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Telephone No. 195.

MARK.

SEASONABLE WINES.

LIGHT HOCKS,

$8.00 to $17.00 per doz.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The publication of Time sens commence worde per minuto, and if we asam (95%)

we, who know that we are writing about, 'red 1.00 p. 276

may assume) that the avarage abortband writer can go through a menting at an avor. ago speed of 150 words parmiouts, it là easy. to understand how it in that the Sanitary Board'a converastions they can soldoni bu

The Chun Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1901,

Editorial Comment:

THE

TLAQUE

FPIDEMIC.

Now that the plagus epidemic is practically over for a year, it may not be insppropriate to take this opportunity of congratulat ing the Medical and Sanitary Departments on the work they havo accomplished during thepast three months. Undermanned though $7.00 to $11.00 por doz. these Departinonta were sud called upor te grapple with the most serious epidemio the Colony has experienced with the single | 34.00 to $11.00 par doz. exception of 1804, they have responded

ST. LEHON, TONIC WINE,

WHITE WINES,

CLARETS,

MADEIRA,

LOCAL AND GENBRA

~~~A Rugby football match was played at

POS LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A. Haven of Best,

FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1901,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Plague

There were no fresh caste of plague during the past twenty-four hours and no desche. Captain Feimroso, is now out of Hospital

TELEGRAMS.

[CHINA KALL'S' SPACIAL ERRVICE.} GREAT FIRE AT FOOCHOW.

Several Honga Destroyed, (From Our Own Correspondent. }.

Foscuou, July 20, 3.16 p.m.

Hausi and the surrounding country is If you want parfcet rest and quiety declared infected by cattle disease

ozid Sir George Newnes, at the Advertiser's Exhibition Juncheon, ' go into the shop of a man who does not advertise. - diguided as discussions-fail to be cor-Singapore on the 19th inur→→Singapore C.

0. v. Garrison and Navy

The New Territory.

News from the Philippines, routly reported. Instead of insulting the Bebelumn

The surveys of the Now Territory to- Indo-China prohibits Chireso immigraing fur advanced under bir G. P. Tate, of the insurgent urny, has been sent to prleon Noverte Pro, a Houtenant-culunel of reporters, Mr May should have congestus lated them apen the struggles they make ton from Swolow, and also the import of the Survey of Ludin, who was lont to Uw for fiften yours, for lifting by stabbing sgainst adverse conditions. Sumo re food stuff from the infected parti Hengkong Government for the purpose, with a ponard u nativo who refused to Mesars J. Guitars and Ces and yihara bavo. The honge Messrs Gilimait and Co.: Porters are more fortunate, than others in getting nearer absolutely verbatim reports, and the greatest punishment those he in- sulted on wish Mr May is that he may some day meet a reporter who reports him

verbatim.

THE

DOAKU

Friuse Henry of Orleans is expected that offiger is now on the point of leaving join the imorgents in Tonky soon. He left Puris some the Colony for Indi, as the cadastral months ago with the intention of travelling mesapreiments which are all that is left in in Japan, Corch and China.

complete can be brought to a closo by Mr Tate's subordinates, who will remain to finish that work,

The auditor of the Navy Departhasnt is now ready to make the first payments of bounty money to the officers and men who participated in the capture of the Spanish flect in Manila Bay,

The total number of deaths ter Singa poto for the week ended July 13 was 209, We must apologise to our ratio per mille of 44.06: Fever headed | A Enge Suggestion

Aengus is at pretent being taken at realers for referring to the the list with 54 fatal cases.

At the Corona Club dinner, Lord On- BANITARY Sanitary Buari. Some of

H.MS. Au loft Kebe for Weihaistow echoed a suggestion which has been the different polies stations in the Philip- the remarks made at yester and H.M.S. Terrible for Yokohama inado often before, and on lows festive ocea pines of all the political prisoners, with à day's meeting, however,

the 10th inst. The officers and inox of sions, v., that the permanent officiels at view either to their liberation or their re

