Entimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED) ... 1841, 2
THE FINE
MELLOW
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 1904.
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THE Band will in future" play at the Kowloon Hotel every Saturday evening Instead of on Thursday.
RA
BARON Kanelake Ohura, Japanese Minister of Communications, has left Tokio for Korea on an urgent mission.
THREE Russian prisoners escaped from suyama, two were promptly recaptured and the | destination of the third was known..
Billitional $1.88 per quarter la charge for patage. Lloyd's Register, says that the Lend was former The postage on thin workly man to any part of the ly the Afoskva, not the Kherson, that her net Single Copie, Dally, teu cents; Weekly, twenty-tonnage is 1,805, and her nom. horse-power is
work is BU conta per quarter.
five copt.
MARRIAGE.
On 14th September, at H.D.M.'s Consulate General, Yokohama, before E. M. Hobart FLAVOUR Hampden, Esq, and alterwards at Christ Church, by the Rev. W. P. G. Field, M.A., NATHANIEL GEOROK, youngest son of the late Francis Maitland, of London, to ELEANOR
Poolé, Esq., of Yokohama.
OF OUR CELEBRATED
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2,310.
CAPTAIN J. C, Allix Wilkinson, R.N., resumed
command of II.M.S. Thetis at Kobe on the
It is considered likely that the cattle trade ISABELLA, only daughter of Oils Augustus through Wuchew will show a falling off on account of active competition at Pakhoi where a superior class of animal is pat on the market.
Che Hongkong Celegraph
BLEND HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1904.
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
KONGMOON,
Within eighty miles of Hongkong is the prosperous treaty port of Kongmoon, opened to trade in March last, and already bearing WHISKY.testimony to the forethought of those officials
IS ATTAINED ONLY BY
Great Age. being thoroughly matured and Superior Quality Uniformly Maintained.
On Saturday, the Mid Autumn Festival, the Empress Dowager was to invite the ladies of the various Foreign Legations to visit her at Ehe Park, Her Majesty's favourite residence outside the West gate of Peking.
TO-MORROW being the anniversary day of their Majesties the King and Queen of Portugal, Mr. A. G. Romano (Consul for Portugal) will
be "At Home" at his residence "Duart," Arbuthnot Road, from noon till d`p.m.-
An informal reception was held on board the China Navigation Company's new river str. inling the other afternoon, an invitation having been extended to the local native shippers to visit and ins, ect the vessel,
WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.
DIRECTORS' FRES: INCREASED,
above Company, was held at the Company's The third ordinary general meeting of the
premises, 28 Queen's Road Central, this a ter noon. Mr. W. H. Gaskell presided, and th.re were also present Messrs, E. H. Hinds (Direc tor) T. Arnold, J. Arnold, A. G. Stokes, J. W. C Bonnar, G. H. Damm, A. G. Ward, R. Gi Heckford (Manager) E. A. M. Williams (Sec retary), and H. P. Smith (Auditor).
The Secretary having read the notice con. vening the meeting,
OIG SHIP ABLAZI
SEA OF FLAME
OFF EAST POINT
was unable to steam near enough to be
TELEGRAMS.
HONGKONG TELFORAPH "
SERVICE:
FARNITAM BOYDS
THE SCHEME ACCEPTED
BY SHAREHOLDERS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.).
SHANGHAI, 26th September,
8.6 p.m.
At the oxtraordinary general meeting of shareholders in Messro, S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., held at Hongkow, this evening, the proposal which had been made to purolinse the Company's property and under- taking, was considered and ultimately accepted.
POLLARDS LILLIPUTIANS.
The following telegram was received this morning by Mr. A. H. Pollard
.
