TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
Glance At Our Files.
(Feb. 27–March 12, 1897.)
SOME QUERIES.
vary glad that the Crown has succeeded in obtaining a conviction against the Chinese
We are
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE ROYAL VISIT.
guage Mr. Sharp illustrated the "barter" period of history and the growth of oainage to its present.
The Dangers of Fire. state, and next he touched-upon{\ the question of bimetallism and In view; of the “Illuminations composite currencies. The dis- and firework display to taka, place honest treatment of soinage in in connection' with the forthcom the Far East received atten={ing visit of HR.H. the Prince of tion - from Mr. Sharp and Wales, we, za sole distributors of 80 100 did the subject the famous "PYRENE" and of counterfeiting. Several in-["PARAGONTM Fire Extinguish- stances in the Lecturer's experi-ors, beg to draw the attention of ence were given
chopping". Our banking institu- necessity of safeguarding their regarding the Hongkong public to the vital
tions also came under review, the lives and property against fire. constable Tam Hau for squeez Hongkong and Shanghai Bank We would point out the absolute ing. That is not, we are aware being warmly complimented on necessity of Housebolders, Store the correct technical description of his offence, but it is far and the manner in which it has keepers, Hospitals, Schools, etc, discouraged the disfacement providing themselves with fire away the most expressive, and we of our ourrency. Mr. Sharp fighting devices. all know, precisely, what it Moana. He has been taking then proceeded with the get- advantage of his official positioning and keeping of money. Extinguisher handy in case of to get money out of poor Chinese to the extravagance of life in the pen when the illuminations are full testimony any accident which might hap-| shop and stall-keepers, for per Far East in bygone days. He on. This is of the utmost im-.
of law and common sense they
sad he bore
All hamaa should have a Fire
MUSTARD & COMPANY.
mitting them to do what in point dwelt largely upon the matter of portance and all Householders bad a right to do without his thrift, speculation and prudence, should be prepared. permission, and he has been quoting the elder Rothschild, winting at their doing things Carnegie and others, and his rem- iniscent notes added consider- which was his duty to prevent We are afraid that there are ably to the interest of a very many others of his kind to be entertaining address. The usual found in the Colony in the lower voles of thanks closed the pro- branches of all our Government ceedings. departments, and tbe main ZBRSON is the absence
of the different offices. What
WU TING-FANG.
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** WEŜTFALEN “ of active intelligent supervision wall banquet in the City Hall in parts, on March 6th, consignees The idea of giving a grand fare having arrive from Bremen via by the well paid European heads honour of His Excellency Ware hereby notified that their car- does an Inspector of Police in his 12-fang. Chinese Minister go is being landed at their risk Plenipotentiary and Envoy Ex-into the hazarionsGodowns of the district know of what is going on traordinary to the United States Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf in the streets and lanes by day of America, Spain and Peru, was and Godown Co., Ltd, and stored and by night? Nothing. He is seated at his desk in his Charge not paly afforded Chinese and
indeed a happy thought, for it at consignees risk. room almost all day. He should
All broken, chafed and damaged be out and about at all bears to Europeans opportunity to take part cargo is to be left in the Godowns see that his sergeants are doing reunion, but it also enabled the at 9 am. when they will be
in a very pleasant and memorable until
Monday, March 13th, their duties and that his patrol men are active and vigilant admirers, of all nation examined by Messrs. Carmichael
alities of His Excellency Wu & Clarke What does the Superintendent of the Sanitary Board know of the Choy, to do honour to
Ting-fang, otherwise the Hon. Ng{ Claims will not be accepted un- labours of his outdoor staff
one to less cargo is so examined by said whom honour is due one who Sarveyors. prior to the above except from their own reports ? He has more office work than esteem of the Emperor of China as sented within a month of the has recieved a special mark of the date. All claims must be pre- can get through in the reward of meritorious services steamer's arrival here, after which reasonable number of working rendered to Chins in the hour of they will not be recognized. No hours. Instead of supervising the
need as well as in times of peace claims will be admitted after the work he simply receives reports. Who looks after the underlings of and general prosperity. Who is goods have left the Godowns. the P.W.D? Whose business is it to be credited with taking the
All goods remaining after to see with his own eyes that their not certain, but it may be assum-subject to rent.
initiative in the matter we are Tuesday, March 14th, will be work is done regularly, steadilyed that to Mr. Wong Sing. Mr. and honestly? Are their measure-
No fire insurance whatever will Fung Wa Chun, and Mr. Ho Tuns be effected. ments ever checked, their report the Chairman, Hos. Secretary verified, their conduct watched?
