FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1901.
REVIEW.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The two chapters on Personal charao- teristics and Religion and Rebellion respectively, might be looked for in one who is gifted with such a keen sense of
real. The vital unit of native corporate Life is the Aven or city-district and CHINA HER HITORY, DIPLOMACY AND the Hien-kun [] or District Magis-
Comtenor, from the earliest times tomten title agatly applied to the Em- observation, and with such punting sup the present day. By E. H. Parker Jorer himself despite his low-button rank, ply of unforced humour, vo highly divert- Reader in Chinese, University College, is the main-spring of all official life. Hiring Many of the stabenula are an brief Liverpool, formerly H. M. Consul af bery and corruption are orerywhere rain and vivid, so loaded with bright colour Kiangehow, and, in 1892-4, adviser on pant: yet, the solid, lasis of governand quick meaning, as to be at once Chiness Atairs to the Buruia Government is far from bad and Mr Parker, picturesque and epigrammatis in their fores with and point. Thus: the noticeable festares in mont. Pp. ix, 1-334: with Fron after Jong and intimate, contact tispiece and sweaty maps. Bound in mandarindoni, in all its grades; think the character if a Manchu are a combina. tion of laziness and pride with a tendency cloth, and published, at 8/- net cash that the Chinese official in probably no
A Chinaman is not so nice London: John Murray. Allocarle worse, and certainly no better, thau an to get drunk.
and particular about the truth awe think we St. 1901..
or Prefect, and the Thotai or Intendant, words we have italicized probe delicately in with whom a Consul ranks by treaty, srealsu torder parts. Their natiness is in form intermediaries of great weight. The speci- rather than in fact. They are not 'dirty men of a proclamation which brings this beyond the ordinary rancidity of poverty. chapter to a olas, gives the outsider a Here is another delightful dig at our in vivid notion of the relative status of tho anlar smugnes: I do not think there is various provincial big-wigs, as well as the any country in the world where the work amount of circuslocution involved in othing classes dress so distily as in England, oial-correspondence. But officialdom, the nos any spot where the homes are kept so world over, is more or less tarred with the nest by the same dirty men's wives. sama brush.
might multiply such excerpte; we loare the reader to find more for himself.
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Entertainment.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
CITY HALL, HONGKONG.
TINDER the Direction of Mr. Rourar
BROUGH.
Representative-Mr. ALLAN HAMILTON, TO-HIGHT (FRIDAY) April 19th.
THE
To-day's Advertisements
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,
LIMITED
NOTICE is hereby given that the under- mentioned SHARES have This Day been declared FORFEITED in consequence of the NON-PAYMENT of the CALL of $3.00 per SHARE, which was made on 29th Spotomber last, and was PAYABLE on at November last, viz:-
Now. 88951: 81012/39019: 41078/11081:
American boss, The Chi Fu (9) Fare; but he is not es hypocritical.' The BROUGH COMEDY CO. 141334/41339-in all 19 Shares,
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A full glosenry, and an index more care- fully compiled than is usually the case in a first issue, antisfactorily bring this volume to our end. No library, public or private, that wishes to be regarded as complete or up-to-date; no Chamber of Commerce, or shalogous corporate body, can afford to de without Mr Parker's batcet work. Wo fool confident that he will rapidly reap the rich recompense that such an admirable lock of in China, vital statistics quickly recupo.gonen interest nuust needs bring in from tate. The registered population of the the quick and ready male it is bound to Fighten Provinces, in 1894, as deduced have. The publishers, we have hardly from official upean returns, WAR Aeread to sdd, have done all that papeť, 491,000,000 Chwan, with 80,000,00 printing and buckbinding can possibly do, being easily first.
The three rasin itoms of revenue are a tithe or fraction of the soil's cultivated produco, the salt gabello, and the monios got from the Inland and Foreign Custom Me Farker, Eumming up the Chise Financial system, is exceptically vigorous: riten to the core; childish and incom potent; should be swept away, rent and branch. Until the is a fixed careeucy, a European accountancy in all departments, and a system of definite, ouficientalarios, all reform is hopeless to look for.
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THE BLOCKING OF SEWERS.
BROUGH COMEDY CO. TONIGHT (FRIDAY), April 19th, LAST NIGHT!
LAST NIGHT!
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or
LAST NIGHT!
THE LIARS THE LIARS '
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An Origins Comedy in Four Acta, by say ABUR JONES.
TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) AND MONDAY, April 20th and 22nd, FIRST PRODUCTION IN HONGKONG
or
'THE GAY LORD QUEX' 'THE GAY LORD QUEX'
T
Au Original play in Four Acts, by Anne W. PINEDO,
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, April 23rd and 24th. FIRST PRODUCTION IN HONGKONG
OF THE
MANŒUVRES of JANE' 'MANCEUVRES of JANE' A Comedy in Four Acis, by HENKY Aurten JoyES.
