THE FIRE BRIGADE ON THE WAR PATH.
OUR "FIRE SPECIAL,”||
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1
`A`MILITARY PROGRAMME,
not apparent to American observers of events." Political disturbances occur elsewhere than in France without calling for the intervention of - foreign monarchs, and it is not clear why France. should be madean exception The truth probably that all the monarchs in Europe are simply waiting for, a good excuse, to inove against France, and re-establish the monarchy. Ger- many, especially doubtless hopes to place
might with advantage take a few useful hints from Mr. Creagh's system of managing the im portant work entrusted to him. Plenty practices
A message from the Emperor William to the will no doubt keep the men in good condition; but they should not be held-under a burning Reichstag is, says the forsing, Call, con- It is said that the greatest wish of the Mahom sun, nor under similar auspices to those of structed in London and Berlin as an indication nedan is to "see Mecca and die. Without in yesterday. A custom that produces good effects of the purpose of the Emperor to enter upon a any way wishing to hint that the sight of the Holy on board ship, is not necessarily advantageous military programme against France upon the Cliy-where Mahomet overthrew the three fa- in a crowded city, nor are the cases similar in first symptoms of political disturbance in that mous idols, Lata, Aloza and Menatis not the any way. If Mr. Wodehouse wishes to hold country. The message which has caused this be-all and end-all of a "true believer's" exist frequent practices, the Happy Valley would be a
uneasiness recommends legislation in favor of ence, I am inclined to the belief that on the face first raic place for the operations, as he would the working classes, and is assumed to be in- of this torrestrial sphere there are many sights there have a clear field and plenty of water. Arall tended-to-prevent-the-working classes in Gers to be seen as equally refreshing to the strained, events, "surprise" practices of yesterday's sort many from cutting out work for the military yeballs of the weary pilgrim, as the first do not produce sufficient practical advantages to nearer at home. Precisely on what ground Ger glance of the glittering minarets of the sacred justify the blocking of half a dozen streets, and many proposes to send an army to France to temples of "the faithful. There is a common consequent stoppage of traffic. It must be adverthrow one government or inaugurate another saying in England that one "should see Paris mitted that the men worked splendidly, and de- and live," which, I take it, is a very much more served great credit for exertions which must have reasonable wish than that fanatical desire afacce · been unusually trying under a burning sun. ing the fabled wonders of the Arabian mosques and then trangely departing to the vast beyond.THE FRENCH AND As I have already said, there are many strange things in the world one would like to withcas, and am about to briefly describe a local marvel. which will probably create some sensation here- after. Mecca i doubtless a wonderful place, with its mysterious superstitions carrying such tremendous influence amongst millions of the human race; Pans, with its glittering splendour, and never ceasing gaiety, possesses manifold charms to numberless votaries of pleasure and enjoyment; Napoleon af Jena, and Wellington at Waterloo must have been, and Mount Vesuvius in full cruption and Her Neils Johnson in Chiarini's den of Bengal tigers are sights to
to be - sees and remembered but all these wondrous _things__pale_their_ineffectual_fires before the magnificent spectacle presented by Mr.. H. E. Wodehouse, in a white flannel jacket and brass, helmet (of the ancient Roman type) directing the operations of the Hongkong Government Brigade on a summer afternoon with the thermometer in the shade registering some 90 degrees. "El du, Brute 1"
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senger lift) will comprise after the proposed The Building (together with a powerful pas alterations and additions have been completed,
yiz į
THE BASEMENT. Two Grand Entrances from Pedder's Street and Queen's Road. Bar, Billiard, Reading and Pedder' Street.---"
A handsomely fitted up Ladies' Room, for the use of visitors and others,
Manager's and General Offices, Kitchens, Sture Rooms,
&C.,
FIRST FLOOR.
