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Large stock of White and Colored Muslia Curtains; also, White and Ecru Lace Curtains.

Prilled Muslins by the yard, White, with Colored Frilis, quite now designs, Yexy effective.

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Meetings.

Meeting of Shareholders of The

Jy's ho 2.90 poma Mestions of H.M.'s Justices

of the L'omen. p.a-Meting of Victoria Chapter.

Auction. Anction of Household Furn turn, at the Residenco of Mr E. Fobuke, Smith Ville, Fast Magazine Gap.

Miscellaneous.

MARRIAGE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

On April 30, at H.B.M.'e Consulate, Nagasaki, Prkey Wilsam, second son of Thonds Pate, of Southpart, England, to BERTHA, youngest daughter of Thos McGhie, of Broadgreen, Liverpool.

DEATHS,

BzCKEL-On Saturday, the 19th April, 1902, at Jerusalem, Palestine, Masks Bet, formerly of Shanghai, China, in the 71st year of his age. Deeply regretted On the 12th May, at Fennkfort House, Lloyd Roul, Singapore, of typhoid fever, Josan, the youngest daughter of Mr A. Koeniz; aget 14 years

£0-The podlicntion of this iame commenced

5.30 am.

The 'him fail.

WOSOKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1002.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

TR THE

ment Analyst regularly examines the water supplied in the: Colony and reports it to be of excellent quality? The letter we publish in another column, jazwewer, calls attention once again to the possible, if not probable, contamina- Sur Ferry Co., til, at the Chastion of the Pokfulam source of supply, and raises the question--a serious enough one, in view of the water fumines of recent years whether it is safe any lager to continue to rolleet water in Older residenta the Rokfulam arca. will remember that on the oresion of his departure from Hongkong some seven or eight years ago. Dr James Cantlie warned the Government and the public that they would probably have to consider, in a very few years, the necessity of dispensing with the Pokfu Goods per Ghetu wodativered after this am Reservoir as

date subject to rent

9.30pm.

Goods per Fermoar pot cleared at 4

.. this subject to rent. Goods per Prenses nadelivered after

this drite subject to cant, Groda por Budauers undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

General Memoranda,

SATURDAY, May 24 1-0

13. Masting of Shareholders of the Chinn Light sud Power Co., Ltd., ne the Company's Office.

BRUISES, WOUNDS AND LACERA-

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source of water

FOLLIC

REPRESENTATION

IN THE LÉGISLATIVE

COUNCIL..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1902.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nows from the Philippines.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Boxing

The departure of the Hen, C.P. Chater and the approaching dipar-Notes by the Way, ture of the Hon. T. H. The death is announced at Kuala Lum-

Several towns in Northern Luzon have Bir J. McAuliffe, who lng been in Whitehend creates two por of Mr D. Macroath of the Iscal dispon-petitioned General Chaffoc not to withdraw Kobe some time, left for Tientsin, says the

vacancies in the Legis.enry theru. lative Council. Mr

Chater is the nominee of the Justices of the Peace and Mr. Whitebond is elected by the Chamber of Commerce, so wi presume a meeting of the Justices will bo called in one case to appoint oor of their number to reprosent them during the absence of Mr Chater, and, later on, of the Chuaiber of Commerce to up point someone to replace Mr Whitehead temporarily. It is highly desirable that the gentlemen selected should be repe

sentative residents. We have heard the suggestion that Mr E. A. Hewest, the agent of the P. and O. Company,

view

Paccel mails for Europe, etc., perks. Ballarat will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, the 23rd inst.

Capt T. Carlyle, Inspector of Ordnance Machinery, second-class, hes boon promoted

to. the first-clase.

Hajali Brook atsived at Singapore, on his way to Sarawak, us the 10th inst. He has been in England,

Alphonse Strobler, the capturer of Geral Lakban, has been appointed a first

Lieutenant of Artillery.

inst.

The US. House of Representatives hés passed a bill admitting the Territories of Arizam, New Mexico and Oklahoma to Statehnya.

• Old Glery,' as the Americans proudly style the Stars and Stripes, is hauled down in Cuba to any, and Cab exists henceforth as a separate Republic.

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the troops.

A Filipino murderer was garroted at Lingayen, in the Province of Pangasinan,

on the 9th inst. The murder was of a most brutal charactor.

