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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1904
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
THE Clock Tower is again in the bands of the renevator; or, is it coming down?
City
A NOTIFICATION in the Gaurile shows thefer (URN OF THE SS. boundaries of Samshuipo, and Kowloon births and deaths registration districts,
THE arrivals of two French gunboats are an SIX plague cases, of which four were fatal,nounced. The Decider came in from Canton yesterday, and the Surprise from Haiphong A. S. WATSON & CO., Ordinary busineu communications should be addrowed have been notified since noon of yesterday.
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world is 80 cents per quaidor.
THE proclamation against Manila, Tainanto and Anping in Formosa, and Amoy are still in
force..
RULES for granite quarries from Lyeemun to gau-tau Kok, in Kowloon Bay,are'printed in the Gazette.
THE name of W. Maxfield has been added to the list of ersons exempted from the operation of bye-laws 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Public Health Ordinance.
THE King has not been advised to exercise his
SANITARY measures are no adopted against Hongkong at Manilat, Indo-China, Netherlands india, Burma, Siraits Settlements, Shanghai, Kophai in Siam, Madras and Bengal,
WATER SYSTEM FOR MANILA:
BY J. CASE, ENGINEER IN CHARGE.
THE TIMESTELEGRAPH STEAMER
Yesterday evening the Douglas steamer, Animun, which was chattered by The Timer newspaper for use by their correspondents in Northem waters during the ppening stages of | the war, returned to the Colony after a most interesting cruise and exciting experiences with warships of the belligerent powers. These have been fully recorded in our columns from time to time. Her return is doubtless due to the fact that the Japanese Government refused permission for the ship to be taken within the war zone with wireless telegraphic apparatus aboard. The Haimun left Kobe on the 19th.
The following obituary, notice is printed in
JAKE
TRANSACTION.
HOVEN DOORS AND FIRE BARS IN COURT,
Art and commerce were in conflict this
morning before his Honour T. Sercombe Smith, The disputants were the Robinson Piang Com- pany and the proprietor of the Café Weissman, and litigation arose 10 consequence of the removal of four oven doors and a number of fire-bars. These were valued at Stoo which the Piano Co, sought to recover in lieu of the
gon-return of the baking accessories.
power of disallowance with respect to the ordin. spitit of Francisco Carriedo, who, dying in the May number of the Queen's College making of bread. Some of this was purchased
magazine-
CLARET S. Single Copies Daily, tou conts Weekly, twenty-nace to amend the New Territories Land city the sum of 10,000 pesos, which sum heIt is with deep regret that we have to record
..$ 8.00 $ 9.00
a doz, Qts,
Per Che Per Ca
doz, fre
ST. ESTEPHE .....
. ST. JULIEN....
LA ROSE
CHATEAU
BRION LARRIVET. 20.00
11.00
14.50
22,00
26.00
are Cents.
BIRTH.
Court Ordinance, No, 18, of 1900.
The present water supply of the city of Manila is due to, the munificence and public
1712, bequeathed to the Ayuntamiento of the
directed should be conserved and invested until it amounted to sufficient to supply the inhabit ants of the city with a good and a sufficent supply of wholesome water. With this modest wisely invested it and so carefully guarded it that in 125 years it had multiplied nearly twenty.
On behalf of the plaintiff, Mr. II. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, polut ed out that the Hongkong and China Bakery Company sold a plot of ground at Wanchai, on which their bakery stood, to the Robinson THE LATE MR. WR. SEYMOUR. Piano Company, and before it was faken over the Bakery Company leased it for a month to the defendant. Inside of the premises was a "good deal of machinery and apparatus for the
by defendant, who, however, distinctly refused to buy the ovens fixed in the walls of the the death of Mr. William Ralphs Seymour, godown at 149, Wanchai Road, and inside of acting senior-master and in charge of class which were a certain number of fire hars form TIA. The son of Rev.,Soymour, Tonbridge, ing part of the fixtures of the building. Subse IT is of interest to note that Queen's College
had in England been thequently four oven doors and a large number of contributed $345 to the Russo-Japanese War
Kent, Mr Seymour [764 Fund. Of this amount Sir went to the wound. beginning the officials in charge of the fund so colleague it St, Leonard's School of Mr. B.the fire bars were taken away by Mr. Weiss
ed of both powers, and $.04 to japanese
fames (head master of Kowloon British School), man, through his servants, and when called He matriculated at London University, and upon to retara them, or pay the plaintiffs Srco, was appointed by the Secretary of State, junior he practically refused to do so. He was writ Assistant Master of Queen's College, arriving ten to about it, and replied that it was rather in the colony 6th June, 1901, so that he had insolent suggesting he had taken things which nearly completed three years' service. did not belong to him.-Mr. Duncan Clark, of Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co., liquidators of the Hongkong and China Bakery Co., and Mr. S. D. Hicking, assistant at the Robinson Piaro Co, gave evidence in support of plaintiff's claim, and
At the Government Civil Hospital, on the 25th inst Mrs. HANSON, the wife of Chief Detective Inspector Hanson, of a son.
