1901-11-06 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

NOTES FROM PEKING,

{ From Our Chena" Covorapa netent, ) When it was known that the foreign

1901.

INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH,

Score of the Hongkong Team. This afternoon, at the Kowloon Range, troopa wers soon to leave the Capital of the the Hongkong team fied off in the inter Empire, the Western residents naturally port Rifle Match. Titis is the twelfth match felt a high degree of moertuinty as to the in which Shanghai, Singapuro and Hong process of transfer. A big stenmor isoftin kong have engaged. A change is intro a safe place in a sen swell, and so perhaps duced this year by the introduction of may be's Chinese junk (though most of us

Penang, which port had expressed a dosing prefer the former), but to be put out of the to participate in these interesting annual former into the latter in a high son by interpert contests. What the Penang team means of little, bombents, which toss online scured, or whether it has yet fred, is not | the surface like bubbles and fork as it they known; but Singaporo and Shanghai have might at any time disappear beneath it, both shot off, and have scored 874 and 841 not an experience which we naturally covet.rospectively, no, think, na far as Hongkong's Yet we have all heon agreeably disappoint-old opponents are concerned, this port wins ed in finding that this crisis was passed for the ninth time cnt of twelve contests. - At without any of those ili consequences which first sight, it may be thought that the scores seemed so inuritable, Little by fittle.made this year hatoken a serious failing of Taking was handed over to the Chinese, in in the quality of the shooting ; but this is some cases with a show of steamy, and more apparent than real. The match has in others without, until the whole govern always beun tired under the Wimbledon ment and administration was once more in and Bisley conditions, and, this year, the the hands of the Chinese (and the Man-teams fired at the reduced Bisley targets chus), and yet the transition from one to an innovation brought about by the plethora the other was made abnost as quietly as the of possibles made in all the leading con- progress of Ships that puss in the night." petitions since the adoption of the Loo- Melford by the British volunteers. It is much more difficult nowadaya to make a possible, is the slightest, deflection meas a trespass on the inner ring.

THE OMXSER ARMY.

There was a gonem feeling that Hong- kong was scarcely so well represented as in some recent years. A few of the best and most reliable markamen who have figured

The subdices of Yuan Shih-kai, sunt looking and well belved, weavorywhere in evidence stalding about, and fuse won praises even from: fewigo military critics for their excellence and steadiness in dril An Americar oficer admitted that no Wet Point culets surpassed them. They are no doubt och the best soldiem which China pusseses mud their distinguished pation a entitled to much erolit for ex-in the Interport match, owing to Service or hibiting in a conspicuous object-lesson other causes have left the Colony,, but we what Chinese soldiers can become noder think the team which fired today was proper instruction, and with an abatement of their pay. Li Hung-chang, with all lais thoroughly representative of the Colony, skill and experiencv nover got together and particularly well-balused, for it was a such in that. But it is perfectly most difficult matter to the Solecting Con

known that these men are no more lovers of the Foreign barbarian than any mittee of the Billo Association to decide other soldiers in Chius Their ranks were who should be in the team and who in the full of members of the I Ho Chan, and it hay be reported that when they hate

ICNZTVGA. Of the gentsen who fired to finished their dri under their

foreign it day, we believe Mr A. Watson has the structurs they revile them Foreign Devils) on general

a general principles.

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(A specimen longest record. If he has not taken part What would be the t of the violent in every match since 1500, he has missed

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THE CHINA MAIL.

It must be mentioned that the two reserve nen, Mosers Crocker and Jeffrey, R.N1, also fired over the range, the former making 83 and the latter 94

shoot were carried out by Mr. A. Mao The whole of the strangements for the kenzie, Hone Secretary of the Hongkong Rife Association. Needless to say the arrangements were perfco, The marking and registers were looked after by men from H.M.S. Tamer.

Thus following were the scores :~~

201) YARDA,

Total Mr G. P. Lammert............ 6554654-34 Col. Sorgt. Wake, R.BL.L.I... 4445566-32 Mr A. Watson 4455055-33 Mr J. Marshall 15455-32 Q. M. S. Wallace, R.E MrMcDerrante. R.N...

