT bears from a scientific gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready, went very steadily over thinner track, in 36, source that a startling development in ocean cable telegraphy is shortly to be announced.
means a method has been discovered which has the effect of greatly increasing the capacity
a transmission and the facility with which land of existing cables, both as regards the rapidity
lines can he connected with the submarine wires. There will be a consequential dimipo. lion in cost, and the chief beneficiaries of the new system will be the newspapers. It is companies will be able to reduce the cost of believed that under the new system the cable Press messages to rd. a word from England to the United States, and still be in a position to make a statisfactory profit.
MIRS DAY.
The following hydrographical memorandum, dated, Commander-in-Chiefs office, China, 5th inst, is published in the Gazette:—(1) There is a 4 fm. patch with rocky bottom East of
Penghau, about mile long, in north and south direction in following position:-Peng chau 148 ft. N. 80 W.; E. Cone N. 3 W.; Islet
N. 68 E.
' (1) 'There is a 4 fm. patch with rocky bottom south of Pengchau, in following position:- Pengchau 148 ft. N. 13, E., E. Cone V. 53 E, W. extremity Mirs Pt. 5. 3 E.
(3) There is a 3 fm, patch with sand bottom in the following position:-Peak Rock N. 42 E., N. smt. Crooked Id. 5S. 6 E, E, extremity Peaked Head S. 56 E. The 41 fms. named in Notice to Mariners No. 124 of 1903 is the southern limit of this shoal, which extends S, E'd. from the m'th of the Sha-tan river.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
The acting Colonial Secretary informs us that, at the Council meeting, on Tuesday, the Hon. Gershom Stewart will ask the Director of
„Public Works—
(t) Under what conditions are public com- panies or private individuals permitted to pick up and obstruct the public highways ?....
(2.) In the event of the party responsible being dilatory In the completion of work involving the picking up of public roads, what powers have the Government to compel them to proceed with expedition?
(3) Can offenders be fined so much per diem if found negligent?
(4) Ara the "crossings provided during the construction of the low level tramway, where the public highways are picked up, passed by the Public Works Depatment as proper and adequain by the tráffic they have to carry { :^.
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on Monday.
THE & O. CO.
At the annual meeting of the proprietors of the P. and O. Company Sir Thomas Sutherland, As is his wont, made an interesting statement, interspersed here and there with those touches of humour with which the chairman of the the happy knack of overlaying his facts. There premier British shipping company has so well is always a long list of, shall we say, real or imaginary evils besetting the company; but,
1.17, 1.44.
On the outside course, one of Mr. Craig's Derby representatives did a mile, the last fin 37, 1.13, 1.46.
A trio, consisting of Lieut. Simpson's Derby. and two others, was put to a mile run, and did the distance in 361, 1.11, 1.49. The Derby
a
mount was noticed to canțer a bit.
Mr. Chater's sub, and Mr. Rutier's Derby were raced for a mile on the Inside course. Time 34, 1.09), 1.45, 2.16]. .
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two subs, and Mr. Dorabjee's sub. going over three-quarter mile (inside) in 358. 1.10, 44.
Another trio was then started, Mr. Mody's
A race over a mile, intide, between Messrs. Hinds and Mitchells representatives "ladd Messrs. Veitch and Hunter's iron grey, rebuiled in Mitchell's sub coming in a long way ahead, Time 35, 1.10), 1.45k.
and it is usually a substantial but, the dividend, and indeed bones now" for some years also, comer out in a satisfac tory manner.
The most interesting state. ment as far as our readers are concerned was the reference to the reduction of fares to the. Far East, the announcement of which we made a few weeks ago. It will be remembered | 107. that India had already been favoured in this
Mr. Marshall's sub, in company with Mr. While's grey pony, ran for a mile, last 4 in 32,
Mr. R. A. Gubbay's "young little pet," and Dr. J. M. Atkinson's sub. were out together and did a mile in 35, 1.57, 1.47, 2.19.
way, at a time when the Far East had also looked for a similar (reduction-on general lines. The impetus bas come, however, from the completion for passenger traffic of the Siberian railway. It was here that Sir Thomas gave one of his happy touches by remarking that the traveller will now have the great ad vantage of proceeding by the Siberian route, and the still greater advantage of returning by the P. and O. line. Probably in the long
I gathered that some of the owners were run the company is likely to be no loser by the rail route, any more than ultimately the newhat disappointed with the performances company has been a sufferer by the great exten- of their stables, and it is probable they will cater sion of the Pacific route during the last 35 them in accordance with what they were able years since the days when the San Francisco ajud; e of them from their work today. run_was performed by old paddle-wheel walk- ing-beari vessels, and the passenger had to go south and traverse the Isthmus of Panama, tọ reach New York. That was a time, too, when report says that Sir Thomas was an eager exponent of the desirability of the P. and O. taking up the Pacific run, when he was the
A similar distance was galloped by Mr. Mody's cream Derby and one of Mr. Dorabjee's ponies. Time 31, 1.98, 1.40, 3.12.
Rare Rose was put to the same test and coroplished it in 34, 1.07, 1.43, 2.13.
. Following this, Messrs. Gub,bay and Craig's sub went over the same distance, last in 35k ||!113, 1463.
EARLY BIRD.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
NAILS DUE,
German (Bayern) 18th inst; _American (Doric) 19th just::
Canadian (Empress of India) 19th inst." Australian (Tsinan) 21st inst. Gerinah (Gera) 22nd inst.
Judian (K'umsang) 26th inst,
The sa. Showmef arrived at Yokohama, and
to-morrow.
The C. & M. Co.'s s.s. Rubi last |Manila to- day, at to m.m., and is due here on or about Monday, af emoon.
company's superintendent at Hongkong. From that post be, was recalled to the directorate, and subsequently chairmanship, of the P. and O and what has been done since then to expenditure of capital on ships, and of ton- nagé constructed, Sir Thomas was justified in: alluding to it terms that met with decided approval by shareholders. If the competition of the Siberian route was not to be feared as a serious competitor, but father as an adjunct to The Imperial German Mail sx Bayern left the passenger list, it may be different with the Shanghal to-day, at 10, a.m., and may be ex. mails, but this was a point on which the chair-pected here on Monday, at 4 pm, man could not enlighten his shareholders be cause it was not known yet what were the views of the Government on the question of the new contract—–—– L. & C. Express,
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