SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1902.
CORRESPONDENCE.
AN APPEAL FOR WATER. To the Editor of the Quisa Man.'
Hongkong, 17th May. 100. SIE-In the midst of this rejoicings throughout the Colony over the abundance of rain during the pasts low days, the renklets of Beagonstield Arcade have en and are bitterly disappointed, as there has hoon to supply of water in the building up to this morning, even for an hour a day; al water is still being bought. Yet Beaconsfield Arcade canast be sasily for gotten us the historical events of lat year onected with this building au still fresh in the memory of the living. Will not the authorition concerned turn a compassionato eye on its inhabitants -- Yours,
A THIRSTY TENANT.
silver
THE WEST INDIAN CALAMITY.
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The French Elections. London, April 29.The French lections show that 244 Ministerialista and 106 Anti- Ministerintists have been elected. There will be 175 second ballots.
Monsieur Pant Duamer, the late Gor- cruor General of Indo-China, has been electal.
The world stood aghast as the first in tination of the appalling ratastroplu to the lusutiful islets of the Laribean Bih lashed from shore to shore and sped from elty
amict. Many accepted the first vague report with incredulity, othurs believed it to be sensational exaggeration but no day succeeds day the weful tale of death and
The following Ministers have been re devastation is verified and amplified and the awful truth is realized that the disaster, electod:-M.M. Delcase, Foreign: Lanes- in its nature and its magnitudo, is one of the san, Marine; Baudin, Public Works; Do worst calamitis in knowi kistory, Situat-crais, Colonies; and Cailleux, Finance; also
in a section of the globe accupying buta M.M. Deschannel, President of the Chan minor place in the politics and commerce her Maline, Poincare, Caynigma, Ribo, of nations, the chief features of the Islands and Lockroy, M.M. Millerand, Drumont- and the main characteristics of their pro-Guesde al Cassagne have been defeated. sent-day inhabitants are almost lost in the 11, Brisson undergoes a second ballet. whier and bustle of thus euteide world,
Panthay Mahomedans as Soldiers.
at all events they are not so widely apprecintra an they might be in such an extraordinary crisis ne has almost aras-
chem from the face of the earth Therefore, with the object of gleaning up-to-date information on these points 4 reventative of this paper waited on prominent local gentleman whoso long per
Sila. April 20 in the Journst of the United Servies Instituting to-day is puls ished paper by Captain Basevi, 5th Burma Battalion, advocating the enlistment of a carps of Panthay Melindana who he considers would make excellent soldiers if judiciously handled, the experiment to be on a larger scale than the one which failed guarantee of the reliability of the informm. tion he Ind to impart. The gentlemurteen years ago in correction with the referred to, whose name is withheld by re- Burma Military Police. quest, readily nud courteously consented to give the public the benefit of his know- lodge.
year.
Hen you been to the scene of the recent raption i kakel the interviewer.
Indian Army News. Simla, May
Colonel Piquis, R. E., is golirmed as Deputy Directer General, Military Works.
Orders have issued for the breaking up the Khar movable ceituan. The troupsurd to he uiributed between Malakand, Chuk=| data and Nowshera. On the making over of Parachinar and Sadds to the Militia, the troops now holding these posts will be distributed between Abbottabad. shoe and Kolat
.
Now.
India and the Coronation.. The following British oftners will accoat- pany the reigning princes who are proceed. ing to Englant for the Cotonation cer emonica: Colonel S. Jacob with the Habarajz of Joypore; Colonel I. J. H, Grey with the Maharaja of walpore: Colonel A. M. Croft, LM.S., with the
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of No. 5. Mosque Street, Victoria. in the Colony of Hongkong. Clork. day of May, 1902, at 10 la barely táven that Thursday
o'clock in the forenoo: hus been fired for the Pallio zamination of the above nsined Debtor at the Supreme Court, 1037
No. 13 of 1901.
Kë EDUARDO JUSE DA SILVA LOU, RKIRO, rosiding at No, ti, Robinson Rosd, Vieria, in the Colony ai Hongkong, Clark.
TO-NIGHT-LAST GRAND FAREWELL PERFORMANCE;"
TOTICE is hereby given that Thursday, the 22nd day of May, 1902. at 10 Box plan at the
'clock in the archom has been fired for ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD. the Public Examination of the above named
Debtor at the Supremo Court, Doller Tickets my blink of the COLOUR-SERGEANT, at the Barrack
Hongkong, May 17, 1942.
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Hongkong, May 26, 1902
NOTICE.