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A Public Dining Room capable of dining ap wards of 170 persons at the same time. -ONE-LARGE BREAKFAST ROOM”. FIVE ciegant and beautifully fitted up suite of ROOMS, consisting of a Private DINING. ROOM, DRAWING ROOM, CARD R00M, READING ROOM, and BILLIARD ROOM.
tical working of fire-extinguishing appliances. position, and strengthen themselves at her ex-- "I would inferm de club," said the PresidentTEN Bed Rooms with a Bathroom to each.
There was great excitement in certain districts of the colony yesterday afternoon. At half past ock to the minute the fire engines were 1 bat of No. 5 Station, and in double quick ti..e several of them shaped a course up the hill towards Staunton and Bridges, Streets, No. 1 Steam Engine immediately commenced to get, up steam, and in a very few minutes was ranged alongside the Praya. Long lines of hose were quickly laid out from all the engines, right away to Bridges Street, directly opposite the site of the new Central School ; the whole of the opera- tions being carried out by some 150 coolies under thesuperintendence of the various European fore- men, in a most workmanlike fashion. From The time the alarm was given, the whole of the connections from the Praya to Staunton Street were completed in about eleven minutes, which, under all circumstances, must be considered good work, The streets were crowded with .. spectators who gazed in wonderment at the proceedings, no signs of fire being visible. Truly there was nothing to be alarmed at, it was only a "surprise" fire.brigade practice, arranged by the Superintendent to test the efficiency of his staff. The idea was doubtless to try the Brigade under conditions similar to those at an ordinary fire, but as lot of preliminary arrangements had to be made, such as having the engines for the signal, and the foremen at their
sports a galvanized watch dat probably cost $6.
SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS Have cach 26 lofty, well ventilated and lighted Bed Rooms, opening on to large Verandahs with a commodious Bath Room for each room...
All the Passages and Corridors throughout the premises are wide-and-well-lighted, most of the furniture will be new and made expressly for the climate.
The special attention of Hotel Keepers and other is drawn to the unusual advantages-
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Tenders to state-sum-per-annum, and to include taxes. No Tender under $3,500 per mensem will be entertained by the Directors.
Hongkong, 16th April, 1883.
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acquiring, developing and largely increas ing the business of Messrs. HALL & HOLTZ, and of conducting the same, so far as the Share- holders are concerned, upon the Co-operative principle. With this view the Provisional Com- mittee have arranged to acquire the leasehold store and premises in the Nanking and Szechuen Roads and the freehold manufactory and godown in the Yuen-Ming-Yuen and Soochow Roads, together with-the-plant, machinery, fixtures, stock-in-trade and goodwill of the Firm's business, "upon very advantagedus terms.”“”
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to the public as unrivalled by any prepara- tion ever produced for promoting the growth of the hair. The basis of this compound is made of soap root; the natives of the Philip pine Islands never use anything else for washing their hair; they are never found bald, and it is quite common to see the females with THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY ONZALOS hair from 3 to 6 feet long. By constantly using this Shampoo Wash-as directed, you will
IGNOR ANTONIO CATTANEO, of the CONSERVATOIRE DE BERGAMO and late of the ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY has the honor to inform the community that he has The Paris Soleil asks why are we (France) ex- the Bourbons under such an obligation by re-arranged to remain in Hongkong, and will give posing ourselves with a light heart to a war, with soring that family to the throne that popular lessons in Music, Singing and the Pianoforte. China, which has a population of 300,000,000, and feeling in France, which is regarded as a threat CHARGES STRICTLY-MODERATE. an army of600,000 men,trained by German officers,Germany,, will not. influence the government.