The Hongkong Celegraph'
10.00
13-50
HAUT
CHATEAU MOUTON
D'ARMAILHACQ *** 24.00
CHATEAU 'PONTET
CANET
28.00
CHATEAU LA TOUR
CARNET ....
33.00
THE AFFORESTATION, DEPART MENT OF HONGKONG.
CHATEAU RAUZAN....... 48.00 CHATEAU, LAFITE ............. 54.00
These CLARETS are specially selected and obtained from the LEADING FRENCH GROWERS; they are, of exceptional value and in fine condition.
THE CHATEAU BRANDS are recommended to the notice of Con. poisseurs as high-class after-dinner Wines.
We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
LIMITED.
Hongkong, 20th June, 1994.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1904,
families.
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READERS are reminded of the first of the popu lar weekly entertainments to be held at the Metropole Hotel this evening. A good pro gramme has been arranged, and a large attend. ance is expected,
denial of the recent rumour to the effect that the Government arms factory at St. Etienne
fold.
present system.
Visitors to Hongkong who are informed, had accepted, an order for 200,000 Lebel riffe in July of 1882 a formal opening of the Carriedo was the matter with him, and he talked dant's case, pointing out that Mr. Weissman
that, when the British flag was first planted in the Colony there was little or no vegetation on the island, and that the present verdant slopes, covered with pine woods, bamboo brakes, palms, ferns, and numerous speci- mens of the most beautiful families of tropi- cal plant-life, were similar in appearance to the denuded, rain-washed hills on the Kow- loon peninsula, smile discreetly and accept the information as dubious in the extreme. Yet such is the case, and it is but rendering justice to our Botanical and Afforestation Department to state that it is to the ability and energy of the staff of this branch of our administration that this magical transforma. tion is due. As notified in' our columns
for the Russian Authorities.
Mr. D'Almada proceeded to argue defen- denied having removed the doors and fire bars... Even if he had done so the premises were not the property of the plaintiff at the time the articles were alleged to have been removed,
In 1867 the work of making investigatione and preparing plans for a system of water supply was entrusted to Don Genavo Palacio,
The climate never seems to have agreed with an eminent Spanish engineer, who, after a care. ful examination, decided upon the water of the him, and the sudden cessation of athletics, in Mariquina river as the best available supply, which he took an active part in England, THE French Government has issued a formal and who prepared plans for the building of the doubtless contributed to the poor state of his bealth. During the last six months he Active construction was begun in 1878, and appears to have been aware that something Water System was fittingly, observed. The of returning to England at the end of his three original works have been amplified and ex-years. He was not often absent for a single tended from time to time, with the result that, day on account of sickness, and in fact was though the per capita supply is small as com- punctual and punctiliaus in the discharge of pared to American cities, yet since beginning the his duties, his classes pissing well at ex-
The Puisne Judge said he was satisfied the operation of the present system there has been aminations.
things were removed by the act of the servants no suffering on account of insufficient water for On Saturday, 14th May, he was with his of defendant, and that they had no right to the preliminary nece sities of the inhabitants. class from 9 to 12 as usual. It was the cause take them away. He adjourned the case in The growth of the city, however, had reached of some surprise, therefore, on Monday, to reorder that certain documents might be such a point that shortly after the American ceive a medical certificate that Mr. Seymour duced. occupation the necessity of enlarging the water had been admitted on Saturday afternoon to system became apparent, and during the mili- the Government Civil Hospital suffering from tary government of the Islands, surveys and Bright's Disease, and he died at 11.30 pm, on explorations were carried on by various mem:Tuesday, 17th May, at the early age of 31, and. bers of the Corps of Engineers, United States after only two days absence from school work: Army.
ORDERS of the King in Council, under the provisions of section 84 (3) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, providing for the remeisere ment of French and Spanish ships in British ports, which come into force on the 1st prox,, are published in the Gazette.
Mr. W. H. Treacher, one of the new C. M. G's, has been associated with the administration of the Federated Malay States since 1871, when he was acting police magistrate at Labuan. He has on several occasions administered the Government and held many other important
offices.