Damage to the ostent of several bun- |

dred thousand dollars was done by fire at Malabon on the 9th inst. The loss to the insurance companies is reported to be very small,

| Kuba Chravicle, whore, he will encounter Corporal Nicholson, whose challenge to him in a boxing contest for $1,000 he

accepted about two mouths since,

The Australian Cricketers,

Yesterday, the Australian cricketers in England commenced their match with Leicestershiro at Leicester. This is the fifth watch of the tour. Already in bas interfered with the matches against London County at the Crystal Palace and Essex at There were 20 new cholers cases to Loyton, Eat the Australians have besten Manila on the 10th ins (including ono Notta nt Trent Bridga by an innings and American) and 17 deathing on the 11th 4 runs and Surrey at the Oval by an in inst., 26 cases and 19 deaths; on the 12th nings and 78 runs. This shows that they inst.. 19 cases and 17 deaths: the 13th are in both batting and bowling form. The inst., #4 cases (including two Americans) other tebes to be played this month and the deaths. The retoms for Manila,

down to the lath inst., mere-Cases 960, 22-Oxford University at Oxford.

26-M CA, & Ground at Lordu. death: 760 (including 074 Filipinos, 67 Chi-Enghad at Bieringham (First Ts nuse, 17 Aseriesus, 9 Europeans, and V. others).

Match),

Tientsin Postal Matters.

A Clever Definition.

The Reuter wire on the extension of tamare-little-dip only seven years penny postage to the Chinn Parts learcrus old, the son of a resident of Singapore, to doubt as to our status in the matter, the was recently asked what ico was. His P. and T. Thus says. Tientsin ne no reply was, Water with tho wind squeezed British Post Office, and at firet sight one cut, not a bad reply for a youngster off would decide that we are excluded ; on the

definition of the ontlas mud with the assumed its prosent position some years seven, who could hardly have heard the other hand, when the Chineng Post Office

water squeezed out.

Band Performance.

ngo, thong was an anderstalling, implicir for explicit, that foreigners asing it would' | get turns equal to the best offered by the The following is the programme of foreign offices. It is possible the authori- music to be performed by the Band of the tics in Poking may now put a liberal con 2nt Royal Welch Fusiliers on the nexstruction on this and reduce their rates. Parade Ground from 5 p.m. to 6.30pm. At the present, exchange the Chinese rate

is only two penco pér hslf ounce against twa penen ba'penny by the Postal-Union Wagner countries. If the Chinese and British ........Suppe authorities do not meet us in this matter,

• Les Cloches do} Plangute it will still be open to proplo who de not

Corneville

· Gob SATS THE KING,"

Mr C. H. Kensberry, British North be invited to represent the Chamber of Borneo, has been cheered a fellow of the Commerce upon Mr Whitehead's depar. | Royal Colonial Instituen. The at:swer to this ture, and Mr Itobert Shewan, of Messrs

The German stemmer Markt Jebsen question would probably ↑ Shownn-Tomes and Co., has been up. WATER KOPOLY be given, if it were post toned as a suitable tacnu demons for Manived at Singapore with nearly 1,00 PORNY in the Legislative Coun-Chater. If those two gentlemen coat coelies from Amoy and Swatow on the 13th

cil ibai the Govern. be induced to accept office, we be lieve their appointments would coon: and public approval. Mr Hewett s not only berm FL Member of the Municipal Council at Shanghai but has filled the position of Chair mm of the body. His ruining there would be of great service to him here, and the mere fact that he has held responsible office in Shangbai is a guarantee of his ability to take a brand There were 240 European and

of public questions. Beyond Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library asing upon the Puldin Works Com-and 72 European and Lit Chinese to the mission, Mr Shewan has not hitherto Muscum during the week ended 18th May.

on Wednesday next, the 21st instant, occupied public office; but his uttori

A correspondent, wants to know why March... Rienzi '