1070
1067
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
As Discussed in Manila, The currency situation is becoming acutely tranful, and nothing hat further miserysenal connection with the Want India and disaster seems ahead. A solution must Com promptly. This is acutely in
Business is becoming more piceative now. und more anpossible, and the fate of sari- ed employees mors and suere replemble. Oh yes, he said in reply to this first In view of these facts the position query, 1 have spent many years of my life in the West Indies and would go back ken by some of our legislators in the thers-to-sporrow to list. The cliamte is United States is exceedingly exasperating the very best in the work in my experi. They dilly-dally and huggle and proense. In the dry sson, fear Deccinber crastinate as if the solution worn to take Jane, it is a charizing atmosphere to place in come far future uniliennial live in, and the wet season is not at all un- age. For over six Luther, the Cunt thethy and fever is almost unknown, port has been before Congress. This bill There is no winter, war the nights are cool provided for the establishment if the United States currenty in the islands with the all the year rome. To people who live on the higher spurs have to use blankets at addition of the coining of a gold-redeem night-tino in even the hottest period of the able peso of the value of fifty cents. While we have stood for the US gold dollar, yet, after further study and consideratioli of all that it iprolves, and the apparent
Inot say that I have acreally visited hopelessheen of securing its adoption, we
the craters, as the reply, but I have been Bat.
thanks to the many friends who have are inclined to accept this solution.
at the foot of the farmos Soufriere volcano.
KS. W. J. DAVIES wishes to return it hung live. The Senate camo Forward 11 about 400 feet high on lies at the nexjs Seindin, the later being also
Northern end of the island of St. Vincent pined in London by Colonel Newill, late sent her kind expressions of sympathy an with another bill providing for
Resident at Gwalior. The Maharaja of her rout her savement. standard. We chant gums where they From its formation I should say that its
Hongkong, May 17, 1902, conceived the iden The Count peso was
sruption would cause the north-eastern and Kholapur will be accompanied at the Cor sarily nothing to be afraid of. Ti was to notch western portions of St. Vincent to be uation ceremonies by Me Hill, C.S.. Private be redeemable in gold, and hence fixed incompletely devastated, and theateriginal in Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, value. Its function was to bridge byer the
habitants who lived at a plate called Moraen leave, while Sir Parts Single of Idar Cannya in system by furnishing
Rome, a reservation provided for them at will most probably be necompanied by coin to which the natives would be accusthe Western portion of the Island by the Major Pinbay of the Political Department. It is understood that Dr John Pollen wil somed. It merely amounted to the coining Government, could une passibly escape in-
fifty cents piece of shabtly diarent nihition. The Cariba who were at one cranny the Native Chiefs and gentle N simpe and naine. It was therely a question time a powerful race in the Islands consist of men preceding bound to represent the
was probably the worl
two classes, yellows Caribs and Back Carilsaria provinces at the Coronation. pem that scared the American population but by their constant preying on each The Conant solution, alreally in the other and the ultimate mastery of the throes of a struggle against the elver me hack carths and the final invasion of their
Condon, May 3.-Owing to depression of sure of the Senate Committee, has evidently shares by whites, the race dwindled in nunt
bers and spread itself so wide apart that trade in the West Tulis, & brn of the Leen burdened with new onesies. The re- Hult is that we shall have to wait; and, at
there arenow but a handful of caribaliving in highest standing, Messrs Macfadyen & Co. the rate at which things are moving. we
community. These live at the place I have of London, with branches at New York and shall probably all be in a world whore there mentioned under the control of a govern-Jamaica has suspended payment.
ment official. They ace expert bostmen are no gold or silver hleres by the time a solution comes.
and are extremely useful in conveying It is certainly strange to us who are in
poeple ani goode from one part of the is. the teeth of the crisis to run at the discus-and to another in their du uute. Even ions which are taking place in the United their bonts would not emble, them to Statse over this question. Hardly anybody escape the captiva as they would have seems to have clear views of the problem, to pass the western portion of the otic certainly not one aenlizes the dir nei
Soufrière. here are extensive sugar for a prompt solution. Wednesday we patates on the Island from a place called printed's telegrama reporting a speech of Tocizma to Grand Savla, taking in. tha
Russian Activity in Persia. Senator Logo. The worthy senator is a region of the Carib country. These aro to have proclaimed that a change of the worked by Negros, race who at The Russian Discount Bank of Persia bas Philipphie muay standard would be
on time must have been cast on the island opened a branch at Seahod, to promote risc Such utterance is
is the course of transportation from Africa sale of Küssian goods. to America in the share-trading days, and who use multiplied until they are now tho chief inhabitants. The Caribs take no part in the sugar industry. They fish for their fiyelilcod and generally lead
of numer
a grave error.
