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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1900.
Intimation
TENDERS FOR REVENUE FARMS.
"TENDERS are invited for, the lease of
Revenue Farms in the State of North
Borneo from the 1st January, 1910, si sex out
AT BANCHLONA.
TERRIBLE 'SCÈNES OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS,
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of the monks, and 'wounded several others,
Revoluimists: Bodies of nuns were disinterred from.the chapels of the convents, and after being paraded round 'the' 'streets, 'were aban doned in various places-15 in front of the
· town-hill and two in the doorway of the houte of a millionaire, Senor Guelf. In the commone of Pueblo Nuova the Revolutionaries took the "The latest mail brings details of the recent tersible events at Burceións, 11 will be re-mastery of the Marists by assault, killed'one membered that the aupopularity of the, Wat The riotams burned $t. Paul's Church and. Sh. OF NORTH BORNEO.
with the Moors was availed of by the revola Antony's Schools. From these latter the stud- 1. In making arrangements for the lossing tionists of Barcelona to engineer a rising ente narrowly escaped with their lives, of the Farms for the next Farm period of 1910
which threatened to end in widespread civil 1971 and 1983, the Government reserves to war. The Barcelona mob committed fiendish vided in the Proclamations conce.God as and the inmates perishing in the flames before ils the right of vesting the Farm. ( pro- atrocities, religious institutions being bures named in Schedule A appeaded) in any per- the eyes of the rioters. HOD, by pubic or private sale as
may be thought fic.
bereunder.
REVEN, E FARMS IN THE STATE
subject to the above reservation it-is-hereby- notified that tenders will be received at the Office of the Secretary to the Governor, Sanda kan, up 13 o'clock noon, on the rút day of Uctober, 1959, for the purchase of the exclus: ive privileges of the Farms described below for a period of one, two or three years com- mancing on the 1st January, 1910,
2. Any person either for himself alone of for himself and others, may, either in person or by agent duly accredited in writing, on any date prior to the said noon of the 1st October next, "submit to the said Secretary atsakau, Any Icoder he may think fit for all or any of the
with the terms of tandéring hereinafter sot out
and fulfils all the conditions required of the
Farmor
All tenders so made will (except at ibe`ex- press wish of the tenderers to the contrary) be received and treated by the Government as strictly confidential.
On receiving any such tender, Government reserves to itself the right of deciding whether il shall be considered or not.
1 Government decides not to consider the tender, wil be returned to the tenderer under sealed cover.
NUNS BURNED ALIVE.
Of the atrocities commised, the worst were those perpetrated again t the religious houses, comber being murdered wh te defending their institutions, while these, were burned alive in their coarents. The blaze started as though be magic. The captain of a steamship in the harbour at the time says: We saw some thousands of werkm20, headed by women and childres, pour out from various streats leading to the harbour and invide the piers. They came, as we knew afterwards, to prevent men and ammunition from being embarked on
NO PITY SHOWN.
obeyed with a vengeance. In one instance Orders were sent from Madrid that the rising. was to be suppressed without pity, This was
the cavalry drove the main body, of the "rinters into the Calle de San Martin, where they were fired upon by artillery, and suffered heavy loss. At one point the revolutionary mob provoked the soldiers with, insult, and, placing children from the orphan Asylums in front of their ranks, said: Fire, but you shall kill your own children first. With sublims berolam
orphans, preferring to be killed by the the soldiers advanced to liberate the poor- Revolutionists rather than to risk aboot. Ling_be_children........._It____was____only_when at the point of the 'bayanel, thay- had
Intimations.
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S, SCOIETY.
THE ANNUAL
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Tof the above-ENERAL MEETING THE Undersigned have received instructions
City Hall, on THURSDAY, the 23rd instant, at 5.30 PM. for the_purpose of receiving the Annual Report and Statement of Pecennis får the year ending 31st August, of electing Office. bearers for the ensuing year, &c.
DAVID WOOD,
Hod: Societary+.¦
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Hongkong. 6th September, 1999..
OSMAN &
CASUM
1- &.8, D'AGUILAR STREET,
JUST UNPACKED Ladies' Trimmed and Untri améd HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS
& FEATHERS.
MUSLIN and FIGURED VOILES.
