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AUGUST 2 26, 1905.
ONLY the very best people are allowed to belong to the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers,
which has just held its first congress in London. Colony. The total tonnage entering and which was founded as far back as 1934, and clearing Hongkong during the past year, ex The society Exists mainly for the purpose of clusive of steam launches in local trade, spreading elegance of movement and parts of amounted to 24,754,042 tons, being an in speech in high circles, and quite properly. to The Manager, The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for crease, compared with 1903, of 714,180 (ong, holds itself aloof from law and sordid imitatora. Its watchword and trade mark is, Uniform and the highest tonnage yet recorded. Lanehods in dance teaching. It seems that of any rejected MS., nor to return any Contribution.
don's total was under nineteen millions, late years dancing has degenerated terribly, SUBSCRIPTION HATKS (IN ADVANCE),
Liverpool's something like fifteen millions, even in the most exclusive ballrooms. Low and DAILY--$90 per annum. WEEKLY-18 per annum.
and Cardiff's just over thirteen million tons. noisy romping may be observed in Belgrave-sq., The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportions). These figures are decidedly satisfactory not and even at the Empress Rooms and the Hol The daily issue is delivered free when the uldross is
ecomible to meonger. On copies ant by post en only in respect of Hongkong's immense born Town Hall on occasions, and it is this additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage.trade. but also as showing the increase in distressing complaint that the austere Imperials
mean to put down, or perish in the altemp!. The postage on the weekly imule to any part of the trade, of the large ports of the mother
world in 30 couts por quarter.
country. Single Copies Dally, ten cents: Weekly, twenty-
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BIRTH.
On the 26th August, 1905, at No. 11, Caine Road, Hongkong, the wife of J. C. H. L. SMITH, WHISKY. of a daughter. Singapore and Penang papers 1873 please copy,
CELEBRATED.
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The Honghong Celegraph elegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1995.
"ZO INSURE promptnESS,"
LOCAL AND GENERÄL.
DURING the twenty-four hours ending neos to-day, one case of plague was reported from
the Central district,
THE penultimate performance of Fitzgerald's ever-popular Circus, which took place last night
SHIPPING JETSAM:
PINNACLE ROCKS OFF STONECUTTERS,
The Harbour Master has issued the follow- ing nolics to mariners; dated 23rd inst.----
Two pinnacle rocks have been discovered on a line between the NE. point of Stons Catters' Island and the Trocas Rock, forming part of a ridge of rocks now covered with mud extending from that point to the mainland.
The outermost of these two rocks is one cable from the point, and has this day been marked on its North Eastern alde with a white NUN BUOY with the word ROCKS painted thereon in black letters..
There are 3 fathoms of water on each of the
pinnacles at L, W. O. S.
The channel for vessels of 15 feet draught and above is between this buoy and the
was another great success, a marked feature "Trocas" Rock Buoy, 890 feet wide, with 4 to
being the very large number of Chinese fami5 fathoms of water in it. lies occupying the boxes and stalls, all of whom evinced the liveliest interest in the various turns, vociferously applauding each item, and making merry over the clown's fuonios. ities. From the overture to the concluding MR. Alexander Grant Gordon has been ap item the sbow jingled merrily along, there
steamships under 60 tons Burden.
pointed a surveyor of boilers of unlicensed
LICENCES to shoot and take game granted under Ordinance 6 of 1885, are due for renewal or issue on the first day of September next;
being a hitch nowhere, and, wonderful to relate
of a Hongkong performance, the tea. minutes' interval was of exactly ten minutes duration To-day a matinee was given, and to-night the last entertainment of the present season takes place, when a special monster programme has been arranged by way of a finale. Perhaps not
ness of Fitzgerald Bros, present season is the lower-level tramway company, which must, literally, have been "coining money," and will be certainly amongst those ready to give the Circus a hearty welcome on its return, which,
FINE FLAVOUR Though exiled from home where the visitor H. E. THE Governor has been pleased, with the least amongst those regretting the short
י
AND
is reminded of the gratuity expected by the aggressive massing of the servants as he is about to leave his hotel, and where a couple
MELLOWNESS of coppers beneath the plate is permitted
ATTAINED ONLY BY
GENUINE
QUALITY
AND
GREAT AGE.
Per Dozen $16.50.
the approval of the Right Honourable the Secre- tary of State for the Colonies, to appoint Mr. G. H. Wakeman to be Land Officer with effect
from the 26th instant.