TOWNSVILLE, Sept. 27th. Pollards Lilliputian Opera Company left for Hongkong per s.s. Isinan to-day,
BIG FIRE AT CANTON.
the Magistracy this morning, Mr. A. O Brawo, "master" at the Diocésan Boys' School, appeared to answer a summons, taken out against him by Mr. E. Lang, charging him wish assault. The facts of the care were that, last Wednesday a picnic party proceeded in a Through the early hours of this morning the launch round the barbour, the complainant and firemen laboured on the edge of a seething defendant being among the act. Complain cauldron. The notorious Chinese strip Suining, THE first batch of Subscription Griffins is exant said, that defendant interfered with him, which had cleared in the
the afternoon for Wu pected to arrive in Hongkong from Shanghai and finally, knocked him over causing him to chow and the West River, with close on 2,800. about the middle of next month.
hurt himself. Defendant denied the charge tins and cases of kerosine, got ablarons she saying thu, while the party was proceeding in was moored in the dangerous goods anchorage. Matthe launch, com lainant got up on the bulby Kellett Island, off East Point. Persons works and stood on them. This made the walking on the Praya observed a small glare, ladies on board nervous, and they asked him to rising and falling, near Causeway Bay shortly request complainant to come down. This com- before ten o'clock, and some time later the plainant refused to do, and so defendant found alarm was sounded at the Central Station. Mr. himself confronted by two alternatives-either E R. Hallifax, the deputy superintendent of to remain passive, while complainant defied his police, with Assistant Superintendent Baker, authority his boys, and outraged the iminediately Jurned out with the men and gear feelings of a number of ladies who were pro and hastened away to Wanchai. As Lews of sept, or to remove complainant. He decided the fire becanis generally known crowds of on the faster, alternative and, using a little people made their way to the Eastern end of 14th inst, and that vessel was then to return toneessary furce put him on deck, when com the city, and obtained an uninterrupted view of plainant stumbled over one of the boys' feet the conflagration across the waters of Cause Weihaiwei.
and lell, but he was in no way damaged or way Bay...he floating fire engine had even hurt. There was no assault, and no force already arrived on the scene, but owing to used, more that required to remove complain the intense heat from the burning ship she ant. Mr. Kemp:--The summons is dismissed. Mr. Brawn: thank your Worship-When will of any service. Huge dark clouds of smoke people begin to understand that the Magistracy rolled out in majestic grandeur, turning to is not a public laundry? Goodness knows, gorgeous orange, then to yellow, and then to enough linen is washed there in the course of dull red as they floated away under the gentle. an hour, without people taking things there influence of a north-east breeze, which, fortun which might just as well be scrubbed at home! alely was scarcely more than a zephyr. The tremendous body of flame, at intervals rising and falling, or darting skyward, liluminated the still waters of the barbour and the houses at Wanchai and East Point with a brightness equal to that of day. The beauty of the spec enhanced by the fact that the burning oil tacle as viewed from the fire, engine was
tinged the flames with red, plak, green, and yellow at intervals, and over all the cloud-lined sky was a glowing crimson dome, the reflection of the conflagration being visible along distance away. The scene was a splendid one, even from the Peak where many of the resi dents watched the blaze almost from the start to finish. Slowly the vessel burned, the stern sinking deeper and deeper in the seething water The Chairman said: Gentlemen, the which by this time was becoming strewn with report and statement of accounts having been smoking tins and charred timbers. A yellow in your hands for some time, with your per fame shot upwards from the funnel and leap't mission, I will follow the usual course, and into the thick wreathing smoke that curled take them as read. It is gratifying to your from the furnace on the deek. By mid-night Directors, 10 again be able to place before you the fire, while sull burning strongly, was a satisfactory report on the year's working of gradually losing its intensity and Mr. Hallifax the Company. Un perusing the accounts you gave the order to proceed ahead, and three will observe that we have now arrived at a jets of water were soon being directed into the It was difficult work twelve per cent dividend for the year, while at stern of the vessel. the same time, we have been able to writs off navigating the floating