5544455--32 5455454.92 Mr D. Baldwin...... 0505444-32 Mr TX McLennan... 6446514—31 Sergt. Inst. Cross, R.M.L.I.. 4455354--20 Me J. H. Pidgeon

4444350--29

503 YARDS.

SHANGHAI RACES.

It is said so great has become the fear of the fat by the lower classes of the natives. who have been warned of the plages hear.

All

To-day's Advertisements

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CLUB.

DERFORMANCE GIVEN IN HONOUR

OF THE

FIRST DAY-Tuesday, Norqmber 5. ing possibilitics of the vermin, that an HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC

hearing The following is the remainder of the hear squeak of one of them, the

Te Cien Cer. Two miles. Value, Tinway, as it from the warning noto results:

adultes start aside, glancing cautiously Ground, while the children Fun creating 200. Second pony, Ta. U., H five or rattlesnake, or the hiss of the eubra more starters, third pony T. 2. For praise is due to the Sanitary Department China ponies Weight for inches as par for the excellent results hitherto attained, scal.Griftius at date of entry allowed and for its fire determination and untiring 7 lbs Entrance, Tis 5.

efforts to bring Manila in line with all the Chessy

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best regulated cities in the East, frot 惩 sunitary point of view,

Romo de France" Dunlea

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Time 4.29. THE LOITERY STAKES.Une mile and

half. For all China poniss, Valuo, Tis, 200, added to a sweepstake of Tia, 15 each. Forfeit Ts. 5, if toclsred on or

.

UNHAPPIEST of mortals he

Whose only occupation Consists of hunting o'er the world

For soma untried sensation.

* Quoage for wisdom 'ard chat's doubtless why some people contend there is but little wieder on the feminine side.

OF

SHANGHAI AND STRAÏTS. CRICKET TEAMS,

FRIDAY, 15th November, 1901, "TRYING IT ON,'

A Farce in One, Act by WILLIAM BROVCH, And

'PLANTATION REVELS.

12th November, from 10 ata, to Seats may be booked on and after Tus

p.m. at the Grey Hall...."

Prices, $3, 82 and 1. Soldiers and Sailors in Unifömn, 50 Centa. Hongkong, November 6, 1901.

bofore the date of closing the entries for MORAT, Bussion is a lovely thing but the the Autgan Meeting, wher the balance swift kick is often quickest to achieve ro-DAY, Tls. 10 is to be paid, and the name and sults. colour of the pony declared. The sinkes will be divided as follows-First pony. 70

per cent, second pony, 20 per cent. and third pony, 10 par coat. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners of a men of one mile or over to curry 5 lbs. extra. Griffins which have natived it Shanghai on or after 1st August, 1901, allowed 7 lbs. Non-winners and griffins purchased 5505455-34

to afore dole, allowed 4 prior its. No ponies qualified to run untUER entered at Autumne Meeting, in an official

317

Total

Mr Pidgeon...... Mr Baldwin... 9054505-34

Col-Sergt. Wake

Sargt. Cross Mr McLennan........

. 5. Wallace Mr Lawwert Mr J. Marshall Mr McDermott

Mr Watson.

Sergt. Cross

Mr Watson.... Mr Baldwin Mr Later

4555545-93 4575544-32 5455535-32 6536653-31 4444053-29 4644525-20 2534455-28 $449431-96

305

600 YARDS.

Total

4445555-39

445156-32

5455454--31

:854433-29

4253545-28

2255545-28

Mr Marshall Mr McLennan Mr McDermott

. M. S. Wallace Col-Sergt. Wake Mr Pidgeon.....

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His Majesty Amphkin...

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Time 3.17 36 Autumn Cup-One vile and quarter. Value, s. 200. Second pony, Pls. 50. If live or more starters, third pory Tis. 25. Fur China ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. Winner of the Criterion Stakes lbs. extra. Non-win-

A Max will set 'em up all night,

Yet, frown with visage tense his acek wife hecause furatoth.

She blew in fifteen cents.

At

been enc suntuugas low of letters hearing Fon the past quarter of a century there has

testimony to the truly wonderful cares effected, by Clarke's World-fine Blond Mixture, the Seas Blood Purifier that soicuce and medical Akill have bought to light." Sofferers foot Saufas, Beary, Eczem, Bad Legs. Shu and Bloud Liseases, Pimales and Sores of any kind are solicited to give it a trial to lost its valus Sold everywhere, at 2a, d, per hode. Beware of worthless imitations and subatitutes. E21

ning jockeys allowed & lhs. Entrance, To-day's Advertisements

Tis. 5.

