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WATSON'S
Brown Brandy
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURD
FINEST OLD BROWN BRANDY
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QUALITY.
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
A. S. WATSON &
CO., LTD.,
Public NaisaO COME.
Now that the Police have em
barked on a compalga miming at
EMBER 9, 1916.
DAY BY DAY.
1891.
1891.
the removal of long-standing.. DIE WHEN I MAY. I WANTITSAID publia nuisance-witness the re-, OF ME BY THOSE WHO KNEW ME HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE Dent clearing from the parements REET, THAT I ALWAYS PLANTED A of stall-holders and sewing amabe, WHEN I THOUGHT
THISTLE AND PLANTED A FLOWER A FLOWER and. the premcution of a woman WOULD GROW,—Abraham Lincoln,
lie for causing annoyance to pedestrians by carrying backets
of
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The Matis.
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YEARS A00.
(Compiled from the "Honghong anding December 9, 1891)
water On the sidewalk Siberian Mail-Das per *.*. - Telegraph files_for_the_wesh
Katori Maru to-day. American and Canadian Maila- - Gloses per à.8. Venesuela sti
11a.m. on Monday.
To-morrow's Anniversary.
►
The Dollar.
SHARE REPORT:
THE SIBERIA HARU,
Reception on Board Yesterday, The Toyo Kisen Kaishu made a farther big addition to its alresdy · magnificent fleet when it acquired the Siberia from the, The quotations which follow Pacifo Mail Steamship Company. are from the Honghong Telegraph The liner was, re-named. tha for December 9, 1891:
Siberis Maru, and yesterday, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, having arrived in port from Ban -170 per cent, premium bayers. Francisco for the first time Aylog Union Insurance Society of the Japanses flag, a reception was Canton-$90 per share, bayers.bald aboard.
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in Queen's Road-we sincerely hope
that they will pot grow weary in well-doing. We have before referred" to the fre
December 9. The rate of the quent presence, in the thorough-
dollar on demand tr-day is 7/01." fare named, of blind children, who,
China Traders' Insuranos Com- The ship was purchased in The Dollar.
To Qaolla a Ricksha. in charge of others not so a fflicted, The opening rate of the dollar
New York, and after doing a trip. pany-$61 per share, buyers. December 5-Subjects of the conatarily poster paners-by. But on demand to-day was 2. 3.15/16d. Fatherland, who are unfortunate 255 per share, bayers.
North China Insurance-Tisto Viadivostook and back to nothing has yet been done, to
San Francisco, she comment enough to come within the grasp remove these unfortunate beings
Canton Insurance Company, fed on her ordinary scheduled of the law, seem to be exception Ltd.-$106 per share, buyers. from the pablia thoroughfares. To-morrow in the 17th anniverally fortunate in Shanghai. A
ran scross the Pacifio. At the Any day, two little blind girle cansary of General Gatore's reveras calprit who was sentenced on the-Tis. 102 per share, buyers.
Yangtze Insurance Association present. time she is lying la seen on the payements of this at Stormberg.
| 18th inst, to one week's imprison-
midstream undergoing further {street,"playing stringed instru-
Hongkong Fire Insurance Com-repair and alterations. She ins Rent Reminder. ment, arrived at the guol on the pany-$325 per share, sellers. splendid bost of some 18.000 to ments and begging for alms, Owners of property are remind- 27th in a jinrickshe and applied and we still wonder why ited that Crown rent for the second for admission. He was cordially pany-$91 per share, sales and an hour. On her trip from Manila China Fire Insurance Com- grosa, and has a speed of 18 knots is that some oharitable institu. half-year of 1918 in payable at the received, and the delicate kindness sellers. tion dose not take the un-Tressary on or before the 23rd of the Consuler sathorities will
this time, she accomplished the der its care. At any rate, how-{instant.”