engine in such dan from the profits the balance of good will, 10 gerous surroundings, and great credit is due provide for deterioration of stock on hand, not only to the heads of the brigade aboard, considerable te and to set aside the small sum of $3,000 but also to Insp. Langley, Assistant Engineer towards maintaining a steady dividend. The Lane and Fireman Boole for the way in which INSPECTOR C. W. Brett, Sanitary Department amount carried forward to new account is the ships was handled. Tons of water that a Weiyuan has been sent there as a charged the keeper (Chinese) of the dairy farm, $38.28, as against 54757.42 brought forward were poured into the burning bull, and magistrate. This is a new departure as,
at 50 Stanley Street, before Mr. Kemp this last year, and in respect of this I wish to say the ship began to settle. The Engine crept not being a walled city it has never been morning, for selling or offering for sale adulter-that we carry forward less this year having alongside, and one of the firemen jumped ruled over by such an official, the peopleated milk. The milk contained 47 per cent nothing further to provide for good-will. over on to the burning steamer and fasteaed a hitherto coming under the jurisdiction of the of water. The defendant was fired Froo, with We have still pursued our policy of writhawser to some of the fittings in the stern so Viceroy Tiên Chua-huan of Canton has mandarin fat Sanui. With its ever increas the alternative of two months' imprisonment. ing down our steck on hand, bringing it as to enable the firemen to keep close at informed the Wai Wa Fu that a salt-boat, ing volume of trade it has been judged
down to the lowest possible laying down hand. This, however, did not prove of much staden with 15 rifles and 6 boxes of ammun]. necessary to send a special deputy, so that THE other evening a foreigner on the Bund cash. As the Company progresses the pro-avail, as in consequence of the amount of lion has been captured while in the act of there may be no block in the business, as
saw a bluejacket belonging to H.M.S. Vestal vision necessary in this direction dimi- water poured into her the Saining gave signs thing the Kwangsi rebels military supplies. The walk off the end of the Kiukiang Road Jetty,nishes year by year. Since we last met, we of sinking. The order was given to go astern, boat sailed from Hongkong for "Kwangs), and would probably happen if all were left to the
Shanghai, and disappeared. Search was at once have moved into our new premises, in Des Hardly had this been carried out when the ship the arms and ammunition were purchased magistrate of the Sanul city. Moreover, it is mad
made but no signs of the mun could be found. Vax Road, and find them most suitable to was seen to settle at the stern, the water rolled from a German merchant. In view of this reported that the officials in Canton are
The man's name is believed to be Gow, as a our requirements. I am pleased to be able to into her, and amid a cloud of flames and smoke, fact the Viceroy requested the Wai Wo Puto constructing a new fine of telegraph, which
man of that name is inissing from the Vestal, tell you, that we have commenced our new the seething of water, and the rattle of falling notify the German Minister at Peking that will connect Kongmoon directly with Canton
financial year; satisfactorily, the takings for the fins the oil boat threw up her nose and, at hallhereafter no German merchants should be past one this morning, sank stern foremost into. and th Viceroy's yamen. It is not to be
months of July and August exceeding those several fathoms of water. But the work of allowed to sell any military weapons to any wondered at that this place is so flourishing,
months of last year. Our Manager, Mr. Heck the brigade was by no means at an end, as Chinese without the sauction of the authorities. ford, owing to ill-health, wishes to leave for hundreds of flaming oil cans were drifting The German Minister has been notified ac Northern contemporary, for it is both the
home, six months prior to the expiry of his agree-cadi y on the tide in the direction of the
Petroleum works, Aroundthisburning mass the cordingly.-Eastern Timer, receiving and the distributing centre for all
ment, to which your Directors have consented, fire engine was steered. The best was terrific, the Hongkong trade, which has to do with
A new manager has already been engaged. and at times the heavy masses of smoko settled that wide and rich district known in the
don't think there is anything further to add to down like a funeral pall upon the wreckage,. then drifted rapidly away and revealed the my remarks, but I shall be pleased to give any roaring furnace beyond. The engine was throb- neighbouring capital, as the "Four Cities."