Set

The Deser Loyalty

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

Company's Steamships

HATTAN, Captain Bow, will be despatched for the Bove Ports on FRIDA, the 8th Ist,, Daylight.

Time 2. 42. 23345567 The Whangpoo Stakes,--One mile and a #5324-25 inlf. Value. Tis. 200. Second pony, Tis,

HE f. It five or more starters, third pony $324252.223

Ts. 25. For China punies, being bona 2623629--21

file grifh at date pe entry. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners of à mee, 5 lbs, extra. Futrance, Tis. &

F.K...

276

AGGREGATE.

200

00 600 Tel.

Mr Haldwin..

34

31-7

Sorgt. Crist...

1.30

32

32 - 14

Me Lamart Mr Watson

20

29 -- 12 32 91

01

Mr McLennan...

impact

of the t armies

of action must be left to cun jecture, but there is little doubt that with enough of them, and with suitable com 1 manders, China might defy the world with much botter prospect of ruccess than last

kropst either of the but few of them. Masers D. MicLennan, Mr Marshall

your.

THE STREETS OF PERISO,

G. P. Lammert, J. Marshall, D. Baldwin, and J. H. Pidgeon have all taken part in one or more matches and sequitted thou selves in a post urelitahle manner. Of ono who used to take a warm interest in these contests we may mention the late Me E. Robinson, who, more flian once, wis wall placed in the Hongkong aggregate, and who, after retiring from nativo service with the ride, was erer ready to vonio for ward to assist with his advice.

Q. 1. S. Wallace 32 Col. Sergt. Wake Mr Marmott

32

Mr Pidgeon...... 20 34

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Aggregates...317 308 276 CHI

Average per man. 90.1

THE RECORI.

1889, Shanghai 819, Singapore 177, Hongkong 774.

The Leader Frivolity

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Time 3.19

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The British Military Cup. -One mile and a nutarter. Presented by Major-General Richardson, B. CAL. U.LE. and the Officers of the British Military Gar rison in Shanghal. Second, Tis. 50. IF five or more startors, third Th. 25. For subscription

walurs of this Meeting Weight for inches as per scale, Winter of the Subscription Plate, 7 lbs. extra, Entrance,

es, Ti

Wabine

Black Senke Corsair

Time 2.23

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The following is the complete record of The Fat-wah Cup One mile. Value. Tis. the matches:

150. Second piny. Tha, 59. If five or more starters, third peny Tls. 25. For China ponies that have never wou x mce. Weight for inches as per sealo. Grittins at date of entry allowed" 5 lbs. Nun-win- ning jockeys allowed a Bs. Entrance. Ths. O

It was a fortunaie circumstance that just before the Siege, one of those unscrunt. able impulses toward the improvement of the streets of Paking seemed to have seiz cd the authorities. Huge piles of lisse, amounting to say thousands of fans, had been prepared for making good raid-bede, and the southern portion of the authern (Tartar) city appeared likely to be such The umpires were-For Shanghai, Cap- ameliorated. The advent of the Boxers stop tain Hawkins, R. M.L. I., H.M S. & figmant; ped all that, and what the Siege was raised here were these great mountains of time for Singapore, Lieut. T. Skinner, H.K.gapore (largely slacked by the summer rains) ready V.C.; for Penang, Lieat. Luxmore, Hyder for the needs of the military and whatevabad Contingent; for Hongkong, Mr Thos. civilians got there first with a cart and animals. The first result of the advent of H. Reid. Mr C. W. Marshall, H.K.V.C.,

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the foreign army wagons was to cut up the war in the butts during the firing. Captain ronds until they were, if possible, as bad Hawkins examined the targets before bre they had ever been in the worst days of the city. Later on, the military udajúnie. Į team started shooting. tration

hit on the happy expedient of mak ing the Chinese work on the roads until the surface was smooth, and apparently much improved.