THE DARTIUM ALLOY,
in tea-shops adopting the "no gratuities" PERSONS are requested to refrain from shoot-let us hope, will be in the near future. principle, the question of the 'tip' is alwaysing deer in that portion of the Island of Hong- with us. It is one of life's little worries, or kong which lies west of a line drawn through amenities, according to the point of view. Magazine Gap and reading north and south to There is no 'actual compulsion upon anyone
the sea in both directions. to give it, but the attention of the 'boy" to wards the end of the month and the
THE Roman Catholic church known as "The
Rosary Church" in Des Vecax Road, Kowloon, nunterous occasions upon which he visits the has been added to the list of places of public room on the most trivial pretext, amount to worship licensed under section 3 of Ordinance moral coercion which only the strongest-No. 7 of 1875, for the celebration of marriages, minded can resist, even if they have been
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.
A leading English trade paper remarks that
•
FOREIGN CHILDREN AND THEIR NURSES.
WEIGHING THE AMAH IN THEIR DALANCE.
We wrote on this subject some time since and find that the question has been raised in Shanghai, where, describing a scrimmage in Hongkew Park between two Chinese amabs, correspondent said :-
o
And this is the education vouchsafed to and
provided for English children out in the East.
Compared to the life of our children at home is it not a real inferno? There large cool, clean, well ventilated nurseries, plenty of open-air exercise; and whenever and wherever possible intelligent attendants. Books, games, pictures, gradually leading up to work, all the time do- ing something towards the formation of charac- ter. Out here character is also being formed in some fow cases perhaps under the eye and supervision of mother or governess, but oftener than not our children are dependent on the veny empt, for their first impression, the viteng
contempt, for widen- an alloy which enables the ordinary iron- founder to be independent of the steel foundry
nothing of their physical ease and culture. and to manufacture steel castings as promptlying of the horizon, their moral views, to say "A Reasonable Foreigner," in a letter con. and easily as his brass castings opens up immense possibilities. This is claimed to be tributed to the Shanghai Times, takes a very
poorly attended to. In the hotels of Hong. SPEAKING on board of H.M.S., Worcester, Sir quite practicable by the use of the new Dat different view.. He (or she) says:-
kong the pooling system is adopted, and however much one wishes to justify the tip
John Glover recently said that the Royal Navy cas. no more exist without the mercantile marine to assist it than the finest organ in the bellows.
TELEGRAMS
-"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE.:
PEACE CONFERENCE.
INDEMNITY IMPOSSIBLE,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 20th August, 12.15 p.m.
According to the Japanese journal Kolumin, M. de Witte, the Russian Plenipotentiary, has declared that, in any event, the payment by Russia of an indemnity is absolutely impos- siblo.,
CONFERENCE AT TOKIO.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 26th August,
12.15 p.m.
An important conference of the Japanese Ministers was held in Tokio yesterday,
TRIPLE EXECUTION
AT SHANGHAI
CONDEMNED MEN CONFESS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 28th August,
12.15 p.m.
The three Sikha convicted of the murder of the late No. 1 watchman at the Cosmopolitan 1 ock, Shangliai,
They confessed their guilt. were hanged yeste day evening.
BLAZE AT KOWLOON.
MATSHEDS ALIGHT.
Considerable excitement, not to say con.
by the conception of it as a personal matter world can be played without a man at the these firms indicates that by the aid of situated bere than they would be at home, iteration, was evoked this morning when, at
A. S. WATSON & Co., between himself and his special boy' the
LIMITED,
monthly 'perk' is divided among the various gangs of servants in the dining or other The T.I.P. which, being inter.
rooma.
H.E. THE Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, cal.G, was " At Home" at Government House yesterday, principally to his Chinese friends, of
entertained for a couple of hours.
tium Alloy, by means of which quantities of castings are now being made by representative British engineering firms. The testimony of Danium engineers can make, their own tool steel from material hitherto of little value. Cast iron can be greatly improved in strengte and elasticity, and malleable cast iron castings can be made equal in tensile strength to thas use up all their steel and wrought-iron scrap to their advantage.