At the moeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday afternot, there was submitted a letter from the Government transmitting copies of suports From Capt. May sud Mr The Box plane are now on view at The Tellingsworth, P.WD, respecting the blockage of the sewer by the galage "wrali- ot in them from the hawkara' stalls. Mr
i puisance.
Robinson Piano Co., where Scats can be booked Six Days in Apvangr Prices -Boxes 81, Drom Circle and
Stalls 83, Pil 98, and Back Seats $1. Dacreopen .380 Certain 3. Caringen 1.1.80. Late Trams 15 minutes after Performances.
Hongkong, April 19, 1901.
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
865
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE (MOSTLY OF MARINIERS "MAKE).
Destination.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Ferrela
Australian Ports Guthrie (6) Australian Ports.... . Tsinan (2)....... Australian Porte. Yawata Maru (5) Broon & Ports of Col Prinzens Irons (8) Chinking and Wuhu. Haieh-ho (6) Havre and Hamberg.. Konigsberg (a) Kobo and Yokohama.. Shinana Mara (5) Liverpool
Pyrrhus (1)
Autonor (8)....
London & Parts of Cali Sóbrzon (2).. namin. Landon London Manik
871 Manila
By Order of the Board of Directors.
GIBU, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkonu, April 19, 1901,
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
A
N INTERIM BONUS of TWENTY PER CENT, upon CONTRIBUTIONS for the year 1900, has been declared.
WARRANTS will be issued on the Est May
By Order of the Board,
W. J. SAUNDERS,
Secretary, Hongkong. April 19, 1901.
UNIVERSAL TRADING CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
...Canton (3)...
Tsinan (8)............
Agenia
Date of Living.
Gibb, Livingston & Co. May 9, at 6 p.m. Butterfield & Swire........jApril 28. Nippon Yusen Kaishs April 20, at 4 p.m. Naddeutscher Lloyd. May 1, at navu. Biemssen & Co......àpril 23, at 4 p.m. Hamburg-Am'ka Linie May 3 Nippon
Yusen KaishiApril 28, daylight. Butterfold & Swito.... May 10.
P. & O. §. N. Co..... April 27, at noon. Butterfield & Swite...May 14.
P.&O. 8. N. Co......About May 18, Butterfield & Swire...[April 23 Yowata Maru (8)........Nippon Yuen Kaishs.April 23, at 5 p.m. Manila .. Amoy Yuenzang (*) ...................
Jardino, Matheson&Colàpril 23, at 4 p.m. Marseilles v. Saigon . Oceanion (8).
Mossagerira Maritimes April 22, at 1 p.m. Moji, Kabo & Y'... Himehima Moru (s) ... Nippon Yusen Kaisha. April 23, at Nova. Now Yorky.Suez Canal Asturia (6)
Carlonitz & Co.......About May 4. New York v.SuBzCanal Ricbrand Castle (a) Portland, (Or.), &c.... Knight Companion San Diego & San F'cuStrathgyle (8).
... Dedwoll & Co., Lul, lont April 23. (e). Shewan, Tomes & Ch. About May 20
Butterfield & Swire.... Ap il 23, forenoon
3. Fmucisco v. Japan. Gaelic (a)...... 5. 40. S. S. Ce......May 7, at room
S. Francisco.F. Japan. City of Peking (s)...... Pecite Mail S. S. C. May 1, daylight.
3. Francisco v. Japan. America Maru (s). Toyo Kisen Kaisha.... April 23, at noon. Shanghai and Japan... Ceylon (s)... ..... F. & O. §. N. Ce......April 21, daylight. Shai and Japan....................(Secotra (6) Shanghai
Shanghai
818
CHAREHOLDERS in the above Con
pany are heroby Notified that from the 1st April, Instant, INTEREST &t the Rate of TWELVE PER CENT, PER ANNUM,
until further medico,
will be CHARGED on all UNPAID CALLS
870
ELLIS KELLY,
General Manager, Hongkong, April 19, 1901.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. SHORT RANGE CUP AND SPOONS.
HERE will be a COMPETITION &
above TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 20th Instant, commenting at 3.40 pm. RANGER: 200, 50 and 600 yards. Seven Shots and one sighter at sach Range.
Membora of Committee are ru jussted to be on the Rangs at 2.30 p.m. to transact business.
A. MACKENZIE,
Hon. Steritary, Hongkong, April 19, 1901. INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
667
Shanghai Shanghai
Ballaara (5)..
..... P. & O. S. N. Co.....jApril 29, nt 4 p.m. ..P. & O. 5. N. Co............... About April 27.
........
Sebraon (s)- Elisa Neasick (6) Flandris (8)..... Shai,N'ki,K'bedY'ma Todus (a). S'poro, Colbo & B'boy Kagoshima Maru Stow, Amoy &F'chow Anjing Maru (8) Swntow, Amoy & Too Akashi Maru (8) Swator, Amoy & Teui Maidzuru Mora (8) Tacoma (Wash., &c... Olympia (9).......... Vancouver, (B.O.) &o. Empress of India (s)... Canodier 1 is R. Co. April 24, at no Victoria & Vancouver. Tartar (8)..... Yokohama and Kobe..Gisela (a).