currency
pro-
enough to knock one down, especially
when one knows that
comes fruta a
1
un sopposed to be intelligeet and well posted. What nould be graver error than the retention of the present standard? But this ignomice of the condition here does
zy life. They are wist artistic reside alom i Senator Lodge.
basket kers, their work of this seems to be epidemic in the United States, kind is simply wonderful. Besides the and is a shikig vidense of the fally ni
sugar plantations there are valuable arrow. long-distance government. For sample, root estates at Own. This product is con- we have before our eyes an eliterin sidered the best in the world. The sager clipped from the nusily well-informed and arrowroot estates were originally the San Francisco Chronicle whose chief property of Seotamen named Simmons and editorial writer is of the perogs Littleddle, and I believe it is their decend
Gants who still carry on the work, employing mized authorities of the country
In this editorial European overseers. These estates, have economic suljcem. wo find, speaking of the carrier geestien hoes worked for the past sixty years and hore, the following statement
wakiable modern, plant has born imported
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"The thief sufferer (from this condition of the currency) is the stay treasury, which receives gold and must pay largely in silver, or subject those to whom it pays to
annoyance and loss.
Heavy Business Failure in the West Indies.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration will
hell as the OFFICES of the Company. on FRIDAY,, the 30th inst,, at Eleven cock in the forenoon, for the purpose of gere, together with a Statement of Accounts receiving the Report of the General Mana- to the Bist December. 190L.
The REGISTER of SHARES will be CLOSED from Friday, the 23rd iner, until Clearing the Deck for Action. Saturday, the 31st inst., both days in- Mr Waldeck-RoussERE, the French clusive during which period on Transfer of Promier, has issued ciroc bar to the Pre-Shares will be registered. fects, in which he stigmatises the Clerical
By Order: interference with the dections as a flagrant and insalorable abuse of ecclesiastical func- tins, and asks the Prefacts to ruport nål cases, to erolla him to take the action ne- Cary,
To be Hanged.
The man who assasinated M. Sipiaguite, the Russian Minister for the Interior, has been tried by court-martial and sentenced to death by hanging. General
De-Lo-Rey's Indicated.
Attitude
It is mated that Gonerad D-la-Rey, like bis Government, intende to adhere in the decision of the anjority.
The Disorder in Russia.
Prior to the rising of the Mufiki in Searth,
A. H. MANCELL,
Secretary. Hongkong, May 17, 1902.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1068
THE Undersigned has received instrue-
Tons to and by PUBLIC AVETION,
•
TUESDAY,
the 20th Max, 1902. at 2,20 .17., at his
SALPS Rogas, Jae's Road,, Property of a Gentleman leaving the Colony,
SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. MIRRORS, PICTURES AND ORNA- MESTS:
QUOCKERY, GLASS AND PLATED WARE; Use RAYMOND Sewing MACHINE AND STAXIN ONE LADUN Bever AND ONE cat Bassinote that the mer ut cum COOKING RANGE, ON: ROADWOOD COTTALE circulated a report that the Thar hud com nanded the distribution to the peasants of
and fitted up by means of which the rawa portion of the, nobles' fads. The com meterial is aade ready for exportsti. Iaunal officials thereupon proceeded to nobles twenty acres apiece. The higher afraid that these estates are hopelesdy make an orderly distribution, leaving the utasties intervening destruction and incendiarism began.
Tuford.
What aro the Negros like 7 They are a very improsalem cless of pople. Dross and god ford to them is their god almost. They are very religions
Count Matsukata Landed. The Morning Post, in a laudatory leader
This would make a tuan laugh, if it did not make him weep The idea of the amay, or any other organization which must re seive in gold and pay out in silver being and on Sabay they are quite unrecpuis- on the clanges of the Japanese method of chief exferer. is incredibly pathic, and in their best clothes. The servant lakes of wears unst be khed on those poor girl beats or white mistress in dres. They Government and improvement in their Matsakata he people who must be paid in alvor boate all Wesleyans, and are good Churchance in the last thirty-five years, says Subjecced to aneganec and laws.'
guers. Their ambition knews no bounds, how admirably Cont
ancale o Minister of Fitance is per farther on, the editorial states that the but they are so estavagant in the ferly understuck in Western bonds. The capitalist cles in the Philippines
enable stability of the Tapase monetary system They British to the lock-bone and talk about day, so ouchangeable, is one of the most Home (meaning Britain) real Bedisher encouraging of those indications of a es. Lately they line been having warntilliant future for the Empire now per- times on the Estat awing to the proposed peptible in all sites.