mural toʻe military prieon." prompt us to suggest, as we have dono on

the Terrible were to be allowed several the Colonist Office should be required to

have a personal knowledge of the depend The Fourteenth Infantry left the Phi encies over which they exercise control Atlippines on the transport Sheridan, on the present (es the Times of Ceylon rather aptly, 20th inst, en route for America. The regis puts it) they have to employ their time meant has a brilliant service record both in rotating the maxim that a little knowledge the Philippines and in Chine.

most nobly to all-calls upon them, and not only deserve the thinks of the public hat $18.00 per duz, the isore Babstantial recognition of the other occasions, that the proceduro of the days leave at Yokohama.

IL PRICE & CO.,

The M. M. steamer Tonkin has up temporarily withdrawn from the Indo-Chins and put on the Australian ling, in place of the Armand Bohic, which has been detained is a dangerous thing. at Sydney, owing to a breakdown in ber unchingry.

Economy.

A great fire ling otarred bong, coug considerable dunge

[KAVAS SERV108] THE CONDITION OF PEKING.

PARE, July 18. ---- A tolegram from Peking states that vines the Chinese resumed control of the city disordere have been of great frequency.

FLOODS IN JAPAN FromYokohams is a reported that flooda have occurial indapan causing great. damage and must loss of life.

[REUTERS SERVICE.) BRITISHI SOUTH AFRICA.

Boors Active in Cape Colony.

LONDON. 24th July, 2001. Lord Kitchener reports that Comman were redan Scheupers has captured and burned a train with 113 derails not Beaufort West. The British lost three non illed and thir

sun wanded;

The province of Batangas and the

islands of Celu and Bohol,

contly organized, and placed government by die Civil Co

Bound is greatly in need of reform. Many Governmout. Only those who have Humo knowledge of the work of these Depart of the matters put down on the agenda ments, or who can form comparisons paper for discussions are fit subjects for $18.00 and $24.00 per duz. with the 1894 spidemic, can properly catim consideration in Committee, not for public ate the value of the services rendered by discussion, and belong to the class of ques- Or Bell, the Acting Principal Civil Medicaltions decided in Committee by Municipal Officer; Dr Thomson, who had charge of and County Councils in England and 12, Queen's Roud, the Infectious Diseases Hospitals; De Scotland. There are really very few

Clark, Medical Officer of Health; and Mr questions of public interest at the Board, anded 6th July chow a desth-rate of 22.3 chance finder. In & regulation just issued have been reverted back from civ. Reidie, Chief Sanitary Inspector, and the and there would be much saving of time, members of the nursing and hospital stafa. Jos friction and considerably lese ill-feeling Auctions. 11 a.m.-Auction of Sundry Household Where all have done go well it war Angandered if the Board were split up inta ing period of 1900. For the week endod present price of expended cupro-nickel bul) has been male necessary by the nature of casualties wero slight

Furniture, by Messy. Hughes and seen invidions to single out any for Committoos, and settled its business across 4.45 p.m.-Auction of Valuabls Hours special mention, but looking to the the table instead of discussing avery patty hold Furniture, at No. 48, Lyndhurat disagreeable and dangorous nature of question in public. If we were Governor

tho special work they had to face and which we are thankful to say we are not whose time is occupied with the Life of Guder local contract, no midior or on alloges that there txists & species of Varter foreign troum ai Ebanighsi dnes not con-- the long and arduous hours of duty it we would have a totally diferent Sanitary Queen Victoria which he is writing, anthorised porson being allowed to search 2.45 p.m.-Cup and Spoons Competition would be infair, to say the last of it to Board. As the work is conducted at pre-working on a now upeta in conjunction with fur there. The proceeds will be expended Istoria Dividend of $6 on Shares of the Pass over the gentlemen we have mention out there is far too much red-tape and too Mr Hamish MacGunn, who has been stay.

