1901-12-31 — Page 5

ENTERTAINMENT

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

NOTICE OF FIRM

NOTICE.

A SUBSCRIPTION DANCE W BRODIE BULD to sign our firm.

in aid of the above SOCIETY will be held in the CITY HALL, OT

JANUARY Tя, 1902, AT 9.30 PM...

Tickets

may be had from Mrs. FORBES, Tickets East Fuint, or from Members of the Committee. of the Society.

Hongkong. 19th December, 1991.

13242

INSURANCES

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- BURANCE CO.

OF ATX-LA-CHAPELL

THE Undorsigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897. (ÜN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710.

194

The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pro- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates,

BLEMSSEN & CO,

Ageuta. Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.

"L'URBAINE”.

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD.

(Established 1838).......

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 1901

E have This Day authorise, Mr. NEIL

HOLME, RINGE R & CO. Nagasaki, lat December, 1901,

HONGKONG BUSINESS DIRECTORY

BOOKBINDING

13281-

'DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China haring Europes

taught workmen. Equal to Home Work.

BUILDERS.

KANG ON,

Contractor; 30, D'Agular Street. Local and Coast Port Buildings, Timber, Brick

and Granite,

Mechanics engaged. Estantes given CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, &c. THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Chemists and Druggists, High-class Aera

ted Watere, Desslers in Photographic

Requisites, Queen's Road. FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1859

Every Household Requisite. Depot for Fastman's Kodak Films and Accessories;

17 Queen's Road Central.

JEWELLERS

[30 MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40 Watson's Ballding, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manis, Paris and Ilaiža

PHOTOGRAPHERS

THE Undersigned, having been appointed

TENDERS

Company, are propered to ACCEPT RISKS

at current rates.......

P. LEMAIRE & CO: Hongkong, 7th February, 1901.

[438

HENIX FIRE OFFICE

PH

The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

Agonts for the Phonix Fire Offe

-F32

Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN.

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1900, £14.732,681,

I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL£3,000,000 0

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL... 2,750,000 0 0 PAI-UE CAPITAL ......... 687,500 0 0 II: FIRE FUNDS 2,639,716 14 4

The Undersigned, laving been appointed" AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS gainat FIRE at Current Rate

→SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenta.

[1641 Hongkong, 3rd July, 1991 SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE / COMPANY.

A FONG,

The largest and most complate Studio in Hongkong. Established 1859. Views

Enlargementa, Ivory Miniatures, Oil Paintings, &; Ice House Street.

MEE CHEUNG,

Ice. Honze Strest, Top Floor. Permanent Enlargementa, Groups, Views, etc; Devel -opment Works, Amateurs Requisites

E. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and alro colouring Photos and relief Photos.

Views of China and Manila Work. done for Amateurs; No. 8A, Queen's

Rood Central.`

PRINTING

* DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen..

STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO..

Navy Contractors, Shipshandlers, Sail. mokers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Praya Central, next Hongkong Hotel

RISMARCK & CO., -···

Navy Contractors, Bhip Chandlers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail- makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vessels in the Harbour

KWONG SANG & CO.

Shipohandlers, Sailmakors, Hardware, Engineer Tools, Bragg and Iron Mer

chante, 144, Des Your Road.

MORE & SEIMUND,

43 Shipchandlers.

HR Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT FISKS against FIRE at Currunt Rates.

HOTZ, JACOB & CO.

(38 Hengkong, 2nd April, 1900.

FORTH GERMAN FIRE INSTR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First- Class Foreign. and Chinese Risks at Curren+ Rates.

SIEMSSON & CO. Hongkong, 29th May, 1895.

RANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR

TANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

The Undersigned, having been appointeú AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISES squint FIRE at Current Rates,

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agente

[20

Hongkong, 16th November, 187290 THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM. PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA. INCORPORATED 1851.

410000

·CAPITAL..

THE

HE Undersigned, having bez soviolated AGENTS for the shore Company, ar quepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Estes.

Wa MEYERINK & CO.,

Agents, Hongkong. 18th May, 1900,

1:85

HOTEL Extracts from "BOA VISTA” Vinter Book

Everything most comfortable. Food good tad niooly cooked. Everything supplied for comfort.

The moat attractive spot and very best hotel I have been in China.

Delighted with our visit, Too charming for profila.