P. &O. . N Co.....Mar. 91, daylight. ..East Asiatic T. Co., Ltd|April 23, atip.m. Siemesen & Co. April 20, at 5 pin. Mcamgerico Maritime About April 21. (4)... Nippon Yusen Kaislu. April 26, at noon."
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS. April 18.
Cylon, British str., 2,637, W. Hayward, L.NR., London March 9, and Singapore April 18, General.-P. & O.S. N. Co.
April 19.
Mitsui Buasan Kaisha. April 24, daylight. .............. Mitrai Busson Kaisha. May 1, daylight,
Mitsui Busan Kaista, April 21. Dodwell & Limited April 26, at noon.
Lighting, British steamer, 2,122, J. O. Sporice, Calcutta Marek 30. Penang and Singapore April 18, General, DAVID SASHOON, SONs & Co.
Kniten, British str., 1,18%, W. Panmore, Foochow, vis Amoy and Swntow April 18, Oeneral. Douczas STEAMS Co.
Serct, British steamer, 3,890, T. H. Hide, London Match 2, and Singapore April 14, General, P. &-O. S. N. "Co.
Auro, British steamer, 1,566, C. J. Mattock, Singapore March 27, and Sings- pors April 12, Rice.JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
In the chapter on Modern Trade, Mr Parker does not take so possimistic a view of British industrial supremises as some see inclined to do. In this important respect, he is of the ama sang opinion as Lord Salisbury, whose recent stirring speech, five weeks ago, at the nunual dinner of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, was a
Though bloody and lengthy wars, civil weighty indictment of risat formidable dread and almost suite apprehension of the ay distractions, famine, plogue and other proaching decadence of English enterprise equally deadly tribulations, have played Bad of English commerce which invariably fearful havoc with the population, it may tingen the utterances of not for states, be issued, on fairly sale grounds, that, në meu, and the statements of curtain ass- no time prior to the eighteenth century, tional journalists and writers. With 166L, did the inhabitants of China Rumbur much the year when legalions were first establish over 100,000,000. By 1742, it had reached alin Peking, as a starting point, and the 200,600.00 During the fires years of the published trade-return for 1800 at the Taiping outburst, [1856-1868], tho register other oxtremity, Mr Packer contrasts with population dwindled by two fifthe: but, thom those for 188, fway between the & vo extremes, and finds us to fear going to thinwall Ho farther points significantly to the fact tint whereas, in 1880, tool the bigger half of China's exported tea in 1800, the amount of this staple export Rent in England had sndly dwindled. The logs of 22,000,000 taels worth of trude with China, ao presonted by this diniinished trado in tea leaf, is more than recompensad by the for larger cargoes of Coglan and Assam ten sout to England, the paid value sin the purse of the Eospire of which stays i instead of going ink that of China. The trada in cottons is that which most interest people in England and Eguros incontent
Hollingsworth stated that in the very large ably prove that between 1880 and 1859,
proportion of cases where special attention this branch more than quzdrupled. It will The areas from which the alt revenue is had been drawn to the sewers consequent however, be news to holdera oi lutal Cotton derived do not exactly correspond with them the sawer-trap being choked, it had Mill scrip, the shares of which 100 fully political divisions into groups of provinces, teen found
that trap only had been paid up-aro to-day (April 18), a drug on Thus, 904-kilt, extracted and prepared in blocked up, and that the sower had the market at 97, to hear that Chinese mills different ways to suit natural facilities not suffered, as any excess had been are turning out vast quantities of yarn and supplies the valley of the Chi King and its pisce goods in Hon kong huar near Picinity the various kinds of well-carried away by the storm dein. As kowever, the storm drains were 말들었어요 inperts between the datas given bavegreatly salt, where the brine is drawn from very large and the onlinary flow very shall decreased; although the use of this delator deep actesian well, ofron with an un- there was not sufficient water in them to ces and, enervating drug is much moro restricted supply of hydrogen gas as keep them ele, and any vegetable matter widespread now than in 1880. The minimum gratuitous fuel for its further preparation, finding its way into them had every chance extimale of the native grown article is apply the western and mountainous re
putrefying aut becoming It is interesting to know that the 200,000 cwt., chi fly from Shan Si and Hogions.