Hongkong Land Investment. anded above. We sto sure the public will not little real work done. The ulticore of thoing with the Dake in Argyllshire.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Hough,

Terrace.....

· Miscellaneous.

of Hongkong Rifle Association.

Agency Co., Ltd., payable. Juterim Dividend of $1.50 on Shates of the West Paint Building Co., Ltd., payable..

ange

...... The spent bullets obeze the various The mortality tatistics for the week rifle ranges are not the property of any

Commandant Kritzinger, hour Cradock, attacked General Crabbe, who retired on per 1000, as against 22.8 for the correspond by the War Office it appose that the man to military control. This

Mortimer after fighting all day. The 15th July the death rate was 37.8 as against lels is about £18 a ton, and Commanding the situation at present reiniling

THE FOREIGN TROOPS AT 40 last year.

Officers are desired where possibile to start

Metal Fund in their dietrich The The Maula Times coumpenta on what

SHANGHAL The Duke of Argyll, a good deal of bullets are to be removed from the ranges it torms the slave trade in Manila, mons stated that the texporary presence of Lord Cranborns in the House of Com-

humor desh, which insure respects is more base and reprehensible then that

Board, like the medical officers in South Africa, have too much office work to worry Transportation to Yunnan over to give the time they should to purely

solely for musketty parames. grudge n special vote, should His Excel

Shipowners at Hamburg. lenicy the Governor consider it necessary to

The list of tonnage owned at Hamburg call for it, to enable him to coward those

We learn from a Hunui stomporary shews & considerable increase as regards op whom extra work was thrown during sanitary work. The piles of documents that is costs from 433 to 277 Frames to send steam tobiage when compared with the Goods por Chelydia undelivered after 4the prevalence of the spidemic. This was

circulated to members are increasing weck-ston of goods from Hongkong to Yunnan-state of things a year ago. On the let Jan- p.m. this date subject to ront.

done in 1804 and again, if we are not misly, and unless there is somo far-reaching son by the West River, 322 to 260 franesary, 1906, the number of ocean steamers Goods per Glanorganskire undelivered

aftor this date anbject to rent.

taken, in 1800. Looking to the serioasters reform in the method of procedure business by Fukboi, and 233 by Tonkin. Since the was 437 with a gross tonnaga of 1,016,047, Goode por Frans Ferdinand undelivered

French have opened up the Red River routed on the 1st Januity, 1901, the figure was after this date, subject to rent.

General Memoranda,

MONDAY, July 29 :—

3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land situated

at Queen's Road East.

3

p..Macting of United Asbestos

Oriental Agency. Id., at the Com-. pany's Offices, Queen's Buildings.

Gouds per Alexandria undelivered after

this date subjeut.to rent..

Goods per Melpomene. undelivered after

this date subject to rent..

TurnAT, July 30 **

Noon. Maeting of Shareholders of the

Tebrasit Planting Co., Ltd., at the Co.'s Oftes 36 and 40, Queen's Road

Central

4

which once existed in the Southern States De around. Zansibar and Mozambique, Parents sell their daughters and Chineseat the principal purchasers Several cisen are instanced, and the mode of affecting the sales explained.

dda) native scouts are being retained in the archipelago for six toonths gending: of the past epidemic and the very estlemen, who have a livelihood to card, will

ralistment as roups. It to thought that, factory services rendered by the Depart fuse to serve on the Board, Given the cost of transport by the competing route 466 with a gross tonnage of 1,107.487, by that time, the insurrection will be und ments we have named, special reguition certain reforms the Board might become of Takhot has been reduced to 250 fra being an increase of $9 steamers and ed and, in the moartwhile, the offers will wag mover more worthily deserved."

very useful pablie body, but without these and whom the great Franco-Chinese rail- absorbed it entirely and created it to separate Department, with the Modical Officer of Health as its head.