Farms, provided such tender is in canlormily the steam bip Buenos Ayres, which was to secured the children and the old men and leave for Melilla. The people began to destroy who had been placed in a similar posi. the railway track along the plere, imprecating tion that the soldiers opened fire on the the Government, whom they held responsible insurgents. The latter seemed to have been for the African campaign, which they supposed saixed by a sors of frenzy, which impelled them ta turi bombs and explosios against overy- would lead to disastrous resulta: The crowd,
thing and everybody. Eves pacific workmen were treated thus because they refused to join LACE and EMBROIDERIES a speciality.. the revolt. The conduct of the soldiers WAN ||- beyond all praise. Although from the roofe of the houses the revelationists wars pouring down a murderous fire, a squadron of cavalry charged a great barricade in the Calle de San Pablo, and succeeded in capturing it. The soldiers only fired, even on persons who bad arms in their bands, when it was absolutely necessary. One battalion bad had no food for 24 hours, yet in spite of the fact through their hands, they did not louch Boy. that all sorts of merchandise for the shops passed thing until their rations were brought to them.
All tenders accepted for consideration by tained by Government for further consideration with the tenders handed in on 1st October, 1909, which will be opened at noon on that date, after which the successful tenderer will
Government will be, is the first instance, re.
be selected.
3. The farms, above referred to, are:- BRITISH NORTH BORNEO-Opium, Spirit, Gambling and Pawn-broking, as fol-
lows:-
(a) in'ode concession for the whole Stato. (0) in one concession for any of the follow. including the interior territory watered by the iny Dincts of the State, the limits named
Faitan river,
"
as seized by suddea madaess; wers going on with their work of destruction, when a strong force al cavalry,, infantry, and Civil, Guards arrived on the spot. The strikers took up posi tion against them. Women and children in the first line kept the soldiers at bay, while babied them the men hastily raised barricades of everything they could lay their hands on, Soon volleys of stones and revolver shots began pouring on the soldiers, who charged the crowd many times; and as the stones and ballets continued to fly, they fired several volleys into the strikers,, who turned back and fled. This was but the start. The Catalans once roused, terrible was their wrath. They turned their attention to the tramway system. by the crowds assembled there, and others were Car after car was derailed. Two were set on fire
rivers within the limits gryen' respectively
pelted with large".stoves. The crowd then (0) SANDAKAN DISTRICT-the. Territory bounded on the one side by the true right pulled down the lamp posts and telegraph watershed of the Kinabatangan River and on wires, and with other improvised materials form the other by the true left watershed of the ed barricades across the main thoroughfare lead. (i) KUDA Dide by the true left watershedor. Tibidab 2. About the same time crowds (i) KUDAT DISTRICT-the Territory bounding from Barcelona to its principal pleasure re- of the Patan River and on the other by the including many women indchildren, paraded the true right watershed of the tindasin River. Ramble, watching and wondering at the police with their Mausers. Suddenly a buglerang out al most infront of the Grand Hotel, and the police, gatit then standing in pairs, ran up in line, sams facing up the Rambla, some facing down, all with their Mausers at the ready, as though to repel as attack. The people ran in all directions. She's began to crackle out, and people to fall. And yet nobody seemed to know what was the mitier. Meanwhile, bar
(i) WEST COAST DISTRICT the Territory bounced on the one side by the true right watershed of the Padman River and on the THIS YEAR other by the northern boundary of Province
Clarke.
(iv) EAST COAST DISTRICT the Territory bounded on the one side by the true right watershed of the Kinabatangan. River and on
at Brearshoek point,
SUITABLE FOR the other by the Dutch Bundary on the Bouth
CURTAINS,
LOOSE
BED
COVERS
AND
WINDOW
DRAPERIES,
CUSHIONS,
“AND A HOST OF
watershed.
4. The attention of those desirous of tender ing is drawn to the following terms --
The firmness of the military soon broke the
however, gives the approximate number of back of the rising. One estimate has it that 1,000 people were killed. An official reporti
casualties sustained in Barcelona as too Civil Guards killed, add about the same number wounded; and 6oo verotutionaries killed, while 400 who were captured have been imprisoned. towns proclaimed a Republic. Grecia, with During the rising a number of Catalonian
82,000 inhabitanie, the most populous suburb of Barcelona, hoisted the Republican flag, red, yellow, and violet, on the top of the steeple of the principal church. Vilasar, a town of 10,000 inhabitants, was also proclaimed a Republic, despite the presence of a strong body of soldinza. Sabadel, an important industrial centre with 95,000 inhabitants, waz, proclaimed a Republic after the murder of the Mayor and the principal town councillors, who were strong Monarchists.