Dr. Hartigan WAS THE correct in tryitsg Naw, and reckoning the ratue of the home Sz Ch'wan Balt industry has been in
to suggest that the major portion of the slush dragged from a sewer whon being prodret at half that of the imported article, continuous being since B.C. 390. it is evident that Chins sponde, in this lake-salt of the dosert and the pond-salt cleared was due to coolie restauraul-stall.HE Undersigned as received instruc- direction, at least 100,000,000 taela por in- of Shan Si compete for the service of the
tions to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, OL THURSDAY and ERIDAY, num-a sum bigger than her whole gross Tartar Chinose regions; while the primitive epers, as ho thought it had now been revenue from sil sources, France e, se rod-flats of the north, including the celery shown that the traps only got the
chief benefit of the offal. After referring the 25th and 26th April, 1901, commenciar un TUESDAY, the 23rd Instaul, at 4 p9 Andrea, Macao April 18. of gore, inkea moat of the silk sent out. brated salt-flats of the river Hwai, arve. The chief trade staples remain, the the needs of the greater part of Old whole, mach they wore in the pre, China, These huge salt areas are contro- Treaty port period. But, it must not be led by Salt Commissioners of varying rank. fergaiten that a hugo business is done in aided by series of subordinate andarins many new commodities. Kerosene od from Every subject, whether trade, language, America, Ruggis and Sumatra, and cheap salt or geography, only emphasise the brands of four From North Amories for great outstanding Tact that the Yellow r South Chino, have effoted, throughout the Chinese race are essentially & Yellow River empire, social changes as asentous La people. The olleet salt industry, might those produced by the introduction of tea bo expected, is that of Shan Tung: and gas into Ergland. The ireports of although, there is so little of this necessary misaellaneous articles et comperative luxury of life on the peninsula itself, that it collects tomblers, bottles, stockings, soap, lataps, it from the coast to the immediate north tinned milk, watches, musical boxes, me and south. It was Kwan Chung (B.C. 700- chanical toys, scents, needles, and refined 645), premier of T, who best concarved sugars, Java gone up by enormons leaps the notion of making wall a government and bounds. Feathers and albumen atamonopoly, quite new out-goinge. As Mr Parker-to- The first recorded-mention of the now marks, there are numerous openings or naturious likin, in towards the end of 1852, the mercantile man with ideas; and for-when the Governor of Shan Tung, Li Hwei, tunes are still to be minds. The ports are instituted it in response to a summons taken, one by one, and their specs are a ten provinces to miss extm funds to re-modities, and the coolies were paid for frankly, and fairly discussed. Beginning press the rebels. The Intendant Yao is with Pukhoi, the Ultima Thule of China commonly fathered with the conception two conot-ports, ver author worka naishwards or three yours earlier. The new tax was to Shanghai. Then, taking fight to full of abuses from the outsot. The Board Chungking, the grond drug exporting cem of Revenue was officially charged with tro, ho brings down the Yangtos trade, promulgating general regulations for it. It Having exhaustively treated the entire line
is them an imperial tax. In 1858, the Chi of riverino përta, ka takes the southem se authoritier was that a commonsense and western ports of Come, as being roully reading of the Nanking treaty really furt and parcel of the China tredo, and prevented their from imposing the tax on deals with them in an equally thorough inn foreign goods; but with an invertebrate policy on our part, foreign merchandize ner. It may not be out of place to out that the present distinguished I. G. eventually came to be weighted with this for many year, directed the Customs of all unconstitutional imposition. This levy, an Coreau porta. Shanghai, as the great heart one of its names implies, was, at first, of of the body of China trade is reserved the nature of a voluntary gift, something till the last The quasi-porte or marts like Benevolmres of Plantagenet times
Mengtaz and Samus (Yun Nou). It is Mr Parker's opinion that we gave up of Lung-chow (Kwang Si), and of the new solves away in the 1858 Treaty, Since Franch station at Kwong-chow Wan, on 1861, things have gone from had to the enstern side of the base of the Loi worse. In 1879, a limes had endet, it chom peninsula (Kwang Tung), are also was proposed to abolish likin; but owing kong. touched apor. The whole of this par- to the stress of disaster, the proposi ticular section is
The
TH
THE
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY THE Company's Steamship.
YUENSANO, Captain Rotre, will be despatched as above
the earth-coolies and their irre
This Steamer has superior Accommoda- tar maner of depositing the night each day at 2.30 .in., RE NUS, 2 and 4 tin for First-class Passengers, is fitted scil into the acarest gullies the TERRACE),
Gage Street, (Vörneu of
throughout with the Electric Light, and Undoubtedly eating
corrien a Doctor. port concludes: kousna provided for the enelius would be a
For Freight, apply to great thing for the streets, hawking
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.. made the street surface in a dirty condi
General Managers. Com hemdes causing an obstruction, but
Hongkong, April 19, 1901, De Hartigan rather weakened his case by stating that his ground for making the re- marks were that street mulia restaurant- keepurs' stalls had, so much effect on the underground drainage system."
Hon F, H. May in his report said he had never known à Caiuaman throw away
THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE FURNITURE,
Comprising:-
DRAWING ROOM SUITES Urnoarenes in SADDLE-BAC and PLUSH and SILK TAPESTRY, BASY CHAIRS, BEVELLED MIRRORS, VERY FINE CHERLY LACORRED SKEES, SI Entromerer Screens, CloISONNE Broмzng, Campers, Roos, Etc., Ere.