We have spent the happiest hours of our lives at the Boa Vista" Hotel.

Delighted with hotel and Maong An ideal place for a quiet holiday. “Boa Vists” is by a long way the best Hotel In the East. We cannot strongly enough

recommened this first-class house.

Food and attendance excellent, bed-rocas comfortable, torapglous oleanliness throughout. For one desirous of a few days rest and quiet to recuperate, a beau uled) establish mon tha

Most pleasant retreat for one either in good or bad health,

Quel charment petit endroit ce sers pour le repos de nos fatigues,

Ravissant Hotel

charming rise,

The best Ho68

found in the Orient

But 15 De ligger, Commission Agress's

and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents for Shipowners Composition ("Gray. hound Brand") and Blundell Spence & Co. Composition

TAILORS

R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

Naval, Military and Court, 18, Queen's Road,

Opposite Kuhn's Cario Store.

TOBACCONISTS

LOCAL AND DISTRICT

EVENTS, 1901.

JANUARY.

1st-Taikoo Sports at Quarry Bay-Parade of British troops at Shanghai in honour gf. Empress of India, 2nd-German Rear-Admiral Kirchof visited:

Hongkong.

5th-Highway robbery at Shankiwa

>

7th-Conclusion of the case against Mr. H. F.

5th-Opening of the three days Easter Prize `|

8th-Fatal collision on the West River betweens

Meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association, RUPTURE RELIEVED AND the Hing Fes and Sanchore; over 60 Chinese OFTEN CURED

drowned

10th Fight at Nagasaki between soms Burfeur m and French soldiers and, sailors; two of the former men killed,

15th-Abortive election for two racanaies on the Sanitary Board at Hangkong in place of Dr. Hartigan and Mr. J. MeKis. No candidates of presonted themselves.

BY THE USE

OF OUR

PATENT TRUSS INVENTION.

་་

The Lancet, October 3rd, 1835, says "If je comfortable, alapta itself readily to the movement British Medical Journal, May, 1885, saya: It is very ingenioas and sucesssful truss,” the body, and is very effective."

Medical Times and Hospital Gazette, 1884, says: "Hodges & Co. have for years past devoted Carmichael at the Magistracy; the dafen. 16th-Mr. Alexander Miahis delivered a lecture their attention and skill to the improvement of trusses, for the treatment of various kinds of --

Hernia, following the principles laid down by Frofessor Wood, of King's College Hospital."

dant was dischargeddered at Yaumati

9th-Chinese tradesinau

Pollard's Lilliputian Opora Co. oponed their

at the Theatre.

beason 10th--Yeung,

Ku Wau, schoolmaster and former, murdered in his schoolrooma in Gago Street Amoy Races, first day. 134 8.9. Powan collided with -large-judk

ner Capsuimoon; one man killed. 34th Performance of Our Boys at Shamven. Jothaguston Circus's opening night at

Hongkong

18th rimariial on HMS. Barfleur term!- nated, this of the accused being sentenced al 14 ac, nitted.-Arrival of 11.M. Gor at Bangkt Drager Canton Biser

before the Old Volumes on "The Political Obstacles to Missionary Buccess in China, 17th--Part of the Imperial Winter Palace at

Particulars

Schwarzkopf killed, and Count For Walder HODGES & CO., 90, COLLEGE STREET CHELSEA, LONDON, SW.

Peking barnt down; Major-General von

-.

sco's asbestos house destroyed. -Public

meeting at the City Hall, Hongkong, approved

new Praya Heckmation scheme.Euro-

pean arrested on suspicion of being onepted GREGRECKE, 19 and 20. FEATHERSTONE

with viti outrage at Hongkong- Broagh Company's opening night at the Theatre Royal

19th-Garrison Athletic Meeting, first day.