Hongkong, Canton and Macne journey from Mazili to Hongkong no doubt enable bind to pass the Steamboat Company-$34 per in the exocedingly short tims of sver much one may sympathise Back to Guol Agalu.
period of one week's seclusion in share, rollers. with their plight, there on be NO-
one day and 1 boars; moreover For being in unlawful posses comparativa peros of mind. He disputing the point that they make sion of a quantity of reair, a
Hongkong and Whampos Dock the experienced quite a strong themselves a geners! nuisance, Chinese was sent to prison for 14 comes out of his retirement."
leaves for home as soon as he Company $81 per cent. pre-mon-oon which somewhat retarded and if charity esa do nothing days by Mr. J. R. Wood, at the
mium, sellers.
her progress. In fair weather A Rough Trip. which for them, then the police shoold Police Court this morning. He!
Hongkong Gu Company she will do the ran in osasider December 5.-The Heangshan $120 per share, nominal.
ably less time. step in. While on this matter of had only just come cut of prison. (Optain Clarke) felt the b'er on public raisances, is it not bigb
A large number of people paid Hongkong Hotel Company- her way over to Macso on the $50 per share, sellers. deal with the annoyances caused known "Silver Dish" brand of her suddenly, and with exception-cont. Debentures-$501. time that action were taken to!
the liner a visit yesterday after A co aigement of the well. night of the 3rd; the gale came on
Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per acon, and the Company ́ had al violence. On the return trip
arranged things in an altogether Indo-China S. N. Company-admirable manner. The vessel
whom invitatione had been ment, ' Douglas Steamship Company--and tes and refreshments_wers $38 per share, sales and bayers, provided. The band of the China Sagar Refining Company Panjebie and a Тарален
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1916.
OUR PAVEMENTS.
Hams.
4.1
at Blake Pier by launches stokinghams has been received in the yesterday; the Heungshan gat a $25 per cent. dis, sales and was thrown open to the public, to
in
Enemy Trade Maks.
was ascertained that she had ex-
up whilst alongside? Yesterday Colony. They are packed by morning we saw a launch there Messrs. G. and J. Nickson, Ltd.,
therangh dusting" and she charge of Chinese
sellers wbol of Liverpool, England. There came into port with a white in- were busy wanking down the have been specially selected for stead of black fuzzel, which deck. We watched the craft for the Far Eset and are command 'noticed it, to step on board and | Ltd.-$174 per share, sales and orchestra, both of which diso
Dansed one of our reporters, who more than a quarter of an hour, ing a large sale. They can be and during the whole of that time obtained it all the leading stores. › make inquirise. As a result; it thick volumes of smoke weze
ed ospital music, were îp st- buyers. issuing forth from its funnel and
tendance. It is noted in the Gaste that the passage and picked up two
Luxon Sugar Refining Company, being carried alte raately aorces the the registrations of certain trade Chinese fishermen off a raft a
perienced very heavy weather on Limited-53 per share, sellara.
As regards the ship's at point- pier, to the manifest discomfort of marke onsed by Messrs Arnbold little to the restward of Lacto, $80 per share, sellars
Hongkong Ice Company-mente, too much esunot be said. all asing the landing age, and Karberg and Co., Hongkong, land.
There is a beautiful_promenade on to the offices facing the Prays have expired, and that they will
Hongkong Rope Manufactur.deck, a magnifoent dining room, Several sanken junksj Surely stop can be pat to this be removed from the register on sort of thing. We understand January, 3, 1917, unless the pro-
were sighted inside the Brothers ng Company, Ltd-108 per spacious staterooms, and every That the condition of our ; avmez ta is a never-siling theme for that the Star Ferry Company proscribed fee for renewal is paid the southern fairway because
modera convenience which can and our Car-ui-man Pass, It share, maliers. newspaper articles ein bardly be called creditable to the Govern bibite its boats from sicking up before that date,
was imposible to come in through
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf be thought of. The drawing room and Godown Company.-$65 per
is large and tastefully appointed, ment of Hongkong. Doubilen there are officials who know when at the ferry pier. Is it not
that route was blocked with water-
share, sellers.
while there is a cosy smoke-room nothing of this condition, for the very simple reseon that some of up to the sathorities, to apply a them sem paver to be guilty of such a plebeist act as walking, le restriction to launches which Exportation Ordinance, Rule 37 fishermen were beaumbed with Under The Impoitation and every description. The rescued
logged jacks and wreckage of $7 per share, sales and sellers. not the slightest doubt that the Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. adjcent to the bir. There is uplers it be to church or on a golf course. Bat since the Colony se public landing suges in the is repealed and the following rale cold, but soon came round after $19 per share, sellers.