VAR
FINELY CURVED MARINDUSIN SIDEBOARD
2 ti pot or a rig, and doubted whether to would take the trouble to lift a manhole cover in order to put either in a drain or sewer. The experience of the police MRS that the deposit of night soil into. gullies was very rare. It must be remembered that the night suil, &b, were salle con Eto
taking theur to the contractor's busts. He (Capt. May) never say any waste foun restaurant Keeper and die not baliese there was any. There was wats off vegat able hawkers' baskets, bat the hawkers swept it up during the day,
with HAVELED MIRROR, MARISBUK OVER MANTELS, DINING TABLE, Morocco DisING Room SUITE, BOOKCASES, BRASS TEXTEM, ENGRAVINGS, ELECTRO, GLASS and CROCK- Eny WARE CUTLERY, CANTON BLACK WOJO Traza and Sroots, LACE CURTAINS, Etc., FINCL Calvin MARLIN BERK WARIKADES DOUBLE BRASS and TRAX BEDSTEADS, with Glass Doors, SEVERAL MARBLE TOP Beaux and WAABINGSTANIS TOILET CROMARY, BED LINEN, Etc., Etc.
BATE-ROOM and Pantry REQUISITES.
And
"A COTTAGE PLANOS to excellent crudition (by COLLAGE and COLLARD, Racrats, and Rounur).
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
866
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STRAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAMER SOCOTEA.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, FORT SAID, SUEZ, BOMBAY, AND STRAITS.
Hunan, British str., from Canton. Daybreak, British str., from Canton. Aramador, Portuguese cruiser, 1,800, Murer, British steamer, 2,329, Halliday, Moji April 13, Coal,—ARNHOL), Karreko & Co.
Calhas, British steamer, 1,279, Bartlett, Liverpool and Singapore April 14, Geroral. —BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Lyermoon, Guman steamer, 1,238, Th. Lebusann, Shanghai April 18, General. STEMSEN & Co.
DEPARTURES.
April 10.
Derbinshire, for Shanghai. Saxuki Marn, for Singapore and. London. Hue, for Kwong-chow-wast Macah Diederichan, for. Haiphong..... Haich Ho, for Canton. CONSIGNEES of Curgie by the above Punto, for Saigon.
named Vessel are hereby info Pengeng, for Port Arthur. that their Goods aro being landed and
Loungeang, her Manila. KOWLOON WEARE AND GODOWN COMPANY A Mart placed their risk in the Hongkong and
Tashita, for Copowrs at Kavicon, where such unsign-Tzumi Mart, for Shanghai and Sentyle. Bent will to sorted out Mark by Mark, and Chehrdet, for Singapore and Calcutta. delivary can be obtained as soon as the Goods are bamleri.
Optio al Gauds will be landed hore un Jera instructions are given to the contrary | hafore 3 p.m. To-day, the 19th Inst.
Guoda not cleared by the 25th lust., at 4 p.m., will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by the CASE { in any case whatever
All Damaged Packages must be left in On View from TUESDAY, the 23rd the Godowns, and a certificate of the dum- Inst.
1 MINER'S SAFE,
SILVER MOUNTED Driskavo (MATTEN LOG WEED),
Mr Fung Wa Chon minuted I entirely. agree with the views stated in the Hoo Capt. Supt.'s minuta, but I would suggest if this difference of opinion cannot be cleared away that some kind of receptacle
1 polat
should be placed in the thoroughfares and other things and that would do away with the complaints, imaginary or otherwise.
The Chairman (fon, W. Chatham) said ¦ he did not think it necessary to fuku any further action in this mutter. Mr Fungi Wa Chun's proposal was a burly good one, but it was rather a difelt thing to places receptacles for things of the sort in the somewhat narrow thoroughfares of Bong-
Catalogues will be issued. TERAS-rsh on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, April 17, 1901,
$69
Mr Osborne thought that some good NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
studying of the closeab tict came to naught. At the present might be done if the police instructed the |
The chapter on The Government is ment almost everything in the Empire stall-holders to fix their stalls some distance iis taxod in transit, by land and by water. from the guifice instead of, as at present,
Mr. Parker specifically points out where
so near to them.
WRATHER KEPULT,
The following notice is issued from the Observatory-
COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP BUCKINGHAM, FRUM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO
HAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.
THE abowo Steamer having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for counter signature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
DODWELL & Co., Lev.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 16, 1901,
644
age obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be re- cognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Bongkang, April 13, 1901.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
862
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAMER CEYLON.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT PORT SAID, SUEZ & STRAITS.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. that thoir Goods are being landed and ramed Vessel are hereby informed placed at their risk in the HONGKONG AND RowLODS WIARY AND GODOWN COMPANY'S Gouwrs at Kowloon, where nach consigu ment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery cant be obtained as soon as the Gonds are landed.