(V) ROVINCE CLARKE-being the Territory between Batu-Bats and the Lawas-portberricades-bad-been-erected in-the-Paralelo, the San Feliu de Codinas, which has a popula
Whitechapel road of Barcelona, and also intion of 10,000, a Republic was also proclaimed.. the Sox, its Anarchist, stronghold. Still no body scomed to realise what was the matter, The Civil, Governor drove through the strcals directing the movements of the police, and was. shot at, but escaped unhurt, and fled from Barcelosa immediately for Saragossa.
(a) The senderer must state in his tender the annual sum offered for the Farm rest for the three years 1913, 1911 and 1977; a different sum may be offered for the first, second and third years respectively. The tenderer must also clearly state the proportion of the amount Rent to be alloited to each separate Farm,
(b) The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any teader, and reserves to itself the right of making any arrangements it may deem advisable as regards the letting of the Farms.
A STATE OF SEIGE.
At four o'clock the same afternoon a state of seige was decreed by the military authorities under the Captain-General, in accordance with
Spanish law, by bugle sound and proclamation, fe) Each teaderer should specify in full, ip in different parts of the city. Simultannonsly English, and in the vernacular language of the with the movement by the Anarchists, Revoju. -tenderer, the names, residences and occupa tions of the persons rendering, and similar tibials, and Socialists 30,000 in number, at information regarding any security or any,Barcelona, a similar movement was started- partner that the tenderer wishes to propose. throughout Catalonia. Telegraph wires were
(d) The successful tenderer will be called apos to enter into a contract ender the provi-cut, railway communication destroyed, bridges sions of the Proclamations named in Schedule burnt or blown up with dynamite, and Barce- lona was practically isolated from the outside A appended.
world: Meantime, the Paralelo, Gracia, Sanz, and oiber districts, principally occupied by ibe working-class; were barricaded by means of stone), casts, carriages, and lamp-posts, and pactically shut off from the aristocratic part of Barcelona, of which the Rambla is the
(e) Copies of the Forms of Contracts for the Farms may be seen en application at the Offices of the said Secretary, at Sandakan, or of Meurs, Guthrie & Co., at Singapore, or of Messrs. Gibb, Livingst o & Co, at Hongkong, (/) The successful tenderer will be required to deposit with the Finance Commissioner, Sandakan security in the value of three "moutbs'-Farm-rent-by-means-of-a-d=posit-of- money to the amount of one months Farm rent, and of title deeds io, the amount of two months Farm rent,
(e) The retail, rates for Chanda fixed by Government for the Opium Farm for 1910. 1911 and 9 are those specified below
Per tabil ................................$ 3.40 (1)
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(A) The Opium Farmer is responsible for eing that Chandu is not sold by retail at the Opium Farm or at the Opium Farm shops at prices higher than those fixed by Government and vamed above (p)
The Opium and Spirit Farmer may fix their ewn prices for supplying the Opium and Spirit Farm Shops wholesale with Chandu and Spirits.
OLHER PURPOSES Dadpg the continuance of the Farm
POWELL'S
SHOW ROOMS.
FIRST FLOOR
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS
Fik(September,/19:
period, the Opium and Spirit Farmer will be entitled to the use of a Trade-mark (to be approved by Government) to be affixed to any Opium or Chanda prepared by them, and to | any vessel containing Spirits for sale.
centre At various points desperate fighting took place, women and children at times join ing in the conflict. One woman, who was brought slightly wounded into a hotel, stated ibat she had killed four civil guards with ber own band and wounded a number of others. For this achievement she was carried in triumph through the streets by her revolution-
For Sale:
FOR SALE
AT
GRACA
& 00.. 27, Des Voeux Road.
VIEW Post Cards and Asiatic Postage
Stamps,
Novels, Books for parlour and household' usa
"The Doctor at Home 2—1909 edition. "Prayar Books, Religious Pictures, Pendants, Medals, Statuettes, Flower Seeds.
Relief Scraps and Scrap Albume. Toy Books for Children.
Manila Cigars and Cigarettes. ̧ Stamps in Bots, Packets, Bags and Single. Poit Cards.
Large Assortment of Albums for Stamps and
Postage Stamps Catalogues by Lincole, Stef, Stanley Gibbons, Scot and Tailleurs.
Stock Books, Doplicate Pocket Books, Transparent Envelopes.
Moveable Leaf Albums, Tweezon, Magnify- ing Glasses, Perforation Ganges. ́- Water Mark Detectors.
Mastey's Commercial-Map and Directory.—
&C "&ic, Inspection invited. Hongkong, 6th September, 1009.