information, or answer any questions share bing, palpitating and gurgling under an intense The revenue collected there last year, ixfore The Japan Gusrite publishes the following holders may wish
steam pressure; the hores, poured hissing coming under Treaty l'ort conditions, was communication from Tokio:-The so-called
streams of water wherever the fhe was fiercest, yet the desparity between the strength of the some Hk. Tls. 8,500 better, or nearly twenty maltreatment of foreign war correspondents at
flames and the means brought to bear to ex per cent. imports and exports sharing the front seems to be proving very costly,
tinguish them was almost as great as though a shower of rain were passing over an active equally in the increase. From the Customs Same prominent correspondents recently rode
volcano. Much of the water came back in warm Gazette, for the period April-June last, it is out of the fighting lines and sent uncensored
spray so fierce was the heat from that sea of seen what rapid strides the port has since telegrams to London. Their wires are based made. In that period of 1902, the revenue
on erroneous data in some respects, but their
fame. The strong tide now running, quickly ca ried the flaming tias beyond the scene. collected; expressed in Haikuan taels, was, standing as war correspondents gives their
of the sinking of the ship, and left visible a couple of feet of her funnel showing Forecast-Light E lo SE winds, cloudy, opinions great weight. 10,443, which during the same months of
above water and emitting a tongue of dark fair generally, the following year had increased to 12,821,
We note that, according to the Fuochons Bcho, an exceptional number of 'ofd hands,' owners, trainers, etc., are leaving the part in the course of the next few weeks. Sucir names as Siems sen, Simpson, Oswald, Balloch, and Schlee,
who pressed for its inclusion in the list of ports on the West River. Situated in the Sanui district, one of the richest and most thickly populated in the province of Kwang. si, and between which and Hongkong passes a constant stream of passenger), Kongmoon is rapidly developing into an important ex- change mart between the foreign ports of Hongkong and Macao, and the western portions of the province, with which it has excellent river and creek communication. It may be remembered that, seven months ago, an office of the Imperial Maritimne Customs
THE Italian cruiser Ligurio is on her way to was opened there, and shipment and dis- Manila leading the Italian feet which is com- charge of goods and passengers was authoing on a friendly visit. On board the Ligurio rised under the provisional rules for trade is the famous Italian explorer the Duke of on the West River. Since then the port Abruzzi. The other vessels are the Elba, the A. S. WATSON & Co., has been growing apace, and latest in Marco Polo and the Vitter Pisunt, all belong
Price $16.50 per Dozen.
LIMITED.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Hongkong, 15th September, 1904.
TELEPHONE NO. 136.
CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHEE, HONGKONG
A. D. C. CODE, «t» EDITION.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
CHEE
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CO.,
利廣
17, QUEEN'S ROAD.
formation, culled from the columns of the North China Daily News, is to the effect
are included in the list.
to the Italian China squadron.
FURNITURE writes the Canton correspondent of our--have decided in view of the establishment of
DEALERS.
DRAWING-ROOM,
DINING-ROOM,
and BED-ROOM
FURNITURE.
ELECTRO-PLATED,
GLASS, and
CHINA WARES.
PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF
FILTERS, ROCHESTER LAMPS,
WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.
'COUNTERPANES.
COOKING RANGES,
KITCHEN UTENSILS, and
PROMPT RETURN, Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.
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NOTICE in given by the Barbour Master at Newchwang that the Treaty Power Consuls normal conditions as regards navigation to abolish the extra 50% charge for pilotage which was temporarily authorised in April. This will be pleasant news for marines and steamship companies.
No questions being asked,
The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. A. G. Stokes seconded, and the motion was unanimously agreed to. ́.