Optional Goods will he landed here ances instructions are given to the contrary before 3p.m. To-way, the With Inst.
Good unt cleared by the 20th Tast, at 4 pm, will be subject to rent,
Nu Fire Insurance will be effected by me
To-day's Advertisements in any case whutover.
NOTICE
All Damaged Packages must be left in the Gowns, and Certificate of the dem age obtained from the Godown Company A. CORDEIRO wih NOT BE within ten days after the Vessel's arrival T. RESPONSIBLE for any Dubers, after which no Claims will bo recog contracted by his Wife, H. M. CORDEIRO, from This Date
also full of matter of general interest, and will amply repay careful and intelligent at the mischief is wrought by this infamous The Hon. F. H. May said that they ra tention. The Empere and his Court are tax, provings by province. He is of opinioned upon the Chinese police in detecting passed paido, as Chios Proper, corectly that the merchant guilda throughout the the offenders who had put paper and rags speaking, is a ferleration of provintos, each whole empire, after the manner of Canton, in the sewers. He had issued frosh instruc- of which exists ne is completely indepond would gladly compound with the authorities, tions to the force, and had offered a coward cut unit, with its own military and naval and pay a substantial lump sum to get rid of to those who were instrumental in securing forces, taxes and sucul austurs. – Each of likin, octroi, lees, etc., all of which are so the conviction of any of the offenders. the Lightigh Prorincas, with the single burdensome, and which, in all cases, Exception of a Chiwan, the largest auriously bamper business and in many wealthiest and most densely peopled of the instances actually threaten to strungle it to hot, hes a Governor wha mports to the death. Foreign commerce, he adds, might
Cargo impeding the discharge of the varinus Foards at Peking, and, at times, easily agree to it increase of duties. These memorialises the Throne. Five pairs of two radical reforms would mean the inan-
Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- adjoiniúg province-Krass Tung and guration of a new scheme of Civil Service Our the 19th at 12 5p. The banneter is signees risk and expense. Kang Si, Hu Peh and Hu Han, Yon Nan in which all, from the highest buttoned inclined to rise the China coust. The and Koi Choe, Obel Kiang turf Fih Kien; mandarin down to the lowest sobordinate, depression seems bavo passed over the Shon Si and Kan Suɔ, in addition to Gov- should be allotted a fixed and even liberal coast near the mouth of the Yangtze, and ernors, have » Viceroy ur Governors salary Accounts, for somo years at least, to be now moving towards W. Japan. The General. The three provinces Kiang Kisog Stand As He make up the single ld not ho left to Chinese: thoy night wind will probably freshes from N.E. in single handle the money as onshiers. A fixed the Formosa Channel during the next થશે Viceroyalty of the Toung King: Tha fito correnty should be introduced to do hours. Aecast: variable winds, mode- vinces of Chis Li and S. Chwani huve unch away with shrods and compradores, rate; ansettled, showery.
Viceroy. The three ranmining provinces, Such revolutionary
deciand measures Shan Taug, Shan și and In Nan, forming the master-med and hand of another the oldest and longest settled ports of Cromer, but has international jealousies VESEL AT THE DOCKS-At Kordoon.-- China, have no Vieary, the Governor in effectually shut our such a scheme from the U.S.S. Lata de Luzon, U.S.S. Bennington, each case being the liguent ufficial. A fell of prosent pratical polities. When Lurg Taing, Uaugehow, Clavering. Ping though the buride of a Viconry is à grade the crisis has blown by, asthing will be suey, Compania de Filipine, Shantung, bigher than that of a Governor, the former done Patchwork, however, should be Styr. Keiyang Burnside, Argus, Hum- in in no wise a superior oficial thers is avoided. What is done should be done bur, Haifung, Athenian. variable division of duties, contain matters thoroughly. falling to one pficial, and certain to the
In the chapter on The Army, Mr Par other. These two dignitaries with the Provincial Areasurer and Presmen Inler not being military man, is less at dipose he executive, consultative, the one and his views are not so acceptable. judiciary and législatie lindy of each in the purely historical parts of this section, ho is on safe ground, and is a reliable guide. dividual province. It is only on n In the Chinese soldier, properly disciplin relating to tlio miested salt trade and ad equipt and led, he has as confident a navy, the mobiled concessions have to bo mode ander Hmited & frend control stel as our late Commsader-in-Chief is
alation, ruuatoil to aave had. The Chinsman this sinust unfettered
not naturally endowed with the fighting fustinot, but he is unafraid of destir, and them offers excellent internal for building up an arrry The mantle of prophecy dou
et sit congly on Mr Parker's shoul- Lore Fux who, te there who credits that possibly within
Chira, under the alen jeste,. impulsion of impecumiras reperity, will be Cauickly as Japan vào sworphosed a
And yet, who would not like to be to forduratuly optinuatio Change auf and must come Of that. be no doubt. But it will be. ower than Mr Parkör hänis at; "the fotol niass to be affected is so much bigger. No Thuch moreipert. Two or three genera Lions at least will be wanted to bring Chiny tatu hao with Japany,
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Cosmopolitan.-V.S.S. Conecrd, Colonies, Perla, Petriana, 'Partar.