Peace proclamation issued to the Filipinos by Aguinaldo,

201b-Death of Mr. P. G. von Mullendorf" at

righted.-Res ans handed over the Shanhai- ipgpot the Duke and Duchess of

kwan railway to the Germans. played in 19th-First tio

H.K.A.F.C.

received

Challenge Shiold, 20th-Census of the Colony taken-Yacht

Club regatta at Hong, Yong.

onald presented his 21st-Sir Claude Maol

of Japan. credentials to the Empere Victaria 22nd Death of H. M. Que 23rd-News of the Queen's

in Hongkong; first unoffi al intimation reached the Coleny at 8 am. 25th-81 minute gans fired at 1. ngkong in late Queen Access on sainte respect to

-Your to King Edward fired at 3.30 pted o Shikui, Governor of Shantung p

the

Cornwall and York at Singapore. 23rd-Duke and Duchess of Cornwell and York lett Singapore for Australia-Concert at Kowloon Institute by 8. John's Cathedral Choir. 24th Mr. Jebu Roberts, the billiaril cham-

pion, at Hongkong. 26th-Wreck of the P. & stearner Sobraon on Tung Yung Ind, near Foochow; all, the passengers andrew were saved. 20th-Deputation of Cantones perlical stu

dents called on H. E. the Gorarnar to thank him for assistance to Cautoneso at Tientsin in 3900,

:

Governor returning latter'e visit on the occasion of Queen Victoria's funeral

MAY.

& CO.

LONDON, E.C.

[2702

STREET

ESTABLISHED NEARLY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: GREGRECKE, LONDON,“

GENERAL PRODUCE BROKERS. MANUFACTURERS OF SAUCES & DELICACIES.

WHOLESALE. EXPORTERS OF CONTINENTAL AND COLONIAL PRESERVED PROVISIONS, AND DRIED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, &c.

BEST QUALITY ONLY).

DEALERS IN ENGLISH, FRENCH AND, ITALIAN

POULTRY, EGGS, BUTTER, AND FARM PRODUCE.

CORRESPONDENCÉ SOLICITED. [2750_

SHIPPING SUPPLIED

ELECTRICIANS.

notice in Chefco, inviting missionaria's too of Governor paid a riet to the NESBIT return and ordering their protection. 27th-A party of four Europeans on a houe

boat was attacked by piraten on the West River, near Canton; three wers wounded, and one Chinsso eervant was killed 28th-Cart. Lindborg, a Danish officer, shot his wife, Mr. Deuning, and himself at Pek- ing; the first and last named lied. 29th-Proclamation of King Edward VII on the Cricket Ground, Hongkong-Aanın! prize distribution at the Diocesan School

General meeting of the Hongkong Benc volent Society 30th Former Viceroy's Yamon at Tientsin

burnt down. 31st-Resolution of loyalty to King Edward VII passed by the Legislative Council D.S.0. bestowed on ly naval officers at H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong-Annual General Meeting of the Engineere Institute,

FEBRUART.

1st-HE. we Governor of Mavad kad sulterar

rived to attend the Memorial Service next day. 2nd-Memorial Services at St. John's Cathedral,

Hongkong, to the late Queer. Victoria. 3rd-Fatal Bre at 201, Queen's Road, resulting

in fanr deaths.

......

5th-Murder of an ex-Supreme Court messen-- ger by a Chinese widow-Disastrous five in. Kowloon caused $50,000 ilamages. 7th-Soldiers and Sailors' Hate (Wesleyon opened in Arsenal Strest.-B.E. Tao. M. the now Viceroy, arrived in Canton. 9th-Anual Prize Distribution at Queen's Calleg. The third match between the H.KO.C. and the Navy ended in a heavy defeat for the Club, 12th-Capt. Anderson delivered a lecture of the City Hall under suspices of the Navy Leaguo-Highway robbery from a Chiners contractor in the New TerritoryU, S. S. Kentucky, first American littleship to aross the Atlantic for foreign ports, visited Hongkong-Hoa. C. P. Chater's new Prays reclamation scheme finally approved in letter of Colonial Secretary...

5th-Death of Mr. Heworth, of the Hongkong Dispensary from plague-Rassian offieor killed by Germaà Police at Tientsin; the Russian was intoxicated.

6th Meeting of jurors at the City Hall to

consider the Special Jury question. 7th-Foundation stone laid of a new synagogue in Hongkong-First day of the Shanghai

Buce Spring

trial at the Criminal 20th George Al

SoRaions for complicity in the vitriol-throwing caso suded in his acquittal. 24th-Beaconsfield Arcade closed by order of the Sanitary Board owing to plague cases. 28th-800 plages casos and 748 deaths to date-Sir nude and Lady IncDonald departed from Tekyo on leave."

International night in the Taku Kend Tientsinous British and £re French, were wonnied, and two Germans killed. rd-Plague bases at Hongkong for the year over 1,000 13 European cases and 5 deaths. Judgment delivered in the Hanychow- Gleaggle collision case. 5th General

CO.,

WOODFORD GREEN

ESSEX.