Address-Messrs, KELLY & WALSH, and provided with English guns and rides? China Germany is ready for war now, but is not certain
Queen's Road. has made great progress since the Anglo-French to be ready at all times within the next twenty
Hongkong, ist-March) 1883--- [168 expedition of '60 and the battle of Palikao, She years, and is prudently anxious to settle the ac- is now in a position to stand a great war. And
count once for all time. The Emperor will be a
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, we, without any interest that we can avow, are very fortunate man, however, if he does not about to provoke a gation with which Russia, encounter opposition at home in the policy
LIMITED. not so very long ago, treated as with an equal. he is supposed to have outlined. Whether or We shall certainly get the better of the Chinese,
het it up pose that the secret societies which but only at a sacrifice of many millions of francs and many thousands of men. And, even after obtaining a long succession of military triumphs we shall never gain greater advantage than those secured by M. Bourée by diplomatic means, and without firing one shot. The Liberte says: -We shall not attempt to persuade the Govern- When the worthy police magistrate and co-
ment or the majority to abandon the proposed roner was pitchforked into the responsible, and, expedition. Our honour is at stake. A handful low be it spoken, exceedingly remunerative po
of Frenchmen has just performed glorious feats have no other purpose than to cement the sition of superintendent of the Government Fire of arms to obtain respect for our name aud flag,dations of the reigning families in Europe, so Brigade, ce Creagh retired, I could not help and, to maintain the rights secured to us by as to present a more united front to the conspira-Smoking Rooms with separate Entrance from thinking, knowing that the new "boss" knew treaties. We cannot forsake them now, but letters who are working for their overthrow. Any less practically of the business than the Lum- there be no mistake about this. We are begin military programme which may be laid out under biest workman in the Brigade, that a nice little ning a work which will prove far more difficult, such inspiration will not take the form of a war job" had been quietly perpetrated. That is protracted, and costly than is represented in the between nations but among classes. Germany sull my opinion. However, although the cus-enthusiastic report of M. Blancsube, who is may overthrow the republican Goverment of tom of putting men into positions for which they gilding the pill, and sprinkling with honey France, but the German working classes will feel must imbibe a bitter that the blow is directed against themselves quite are in no manner suited is much to be depre- the cup from which cated, nobody can blame Mr. Wodehouse for draught The Paris, on the other hand, as much as against France. -jumping at a good thing when he had the chance. says:—China will net dare to stir. If China. And it is satisfactory so far to know that the new were so rash as to enter upon a campaign in the Superintendent has been striving hard, if not south she would be beaten, and in the north and with any great amount of success, to make him east her ambitious neighbours, France's natural self acquainted with the technicalities and prac allies, would doubtlen take advantage of her A lot of faults can be overlooked and forgiven ifa. pense. No (concludes the Paris), we are not as another starch box was dropped into the man is known to be trying his best to overcome afraid of the Chinese bogey. The English must the difficulties of his position.
discover another one, or, better still, be content stove to wann up the back townships, "dat de Theoretically Mr. Wodehouse may be a cápi-
to refrain from meddling in our affairs, which are Honorable Pokydemus White of Grenada, Miss, tal chief of the Fire Brigade i It is understood
no concern of theirs. The National says: an in de anty room. De gem'lan arove leah" that he differs entirely from the policy of his
From information received at the Quai d'Orsay a night on top of a freight car. His objeck in predecessor in office, holding the opinion that Mr.
it appears that China's protests will retain their wisitin' de Norf am to deliber his celebrated Creagh's management of things generally was purely Platonic character. After its recent ex-lecktur on How to Economie-He has offered altogether erroneous. That shows self confid. perience, it is scarcely likely that the Peking to deliber it belo' dis club fur the sum of severty- ence at all events. Still it must be honestly
Government should contemplate the despatch of fire cents, which am cheap huil for any sort of 2 admitted that in the tented field that is in fresh troops to Tong King. will be remem letur, on any sort of a subject. But i has in- superintending the practical-operations-of-the-borod that, in February last, the Chinese army formed-hiar dat we doan want it. It any pain Brigade at a fire, Mr. Wodehouse is even further corps which had been sent to the Emperor Tu to me dat he has bin economizin' radder too 'at sen, than—well, it is hardly worth while Duc was compelled to return suddenly to the much. In place of an obercoat he has a yaad of
raking up old grievances.