Aberton-Twinan, Olympis, Babelsberg.
Stearns Wine of God Laver Qu' can to takers during the warm season with benefit, as the nauseating effect of Cod Liver Oil or its Emulsion, is dogo away with. Sold by all Chemists. Wholesale and Retail from A., S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong.
Oplum Quotations. HORROSO, April 10, 1901. Now Patna, carb.....
937 Old Fatus, cash New Benares, cash, Old Bonarce, nash, New Malwa, credit, Allowance, Taels, Last Yent, zm. Allowance Ther Old Mains credit. Allowance, Taels,
Forsan, Olly, cash, Allowance Tuels, ..... Peran Lopar tied long...a Allowance, Tool.........
951
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230/840
SIGNOR
Hongkong, April 16, 1901. -* 463
SINGING, PIANO, MANDOLINE, 'AND GUITAR.
VIGNOR CATTANEO, having returned
to the Calony, has resumed Tuition. TERMS,
$10 per Month. (Two Lessons VER WEEK). Application may be made by intending pupils thecush Mosaru, LANE, CRAWFORD and Co., and the RossoN PIANO CO.
Hongkong, April 18, 13·1.
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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
FOR CFINKIANG AND WUHU.
THE
res18/16 Steamship
net/19/16 $50/870 .net 12/16:
628
HSIEH-HO,
864
Captain Unawrond, will be despatched for the above Port en TUESDAY, the 2ord. Last, at 4 p.
For Fraight, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agrate.
800 Hongkong, April 19, 1901,
nised.
81
H. A. BITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hoogkong, April 19, 1901..
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
Nagralci.
CLEARED.
Decimus, for Swatow, Agamemnon, for Manila. Hunan, for Funchow, Daybreak, for Shanghai. Bealonorul, for Moji. Mare, for Singapore.
PASSENGERS.
ARKIVE?.
Per Ceylon, for long kung from London, Lisut and fra W. Lloyd, Mr E. R. Graze- brook, 2nd-Lieut. S. Jones, and Mr A. N. Kysle; from Colombo, Mr W. J. Crighton, Frum London for Manila, Maa Osmond. From Marseilles for Yokohama, Mr A. A. Thom,
Por Lightning, from Calcutta, &c., Mas O'Brien and child, Col.Jsodenald, Major Craster, Lieut. Ress, Mr and Mrs Butt, Mrs Grithio and 3 children, Mr Fenwick, Mrs W. Wallace, Mies J. Holmes, Mr and Mra Felton Smith. Mr Courtney, Miss Benett, Mr Stephen, Mr Steele, Mr and Mrs Mahta, and 473 Chinese.
Por Haitan, from Coast Ports, Mrs Tayler, Mr Thos A. Loo, and 252 Chinese. Par Chicha, from Singapore,” Messte Rundle, Brenner, Dudley, and Hert.
TO DEPART.
Per Longseng, for. Manila, Mrs F. E. Roth. Miss Dollie L. Payne, More (). K. Olison. Gen. H. Shute, Isider 1. Spiegel, Richard Shen, L. P. Gisamann, Frank R. Falk, Dr Krüger, Rer. Fathers Mariano Ruiz, Bornube Barbaro, Bartoloine S. Roman, and Ignacio Orr, Mr Ng A Loe, Mr Liang Shih, Masters Al Fu and Al On, Miss Ab Oy, Miss J. E. Joseph, Mr and Mrs Jack Harding. Master Harding. and Mrs Rosario Fremault.
SHIPPING REPORTS, The British meamer Cayton reports:
Left Singaparny at 5.10 p.m. in Baturday.
out.
the 13th April, and encountered moderate Eusterly winds, with fine wurther through-
The British steamer Hallan reports: Light winds, overcast and clear from Foo- chow to Swatow, Swatow to Hongkong. light to moderate S. V. winda, dull bazy weather. Str. in Foochow ; Anping Maru. Tu Amoy 1 French cruiser, 2 Japonese THE Steamship Lightwing, having atri-cruisers, str. Charterhouse and Picción. Ted from the above Parts, Consiguces Independent, Fooking, and Ger. gunboat Starmara in Swatow: Paicheong, Shantung, of Cargo are heraby informed that their. Goode will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be lanted onca.
Seeadler.