The remarks of the Hor. ME. . . MAY F. H. May at Thursday's meeting of the Sanitary Board give us an opportu nity of saying a word or two |

•

AND

THE FEESS.

reforma it were botter that the Government way is built the cost, of course, will be still 188,437 tune grosa. The Hamburg-Amari 7 to able to read down theu conuuands and

LOCAL AND GENERAL

in defence of the abused reporter. Like The Hongkong Marn. la good many more well-monning persons,

Mr May scous to labour under the dolu- sice that pa who write shorthand can

take down speeches, however inaudible,

unforureen repairs on the Horigung derit, Owing to the necessity of making some her departure is postponed. She will leave

further considerably reduced.

Water Folo.

The match between 'B' ton of the

bau Packot Company aloze pomemes 100 steamers, and 15 others are now in course of construction for that Company,

Bangkok's Dilemma.

have a select body of mism, trained and discipline), who can then be mustored into the service and placed on a mediato duty

tops to patrol the provinces and pro serve peace from any signs of amouldering.

Bangkok is divided as the allocation rebellion.

stute any obenation of Chino territoTY Great Brita in regard to the Yangtzés,

or infringement of Chinese assurances, Lu

THE AMERICAN NAVY. Court of Enquiry into the Battlo

of Santiago. **

The American Admiralty has decoded to the request of Almital Selitoy for a Court Enquiry into the conduct of the battle fantego, recent history of the Navy having accused him of cowardice auti man- dacity,

SUPRIME COURT.

IN URIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Hon, A. G. Wi, Acting Chief Justice.)

Friday, June 26, 1901.

COLLINS 1. GIBSON. Further evidence was Iel in the action by R. A. Collins, cycle dealer, No. 11,. D'Aquil. Strechzgainst T. F. Gilzoa, No. 18. D'Aguilar Street. The auit is for $2000 damages for breach of agreement. Mr.J. J. Francis KC (instructed by Mesie Wilge at Grist), appeared fur the plain, und Me 2. Lobinson, beris

Noon.Meeting of Shareholders of the however. badly delivered, whatever, the Hongkong on or about the 4th August, and course, the score was disallowed. The scribers (majority Chineso) were the follow caton while he was the figned of the doctor's and Bowley) represented the defendabere

TUESDAY, August 6

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steniu buat Co., Ltd., at the Company's Office, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central.

MONDAY, August 19 2

Noon, Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Lat the Dfices of the Company Queen's Buildings, Connaught Road.

A.S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE MERCHANTS.

Established A.D. 1841

will not call at Shanghai:

V.B.C, and the right wing of the Royal Welch Fusiliers was closely contested last night before a large turn-out of spectators of the money raised for s Queen Victoria Hard Luck!

Dr Leopold Rieger, & fashionable the whistle sounded time: E. Henderson hanging fire since 1997. Among the Viennese dentist, recently and his saige The result was a draw--twe goalusif Ajubilee memorial. The matter has beco scored another goal for the V. R. C., but, of proposals considered at a meeting of subunt for £130, for loncheons, and dinners

ter-at-law (instrusted by Mesars Donnys.

A. F. Ramsey, chief engineer of the as teanas meet again on Saturday. There willing Nursing Howo (absolutely abandon donghter. As the engagement bus- bagt, spoed and whatever the conditions afforded

be another match to-night between the 'À

ed owing to lack of support), a marble broken off, De Rieger ma ninined that the Haimus, mid that when he had the shop in Wanchai, be vaa second engineer of the thou for doing

their work. Theft of Absinth.

Status, an ornamental gateway to the Bri food was optained ander false pretencos. Hatching. About a yost lator, tho do not know if

team of the Club and H.M S. Janus. Mr May writes

tish Legation, and a clock tower. A pre- The case was decided agains. Dr. Ringet, so was removed to D'Aguilar Street. shorthand, but if he dous not we

Before Mr Eazeland to-day, Iu Chuk,