A little
its re
bitterly opposed to the establishment of gold system in the islands as in the United States they are opposed to the establish taunt of s silver currency. And this in the fvce of the fact that the American Chamber
them
never have
any
ta
carry it
money 01.
to
250
PLASO:
A FEW SATSUMA, CLUDOSSE, AND CHINA VANS AND ORNAMENTS L
Also
AS ASSORTMENT OF JEWELLERY, DIA MONDS, OPALS. PEARLS AND OTHER PRECI OCH STONES, OF GOLD Rixas Brooches, EARINGS NECKLACES, AND BRACELETS;
SILTER STOON, Fonts, Labes, Bows, Cam Seas, Onian Overs, lastiges, &e,
Terms of Sale as Customary.
&c.
YT. REMEDIOS, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, May 17, 1962.
No. 14 of 1901.
1058
R TIN LAP KING, lately carrying en business at a Kemals Street. Wanchai Vietorik, in the Colour of Bougkong. Trader. NOTICE is hereby given that Thursday, AN the 2nd day of May. 1302 1 10 o'clock in the forenoon has been fixed for the Public Exumsitation of the above mend ነን/ Debtor at the Suprestie Coult.
No. of 1902.
R TO KAI of No. 18. Graham Street, Victoring in the Colony of Hong, kong. Stem-la such Owner,
TOTICE is hereby given that Thursday, NOT day of May, 1902, at 19
o'clock in the forenoon luas been fixed for the Public Fannination of the above named Debtor at the Supreme Court. 1060
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and 10 of 1202 (Consolidated). Re HO KA LEUNG alias HO PUT SAN alias HOPING TUK TONGC, and CHAU CHI WONG atins CHAU THANG LONG alias CHAU CHU WA TONG nnd FUNG WING ON
FUNG KING SIN TONG FUNG NGOK SHANG, late- ly carrying on business at No. 112. farycis Street, Victoria Hongkong, as piecu goods deslers under the style of Sang Wo.
[OTICE is hereby given that Thursday the 22nd day of May, 1902, ab.10 o'clock in the forenoou has been fixed foto the Public Examination of the above muned Debtor at the Supreme Court.
No. 12 of 1902.
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of Cuamorce cabled to the president of the abolition of the Chiei Justiceship and al Colonel Swayne and the Somalis. United States in favor of the establishment gamation of the office with that of another Colonel Swagn, with a dying column, of the gold standard, and against the yeso island. The Negros won't have this and has wale a successful mul on the Eastern FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL provision of the Conous Bill at which they there have already been two riots and the Samuli tribes and captured a quantity of
Company's Steazushij.
HAILOONG. shied as savoring suspiciously of a silver bourers on the estintos in Carib country such.
Piracy in the Red Sen.
Captain Grosex, with he despatched for Cannot something be done to inform there stated to have set fire to their unsters
·Bombay, May 2 The Times of India's | the ahorn Parts, on TUESDAY, the 20th legislators and publicists of the United Plantations cause they believed he sym- State of the true situation and of our need pathised with the action of the Clovernor
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., for a prompt solution? Cold Las are in doing away with the dite. They look Aden correspondent reports that the Cousts Instant, at II a.m.
Graand Moniqars i sent over than, armed with her upon this as a lowering of the status of the of the Red Sea, on both sites, are unsafe Iland. There were foar seats occupied on owing to pintes, headed by the well-known and drill to open craniums and pour into the Legislative Council by the black men ring-lender Amood Galeish.
Hongkong, May 17, 1902.. T'esumhanks, with 25,000 anllars worth them the streat of trata? Suurething cer-
but they are so independent that, ther than have their views qushed every time of gpula and 25 men, going fruta Hodeida tainly must be done.
by the official party, three of them have to Kanfodah, were boarded by two bigger resigned leaving a Western ministar as the boats full of pirates, armed with rilles h selo survivor of their number on the Coun- bound to hands and legs of the whole The third yn barrister, left crews, and towed the sumbooks away.
In an article by Hughes Le Ruex, the Fronek explorer and writer, en have read that in Abyssinin the natives have adopted Americao caston asa o comodious currency Unless Congress shakes itself from its pre- Kont inertia, we shall soon by obliged túi do the same. And the situation will as at least ene erit over the present one.
We
stall at least have for currency a cui ty ananufactured in the United States and not in Mexice, Manila Timex.
Consular Changes.