REGRET
165
ary comrade in the Calla Valo.cia, quite You will NEVER if you
close to the Calie Aribus, a monastery of the Fathers of the Escolapios and a convent of nons were attacked and burned by the insur- Rents. The monks, it is said, escaped through a secret under-ground passage. The scenes in the streets were by this time appalling, and dead bodies and wounded persons were lying everywhere about the thoroughfares, -
RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER.
--- Douens of priests and nuos were ruthlessly slaughtered, some at the altar whilst bolding the crucifiz in their lizode, and others whilst bravely defending their institutions against the Revolutionists and the devouring flames. The Red Cross ambulances were prevented by the mab from entering, and those helpless through wounds were charred to death. Women, boys,
(f) As son at the new Farmers have been appointed by the Governor, they will be re- quired to submit in writing to the Secretary to the Governor at Sandakan a Schedula sh wing
· full-particulars as to the Title Deeds shey-pro-and even girls helped the incendiaries 10 set fire pose to deposit with the Government a security for the said two months' Farm rent If these are considered antialsctory, the new Farmers will be required to execute a mort gage of the property to the Government as provided for by law.
(4) The Farmer for the West Coast may be required
rest certain Farm buildings at Jesselton.
The following Proclamations govern the conduct of the Farme în B. N. Borneo vis
SCHEDULE A.
to one convent as if it were' a matter of daily oc- currence, amidst the cheers of everybody stand- ing by. When the nuns sppeared at the windows abova, they were stoned, and bot one fool help |ed them or took pity on their screams. “They: worn left to meet their fate. As grim a spectacle sscouldcatch the human eye was that of a section of Revolutionists, about 10,000 strong,murching about the streets with charred remalos of their victims. They had placed bodies, legs, and The Opium Proclamation No. 16 of 1901 as heade on lorg poles, and, with numerous
amended by No. 7 of 1ce4.
" Vivas!" and whistling the "Marseilläise," they The Liquors Proclamation Bo-sp-06:3908/44/spars/boisenly she polion, the Civil Güürigand-| The Pawnbrokers Proclamation No.-14 of the soldiers' samples of their carnage, but they 1903 as amended by Na 1 of 1903, and actually passed under the very nose “of the No. 3 of 1905. The Gambling Proclamsted No. 8 of Captain-General, who was chan
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THAHA
in
&
D'AGUILAR STREET,
the
TABLU LINENS, SERVIETTES and HOUSEHOLD LINENS.
Samples on application. Coast
Port*** Orders carefully excouted.
Hongkong, 6th Saptamkar, 1018.
JUST LANDED :
The well-known and famous brandy
“Bisquit Dubouche & Co."!
XXX Very Old Fine V.O.C.B. Guaranted 20 Years
Old QUINQUINA ?
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Per Bot. $2.50
5.50
DUBONNET 7
FRENCH STORE, Sola Agent..
Hongkong, soth' April, 1900.
140
PRAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
7.00 M
LIMITED.,
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAVE,
7.30 8.m. to. 10,00 2.EL ...Every so minutes. 10,00 am, to 11,00 &m; „Every is minutes, 11.30 am. to 12.45 p.m. .....Every 15 minutes. 245 pm to 1.15 p.m... Every to minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 pm....Every 15 minuter 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. ...Every to mläutes. 2.15 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. .......Every 15 minutes. 1.30 p.m. to 5.00 pm. .....Every 15 minutes. PI....Every 10 minuta), 5.00 puh. to 4.00
NIGHT CARS. 8:45 pm; and 9 păm, 945 p.m. to ritƒ p.m. every half hour,
· SUNDAYS."
8.00 am to 9.00 am....Every 15 minutes.. 9.00 am to 9.30 am. .....Every yo minutes. 9:30 am, to in30 am. ...Every ï5 minutes. 10.30 am to 11.00 km. "...Every to minutes. 145 &.m. to 32.00 noon...Every 15 minutes 11.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m......Every to minutes 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. ...Erary 15 minutes. 5.00 pm to 6.00 p.m....Evary xo minutes. 600 p.m. to 7.00 pm. .....Every 15 minutes 1,99 ppl, to 8.00 pm. Every to minute.... "HIGH""CARS as on Wook "Dayı”
SATURDAYS.
Extra cars at 1-15 p.m., 11.10 p.m, and,
SPECIAL CARS' by Arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDING", Des Voeux Road Central.
JOHN D. HUMPHRAYS;& SON,
General Managers, Romukang tat April, võng
FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.
|L KWONG LOONG & CO,.
CABINET-MAKEES AND ART DECORATORS, ›
from Shanghai, bas re-opened their FURNITURE” STORE"
Rt.