(weather permitting) anees in public during recent years shew the people living in Des Voeux Road West Overture. Sehr her that he has that aptitude for public have no water. Their pipes, he says, are Selectiva.... affairs desideratod by Lord Koseberymis, and so are the public tanke. Ask He is gifted with ready estoprobansion, us something easier. is broad-minded and displays connnon- sense in an unusmal degree, and the supply for dome-tit purpose. Since public ny be assured of one thing to Dr Cantlie's warning was altered, the will take an independent view of any conditions have not bettered, and, as puldic question brought forward and Peakito points out, a condition of will always vote for the measures he affairs has been greated which may result conscientiously believes to be for the one of these years in another serious public welfare. The name of Mr E. picnic in the Colony. Mr Osbert Osborne has also been brought forward. Chadwick, the Sanitary Expert, who Mr Osborne has rendered the communi spont a few weeks in the Colony, while | ty conspicuouz service in the Sanitary e doas not actually condem: the Board, and we are sure would make an Pokfulam supply, says in a report admirable member of the Legislative written kust month: There are, how- Council. It may be presumed that Mr ever, sentimental if not real olections | C, W. Dickson, as the resident head ofį At the Singapore Assizes on the 7th to institute an immediate onquiry as to placed on such a footing that they will be to Pokfulam as a source of supply. The Messra darding, Matheson aul, C', will inst., the Chief Justice sentence a Chinese whether French subjects are supporting the in a far better condition to compete with erests of the hills, forming the Scundary replace Mr Bell Irving; and we hear burglar to twelve years' rigiens imprison-rebels and to protest to the French Consul the great Ameriesa concern than they have of the gathering-ground, are owned time the flon. Wei Yuk, on the comments This was not at all to the barglar's if this is found to be the caso. The Gover. hitherto brou. While the negotiations with with houses. They do not indeed drain pletion of his term of oflies us one of the liking for he immediately spat in a most of Kwangsi has also reported to the tie Standard Oil Company were going on, into the gathering-ground, but there Chinese representatives, will not ser heared down the stairs leading to the cells has been growing stronger day by day and on the falling through of the former, the vicious manner and bad rentually to be Government that the position of the rebels the other scheme way lick in abajance, huc re-election. It will this be seen below by Warder Harper and Sargt that his regs are Dot strong enough to arrangements with the Duteli Comjsmny the parsound of the Legislative Council Hickie.

restore order. The Governor asked the wore again taken up, and have now been Goverminent to send strong reinforcements. consummated. The Royal Dutch Company The Goxerement, after a consultation with will be strengthened considerably by having a powerful distributing agency at its back, while the Shell Company will have its pro- ducing area enlarged. This amalgamtion. therefore, brings about a consolidation of Governor General and all prominent Fire on the 'Tingsang.'

the whole of the Far Eastern interests, officials of the Island, so the U. 8. Con- Yesterday, while the men of the Fire which there can be no doubt, under the sul, have perished. One ship on Sre os Brigade were busy fighting the conflagration aegis of the Shell Company, will have a caped from the deowed harbor with seven-ip Queen's Road, the siren of the Inda-fur-reaching effect on the oil trade of that

Stewp Navigation Company's part of the world.

will always be a suspicion that filth may he washed low from them into the reservou. There is also wore traffic is undergoing an extraordinary change through the Poliootum gathering-We hope the mroting of the Justices of A. S. WATSON & CO., groand than in the of Tai the Peace will be called at an early dato, fastly, the taildings of the and that Mr Showen will allow himself Convent are on the immediate mur- to be nominated for office.

LIMITED.

Established A.D. 1941.

WATSON'S

tan.

case

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

Libel Case at Tientsin.

A Chinaman residing in a ratshed pu the hillside near Henghon Docks was admitted to Hospital from a fractured skull, accidentally caused by a largalstone falling on him. He is not expected to live.

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• Burglar and the Judge' which was performed with so much success not long ago at Tientsin, with Major Cleveland and Mr Ash as principals is to be given shortly at Peking. Mr Brent of the Hongdong Bank is understood to be one of the organizers of the entertainment.

The West Indian Disaster.

The Awangai Rebellion."

Valse .................... Jøs I'ntinours ... Waldteufel | object to pietty worry to huy British stamps Descriptive Chinese War March' Michaelis in Shanghai, and to add China's extremely Selection...... The Chieftain'......Sullivan moderate surcharge one cert per ball ounce

to get the letter to the nearest B 1,0.

Important Amalgamation in the East. The Nichi Nichi publishes the follow- At tho meting of the Shell Transport telegram dated, Peking, May 7:-The nad Trading Company, Ld., held on Jan. Governor of Kwangst has telegraphed nary 24 last, it will be remembered (saya seererly to the Gocerament that the the Petroleran Berine) that Sir Marcus Catholic converts are supporting the robots Samuel, referred to negotiations which and sapply them with arms and unmuni- were in progress for the minipamation of time. The rebels ostensibly declare that the Shell Lino Company with the Royal they are to protect converts and moreliants. Dutch Company. We are now able to The foreigners therefore do not oppose the announce that this scheme has recently movements of the sunverts The Gaver-boun brought to a successful issue, and thus ment has replied instructing the Governor the oil interests in the Far East have been