Upon proper representation to the Congress of the United States, an impetus was given 10 Da. Pringent, the surgeon on board the French the increased water supply for the city by the cruiser Pascal, now laying in Hongkong har-authorization of a bond issue of not to exceed bour, has been proposed for the Order at the $4,000,000 for the purpose of supplying the city Cross of the Legion of Honour for his skilful of Manila with a complete water and sewer work among the wounded Russian sailors system. rescued from the Koriels and Varyag at
last evening, H.E. the Officer Administering A. S. WATSON & CO., the Government has received a telegrami from the Secretary of State for the Colonies stating that, on his recommendation, the King has approved of the grant of the Im-Chemulpo. perial Service Order to Mr. Charles Ford, recently superintendent of this department. That a Companionship of this distinguished Order has been conferred upon a gentleman whose connection with the Government Gar- dens of the Colony extended over a period
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TELEPHONE NO. 956. CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHEE," HONGKONG. A. B. C. CODE EDITION.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
CHEE & CO.
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FROM the account of revenue and expenditure, 1st January to 30th April 1st, it appears that the total of revenue including balance, is $2,187,818.72 against an expenditure of $2,053,528.17 Licenses and internal, revenue, not otherwise specified in the account, pro- close upon thirty years marks, in a fitting duced $1,353.57272, while the largest item, manner, the appreciation of the late superin of expenditure was tendent's
a military payment of excellent work and special | $454,933.6. knowledge of his subject, which enabled him to occupy the office as few men could have done. Of the many changes which have taken place in Hongkong, the first and
the notice of a former resident, returned to the Colony after the absence of, let us say,
FURNITURE not the least remarkable which would strike
DEALERS.
DRAWING-ROOM,
DINING-ROOM,
and BED-ROOM
FURNITURE,
ELECTRO-PLATED),
GLASS) and
CHINA WARES.
PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF
FILTERS,
ROCHESTER LAMPS,
twenty years, would be the altered appear
THE May number of the Yellow Dragon is of considerable interest to former, as well as to present, scholars of Queen's College. "Amyriad boys in forty years," is the title of the first article, from which we gather that on the zat May a boy was admitted whose register num ber is 10,000. Thus in 423 years a myriad names have been enrolled at the College. A list
Active work was begun in February of 1903, and careful examinations were made of the possible source of supply. The wisdom of the selection of Don Gehava Palacio was evident, and extended surveys were" thereupon "under-" taken of the entire watershed of the Mariquina river.
The two principal objections to the present i system are: first, the fact that the source of supply is contaminated to a greater or less degree by approximately 25,000 inhabitants of several towns which lie on the banks of the stream above the present intake; and, second, the expense of the pumpage of the water
supply.
On examination of the Marquina riyer water- shed it was found, however, that at a point in the mountains above the centers of population, a sufficient supply could be obtained, which stored and diverted by means of a masonry dam, would not only insure good and whole
The funeral, which left the Civil Hospital at 4.30 p.m., was well-attended, the head master and English and Chinese Staff (25 persons), about 70 boys from his classes, and numerous friends, including Mr. B. James (referred to above), attending to pay the last mournful re spect to the deceased,
The staff at Queen's College and other friends desire to put up a suitable headstone to his memory, and Mr. Seymour's parcats have been approached with a view to obtaining their permission.
THE BENONI MONSTER OF
BORNEO.
It is not unreasonable to believe that in secluded spots may be found the last of the ichthyosaurus or the last of the plesiosaurus or of some of the contemporaries of these ancient inhabitants of the earth. The latest evidence
ance of the botanical aspect of Hongkong of the better known former British boys on the some water,-free from human contamination, pean official of the North Borneo Company
After assuming the superintendence of this register is given as a supplement to the names department, Mr. Charles Ford at once im- offormerscholars who have been pupil teachers pressed upon the Government the possibili- and masters. ties of making the new gardens more than
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a pleasure to the public eye; something U.E. JOHN Newell Jordan who is now a Com more than a mere promenade with flower-mander of the Order of St. Michael and St. beds, and owing to his initiative they George, has been H.B.M. Minister Resident at
but also a supply that could be taken from such height as to flow by gravity directly into the -reservoirs which supply the city.
a
With this as a basis the plans for a new water supply have been prepared. They comprise in general the construction of a masonry dam about 300 feet long on a crest and some do feet high, The storage obtained by this dam amounts to
in support of this belief comes from a spot on as Benoni. the coast of North Borneo known Here, in a cave by the sea there undoubtedly exists a monstrous creature, which may be either an abnormally developed crocodile or a direct descendant of some primeval branch of the saurian family. The attention of a Euro-
was quite recently directed to the existence of this animal by the natives of the place They showed him the track which the unknown creature had left on the sand when leaving its cave dwelling for the sea. Round about were the tracks of ordinary crocodiles which are numerous in this locality. But the track of the unknown was different to these. The
FORTHCOMING`LAND SALE.