When firing started, the light was foveerable and there was a very slight left wind at 200 yards. The first six men to go down were-Mr D. Mclennan, Mr J, Marchall, . M. S. Wallace, R.E., Col.

Holes were filled up, the love of tin great Ha Ta street, for example, was 'n modified that the great drains. ten fect deep on wach side, were buried out of sight, Sergt Wake, R.M.L.I., Mr J. Pidgeon, and and the roult was something which to the untutored observer inked, very fair and Sergeant Instructor

promising

At this

Cross, R.M.L.1. point, the loreign Melanoan was the first la sight with a troops withdrew, the summer rains came, bull's eye, which his partner equalled. and the city was in soak in a goneral say. Inners wore frequent, however, and of the for several weeks together. Meantime, the trafle was by no tear suspended, especial-first lot no ono stood out prominantly.

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1890, No match.

1891, Hongkong 8, Shanghai 830, Sir

741. 1892, Hongkong 833, Shanghai 810, Sín- gapare 750.

1893, Hongkong $22, Shangbai 802, Sin-

78. Shanelni 760.

1894,

Hongkong 823, Singapore 817, 19, Singapure 4, Shanghai 903, Hongkong $79.

1896, Hongkong 016, Shanghai 900, Sio- *TS 870.

1897, Singapore $4, Hongkong 918, Shanghai 860.

1898, Hongkong 934, Singapore 923, Shaghai 297,

1899, Hongkong 92, Singapore 994, Shanghai 887.

1900,

Hongkong 130, Singapore 9, Shanghai 100,"

1911, Bongsong 901, Singapore £74, Shanghai 841.

From 1889 to 1894 the match was fixed with the Martini-Henry Ritle: from 1895

twelve batches, Singapore two, and Shang

award with the Lee-Me-furd.

Hongkong has thus won the our of hai are.

ly when the tribute rice arrived and had to although Lammert shot well up to his be hauled in carts from the station to the distant grauaries. This reduced the newly-reputation, finishing with an excellent 34, surverhed streets to the condition of the The total of 317 at this range was only 12 — roads of a country market town. What the next move will be cannot yet be fore points below that of the record year of 1899, when Hongkong won with the fiue score of 952 over all.

told.

ILLUMISATION IN DARK PLACES.

During the military occupation smalt

The light was still good when the team kerosene lamps were required to be sue pended at regularly irregular intervals went back to 200 yards, where the along the main streets, in the smaller and effects of the light left wind werd obscure alleys, and even in the innumer

Disgrace

Persian Rose Little Wille

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Hongkong, Norensber 6, 1901.

SALE OF WORK.

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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

will be held in the City Hall, On WEDNESDAY, November 9th, from tu o'clock.

F H. Nai Luk Hing

Mugford,

Osborne, T, W.

200, & A.

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Hongkong. November 6, 1901.

BACON! DACON :

JUST RECEIVED.

Shan, Chan Hin Spooner, J. J.

N. (Brewer Sang, M. H.

Hursthouse,

and Cu.)

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Tong, Chun Yiu Thomas, Harry

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Life Co.) Whittick, Fred G. Kinghorn, Jeho W: Worrall, H. E Kirkwood. J. Wright, A.

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FRESH CONSIGNMENT of AUS Lesbirel, C. ANTWERP,ATRALIAN RACOX.

FROM MIDDLESBRO',

LONDON, PORT SAID, COLOMBO

AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship Fagkasa Mon having arrived from the above Ports. Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY'S Gonowas at Kowloon, where each coufign- ofment will be sorted out mark by mark and

be delivery can obtained as soon as the Goods a

4 are landed.

Precautions against Plague. The health department of the City Manila has now got its departament of in- spection in as thorough working order as is possible, with the material at hand, and number of honses in his section in order euch inspector is required to visit a given

that the whole section may be ontirely in spectest once in every mouth, in order to

sanitary premises whether they be the cafore the very necessary rule of clean and

cuses of the highest in the land, or the tiny shack of the humble Chino dealer in cigarettes and "squeeze'—and woy unto the dweller it wither, if there is anything in THE BOXING CHALLENGE.

either one or the other which grates on the gerres of the unitary Department, for the To the Blitar of the CHIN MAIL. matter be at once pouncel upon, and Kowloon Depot, 6th November. every precaution taken to enlicne any SIR,Seeing that Sailor Smith wishes to may be discovered

possible evil effects of the neglect which

To show what those inspectors are doing, each one, every morning before starting on his day's round, is required to fill up a blank.