The Chairman said that during the year owing to the departure of Messrs. T. H. Reid and W. C. Drew for home, he and Mr. E. H. Hinds, were elected to fill the vacancies on the Directorate. This required to be confirmed.
Mr. Damm proposed, and Mr. A. G. Warded flame. From many directions dancing
and from April to June last rose to the high even more than usual impudence and "nerve, seconded a motion that the appointments be lights were noticed, flickering at the side of
figure of 22,235, completely absorbing the returns from Kumchuk, whose revenue was
HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.stated as suit. Its foreign trade amounted PHOTOGRAPHIC
to 14,586 and the native to 7,451, the im- port duty under the former head realising DEPARTMENT. some ten and a half thousand Haikuan taels and export close on three thousand. The DEVELOPING and PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. tonnage entered was 182,905, represented
GOOD WORK.
by 739 vessels, and of these numbers no less than 114,658 tons, or 359 vessels, were for eign-going steamers... In all probability, the trade of the port could be dealt with quite as expeditiously with fewer vessels, but it seems that various companies have become imbued with the idea that the fabulous wealth of the supposed Kongmoon gold mine is shortly to be placed at their dispo sal, when those on the spot will come in for a full share of ile trade which will of neces- sity arise. The first in the field may stand to benefit ; but their's will be a long and a tedious wait..
EC. WILKS & Co.,
MADINE SURVEYORS,
CONSING ENGINEERS AND
NAVAL ARCHITECTS.-
COLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed. COLLI
Salvage Work undertaken,
Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam
and Motor Launches, ver
Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms
with First-class-Builders:
large stock of Canadian Asbestos and
Asbestocel goods koplo
Agents for Messrs. Allen & Sons Electrical
Plant and Centrifugal Pumps Telegram Address durabilit
confirmed, and it was carried.
氟
Mr. Bonnar proposed and Mr. J. Arnoid seconded, that Mr. H. P. Smith, be re-clected auditor, and this was also unanimously agreed
OIL GODOWN GUTTED. BA
A disastrous fire broke out at Canton last evening, as the result of which a large oil. godown was totally destroyed. The godown which was a substantially built, stone structure, was situated in the Back Reach, and on the waterfront. It was the property of Sir Samuel Samuel and Co., of the Shell Line of oil boats, and was well stocked with case off. The blare was tremendous, but owing to the position of the building there was no danger to shipping, Situated close by were the manager's house and also some mission buildings, but up to the time the s.a. Kinskan löft last evening these were not involved. Only the walls wore best standing, and although we are not able to siate the extent of the damage it must be very
ARMS RUNNING
"FROM HONGKONG.
REBELS SUPPLIES. CAPTURED.:
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. J. 1. Plum mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser vatory':
On the 27th at 11.35 am. The barometer has fallen at all stations, but more particularly in Japan and Chine
Gradients are slight upon the China Coast, and light N. winds will be experienced in the to SE, winds la Formosa Channel, and light E the northern part of the China Sea
some detached can. These were promptlyA DISPATCH from Belgrade announces the dealt with by one or other of the numerous formal coronation there of Peter Karageorge police launches plying around the outskirts of
the mass of flame. The firemen worked with vich, King of Servia. The entire
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE Canadian (Athenian) 28th inst
was
tons of water on to the hissing oil. The cans, a most elaborate scale. Rejoicing is general a will, steered right Into the fire and poured in holiday attire and the ceremonies were on becoming detached, no less than three huge throughout the Kingdom. Mr. Smith briefly thanked the meeting for fires had to be dealt with, and the order lull resp their confidence, and promised to fulfil the speed ahead was often followed with an other for full speed astern The flames bad duties of the office to the best of the ability,
Mr. Damm said that, before closing, he had to be checked, and when at 2.30 am the hoses had conquered the last flicker the engine was much pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to standing out far beyond the Metropole, on to. the Directors and Staff for the very careful wards the Lycemum Pass, Ou manner in which they had looked after their ORIGIN OF THE FIRE