Now my impression of the life of a great
large number of them are very much bellar many of Shanghai's little children is, that a
their parents filled the same position there as eight o'clock, high flames with dense volumes. A. here. Many a child who has an amah at her of smoke were seen from this side to be rising beck and call here, would have to "fend for from what appeared to be Messrs. Blackhead herself if she were at bome, or be left to the and Co.'s coal sheds at Blackhead Point. Is care of a slatternly maid-of-all-work, who,vestigations, however, elicited the fact that the night in reading penny novelettes, and the at the foot of Blackhead Hill, well removed greater part of the day in planning "aids to
from Blackhead's Godowns. These matsheds beauty with an eye to conquering the Duke
were erected on ground rented, by a contractor, or the Earl whom she expects to "happen named Lin Wo Hop, from Mr. Geo. P. Lame
Islands," who is believed to have been mert, as executar of the estate of the late Ma O'Kecle ("The King of the Cannibal
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. preted, means "to insure promptness," has whom some 150 were welcomed and suitably ordinary mild steel. Engineering works can circumstance permitting, would spend half the conflagration had broken out in the matabeds
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 22nd July, 1905.
less navigation.
more in it than the legend that formerly ap- peared on contribution boxes for the servants'
This new alloy is the invention of Mr. James W. Chenhall, M. Inst. C.E., a metallurgist of benefit. It is often the recognition, surely The Director of Police at Copenhagen has given orders for Captain Mitchell, of the
large and varied experience. The composi not merely of clockwork precision, so noticeable among the Chinese boys,' but ship, Georg Stage, to be criminally prosecuted. is more important is that the cost of the alloy is not so prevalent at home as the writer
steamer Ancona, which sank the Danish training tion of the alloy is, of course, a secret, but what along," and marry her
No, the "intelligent altcudant" mentioned E32 also of courtesy, and the hundred and one
Captain Mitchell, will be charged with having is very moderate, and that Dartium steel cast- little shades that make the native servant a caused the death of twenty-two people by care-ings will find a ready market and show a good assumes. Most of the young girls prefer to be drowned some four years ago) and west used
typewriters or shop-girls in preference to look.
a factory for making attap roofs, and pre- pleasant institution rather than a necessary
profit to their producers. We may now give ing after small children. Of course, much paring other material for matshed building. evil. That the boy', should show more
PROGRAMME of music to be performed by the some brief particulars of this alloy, and follow | depends on the wages paid in return for sor The fire broke out in one of these shedi, which zealous attention, if the prospect of some
-Band of the 119th Infantry, on the New Parade these with some details of tests made and tes vices given, but any one who has bad anything | was only occupied by a young boy left as care. to do with servants at home can readily "tottaker while the coalies were at work in the little reward is before him, is only Ground, on Monday next, from 5 to 6.30 p.m.timony received from users.
Dartium alloy is manufactured in qualities up" the class of nurse that could be secured other sheds, but the cause of the outbreak human nature and the knowledge that the
suitable for:-) The manufacture of Dartium for the outlay per month which I reckon is could only be surmised, as immediately it oc T 'cumsha'. will come at the end of the
malleable steel castings; (2) ordinary and high about the average wage paid in Hongkow. Straus
curred the boy bolted and could not be found. month puts the resident's conscience
quality too! steel; and (3) the increase of the
Thus no alarm was given until the fire had tensile strain of malleable cast iron castings,
made such headway that the flaines and smoke at case with regard to any little extra trouble
and of ordinary cast iron.
were observable from the Tsim. Tia Tsui that he may have to give. The hotel boys
Station, whence the fire-fighters, under Inspec tor Langley, augmented by the contingent from Hongkong, under Captain Lyons, repaired to the scene, and as it close to the water's edge they soon had
GREGOR & CO.,
34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, can usually distinguish instinctively between
1ST FLOOR.
CHAMPAGNES
PERINET
AND
FILS.
March......"Under the Double Eagle"...... Wagner Selection.........." The Gontiollers'.........Sulliva Vale.......
„** Blue Danube ".. Overture........." Light Cavalry ". Divertimento...." Feast of Lanterns".........Glover Fantasia........" Folk-Songs of Italy "...Ramperrosti God save the King.
1
.....Suppt
As for the "surroundings tending to awaken interest and create a love for the beautiful," the chances are that brick walls, smoky air, and the Kindergarten department of a Board School would surround a child at home, who in
Shanghai has the run of the fore-shore, the Public or Hongkew gardens, and the recreation grounds, not forgetting the services of the much-maligned amah.