CORRESPONDENCE.

able cul-de-virs, so that it was possible more marked. Marshall and McDermott hox me at 10st. Gibs, I shall be pleased to everywhore tr ind one's way in the darkest were unfortunate to get outers, but accommodate him in the course of a for weeks, if he cares to meet me to make lanterna. Now that the Chinese have taken over the administration, these relics of the and making excellent practice. Pidgeon contest. Yours respectfully, past are still continued, but the chinneys improved his average by getting à 34, and

instractions are given to the contrary be- Optional Goods will be carried on unless

will be subject to rent. fore & ± [m,

TO-DAY. Goods not cloured by the 13th Instant,

in the Godowns, and Notice of gate sent to All Ship-damaged Packages must be left

recognized. Claims in connection therewith will not be this Offico before the 16th Instant, or

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That the Company be wound-up voluntarily, and that JOHANN GEORG Luown SCHROTER, of Vistoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, be and he is hereby appointed Liquidater for the Purposes of such winding up.' At the same Meeting the Shareholders will be naked to fix the Remuneration to be paid to the Liquidator.

Should the above Revolution be passed by the Rognisice Majority, it will be Sub- mitted for Contication as a Special Re solution to Second Exerordinary General

vened.

sight, all carts being also required to carry s the others were firing very steadily arrangements, to weigh in on evening of which constitutes his daily repert. ition with above Steamer are hereby inform-Meoting which will be subsequently con- !

of the mp sra becoming smokier, the Baldwin finished with a similar total, which

light is getting reduced to about one cat-

power, and it may be that there is an un-

gave him bf to go back to 600 yards. Watson

8. BENTLEY,

Lig Weight Champion.

bo.

MEYER & Co.

General Managers.

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the actual houses to visited on the previous ed that their Goces, with the exception day, the condition in which he found the of Opiums, Treasure and Valuables, are premises, and whether any rats were caught ing landed and stored at their rish in the

of the HONGKONG, KOWLOOS Hongkong, November 6, 190L.-. vums tau report shows that any rats have of

& GODOWN COMPANY, LT, at been caught they are immediately sent to the laboratory of the department for examintained immediately after landing,

Kowloon, whence

delivery way now be obAUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM Optional Cargo will be forwarded on un- *nen-plique lots, in order to obtain through less intimation is received from the Co- the statistics su secured an approximate Lestionation of the proportionate existence of the plague rat, and the common or house redent, and here is where a dangerous work

corinty as to who is to furnish the ones and Lammert, the two last me to fire, fell THE HAPPY VALLEY RECREATUS tion, and classification into plague and of oil required to keep the luminaries born off in an unaccountable way, howevm, and

ing until day-dreak.

is

THE ASPECT OF PERING,

brought down the average, the range total belog 308 compared with 319 in 1899,

GROUND.

To the Editor of the CHINA Max.'

H. M. Naral Yard, Hongkong, November 6, 1901.

S--The letter th ppeared in your

paper last night was in my opinion muzi needed. I was no of the players in the match in question, and also overheard the offensive romark roade by the grater |man (1) ruferred to.

in being day done in the interests of the

public and of humanity.

twos, and tens, and hundreds, and enth

Into this laboratory we ought rate in these is handled by the Superintendent and his hand of devoted assistants. The object of this course is to discover whether or not,

Commendable albeit more or less fatile efforts were made by the military to re-

Going back with an aggregate of 623, it atrain the Chinese from the cusmission of nuisanceś, and wany were beater, Sted. was evident that with ordinary Buck and and imprisoned in the effort. Now that verge shooting Hongkong might con- their preceptors have grae, the old freedons

resumed license it tray be remarkedfidently expect to beat both. Shanghai and perhaps unparalleled not only in any Capt Singapore. Occasioral pators, however, fal of the world, but also in any city of for the earlier men locked a bit ominous, China. Why this should be su, po and

orio

the nighing stages seems cror have been able to

As stated, the Naval Yard Factball they are plague rais. Each care is carefully to explain, and perhaps the effort has never been made.