Particulars and conditions of the sale, on the rith prox, of rural building lot No. 118, were published in a Gazette extraordinary issued this morning. The property, which is situato on Plantation Road, the Feak, comprises 18,570 square feet, and is held at an annual Crown rent of $106. The boundary measure- ments are as follows:-170 9 and 103, north, 6 and 136 south, 64' east, and 113′6′′ west. Before the expiration of two calenders months the purchaser has to expend on the property not less than $10,000 in rateable improvements. Special conditions provide for : A right of way from Plantation Rond to the lot, on line ap- proved by the Director of Public Works, to be granted to the purchaser; the purchaser to con struct substantial retaining walls where neces sary to prevent land slips, in the event of his cutting away the hill to level the site and for the special support of "Plantation Road; and the exact boundaries of the lot to be determin- ed before the issue of the Crown Lease and
the premium and Crown Rent then adjusted in
accordance with the amounts" stated in the conditions of sale. The upset price is 51,328,
A NEGRO BISHOP'S GREAT DISCOVERY
Chicago telegrams state bat while many negroes are seeking to become bleached, it remained for Bishop Turner, of the Negro Methodist Church, who favors an exodus of American negroes to Africa, to discover that,
The blacks who listened to this statement all whites are merely bleached negroes.
became of use to those scientific visitors the Court of Korea since 1901. He was bor approximately 2,500,000,000 gallons. From track of the crocodile is one continuous line applauded wildly when he said, "God never in Ireland in September 1852, and after rece this dam the water will be carried to the re- caused by the dragging of the tail, and at in- made a white minn. In the beginning all men
paflor.
who make Hongkong a place of call, as well as to students who reside in the Colony. Thanks to his efforts, the botanical WHITE TURKISH TOWELS history of South China will always be in
debted to our island on which the flora is now so rich. In connection with the excel lent work done in tree planting in Hong. decorated for services, and in 1897 receiveolons, which is nearly three times the present The marks of the fest were also there, but in colour which God gave them,
COUNTERPANES.
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HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.
kong, it will be useful and interesting to mention that, since the establishment of the
PHOTOGRAPHIC Afforestation Department, the whole of Mr. Ford's plans were carried out under his DEPARTMENT.
direct guidance and control by Chinese, and
DEVELOPING and PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.
GOOD WORK.
PROMPT RETURN.
Hongkong, 8th January, 1004.
ias
E. C. WILKS & Co., MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND. NAVAL ARCHITECTS.
COLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.
ing his education at Belfast came out to China,servoirs near the city by means of a conduit in 1876 as a student interpreter. He was at the Legation in Peking for several years, and partially composed of a steel pipe 47 inches in from 1896 to 1898 was Consul General at diameter and partially of a masonry conduit in Korea, subsequently being promoted to Chargé tunnel and open cut. The full capacity will be d'Affaires, in 1898. He has already been approximately 22,000, co gallons per 24 hours,
the Jubilee medal.
in
THE highly fanciful theory has been started Russia that the Japanese are the lost ten tribes. The idea would be grotesque were it not that
and ‘a minimum capacity about 20,500,000 gal-
supply.