The German steamer Decimu reports :
Cargo remaining on board On the 12th April, passed the American after 2 p.m. of the god Instant, will be aniling ship Fitte Baker, in lat. 11.30 and landed at Consignees' risk nuit expense into 100g, 199.13; who wished to be reported the Godowns of the HooForG AND Kowal well. ZOON WHALF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LUNITED
Consignees of Cargo from Sarose and PESANG are requested to take usDIATE dalivory of their Goode frons alongside; such Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- signees risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance vill bo offected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.-
Agents
869 Hongkong, April 19, 1901
General Memoranda. MONDAY, April 22:-
3p.m. Auction of Crown Land situated
a Pok-fu-lam Conduit Road, Gooda per Sueria undelivered after this
date subject to rent.
Goods per Denbighshire undelivered after
this date subject to rent THURSDAY, April 25;—
2,50 p.m.Auction of Household Furni ature, at Nos. 1 and 4. Gage Street,
(Corner of Lyndhurst Terrace),
D. E. Bow...........]About May I.. Sander, Wieler & Co. April,afternoon
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will plase:-
For CANTON, —
Per Hankow, at 7:30a.m., on Saturday,
the 20th April.
Pur Powan, at pin, ou Saturday, the
Wth April.
For HONGAY.-
Per Sunny, at 11 a.m., a Saturday,
the 20th April.
For SHANGHAL.---
Per Daybreak, at 10 a.m, on Saturday,
the 20th April.
Por Mandria, at p... on Saturday,
the 20th April
For AMOY.-
Per Chonsh, në 11 a.m., on Saturday,
the 20th April.
For BANGKOK..--
For Starp, at 2 pm, on Saturday,
the 20th April.
For YOKOHAMA & KORE. —
Per finala, at 8 p.m., on Saturday, the
20th April,
For KUMOHUK & SAMSHUI.—–
Per Tengkong, at p.m.; on Saturday,
the 20th April.
For BANGKOK.—
Fer E, at 4 p.m., on Saturday, the
20th April.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
Per Haita, at 5 pm., on Saturday, the
20th April.
For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUL—
Por Maidsure Mer, at 5 pm, on
Saturday, the 20th April.
For KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN DIEGO
& SAN FRANCISCO.—
Per Strathgle, at 5 pm., on Saturday,
the With April
MAILS BY THE IMP. JAPANESE PACKET.
The Imp. Jugahuen Packet Amerion Maru will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 23rd April, with Malls, for Shanghai, Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada. Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed at follows:- Registration at 10 sm.
Registration, with late fee of 10 cents, up to 10.45 m.
Letters, 11 am.
(Supplementary Mail on board, up to the "time fixed for the departure of the
Mail. Extra Postage 10 cents.)
Mails.
The M. M. Co.'s steamer Indus, with tho FRENCH MAIL of 22nd March, left Saigon on Thursday the 18th April, at 11 am, and may be expected he o an or shout. Sunley, the 21st April. This Packet brings replies to lotters despatched from Hougkung on 16th Feb.
The O. & U. Co's ... Caelic, with mails .. left San Francisce for this vin Louelalu, Yokohama, Laland Bea Kabo, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 30th March.
The T. K. K. a. longhong Mars, with mails &c, left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagunki and Shanghai, on the 9th April.
The P. M. S. 8. City of Peking, with mails
., from San Francisco to the 3rd March viu Honolula, has arrived at Yokohama, and left for this port on the morning of 15th April, vis Iulaud Sea, Kobe, Nagosuri and Shanghai, The C P. B. Co.'s 3.5. Empress of Japan left Vancouver on Monday, 15th April for Hongkong, via the usual Japaneso ports of call.
The
P. 5. S. S. Chine, with mails &c., left, San Francisco for this port via Hono- lulu, Yokohams, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai on the 17th April..
Steamers Expected. The N. Y. K. 8. Viroshima Muru left Singapore for this port on the 14th April, and is expected to arrive here on the 21st Aprü.
The N. Y. K. sk. Hiroshima Muru left Bombay via Singaporo for this port on the 3rd April, and in expected to arrive: hero un the 21st April.
The N. Y. K. a. Youde Mart left Kobe via bleji for this port on the 17th April, unit is expected to arrive here on the 23rd April.
The
The
Bearcirlich, from London and Straits, left Singapore for this pert on the 16th April, and is deo here an or about 22nd April.
a.s. Enster left Port Darwin for this port via Manila on 15th April, and is due here on or about 27th April.
The Cal. & 0. 3. S. Co.'s 8.5. Carlisle City.
left San Diega on 25th March, for Japen and Hongkong.
The P. & OS. N. Loss.. Trentin Laft Bombay for this port on the 10th April, M.
The N. P. Co.'s a.s. Binear sailed from Tacoma on the 10th April, or Vladi-
vostock
The N. P. Co.'s s.s. Glenshid ailed from Yokobama for Hongkong," on the 14th April.
The N. P. Co.'s & Facturu sailed from Tacoma, for Japan, and Hongkong on The 13th April
Lulpit Advices. Tho. Polarstjerne from Japas, China
and Hurgkung arrived at New York: on the 14th April,
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