A New York telegram published by Viceroy Yuan, docided to send six com the Manila Pisacs, reporting the Martin-nies of Chibli trops. Jeg and St. Vincent disasters, says: The

gin of the site of the proposed reser voir, so that there would be a suspicion of contamination from them. Taking everything into consideration, therefore, it seems to us that the purity of the

The case of Piper . the Proprietors often of the crew killed, sal the survivors Chinn WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS supply from the Pokialam Reservoir is the Peking real Ticatsin Tines for libel has all terrible stories of the scenes they wit-steamer Tagang, moored in the Harbor

ended in a verdier, in favour of the defen-nesses, of death and dɩetruction visible opposite Blake Pier, intimated that tro Fire at Kioto. impugned, and not without apparent.

dants, with costs.

everywhere, and the barbor filled with | bed broken out on board. The signal was The tobacco and cigitetre, facturies of reason, and while the authorities might

| coupons.

given shortly after one o'clock zad was Murai Bros, at Kinte, wore, destroyed by de all in their power to cwek the foul-The late Admiral Sampson.

promptly answered by UMS. Troville fra on the 6th inst. The fire broke out ing of the streams complained of by ear

Admiral Sampson's Feral, which was

A Bad Bay.

and the duating fire engine. The latter about 10.30 p.m. in the drying room in thei correspondent, the Government will imposing cerchiony, was attended by

Today, at the Magistracy, Miza .hod bem contiguously sugagod pumping; west of a building in the rear of the main President Roosevelt and his Cabinet, Russell, No. 33, Wyndbáni Street, prose- water to the Queen's Road fire but suffici. factory. The Bames spread very quickly, Celebrated lave to fwe the bigger question of Saprome Court judges and diplomats. The culed her servant boy for leaving her sewat control hat been got of the fames to and soon caught the main buildings facing augmenting the water supply of the captains who anticipated in the Santiago vice without giving reasonable notice. She allow of its services buing dispensed with. Munn nacht. 58 Weston, 20 Atlantic and paid him $1ỹ a month to be lur by, and The mes from the writte went to the 15 Krupp cigaretto machines woro destroy- Į had had hits for about a year. He went to assistance of the distressed vessel in bontsert in the fire. About $70 ploctric lights, for tires and tushing purposes only. Wa Alleged Theft of $10,000.

Mecnu for a few days, and on his return he filed with mancal pumps and Tower by supplied from the factory's own batteries, say this, Lowever, with a full sense of

said he was going to Shanghai. She said torpedo boat. The Kobe Mereld of the 9th inst. says could go if he was to improve his pro- fie boat (kere was als quickly matery were furwerig insured with the The powerful noval were destroyed. The building and, mach- the utter futility of expecting the Go- -A Nagaan. despatch to the vernaculer vernment to do anything in the matter,pers reports that gen 10,000 has yet had gone to No. 44, Lyndhurst Terrace in the air and it appeared as if the thames Insurance Co.; but the contracts with the spects. She afterwards learned that he the scone. Dease volumes of sanke, rose Japan, Yokohama, Meiji and Shazo Fire Dr. Cantle's warning was ignored, and rimsly disappeared at the local office of the fine of $10, with the option of thres had got a very firm huld, However, the Japanese companies terminated on 2016. in the absence of proper public repro../Hongkong and Shanghai Baaking Corpor*weeks' imprisooment, was inflicted.

tion Two Chinneen suspected of stealing

April. The buildings and machinery. the money have been arrested.

Water Polo

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BLEND

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

Colony from other sourers as will en

able them to utilise the Potzulam water

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sentation in the Government of the Colony we need only look for the shelv lag of this very important question

were

Dr. Ayres' and Mr Chadwick's

highr (event Schley) anted us polibenters,

· WHISKY commendations on sanitation until Kowloon on Thursday afternoon. The fo

A water pala match will take place at methat wings and endedealing epi- plowing aro tie teams selected:— demic rotas, our rulers temporarily White-Goal, A. J. Mackle; backs, J.

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WHISKY is a Blend of the Finest cheese!

WHISKIES distilled in SCOTLAND

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The Looting in North China.