The defendant had no pecuniary interest potal to send the money to the Victoria who also had to pay the costs, aunting in the firm of 3 Ramsay sud Co. Australian Vaudeville Company, advise him to learn it, and when he kat houseboy, employed at The Pharicacy,

After a long vacation, during which the Memorial Food in London found no sup- w £120. Home on leave, lot him attend a few public Queen's Road Central, was charged on the meetings and sit at the reporters' table and complaint of the propriotor, Ms. B. Eur, premiss have undergone a thorough port. The meeting was adjourned without exorcise his wits in recording the speeches with stealing a bottle of absinth, valaeoverhauling the Theatre Royal will arriving at a decisión. of public men and comparing the Home $120 Evidenes was led to the effect that began thrown open to the public Conditions with those in Fengkung. He the proprietor missed the bottle, and if was

Tuesday evening. The attraction Mrs Botha and Mr Kruger.

Hongkong Hotal...

The Band of the Madras Light Infa

whatover He never had any pecuniary foterest at sny Line, and never bad ho re- ceived any remuneration for services-ren- dered.

by Mr Francis, witnesa Cross-examined by

try: Will Ilay at the Hongkong Hotel, said he fret zoumoured to deal in eveles

is to be the Australian Vaudevillo When Mrs Botha caine into the pre-to-nerow (daturday) oventing from 8 p.m.nhout 1897 His bouscilea was in Wanchai.

arture Banditten Streiche

Suppe

Its opened his bank account on February Ta 1999, with thờ Charzoned Bank. That was the qoly banking account he had m

could not spend his time to better uddran-afterwards found at the foot of defendants and Speciality Company, consisting of Sunce u Ouja Pant one of the very brat 10 920 pm BA

teen picked artistes, who have been inquiries the latter made (says an Zap Serenade.. Yun meep, kanan, Sullivan Hoogkong Tu 1897, he bad, no money ar

felegria from Amsterdam) ans. He was drawing crowded houses for couse cecider Mra Kruges. Upon being sec at rest on

tage--for he might learn at the re. bed Sentence of imprisonment for four- portere tablo in six months more than ten days was passed.

he could learn ia a Government office.

able time in Mania A refrence to our

in as many years, more of men and man Stockbroking in Japan: ners and of humanity in the abstrach. Ho

The Kobe Chronicle ungering Ladrostising columns will give details of the that ecore, fur Mrs Botha told him that his would also learn something of the limitations the depassion in the share taarke of late turo of the entertainment which is to be wifo was all right and woll baked after by the stock brokers in the Tokyo Exchange furnished, and from the reports that have the British authorities, he said he was pre- have discontinued business opes after the Franchet us from Manila, we took we are other, and their number now grands at justified in aming patrons of the show of only 60. At one time, when the Exchange value for their money, was in the heyday of its prosperity, the brokers arbored 90. On the other hand the brokers in the Rica Exchange are just now having a very good time, taking advantage of the irregular fluctuation in the quotations of rice which bave been pre.

of aborthand, something of the publicajiosk ing of public mon at Home compared with those who endeavour to speak in public in Hongkong. The gelenilising contempt with which Mr May referred to the Press of Hongkong is what might be expected from him, but we venture to think, if Mr May will pardon us for doing so that the reporters de not all warmant his sweeping generiion, and have to perform their thank

CLARETS. less duties too often under unfair conditions

ST. ESTEPHE ST. JULIEN LA ROSE

Per Cian Par Gaso

1 dari Qia. Séoz. Pie.

valent since lastanonth

Gymkhana Notes

Waltz Jad Bei uns 2 haup Song By the Fountain Sleep Scote: Medley

Pulke

Det Collibri *GOD SAVE THE KING-

The Ideal Actress

Adams

Carütini Solling

a. He hit a banking, gecoubt with the Hongkong and Shirghat Bank Jhree-qr four year it might be before that. But wife started the business, and he (witness) had no time to eftend to it is he • nå at sol. He curried on the businoes under the tylo of A. F. Ramsey and Co, Acked why his bill keadings bad printed on

Withuas said.

dra Rendal, the well-known actress, JAWS supply timber

sponking at the annual mouzing