ELECTRICAL AGENTS.

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

DEALERS IN ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. ALL-OUR BRANCHES HAVE THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION OF THE

MANAGERS OF OUR DIFFERENT DEFARTMENTS.”~-~

ELECTRIC HEATING. BELLS.

ELECTRIC LIGHT.

ELECTRIC

NESBIT & CO., WOODFORD GREEN, ESSEX,

JAPAN

Goneral THE

Chaffee relieved. MeArthur in the Philippines. 8th-Arrival of H.M.S. Tulbot, 7th-Plague case at Shanghai, imported from

Hongkong.

8th-Nan Volunteer shooting rangopened at

Causeway Bay by H. E. the Governor. 10th--Annual dinner of the Shanghai branch of the Chins Association, at which Admiral Seymour repliod for the Navy. 11th-Count von Walderes received in audi ence by the Emperor of Japan at Tokyo. 18th-Fatal collapse in High Street, Hong-

kong, three Chinese killed. 21st-Charge against Inspector Crisp dis

charged in the Supreme Court. 23rd Ottonis Mission to Chinn left Shanghai

•

13th- Six Shunsi rafagves rouched Hankowary dinner at Tientsin, comme

Hongkong.

under chinese esso after wonderful escapes.

morating the relief of the Settlements in 1900. 18th-Three armed robberies reported in 25th-Estol are on the US teudor Arelhusa in Hongkong Harbour; nine lives were lost. 19th-China New Year's Day-Field-day of 28th--Br. A.G. Wise sworn in as Acting Chief the Hongkong Volunteer Corps. CurfewJastice during the absence of Sir John Car Law revoked at Manila.

rington, who went on leave todapan that day: Mr. Byron Breuan, British Consul. General at Shanghai, left for home, having retired from the service.-First Gymkhana of the season at Hongkong.

22ud-Loss of the City of Rio de Janeiro in San Francisco harbour, with Mr. Wildman, U. S. Congul-General at Hongkong, and family on board: British resume possession of the Peking-Shanhaikwan Railway. 28th-Hongkong Race Meeting, first day.

MAECH.

Sud-Second overturning of the dredger Canton you want your Boots well polished, fell

River, with the loss of two lives. 253ed-Attack on and robbery of an European in

D. 8. DADY BURJOR, LOS FILIPINOS," Importer of the Best Manila Cigars:

Pottinger Street.

WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & CO.,

10, Queen's Road Central. Repairs of Watches and Clocks by competent European experts, at moderate rates.

MITSUBISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS,

* NAGASAKI.

CODE WORDOCK" NAGASAKI. A, A.B.C. Bootte and Engineering Codes Uned DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAMI) Extreme ength..... Length on BNMA Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tido

523 feet.

...

513

89

77

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKĒIJIMA.) Extreme Length Length os Blocka

371 feat.

350

Width of Entrance on Top ra Width of Entrance on Boftus Water on Blocks at Spring Tide-22

66

53

11

PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGE).

1,000 tons Can take ressola up

BTOKL THE WORKS are bell-equipped with the LATEST IMPROVEMENTE and can ersenbe any kind of work in BHIPBUILD- ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well as in EEPAIRING of SHIPS AN The COMPANY has POWERFUL SAL VAGE PLANT READY st SHORT NOTICE.

Bowen Road.

your Valet or the Maid to ask for WALTON'S BOOT CREAMS

AND VARNISHES. WALTONIAN CREAM, WHITE & BLACK.

JANUE MOSCOVITE, TAN-3 SRADES,

Order from Stores or Wholesale to-

4th Provisional Government's Bank at Tian-

lain bernt down. 5th-H.M.S. Blenheim reached Hougtong- Mr. J. J. Francis, K.C., delivered a hectare before the Odd Volumes Society on "The Situation in the Far East" 9th-Public meeting at the City Hall to

consider advisability of forming a private PARISIAN DRESS-BOOT POLISH. Nursing Institution for Hongkong,-Dallas Co. at the Theatre Royal Burial in the of the remains of the Peking Cemetery of Legation defenders. 11th-H.M.S. Ocean arrived at Hongkong.