mors exciting than anyone cared for and I beliore the Ocean's lean suggested the number of the house in which the rat Ground was vacant during the whole time docketed with the name of the street and There is overy evidence that Polting in McLennan gor a couple of outers bofore shifting to there, prior to the content was found, and when, en examination the now as full of people as it ever is, affording he found the bull's-eye, but after throw meat of the Secor game, but the Ran rodents are found to be plague rats, the the

greatest contrast to the conditions of a year ago. There is everywhere, the air of a successive hulle he dropped again to informed on very good authority that the that house whero the rat was found, as gers would not have that. Now, Sir, I am Board of Health immediately deals with certain prosperity which

inner and then finished with a bull, giving RC. Football Club (which this Ranger though there had been an senol mee of seeras atrango- view of the ruin which must have come to him an aggregate over the three ranges of Club actually in) was in possession of plague therein. thousands of families and to tens of thou

near Caukaway Bay in previous acc- The

sands

were rather

grand near

(if n indianlunds in consequence of the varions the averago was 80 per way. Baldwin (56), pon that they are suddenly allowed. after the mallest abrasion of the skin of the when it is slated that the catastrophes of the Boser period. The

the

If not, en hundreds of thousands) of 91. When the first six men had finished one. If this was the case, how does it hop-loon danger of this work is abundantly anomaly is partly explained, however, y Lauert (65), McDermott (G) and Watson sexson a month old, to mark out a ground examiner, whether by the teeth or the important fact that the military Allex (89) word the last to shoot. Baldwin's in the Valley which overlaps by about five claws of the rut, when touched with have, during their occupation, distributed an

sighting shot was a iss, but he found the Police Force, which of the Hongkong plague, would be sufficient to com enormous amount of mousy, largely dollars, which askes the present condition ball with his first counting shot, His

of Paking and its environs a marie ou aucceeding shot trast to that of most oriental cities after capture. There is

was a maple, which

in the price of anthezu an increase destroyed his chance especially those

feet the cricket

Dature

NAVIGATION COMPANY..

- STEAM TO SHANGHAL.

THE Company's Steamship

CAKINTHIA,

signces before 2 p.in. To-DAY, the 6th Inst.. requesting it to he landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by claimed after WEDNESDAY, the 13th Inet.. above pluce on TUESDAY, the 12th Inst., at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing st.3 p.

NEAR SIGHT, WEAK SIGHT,

ASTIGMATISM, SQUINT

Mountings

In the most Up-to-date Styles in GOLD, ROLLED-GOLD, SILVER, NICKEL. and STEEL

Sun Glasses.

Old Spectacles Re-made and Repaired.

the Undersigned. Goods remaining un-Captain Mancs, will leave for the Sight Testing

>harges.

The Steamer has Splendid Accomiuoda All Clains must be sent in to ne on or tion for Pessengers Electric Light. A before, the 15th Inst., or they will not be Docter is carried. recognized.

For Freight or Passage: apply to

SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, November 6, 1991. 224

All Damaged Packages will be examined OB WEDNESDAY, the 13th Inst., as 3 p.m. No Fire Insurance has been effected.

P. CHAMPMORIN,

Acting Agent, Hongkong, November 6, 1901.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STRAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAMER PEKIN.

FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS.

NONSIGNEES. of Cargo by the above-

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI-

GATION CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND STRAITS.

and Advice Free.

MEDICAL TESTIMONIALS:**

Dr B. O'BRIEN, MD, Civil Surgeon, Fannbad, says Mr N. Lazarus, optician, xanined my vision, to day, and I have much pleasure in testifying to the accuracy with which he determined the proper- glasses for me to wear. Elie method of examination is a very ingenious and no curate one, and by it he should be able to sscertain the proper glasses for the cor rection of all the errors of refraction met with in the eye.