A. B. Watson and Co., Ladship will be greatly patronised does not belong entirely to them, it might be well if they would heart of the city ?
by those baring occasion to ecoAT take an cressional stroll roned a portion of the City of Victoria, and
is suberitated therefor:-"37. No inbibing a "zip'or two of brandy
Hongkong High Level Tram- the Pacific. person shall without the special and being supplied with dry, buyer.
way Co., Ltd.-$65 per share permission of the Superintendent warm clothing. They stated that to the enrgies of our Sanitary Department, Smell sits estbroned There is a good deal of "is is
of Importssed Exports export or they had been drifting since early Ltd.-$25 per share, nominai,
Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., day and tight, and where, by the grace of our P.W.D., both pavements thought" and "it is anderstood" attempt to export, or procure for the day before, had lost all their and road are filled with holes wherein they might break a leg. We about Beater's wires in con- silver dollars or silver ballion."
the purpose of exportation, any Rects and four bande. They would mirely suggest that they stroll from the Club, along the lef nection with the Ministry which hand side of the Prays as far as the Steambost Company's Wharf, the new Fremier is forming; and "
thought the gale must have caur then turn into Den Veear Road and sample the pavements on either we devoutly pray that some of the
Prison Without Option. ed great loss of life among the A Chiness was charged before fishing fleet. It came up suddenly aide-it doesn't matter which-se far as the Central Market; keep a arrangements saggeakd will get Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Polise and was accompanied with squall alongside this into Queen's Road, and finally prooeed by easy stages so farther than talk. That Lord Court this morning, with being which were puffy and came down as far as the Naval Yard.
Derby should be mentioned as a in possession of 133 tsels of pro- on them with hurricane force.
try to learn how the other half of the world Fires. We would nɛt Mr. Lloyd George's Crbinct. ask them to walk in any nasty, low neighbourhoods, where, thanks
next after
Expert of Sliver,
Mr. Lasdale's Successor.
Hidden Oplaam.
Green Island Cement Co. Ltd. --$14 per share, sellers,
SHIPPING IN PANAMA CANAL.
More British Vessels Use Waterway than Americao,
The master of the vaskel is Captais Basbimoto, and the Ludvigan, parser; and Mr. L officere include Dr. Soally: Mr. Erans, Chief Steward; all of who are Americans.
Channel TUNNEL.
First Operations Would Employ
Very Few Men..
On inving the Club they would be obliged to turn out of the likely War Minister can be well pared opism. Revenue Officer Daring their lives they had never path for stretch, for someone-it could ecarcely be the practical understood, but it does not Lannigan asid the man was found before been so isken aback as on and energetic P.W D.-has elected to appropriate a portion of the seem to us that Lord Milner's on the Lang Wing Wharf with this occasion for the reason that footway here as a storage for sand, plaster sto. But tbe roadway at past achievements sxe enfficient box in his possession, a falee the weather up to an hour or two
Paris, Oct. 30.- The Journal this point is sephalted and the "path" is not, so one gains by the warrant for his being in the run-bottom of which contained the before the gale struck them was
publisher sa interview from its change. By way of improving matters, we would also suggest that ping. for the rame post. Mr. drug.
Though the Params Canal was] London correspondent Eig
with Worship Bent this exploring expedition of our legislators be taken after nightfall, Balfour oan probably do little defendant to prison for six months
closed by s landslide for seren Mr. Arthur Fell, M.P., chairman at five.""