Annual General Meeting of the Horgkong General Chamber of Commerce. 14th-Departure of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on the Chingtu to relieve the Australian Naral Contingent at Peking.-Vitriol ontrage on Mr. Reek cu the Praya. 15th-Chinose mass mesting at Shanghai to protest against the Mauchurian Convention. 10Narrow cscape from collising between British Indian and Russian troops et Tientsin uver a railway-siding dispute. 19th-Enquiry into deaths at the overturning of the Canton River British and Russian-

JOHN WALTON (PARIS),

SMANUFACTURER,"

170, SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON.

[275

AUTOMATIC MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 763 m.

troops, withdrawn from disputed land at With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES,

Tientsia.

21st-Collision between Gleigule and Hang-

chow in Hongkong harbour.-RA Sports at Happy Valley,

FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS SIEMSSEN & CO Hongkong 3rd October, 1900.

ORTLAND CRMENT

& BROS

23rd Capture of Aguinaldo by Gen. Funtion. P

Annual Inspection of the Hongkong Volunteer CorpsIn the final tie for the Football Challenge Sheld the Siege Train beat H. Co., BWE, by 6-0 Marder of Rev. T. Stonehouse by Chinese. brigands near Lofa Chihli.

15th-Verdiot of murder against Chinese widow

in the Wanchai murder case. 27th-Berious outbreak at Victoris Gaol; Mr.

28th Se. Conger, U.S. Minister at Peking,

passed through Hongkong on way home. Cant: a River righted once more-Hongkong Schools' Sports [130th-xford and Cambridge Dinner at

Hongkong.

A. LING & 00, FURNITURE STORE

PLATED WEATHER FILLOWS, -

GLASS and CROCKERY WALE Also FOOCHOW LACQUERED WARD, FURNITURE OF HIRE. - 65, QUEER'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkong, th December, 1901.

19102

APRIL 2nd-Mysterious death of Capt. Clemens on the

85 Humping on the way to Shanghai 3nd-Identical note issued by BenRia to the Powers, abandoning the Manchurian Conven tion. 4th-Return of the Australian Natal Con- anguat to Hongkong on its way houth Eesignation of Dr. Hartigen announced at the Sanitary Roard Meeting.

ཨཎྷཱ

JB WHITE

SOLE. AGENTS FOR CHINA?

HOLLIDAY WISE & CO. kong, 16th September, 1901.

.E. WARREN, BUILDING CONTRACTOR, No. JA, WYNDUAN STREET.

13194

NANTTÁRY APPLIANCES SUPPLIEL and FIXED. Specially Designed TRAPS Verandahs in Stock, for Bathrooms and

Agent for MOSAIC TILES. Prices on 12489 Application.

HUNG

司会清塢角旺

CHAT & CRYONGKOK,

ANUFACTURETS of MOSAIC)

BRICKS of Al Costs and Designs. Hongkong, 26th November, 1901,

13007

COALS

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

~: (OR MITSUI & CO.)

HEAD OFFICE-43, BAKAMOTO-CHO, TORFC. LONDON OFFICE: 34 LINE STAKEL, E.C. HONGKONG OFFICE-G, Jer Horse STREET.

BRANCH OFFICES:

New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Souratoya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai, Hankow, Chefoo, Pientein, Nowokwang, Port Arthur, Soul, Chenripe, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe Kure, Shimonoseki, o, Wakamatan, Karsten, Nagasaki, Kuchinotsu, Sazebo, Mike, Hakodate, Taipek, &c.

Telegraphic Address for all the Offices: “MYTSUI.” ABC. Al A 1 Codes ared.

CONTRACTORS OF OF AL to the Imperial Japanoko Navy. Als and Railway Baroon

Principal Railway Companies azid Industrial Works; Hoo and Foreign: Mail and Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamane and Ids Coal Hiper; and Otsuji, Tohmiyama, Tsubakuro, Yoshinotani, Yoshio, Yunabara, and other Coal Mines. SOLE AGENTS for Fakamo. Hokoku, Ichimura, Kanada, Kishima, Manaouta, Onoura,

N. INUZUEA, Manager.

[2778 Hongkong, 1st November, 1991.

TRY

NAVY CUT

A GENTLEMAN'S

SMOKE

Stipplied in Three Grades. Mild Medium & Strong.

PACKED IN

AIR TIGHT VACUUM TINS

MANUFACTURED (BY"

THE AMERICAN TOBACCOCO.U.S.A.

FINE