No. 39, DES VAUX ROAD-ÜENTRALUS The only Shop in Hongkong with this same,'
Wvery description can be mada to THERE HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE
ordar in any design enquired.
Have been' patronised by the Hongkong Olub, Hongkong Hotel Telegraph Co.
jkflag::Kstebi Ishments fn, the "Dolany, kto whom'; rafarence¬csa, bo „made, a to the Superior Workmanship and Materials of the „Furniture, &c., supplied.
NEW JEWELLERS J. Watson & Co., Pirms and cher
AND DEALERS
in
CEYLON PRECIOUS
STONES
***Messrs. A. S; Watson &'Go, Ltd., write ne
·follows,
~~~~ to sell by--- PUBLIC AUOTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF 'THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), the 9th September, 1909, at 2.30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Das Vœux Road, comer of Ice: House Street, SUNDRY VALUABLE. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising:- SILK TAPESTRY-COVERED DRAW- ING ROOM SUITE: OVERMANTELS with-BEVELLED-GLASS,-Double-TEAK- WOOD WARDRÓBES” with BEVELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP, BUREAU with BEVELLED GLASS, TEAKWOOD SIDE- BUARDS and: DINNER: WAGGON 'with BEVELLED GLASS, GLASS, CROCKERY and E.-P. WARE, a quantity of HOUSE. Z HOLD LINEN, PICTURES, a quantity of CANTON BLACKWOOD WARE, CAR-- PETS, RUGS, BRASS-MOUNTED IRON. BEDSTEADS with WIRE and HAIR,MAT- - TRESSES, MARBLE-TOP,WASHSTANDS,
ALSO
2 COTTAGE PIANOS: (oan by Bachstain and one by The Robinson' Piano Co.), One POLYPHON, Ośɛ GRAMOPHONE' and RECORDS.
AND
'One LARGE AMERICAN ICE CHEST,
Catalogues will be issued. " TERMS --As usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. "Hongkong, 8th September, 1909. (633
Consignees.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE P. & O. 5. N, Go,'s Steamer
"ASSAYE,"
܀
* FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND.
STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vassal are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out Mark by Maik,
and delivery.can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo:—-
From London, &c., 'ex 5.5. Moollan and
Oceana
From Australia, er 5.5. Mantua,
From Calcutta, er S.S. Stellía,
From Persian Gulf, ar-B,1,5.N. and B, &-
7. S. N. Co.'s Steamers. -
· Optional - Goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.
Goods not cleared by the 8th laut, at' 4 P.M., will be subject to rent...
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case, whatever. /
Damaged Packages 'must be left to the Godown for examination by the Consigane's and the Company's representative al ́aïs spe pointed hour.
1.
All claims must be prosented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hare after which date |they cannot be recognised."
No claims will be admitted after the Gooda bava laft the Godowas.
E A. HEWETT,
·Superintendent."
Hongkong, 208 September, roog,
"SHIRE" "LINE of STEAMERS, “LIMITED,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.,
FROM EUROPE.
~HE Company's Steamship THE
"GLAMORGANSHIRE,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consigases of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharfand Godown Company's hasardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment -will be sorted out-mark by mark, and delivery. can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed
Goods not cleared by, the 8th inst., at 3 P.M., will be subject to rent. **
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in FANÝ Case whatever.
All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, where they will be... axamined. st 9.30A.M. on the 8th fast. No Claims will `ba admitted after delivery of Goods ha- bean.. effected to Casignees, nod same must be presented within cũ days of the steamer's arrival here, otherwise they will not be recognised.
*** JARDINE;' MATHESON & ̈Co, Ltd.,
Agents. ---Hongkong, 3rd September, 1909.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG-AND-
AS SINGAPORE
THE
Steamship
FORM QU" CATHERINE APOAR,*
bavlog arved from the above Ports, Con alguses of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongsida.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vesse! will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and expense... se
Cargo remaining on board after 4 2.M.; of the 9th inst, will be landed at Consigudes' risk and expense.
t1
Consignees of Cargo_from_SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take ol M *We have pleasure la statleg that Mr. LIMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Gooda KWONG LOONG furnished the Aanage from alongside, anch' Cargo-impeding the dis to our Dispensary and gaya un avery satis charge of the Tresach will be landed and stored faction,*****
at Consignore risk and expense....
No Fire Insurance has boun olac
**(Sd) A: S. WATSON & 00,
every description, and th May, 1891,
other GEMS.
ORDERS practually, attended...áo, and Underigned.degu CHARGES most moderate.,
AN INSPECTION INVITED
DAVID SA8500