"Work." They would then discover that the covered way all along the Prays harm, at the moment, a Secretary without the option of a fine.
monika during the year ended of the Parliamentary Committee, is in wors than semi-darkness, and that the stretch in front of the of State for the Colonies; but
December 7. When in Jane last, the number of ocean which has for its object the arg Harbour Office is ten degrees darker. Lacidentally, too, they would that Mr. Benar Law should go to
tficial of the Hongkong Govern- going vessels using the waterway ing of the Channel Tunnel pro. find that the uncovered parta are about as well paved as a ploughed the Admiralty is, without excop ministering the Goveromsat has bie overworked brain a rest, be tonnage of 2,479,781, while the within the next six or sever His Excellency the Offer Ad-ment wants to go away and give was 787, with an aggregate ost jest. He states: "I hope that field. If they cast glance op almost any of the cross streets, they tion, the most Bedlamite proposal been pleased to appoint Mr. gets four months' leave on fall total cargo carried through the weeke we shall have a favourable would perceive that boxes, rubbish, merchandise and even an that has been made sizes the war Charles Edward Anton, provi- pay, and eight months on half anal was 3,140,040 tons. occasional private ricksha occupy the pavements thereof. If, to bagan. We should almost as soon sionally and subject to His Majes pay. In the meantime he has to
report from the experts. This relieve their tired feet, they merged into Des Voeux Road by way of expect to see a member of the 's plesenre, to be an Ua-oficial find some kind Christian friend to the report of our Connal although the House of Commons Of the 787 vessels, socording in the frat step afterwards, the Sincere Company's fine new pavement, they would observe that Hongkong Governmentthere. We Member of the Legislative Council to do his work-they call it 'work Colon, 368 were British and 238 has a great deal of matter engag- even bere walking bes ita dangers, since coolies are allowed to expect were once, for our tine, con- during the absence on leare of the quite seriously-and during the America, the next moet iming its attention. orate broideset and to throw crange peel and banana rind wherever demned to sojourn in State Sonourable Mr. David Landale, first four months the pay is a portal nationality being Nor- they pleas. Returning towards civilisation, our pilgrims would wherein an official was Harbour with fect from November 7, matter of arrangement between wegian with 45.
"I look forward confidently, encounter backets, empty and full, standing ast in the gatter but Master ons week, Post Master 1916.
since it concernt a messure which on the pavement, naked and unashamed; while, by the market, the General the next, and Judicial
the two, while the pay of the An interesting fact is the large is supported by the Government, warte water slopping round their ankles (sta time when Hongkong Commissioner the
locum tenens daring the other falling off in the United States to the promotion of a Bill which is markedly short of water!) would almcet make them forget the that; and there seems to be being in posssssion of a quantity of the real office holder's salary. Since the re-opening on April 15 during the present Parliament. A Chinese was charged with sight months in the forfeited half out wise trade in recent months, shall be discussed and rated apon stench of the neighbourhood. Any shop-window attraction weald feeling in some circles at Home of Hongkong opium, valued at If the substitute is also an official, only 11 ships, with a tonnage of Personally I am of opinion that speedily prove to them that the payments here are not intended for that the Imperial Government about $4, before Mr. J. B. Wood he draws during the first period 27,708, passed through, this being so time should be lost, but at mere Europesne, (other than those who are prepared to take the law ought to be run on these genial at the Police Court this morning, his original pay, and afterwards loss than a sixth of the average present all our efforts must be into their own hands and clear a space for themselver,) for it is not Jack-of-all-trade-and-master-of-Imprator Garden said the man half of it and half the pay of his before the landslide. the way of the "mutable, rank-scented many", particularly if they none line. It is not disputed was found at the Kowicon Rail- temporary office. So that, during
directed to the war, and we have With the closing of the canal, no right to take a single mes bail from Catos, to move aside to allow a fon kwei, especially that Mr. Lloyd George, more than way Station with the stall hidden the twelve months, the absentes the vesels of the interrupted who could be employed in the female fankwei, to pass. Outside the foreign banks in Queen's sny of his Road there is room to walk at night, bat, by day, throngs of Chiasse going to be faced with the Shek Lang. If the man had been mouths half, or (say) altogether to a great extent to the foreign purpose. It is, therefore, this predecesors, is in his boots. He had a ticket for draws four moɛthe fall and eight outwise servions were diverted national defence for any other collect here and monopolise the footway. Arrived at the Cricket world-old problem of how to found with the drug ander the eight months fall pay-eight trade, in which they have been aspect of the question which we Ground our pedestrians would need to walk warily, for here the please every body, and that his conditions on a ship, there months' wagon in fall for no work kept by the prevailing high must leave to the Government. pavement tféru pitfalls innumerable. We drew the attention of the part difficulties have P. W.D. to this fact before, but nothing has been done.
bean could have been no charge at all."