It is understood that in loading the tins on interests. The figures in the report they had just adopted, spoke so well for themselves as board the ship they got somewhat knocked to make any further comment seem superfluous, about, making them leak, and the oil thus rive at the results obtained after so short a time and caused the outbreak. During the leading He would however say, that the Company, to ar dripped on to the hot cinders in the stake hole had elapsed since its formation, showed that of the oil, it is reported, no fires were kept up much time and to esight had been exercised helow. With such inflammable material the by those in control (Hear Hear). He observed little vessel was soon in a blaze, and seeing no that the Directors' fees were $oco in all, hope of doing anything to save her, or her which he thought was inadequate, bearing in cargo, the Chinese crew jumped over board, mind the time and attention they gave to the and were picked up by a police boat, in charge business, and he had great pleasure in proof P. C. Norman, posing that this sum he raised to $1,000 per There were in all 2,800 cases on board the title there Salord
Counsel) Saining, 1,500 being insured with the Commer
cial Jasurance Company, and 130 with The North China Insurance Company, the Insur ances being effected at $3 per case, aggregating $8,400
lian (Chingtu) 29th insta Australian (Taiyuan) and prox Indian (Namsane) 4th prox. American (Manchuric) 4th prost French Capry) 5th proxi Amencan(Coptic) th prox.
THO PM. emails, &c, fro
A REMARKABLE case of alleged theft, showing was brought by Inspector Smith before Mr, E, D. C. Wol'e at the Magistracy, this morn ing. The facts, as reported, were that on the 18th inst., a shopman of No. 284 Queen's Road Central, stole the goods, stock-in-trade, furnito. ture and effects, of Lai Shui Wing, of the premises by taking possession of the same, and by menaces and threats driving Lai Shui Wing out of the place. The latter. im- inediately reported the matter to the police, and inspector Smith caused the arrest of de fendant. The total value of the property in questions is $5,469.. Evidence of arrest baving been given the case was remanded for a week. THE unlimited lengths to which the unbridled insolence of the Chinese Amah will permit them to go, was shown up in a case which came before Mr. Kemp this morning. One of these creatures summoned Mrs. Newton, her mistress, for assau't. The woman stated that she wanted an increase in her wages, and her mistress refused to give it to her. She then said she would leave and wanted her wages, Mr. Amold thought the resolution would and alleges that her mistress then struck her be endorsed by the general body of share on the check. That was on the 17th inst; but holders. He agreed with everything that had been said, and had much pleasure in second- though there was no mark it was still very ing, the resolution. They all, he was sure, The vessel was originally built at Kow painful. For the defence it was stated that the greatly regretted the circumstances which loon, as a lighter, but before the cons KOBE was on the edge of a typhoon on the amah was lazy and impudent, and would not do obliged Me. Heckford to give up the control,truct was finished she was alter
her work properly. She was given a monib's
The resolution was unanimously carried steamer. When the launching camy she did The Chaliman on behalf of himself and co- not answer the upper works were reduced, notice, and then demanded her salary. On it director, Mrs E. Hlinds suitably acknow extra inkers put in and then she went to MR. Alec Marsh has lately been touring being refused she sat down on a chair in the ledged the vote passed for increasing their sea, ace those days she has changed hands-
doubtfi through South India..
drawing room and said she would stay there emoluments, ad also the thanks to the manageman Ulf she got it she was turned out of the room, meat and staff. They would continue to exert au but the lady denied striking her, at all, The hits the hoped they would always continue in this
their best endeavours on thể? Company's be our
amab then left the house, and brought this sech prosperous condition, ^*** charge Mr. Kemp dismissed the summons. This concluded the business":
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
6th inst
Ir is reported that twenty-five thousand Rus Telephone-No. 358.
sian wounded ste now under treatment at [581 Harbin,
· MARINEWORKE Hongkong, sed M6, 1904.
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saki for