Surgeon Majer G, C, Haru, în charga of the Lye Hospital, Allahabad, saye :-I THE Company's Stemushiu Gopack have tested your Fatent Refeetion Test,

having arrived from the above ports, und find it remarkably goud and accurate, Cousinees of Cargo are hereby informat and I think it should prove very useful to that their Gonds are being landed and all who are called upon to test erro1s of placed at their sink in the Boxxon and refriction, specially Astigmatism, which is KOWLOON WHARF and GODOWN COMPANY'S Ocmmon and yet so frequently orde Dr-BEAUMONT, F.FC.S., MD Re Lazaran has shown me his method of testing Goods not Clorod by the 12th Inst. at the eyes of persons whose vision la de- No, will be

sabject to rent.

fectiva, and Leonsider uut any one requir No Fire Insuranes will be effecto by wing Spectacles may depend on being care in any cuao whatever.

fully fitted by biu All damaged packages must be left in the Godowne, and certificate of the image obtained from the Godom Company within ten days after the resse's arrive here, after which no Cleans will be recognised.

Optional Goods will be landed here un-

before 3 p.m., TO-DAY:

Gedowns at Kowloon, where each sign-

looked.

beat in possession nicate the fell disease to the operators. of this piece of ground for years.

In regard to the extermination of rats, In the sarae spirit as your correspondent the trap plan having been found not to of last night, I would ask why does not the work satisfactorily, the use of nepocial poison Jamed Vassol are hereby informed of gotting a controlling body prevent things of this is now using triod, and this is placed in that their Goods are being landed and for building, in wages, and in rents, century, but he continued to shoór steadily, I any payment is made for the use of these to the inmates, the poisoners take thesa KowLOON WHARF and Godown- COMPANY'S ment will be sorted out mark by mark, and !

would dies like lo ask whether small cans in all the houses. To lessen the placed at their risk in the loxoMONG AND what extent this will spread to the rest and finished up with a mango total of 21 grounds f 1 personally know that the cone to the house at an hour late enough for Gozowns at Kowloon, where each consign-delivary can be obtained as soon as the sidency Surgeon, Hyderabad, says Me of the province it is not easy, safely and an aggregate of 9, a very fine score, Services pay a fee. Do those Rangers, &, the children to ball in bed, and the qonument will be sorted mit Mark by Mark, and Gods are loaded. to predict, but that higher prices and nors indeed. The loft wind seemed to give ground, but not to cover a ground that hae then call round to collect any dead rats that Goods are landed.

have to? If so, they have every right to astic pets secured for the night, and they delivery can be chisired as soon as the expensive

both for foreigners and living

there is more trouble than its strength warranted, already been appropriated for use. Yours, may be found about the premises, at an ar for Chinese, have come

Goods not cleared by the 12th Inst., at. to stay, very little doubt. The e experience.

Hongkong marksmen being more accus-

FAIR PLAY. ly hour of the morning, before the children 4 pm will be subject to rert. although under wholly differen

pols icosa.

No Bite Insurance will be effected by me hope u get the wind from the right. P.S.-T way state that the individual who was so very free with his tongue was

At present, there are some hundred in any case whatever. ful for Chim and the Chinese, many of Sergt. Cross, who was a long-handicap man

not a Service MADI,

and seventy odd of these cans being All Damaged Packages must be left in whom will find that while they seem to not many wonthe, also shot very steadily,

nightly placed in those districts where the Godewas, and a certificate of the cam handle more money it will not go so far as his range total show,

This in a matter that should be brought the Sanitary Department deerus they ago obtained from the Godown Company a smaller amount would formerly thro

to the notion of the Recreation Ground will do most execution, but arrange within ten days after the yemel's arrival Cunnittee officially: We believe our con mants are being made, by means of hers, after which no Claung will be relese instructions are given to the contrary repondent makes a mistake in mying the which in the near future it is believed therecognised Bay The Kowloon F. C. used to play doing their silent nightly desthdealing to VRC. had a football pitch at Causeway will be some five thousand of these cans hers.—Et, C. „M.]

the moribund rodente:

done, and that without knagring why, how The aggregate of B01 was by no means or by whom a bard ldax has heve dealt at a meat seyre for a team of ten men tinder their prosperity and their hopes for the the new conditions. It was sufficient to future, in which every Cimese is CODE tutional optimist.

beat Singapore by 27 and Shanghai bý 60,

Lui on the

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, November 8, 1901.

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DODWELL & CO., LTD. "Agents Hongkong, November 6, 1901.

2259

N. LAZARUS.

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