WAS
In the manufacture of Dartium steel cast MANY people will be interested in the announce ings, the quantity of carbon in the scrap em- the fussy, petty tyrant who is merely exact-
ment, appearing in our advertisement columns, ployed governs the quantity of Dartium alloy ing what he (very often she) can, according that the St. Andrew's Society of Hongkong required. When Bessemer or open hearth to the utmost rigour of the law, and the propose to award prizes to children of Scottish scrap, containing, say, from 0.45 per cent. to human person who knows that something parentage who may evince the best knowledge 0.50 per cent. of carbon, is utililised, then the
volumes of water playing on the flames. With regard to the formation of character," The material on which the fire bad to feed, exceptionally is being asked, and intends of Scottish history. An examination will be quantity of partium alloy required is from 5.0 not to forget that point at the last. held in February next. Further particulars per cent. to 7.5 per cent. If the stock used be there are many mothers in Shanghai who have i kowever, was of so indammable a nature, that Only the mean and the foolishly lavish may be had by applying to the hon. secretary, lower in carbon, a larger quantity of Dartiam plenty of leisure to attend to that department very soon a dozen sheds and their contents
open hearth very mild steel, containing under aao per cent. carbon, be the stock, then from 10 per cent. to 15 per cent, of Dartium alloy is used. With stock or scrap falling still lower in carbon, a higher quantity of Dartium alloy may be used with advantage, and the use of good, boiler plate scrap, or scrap from mild steel stampinga is recommended.
Mr. W. Armstrong, at Messrs. Butterfield & alloy seeds to be employed. For instance, if spoil the boys and tend to make Swire. the position intolerable for people of more limited means. The tip is al-A coOLIE was walking along the Praya most inevitable and certainly agreeable shouldering some planks, when Delective if taken in the right spirit, and decid- Territt thought he would investigate. Being asked to explain his passession of the planks edly intolerable when abused. It will be the coolie said the quartermaster of the .clean, low carbon, open hearth steel scrap, agreed that the employers insome of our Wing Chai gave them to him. The quarter hotels are justified in expecting their servants master was interviewed and denied all know to pay for breakages brought about by ledge of the man, but said the planks were the carelessness, but when one realises that ship's property. "One month's hard labour" in inost instances the payments come murmured, Mr. Orme this morning. out of the boys' perks it is natural that
If wrought iroo scrap be the stock. utilised for the production of cheap malleable castings, 12 to 15 per cent. of Dartium alloy is required. In the production of high quality tool steel,
who, had they been at home, would have bad to "turn to, and do all their own house clean ing and cooking, so that there is not much excuse for the mother who allows her children to be "dragged up anyhow" as the saying
goes.
were merrily burning, throwing up great shafts of flame and depto clouds of smoke. The heat was intense, but the intrepid firemen held their ground, and after an hour's battle with the flames, bad the satisfaction of seeing "them gradually subdued. Fortunately, the wind that Many women who have had the services of was blowing at the time was from the south- faithful and intelligent aniahs, will, I am sure, westand, keeping in that direction, the fire never agree with me in thinking that there are many at any time threatened a row of matsheds on worse servants is the world to be had, and the reclamation, or Meists. Blackhead's pre- infinitely prefer them to the pert, empty-headed mises a little further south. It is surmised that aarsemaid at home, who more often than not the boy-caretaker was sinking and, carelessly possesses an accent far removed from King's handling matches, set fire to the first shed, thus English, which is frequently transmitted to her causing the outbreak. This, however, cannot
life.
some reasonable allowance should be made RESIDENTS of Rose Terrace, Kowloop, are open hearth mild steel having a low percentage little charges, who sometimes retain it through be determined until the boy is found, and a
for the expectation of gratuities. So long as the richer do not wrong the less extravagant by excessive generosity many of us should long continue to cling to the privilege of tipping, not merely "to insure promptness" but, as we have said, as a recognition of the many little acts which the boys perform that are not included in their duties as hotel servants.
SHIPPING RETURNS.
wondering when some sanitary attention is of carbon and manganese, is preferably em going to be paid to the corner of Robinson played, such as is used in the manufacture of Road, just near the Terrace, where there is a boiler plates, and it is stated that a steel made leaky hydrant, but no drain. The consequence of this is that water lies stagnani in pools, until a most unhealthy stench is caused. As this spot is much frequented by the children of the neighbourhood for playing in the evening it certainly appears to call for attention.
My own opinion of the Chinese domestic is
search is now being made for him. The amount of the damage done could not be estimated as the place was still smouldering at latest advices. We understand that po insur ance had been effected:
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
HAILS DUE Indian (Laisang) a8th inst." German (Room) 29th inst.. German (Print Elith Friedrich) 29th inst. "Canadian (Tartar) 30th inst. L
American (Coptic) 3rd prox Canadian (Empress of Japan) 6th prox. American (Siberia) 13th prox.