From the reservoirs the water will be distri. buted through the city by the usual means, utilizing the present distribution system, but changing and extending it to meet the demands without European assistance, except once a the anti-Semitic Press has seized hold of it and of the different distric's both for domestic use year, when either the assistant superintendent is using it as a means for stirring up a new and fire protection. The level of the reservoirs or a police constable was employed to count anti-Jewish "outbreak. Not only does the will be raised about 25 feet, thus giving. tree pits, to check the contractors numbers, Nove Vermya back the theory for all it is suficient pressure to insure delivery of water in Jews of Russia are sending money and cruisers
THE Foreign Office has now come to a
definite agreement with the Zionists as to the give them in East Africa. This is to consist of
situation and extent of the colony it is ready to
they should write books, poems and scientific treatises in harmony with our colour, and we should not learn songs like Wash me and I
shall be whiter than snow, a song which cannot tolerate sung in my presence
tervals the marks of the feet of the reptile turn- were black, but in the wanderings over the ed outward from the body. Now the track of carth many became bleached in an unnatural Many of these bleached men look on with the unknown also showed a continuous line, but so much deeper and more pronounced as to argue a much larger and heavier tail than contempt, indifference, and prejudice, and bate the largest known crocodile ever possessed their brothers, the negroes, who retained the
stead of being turned on ward from the body, We negros need more education, and they were turned inward under the body. They also were much longer than those of an ordinary crocodile. These facts to which an English gentleman, and an official, is prepared to testify. The nativen when ques toned, declared that they had seen the animal, which they described as having the body of a huge crocodile, feet which turned inwards, and a long snake like neck surmounted by a head also resembling that of a huge snake is not this suggestive of the plesiosaurus? Perhaps In February of the present year Mr. Desmond some of your readers who are learned in natural Fitzgerald, the eminent consulting engineer, history can answer the question. It is incon- arrived in Manila, retained by the city of Manila ceivable that these poor fishermen had ever for the purpose of examining the plans pre-seen the columns of Panch of studied the history pared for the new water system and giving his of the world geologically. As s preliminary gpinion thereon. After an exhaustive inquiry rest strong pagars were buit (chiefly of bamboo). into the subject, examising fully into the ques- round the entrance of the cave where the mon- - tions of source of supply, quantity, quality, and ster resided. These, in fact at night, were the economic questions of construction, in found entirely demol shed in the morning, and April of the present year he gave his entire the tracts showed that the beast had come down approval to the project.
and also, when the assistant superintendent worth, but day after day it declares that the the upper stories of the buildings even during had carried on the plans during, mostly, to their new-found brethren of Japan. There the time of maximum draft, Fest brief intervals when Mr. Ford was absent is, unfortunately, no story too ridiculous for on leave. Neither has work in this line Russian popular consumption at the present been restricted to the island, for numer moment, and there is some misgiving in Jewish ous are the slopes in the New Territory circles at home as to the effect of this new that are already clothed in promising planta- campaign. tions of young pine, under whose shade the grass and undergrowth is rapidly progressing, so that where before, in places, the lands- cape was one of barren desolation, the eye
to the water in the usual way and removed the now lingers with. pleasure on rolling hills
5,000 square miles of land to the north-east of includes the Randi clothed in verdure enhanced by the dark the Victoria Nyanza." It
The cost of the proposed work is estimated obstruction as if it were a straw, It is quite tint of the trees. The good work still goes Platean, and is extremely fertile, well watered, at $1,800,000, and the time necessary for its agreed that a huge crocodile might have forced on, and severe measures have been taken to and well forested. As the native population in Completion approximately three years. It is the pagars, but it would have done so by get Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms protect the growing vegetation from the this part of the country is not large; a possible the present intention to arrange for the sale of ting under them and forcing them up. There
with First-class Builders.
destructive instincts of the natives and from source of trouble will be avoided. An import the necessary bonds and to advertise for propagars were destroyed from the top Next This was done in such a way as large stock of Canadian Asbestos and l'hill fires. All residents in the colony will ant point in the concession is that the land posals for N-Rion of these works about an attempt was made to smoke the monster' out. Agents for Messe, Allen & Sons Electrical welcome the well-deserved distinction con- is only five miles distant from the Uganda Raff, the close of the present year, and it may safely of his den, and this
kway, and a thirty hours' railway journey from be said that some time in the year of 1977 the to make it certain that there must be another. Plant and Centrifugal Fumpa
ferred on Mr. Ford, and preserve the cast. If necessary, it is possible that the works will be complets and Manila will be exit to the cave from which the creature can
Thus the matter standa get away to sear. Thus i lasting sense of gratitude for the excellent Foreign Ofice may hereafter extend the con enabled to enjoy the best supply
fine thing-exist in Bedoni: for work done by him during his long term of cession still further so as to give the Zionist ny city in the office
port on Victoria Nyanss
Salvage Work undertaken. Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam
aud Motor Launches, and
Asbestocel gooda kept,
Telegram: Address
MARINEWORK: "
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Hongkong, sed May, 190432, 07
THE Crown rent paid for the group of granite quarries at Cha-Kwo-ling is $450 per month, as against $30 for each of those at Ngau-tau-kole and Lyeemun, and $150 in respect of those at, Sai-tio-Wan
SHIPPING AND MAILS,
MAILS DUES
French Tonkin) 28th inst. - American Doric) 27th inst. Canadian (Athenian) 28th inst Indian Suiting) 29th inst Canadian (Empress of Japan) 4th prox.
| Australian (7'sinam) 13th prox.
The
5th from New York arrived at anila on atst irstand from there goes direct
aon which
Arrived: (