Mr Cas Michelnu is recognized as the Acting Consul for Denmark at Hongkong, loring the absence of Mr Actin Haupt. Bir T. ff. Hamma is recognized as Consul for Belgium at Hongkong.
TIME AND MONEY. QICKNESS uses & lows of both dine and money. You lose the time and ve the expense of medical attendance onting & double loss. This can be avoid ed by using one reliable remedy at the first stage of the sickness. The parchasa
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No
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP SALAZIE.
1055
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES.
MARITIMES.
No. 13 of 1962.
1063
Be The CHCI Yee Firm lately carrying on business at No. 26, Bonbon Semin Lus, Victoria, in the Co- Joy of Hongkong.
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the table just recently because the trace of the missing boats has been dis- vernor refund to give certain information covered. Raiding by the tribes has esused The Wesleyan's existenet a very pre-anrest in Horlein, and much of the trouble carious one, living as ho dees om voluntary is due to the drastic measures of the autho subscriptions which may he withdraw starities in casting the Headinṣn and Chicis moment's notice if he gives n vetr which is into prison:
YONSIGNEES of Cargo from LONDON distasteful to the other webers of the Severe Fighting in Arabis
oz Steanwhip Pei Ho, from Bordosax negro community.
Tribea haya nitasked a sinali village 100 What he is this country, wind about
ex Scatollip Frideric Marel and Ville die miles from Zaboed, but were repulsed with Soufrière ?
Parts of it ura thickly anted with desta loss of four tex. In Saam district there event in connection with above Steamer being land- aud Valuables, ro The mountains are thickly wooded, and the ae remours of an engagement between three are hereby informed that their Goods Government insists upon the conservation companies of Turkish troops and a band of with the exception of Opium, Trea
ed and stored at their rink into the 1064 Poveromont have the Zaidees tribe, under the Chief Ail sure of the forests.
Gedowne of the HONGKONG, KOWLOON man in change of one particular spot unlle Makdad the well-known favourite of the
Dibrary W GODEN COMPANY, Lær. wü Kingshill, about ten miles from the capital, Iman Hamidudiu-at Tabol which is considered an attraction for rain, which resulted in 56 hoing killed and The trees are very short, this belugas no wounded among the Tarks, and 226 omong Kowloon, whence delivery may be ob donb: io's heddling of lava of sane such tho Zaiders The Zuid Chief has also been tained immediately after landing, substance which provents their growth killed, Soufrière in covered with a peculiar sind
of grase called Souftière grass which is a capital evergreen for vases and drawing room ornamentation,
Thave been to St Lucia bot 1 do not
of a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholers know much about it, inving been there and Diorroga Remely citer proves a foultou a visit, prefable investment, for, by its use at the
Brst appearance of any amusual looseness.
DIAKRHEA
TS wore to be dreaded than diphtheria. It attacks all ages and ie aqually fatal
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on in-
At the First General Blecting, the Crodi tora will be asked to consider whether the Debtors shall be adjudged Bankrupts, or whether they, Lime Creditors, will entertain proposal for a Composition or Scheme of Dated this 15th day of May, 1902.
G. H. WAKEMAN, Arrangement.
Official Receiver,
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less intimation received from the Can-THE Serics of Articles entitled 'THE signees before Nou, To-day, the 17th Inst. requesting it to be landed here.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remaining na- claimed after SATURDAY, the 24th Testand,
to young and old. The grant mortality at Noon, will be subject to rent and resulting from diarrhoea is due to the lack landing charges.
6f proper treatment at the first sången of -- All-Claims must be sent in to no on or
recognized.
ars warranted the disease. Chantheriain's Colic Cholera bafore the 24th Inst.. or they will not be GLARKE'S B 41 PILLS to care in of the bowels, a severo attuck of diarrhealther sex, all acquired or conattalinual, Disd Diarrhoea Remedy is a reliable and or dysentery may be averted, that light changes from the Unsur Organa; Gravel and efective medicine, and if given lu time will prevent serious consequences. The romerly otherwiet compal a week's cessition from pain in the ack Free Mercury Eats-
never fails and is pleasant to take. Every labor very household should have bed upwards of 20 youte In bozes Ex. Gil butle at hand. It never fails and is please - Chemists and Falent Medicine household should have a bottle at hand. and to take. Got it to-day. It may sare a Vendors throughout the Work Proprietors Got it to day. It may save a life For sale fo For sale by All Dedore; WATEINH THE LINCOLN AT MELAS COSTES Dapo by Ad Dealers Warkins Ltd., Ceneral
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All Damaged Packages will be pratained ON SATURDAY, the 24th fust. at 8 pm, No Fire Insurance has been affected.
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