"It is to be noted sist.in order IL at the end of their voyage of discovery our hustling law. the tank of getting together a was imposed.
minor ones in comparison with against him. A fine of $20
"Some" Notary.
to bore the preliminary tunnel, makers and law-breakers did not promptly take mesenres for the im-Cabiner that will work amicably
December 7. From a recent
which is of small diameter, only provement of the pavemente, we are very much mistaken, At present sad assfally. At present the only Notice is givanthat the Governor- paige The notary was walk waestee, and we would be honestly and the other on the English siás, For a Public Purpost.
notil we extract the following able men for the port he now employed, one on the French side two boring machines need be apparently they know nothing. Mr. Melbourne sanounced yesterday, definite stop taken by him appears in Council hiring decided that the fog in his garden with both his delighted to see him appointed At the start the number of work- in see wherio s woman was commoned, that "it was not generally to be the very clever one of draw-piece of ground registered in the hands behind his back and read- Councillor. His brief reign, was man would be very small, In known" that it was an offence to cany bem boos on the pavements, ing Labour to his side sad con- Land Office Lot No. 69:6 in ing a newspaper. Nothing never better named than in his way out the perparatory work Why has the Government not made it ita business to let people rerting his bitter enemies of Survey District No. 1 in the Now wonderful for a notary after all own epigram. “A Summer of should be carried out. know? The coolies themselves know, just as they know that they few days ago into staunch adher-Territories is required for a Wehava a few of the tribe in Awakening," and one of its mast not wear their rain, hata on the pavement, for almost invarianta. Varily Mr. Lloyd George public purpose, ably they make for the road, in these circumstances, if they see a it wiser in bis generation than negotiations for the purchase" endi up."--
and private Hongkong who could best it all brightest revelations was the man estimated at $16,0
"As to the Enropean policeman approaching. Yesterday's prosecution and the conviction are very far from being naimportant, and we sincerely knows these shour people by the Officer Administering the Domber 8. Le Roi est mort, oliga deserowall, say icon- ca
of light. He thereof having (in the opinion of
himself, Governors and public] three days' cost Lady May's Father, serviata in Hongkong only too Bogland. It hope that they will be followed up. The Chines have to be taught heart, and expaciasne tells him Government) failed, the propertyVine to Boil The Major Gen. plimentary remarks. (which shev peleor the o that Hougtong is not Kwanginng, and that they cannot do quite that to give them five minutes of will he resumed by the Orown for wel has passed away from us, and sometimes receive 100) but of bus as they plus with their bamboos and buckets. Years ago the consequence is to buy them, body a public purps on the expirs now Sir William Robinson will Digby Barker, it cau Police Department was famed for its maladministration, and only and soul. A great man in Lloyd tion of four months. Thereapon, reign in his stead. It is a pity that the more wa mw slowly is it recovering from the infasues of the bad old times. It George, and if he handles the such compensation in respect of (just now) that Hongkong is not more had him, and is doing is best to atone for past sing, but it needs all the co-soo, Bonar Law, Churchill, the resumption will be paid sa like the Straits, where the Com. waalise that he ha operation that the public and the Government an give it Mean- Balfour elo, question as shrewdly may be awarded in the manner manding Offiour is permanently a long while, when it it going to summon the P. W. D. for abstraction, and 'sa that of the Labourites, we will provided by the Crown Lands member of Council for one pre for neglecting to keep paraments and ronds in decent repair 7 vote him Superman:
Resumption Ordiascos, 1900, want General în rostly' an admir.
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