The ss. Sogami from China and Japan
The P: Mi S, S. Co' ss. Korrs will leave
arrived at New York on 19th inst,
from good quality mild steel scrap (boiler that they are pretty much what a mistress plate), with from 15 to 25 per cent. Dartium makes them. A woman who fails to secure in the course of a short time some semblance of alloy will take any degree of hardness in tem- pering (by quenching), and while the cutting good in ber Chinese servants, or who is con tool from near to the point is asserted to re possessor of one of three things, namely, mean- edge may be exceedingly hard, the body of the tinually changing them, is undoubtedly the main as soft and ductile as the best quality ness, want of culture, or a bad temper. When mild steel.
all three are present the authorities ought to MAXIM Gorki has been interviewed by a
An addition of 1 lb. of Dartium to 30 lbs. of
have the power to incarcerate the owner in an member of the staff of the "Bourse Gazette," malleable cast iron increased the tensible and he has expressed the wish that the war strength 30 per cent, and the elongation from asylum for mental diseases, till she recovers may be continued. The reasons are given is 3.5 to 2.5 per cent, and, further, malleable cast her balance and, thus helps to elevate our iron castings can be made in tensile strength social position in the eyes of our heathen The annual navigation and shipping the author's own words:"The war has taught equal to ordinary mild steel. A tensile strength domestics, who put a high value on patience returns issued in London last month showed us a great deal; it is helping to set us free from of from 25 to 30 tons to the square inch may and self-control and despise a lack of either. other enemies, and it is providing the Russian thus be obtained. For increasing the tensile an increase of a million tons in the tonnage people with quarantees which will enable our strength and elasticity of cast iron from 3 to 5 In this respect the Chinese certainly teach very satisfactory resulės, greatly increasing the advantage of would go far to lessen the dis RHEIMS-CHAMPAGNE. of ships entered to the United Kingdom people to develop themselves of their own per cent. Dartium alloy is claimed to give Westerns a valuable lesson, which if taken frora abroad in 1994 as compared with accord, and to bring about the new birth of elasticity of the cast iron, and increasing the comfort and friction which so many foreigners 1993, and an increase of nearly a million Russian Empire on new ideas. I am strength 15 to 20 per cent. In special cases, as here believe exists, and which must have,
high as ro per cent. Dartium may be used to
more or less demoralising effect on the youth advantage. and a half in the tonnage of ships cleared. in favour of the war.”
Dartium steel castings are being made at ful mind. It seems that London did the biggest trade
LAU FUNG was an unemployed coolia; he is several foundries in England with very satisfac with 10 million tons entered, and nearly now very much employed Lau was too lazy to tory results to all canceroed. A well-known eight millions cleared, though this was a work, so, as he lived in a convenient place, go firm of engineers slate that having crucially FORT Said, July 19-The battleship Vengeance Yokohama at 3 p.m., on 24th inse, and left
is due to arrive at noon, on 27th fost, !, distinct decline as compared with the pre- Hollywood Road, from where he could watch tested it for 12 months, they are now erecting one of the four here since Sunday night, has again at 6 am, Saturday, for Kobe where she buildings and plant to produce Dartium steel something seriously wrong with her machinery, The Imperial German Mail 5.5. Roon carry- vious year. Liverpool was next with eight his neighbours movements when they went castings in a large way. Another firmitate which defect made it necessary for the Albioning the German Mail with dates from Berlin of millions entered and six and three quarter out, he slipped quietly along the verandahs to the that, after eight months' experience in making
to tow her a considerable, distance in the the rat inst, loft Singapore on Friday at 8 am millions cleared. Cardiff's outgoing trade adjoining houses and purloined all the clothing Dartium steel castings, they are preparing to
The P. M. S. S. Cols &.&. Siberia, which left was the biggest with 8,334,066 tons cleared, in sight. Pawning kept him in gambling money alter all their crucible furnaces to enable them Malacca Straits. She is to leave at a p.m. in and may be expected here on 29th inst, at 1 pm
until his little game was detected and spoilt by other firms are reported to be erecting suitable company with the Ocean, Centurion, and Alon San Francisco on 16th inst will arrive at Yoko-`:
to go largely into the manufacture. Several the entering tonnage being 4,800,000 tons. and arrangements have been made by the Comparing these returns with those issued hard labour and six hours in the stocks, with existing brass furnaces to enable them to make cum to low her as far as Malta, where the Francisco to Yokohams via Honolala in 14 days, She may be expected here on 13th praxe small steel castings and stool steeli
mecessary repaita will be affected. 133-18 by the harbour master in his report for 1994 - recommendation for banishment. -*
MODERATE IN PRICE, AND
ABSOLUTELY
GRAND VINS.
a
a
here on 6th prox, for San Francisco via Amoy, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama
The Imperial German Mail s.3, Prina Eltel Friedrich left Shangbai via Foochow to-day, at 4 am, and may be expected here on 29th installed
The C. P. R. Cols is. Tartar arrived at::
Hongkong, ayth July, xgog,
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