Colonel Awaya, Major Hayashi and Paymaster Naito, who have been under- going trial by Court Martial at Hirushion on charges of looting in North China, were

Marcantile Bank

Cholera at Singapore.

firemen and bivejackets set to work with a will, and in the course of an hour and a

were then insured with foreign companies,

Yen

Phoenix Pufation

106,000-

41)

Calorentan

20,500

Commercial Union

88,00

Sun

National ad Ireland:

L'enien

43,000

42,500

49,500

half completely extinguished, the fire and which heapted the risk as less rares thin sared the ship. The outbreak took place the Japanese companies. The total - With reference to the outbreak of in ons of the twe after holds. The cargo pant of the policies on the buildings is says:For the information of nervous porting discharget, was a very infamial is Japanese companies mentiqod su hoaf chu'ers at Singapore, the Straits Times of sanshu, vermicelli, nuts etc., which was reported to be about yon 209,000. The sons and of alarmiate generally, it may be stated that the present out-break of cholers one, and the flamer spread into the other the insurance on some of this warehouses Our Celebrated E' Liqueur SCOTCH their lethargy to write memoranda H. Hance and F. K. Tata; half back, F. is normal, and that such outbreaks will after hold and, along with the tons of water and goods, but these were all ur mostly at that were pumped into that part of the waved. The following are the forefr proving that the moon is tande of green Jorge; forwards, J. A. Lyon, C. P. Ter-continue to zucur so long sa the people use |

ust, and H. 8. Kengott.

all sorts and conditions of well-water, whiebe, did great damage. In order to get insuranes emeganies involved, with, Bed-Goal, W, Andrews; backs, Ain the majority of cases includes, water at the Roar of the fire, it was seersary to atoment, in vzeli nase --

reraove a considerable quantity of cargo. Loureiro and F. M. Roza Percira; half-taken from wells that are not properly pro- lick, N. H. Alves; forwards, C. Alves, tected from the Low of surface drainage in and this was done in a very expeditious Homphreya (captain) und F. D. Baio,

times af rain, or from the permeation of manner. The origin of the outbreak is sub-surface dzairinge. Whenever a spell of unknown, bot it is supposed that a lighted match careksely thawn down by one of dry weather is followed by a wet spell, es The annual meeting of the Mercantile pecially in the mango season, sporadic had come in contact with one of the broken

the Chinese, who were working the carg I superior quality has established exoperated on the 8th inst, on the ground Bank of India was held on April 15 choler in certain to appear. its repitation as the LEADING

that this change against them does not some Winchester House. Sir Alex. Wilson pre-Sanitary officers can to under the circum jars. The ingang arrived from ander say starate whereby they can be safed, and moved the adoption of the tees is to isolate those attacked.

Taku and Chefou on Sunday.

DIARRHEA SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST. | punished.

port, which stated that for the year ended thy habits of bane of the people is alse,

commanded by Captain Sawor

Sure to be dreaded than diphtheria. Dec. 31 the net profits amounted to £49,985, in a large, meniure, accountable for the CONSUMPTION,

It attacks all ages and is equally fatal out of which the directors, after adding present out-break.

to young wad old. The great mortality HAVE ken Stearns Wine of Cod Liver resulting from diarrhoes is due to the lack HICH is the most dangerous and Fatal

| £10,000 to the reserve fund, recommended

Oil for general weakness and dobility, of proper treatment at the first stages of persistent cough, and if properly treated as a dividend on the A shares of û per cent.

and am pleased to say that I have derived the disease. Choleriaip's Colic, Chotera Fou as this cough appears in cecily cured.per anaux, and on the Bshares of 4 perHOULD never start out without a bottle it to my friends an bolag, invaluable reca

great benefit from it. I shall recrimendant Disrrhore Remedy 1 velible and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a proven

effective medicine, and if given in time wil wonderfully successful, and guined its wide cent. for the year. He explained that the of Chamberlain's Pain Balm in their tonic.

prevent serious consequences. The roigedy reputation and extensive sada by its success gross profit showed an incrence of 212,000, tool bags. This liniment is excellent for

Yours truly, never falls and is pleasant to talo Every in curing the diseases which cause tough and the net profit an increast of £000. The ad teal wounds and sprains. One appli

G. WALL household shuuld have a bottle at hand. ing. It always cures and cares quickly. Ink's record was one of steady, though All Dealers:

cation gives relief. Try it. For vila: by Musse's Road, Southpoix, Dogland. Get it to-day. It rany sarqa life. For sale For sale by All Dealers. WATRICI Ltd.,

WATRESS. Ltd.. General Wholesale from A. S. Watson & Co., Ali Dealers WATKINH Izd. General 121 General Agente.

slow, progress. The report was agreed to. Agents,

Ltd., Hongko

Agonts.

Per Dozen

..$15.00,

A. S. WATSON & Co., Liuzited,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

B10YCLISTS

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