Tral Burezd for the emplozijent alluded to harasif.

pared to bear hor story This she told hins in her own way, Kruger retraining from interruptions. esku un with the story of the Boer condition, as told to

PASTENER by her husband, she hocsane so DroTopme, by her unotions that slie burst into tears, the and was obliged to temporarily stop the narrire. She has convinced Mr. Kragor that the Boer, cause is in good as played

commandes suffer, her voice shook wilb emotion, and then a tese stole down Me Kroger's Duck

thic Sporting Correspondent writes. Training for the forthcoming, meching is going on apace, but, we regret to say, up to the present, confined to the canino species, for which there are two open eventer The At one point in Mrs Bothe's story. where she touched on the miserion which idea operand of their training is totally the Baor womon and children following ika in this Colony of Hongkong, During the

Olivers Mines.

different to that of the more uoble quadit past tens yours, several articles have oppoar- $6.06 8 7.66ed in our columns on the wretched acoustic We are informed by the General pod, so for the benefit of owners and trainers 9.00 9.60 properties of most of the public meeting Managers of Olivers Freehold Mines Limitro append the following system which is 12.06 13.92 places. The reporters have the greatested, that subject to the details help, men in reque at least, in Hongkong,

Two personas required for the operation. New Cable Station. CHATEAU HAUT BRION dificulty to hearing the speakers in the tiacarly arranged, the Compan

LARRIVET

18.60 19.20 Legislative Council Clumber unless the Agents in Sydney, have doesnthared to not forgetting the dog, who must consist of CHATEAU-- MOUTON

speakers are distinct in their enunciation accept a proposal from J. Wheat (the dog) best friend and his worst Free Erve he sol D'ARMAILHACQ 21,00 22:29. The ninjority of the wombers, in addressing Roberts to take the - Karoka Mine --

onemy. These two are upili stavily one CHATEAUA PONTET

the Chair, turn their back to the tribute for one year Lie nonies receiver (the worst enemy, with desd VARNET MA

25.00

reporters. In all public bodice within our hy the Company in the shape of royalties whip, thither (the best fiert), ita far experience which is more extensive than to be applied to prospecting Lud develop ure-deadly article,

Mr Mr May's or any other member of the ment work at tas lower levels. Sanitary Board or Legislative Council--the Roberta st report on the idling contain- reporters are placed in the best position for g

CHATEAU LA TOUR

CARNET

CHATEAU RAUZAN

30.00 42.00-

CHATEAU LAFITE....................... $8.00.

These CLARETS are bought

As it happene

by accel direct from the leading Trench ring, not in the worsh

nto Parly, 2 growers. The lowest priced open the Sanitory Board moved

*Bencourfield, the reporters ara plukizin

of exceptional value and guaran. teed to be the genuine product of the junce of the grapo

good enough postico, hat

noises, combined with he ende

CHATEAU LA TOUR CAR almost NOT CHATEAU BAUZAN and

to play

the Com Road Central

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ME

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In a short time-

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he had a contract in

for the buuding of the Intuicon. Consmiste, wument, and gut the bul-rande printed in connection with this work. He had burrowed money as from Mr. Mallory was in 1819 that he

futed ress Mishin but headings

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I

either suggestor

with the

Words

In 1899 he opened

of Hongkar Hotel

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Has buying and sulbiple burg 18, April 1808

bicycles before but to no aceinir of trie, his transactions. This first tum in ha 3muk book:"Wan-BU91), frody Me Mallory,

or which he did.

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Suprer

people:

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were kept bebis

borrowed from ME

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Gim and M. Malkorz

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Mr Robinson usted that he had still #thigh

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