and Hon. Treasurer respectively.send in their bills of lading for Consignees are requested to No. Hence constant complaints from the poorer Chiness of all of the Entertainment Committee counter-signature. grades and classes that they ste to their untiring efforts and in- is due a large share of praise and harried and squeezed and made to pay illegal tolls and charges the unqualified success attained. Becce is doubtless largely due that do not go into the Treasury last night.
he
BALLOON ASCENI. Prof. J. W. Price made a suc- cessful balloon ascent and para-
SUN YAT-SEN ON GOVERNMENT.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the interest- Kidnapped in
chute descent at Happy Valley ing brochure,
**
this afternoon in the presence of London," severely condemns the & large crowd of spectators. The whole system of government, or aeronaut went up about 1,000 feet and came down on the Rolf father misgovernment in the ground about 400 yards from Celestial, Empire. Respecting the where he started, the ballooniceroyalty of the Liang Kwang, Isnding on one of the bills bebind the racecourse.
THEN AS NOW.
Hongkong certainly possesses as pretty and as convenient a little theatre as one could wish or
he says, English readers will scarcely credit that the Viceroy of, say Kwangtung, ruling over a population larger than that of Great Britain, is in receipt of a salary of £60 a year, so that in order to live and maintain himself
office hé in
resorts, sod,
expect to have at such a distance of course, has to resort, to extor bat, strange to say. that very tion and the selling of justice."
from the centres of civilization.
necessary convenience, a cloak room,
be found in small to theatres in third-rate houses
hase
POLICE OFFICERS.
By the P. and O. lioer Robilla which leaves to-morrow faz England, eight members of the
st home. appearr to been entirely forgotten. It is Hongkong Police will be passen- not easy to stow away an overgers. They are Messrs. McHardy, coat or a lady's cloak under a
Clark, Ritchie, Fenton, Hood,
seat, and if put there they usually Gourley, Dizon and McKenzie. get covered with dost and todden upon by the person im Hood (West Point) and Dixon With the exception of Mesars. mediately behind. Hats.
too(Wanchai) all belong to the Cen- cannot be sat upon with any tral division. These officers form degree of comfort and if put under the seat will be subject to the portion of & draft of 20 which
arrived bere five years ago. Off same treatment as overcoats. A
the 20, two have died and the cloak-room would not be expensive addition to the theatre,remaining 10 have gone into other
departments or have force.
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and, abould it be necessary, no one would object to a small charge, say ten cents, being made for the use of it in årder that thereby the cost of an attendant may be defrayed,
VACCINATION. Our Canton correspondent writing
оп
left the
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63 you feel. A pair of correctly fitted glasses is a powerful factor in making you feel young. Ef- ficiency demands that you wear the 2nd, says glasses if your eyes are not per- "There has been something of a fact. Fully fifty per cent. of the small-pox scare since two of our people who do not wear glasses ers of the British Concession. community have been attacked should do so. A great many are Hankow, is to consider among by it and everybody has baen,
unaware of the real condition of other matters that of Chinese 'getting vaccinated. Even our worthy medico. I hear, has is made. The Hongkong Optical Originally, saya the Central Chinê their eyes until the examination occupation of the Concession. dergone the operation, so I sup Co., successors to Clark & Co. Post, it was intended that the pose we cannot but submit with refracting and manufacturing opti whole of the Concession ares due. solemnity to the infliction. But if serum is going to cure all cians, located in 53, Queen's Road should be strictly reserved for the diseases under the sun what will Central, have the equipment to use of foreigners, but the Chinese become of our poor doctors?"
your 0706 accurately have come in, and under camou- Testing the sight and fitting flage became the possessors of a MONEY
glasses is their exclusive business. considerable amount of property.
At the City Hall this afternoon Mr. Granville Sharp. under the suspices of the Odd Volumes Society, delivered an interesting lecture entitled "Money: How
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available for foreign residents, Plymouth Watch Committee but in the meantime a committee bas been deliberating, on the
itanclusion that Chinese occupa-
to Get and How to Keep it." The has decided that a detective abali chait was taken by Mr. Thomas attend Scotland Yard for a ubject and has come to the Jackson and there was a good complete course of instruction in sttendance of ladles and the finger print system for the taon should be conceded, but gentlemen. In graphic lan- detection of criminals,
carictly confined to one section.
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