frontier for the purpose of suppressing a revolt that brass watch chain. In place of three meals per had broken out, in Kuang Si. But after meeting day he seems to prefer one meal an' two drinks of the "Black Flags," "Yellow Flags," and other whisky, While de heels of his butes am all run bandith, the troops of the Celestial Empire had ober, he was a glass-diamond-under his chin contracted such habits of insubordination that while his trousers any patched befo' an' behind, he their commander, Orang, was obliged to make Gem'len, de way to economize am to save reV- examples of many of them, with a view to restor ing order in their rankt. We are now informed erty-five cents ly not 'ceptin' de offer of dis leck- that the insurrection in Kuang Si has been put turer. What de moas" of us dean' know bout down, but hundreds of soldiers have been.con-economy no stranger wid a stiff knite kin dum demned to death and drowned. This incident long an' teach us. When a member of dis club proves that the Chinese Government could keeps for chil'n in skule, pays rent, has hardly reckon on troops if their services a Sunday suit, eats oysters twice a week, an' were again" required. The Stects maintains doan owe de butcher or grocer, an' all on a that China has absolutely no right to inter-salary of $6 per week, I reckon he has got de fere in Annar. If she ever regarded Annam economy, bizness down to as fine a p'nt as it as a vassal she should have profested in 1874, kin be worked. De committee on Recepahun when Tu Duc accepted the French protect of Statesmen will purcéed to de anty room anʼ grate. The Parlement, while anxious for remark to de Hon. Fokýćemus White dat we the honour of the national flag, doubts whether has decided not to h'ar de lectur at any price. the execution of the plans for bringing the Hint to him dat he had better leave the city on Emperor Tu Duc to reason will be found com- some of de night trains. Tell him dat his lectur patible with the limits to the occupation professed will probably draw crowded houses in Toledo an by the Government. The Moniteur Universet Ceveland"Detroit Free Press (an Orleanist organ) declares that, occupied an France now is with the Congo, Tunis, Tong King, and Madagascar, she is at the mercy of any unforeseen incident that may arise. Where would she be if serious complications were to An interesting report upon the springs in the occur in Europe? M Rochefort in the n-province of Pisa, Italy, which-yield boracic acid, transigeant protests with all the vigour at hiss recently been issued by the United States command against the "extraction of five millions Consul at Leghorn. The district in which the "surprise" part of the business was all bum by the dentists of the Government in favour of the springs occur belongs entirely to one Besides, if the efficiency of the Brigade re- an undertaking which be, with his usual origin-owner, the Court Lardarel, who in his seven guired to be put to, a care of this in reality, terafts many coloured, owning black flags, bryte villages has most conscientiously bell ought to have rung at night, no preparations yellow fefer, and the Deputy Blancube." looked after the welfare, moral and social, of having been made excepting the plan of opera opinion that France ought to give Germany and neighborhood contains most extensive borax The Berlin National Zeitung intimates this workpeople. Although the whole of the tlone mapped out by, and known to the Sypor der allies credit for forbearance in the matter of deposits, it is not from these sources that the REGON PINE SPARS AND LUMBER French colonial policy. "In reference both to most abundant supplies are obtained, but from Tong King, and the Congo," says the Liberal artesian walls, which invariably strike the borax organ, "the French will at any rate be able to vein at a short distance from the surface. The convince themselves that neither Germany nor boring, however, is carried down until the well any other member of the Tripartite Alliance, is yields water, when the machinery is withdrawn directly or indirectly placing any obstacles in the and water let into the shallow, pond previously way of their colonial policy, while English dag around the borehole. This water becomes influence may very easily make itself felt, beated up to bolling point andimpregnated with gramme to go through, and they quietly did al that was required as
mere matter of resine Chinese in regard to Tong King and of the artesian well, after which the water is drawn There is no difficulty in the way of experienced the natives on the Congo." The Ministerial of and evapomted by passing it over a series of men laying out the hose, especially when Kraus Zeilung concludes a friendly article on shallow metal pane, from 15 to 20 in number, And the five day in clear, as amatiged like a cascade. The as it reaches an imaginary one. What that France may have reason to be as well satis- the bottom pan is half solidified, and when actual practice was there in one man getting up
fled with the end as with the beginning of the cold has the apperance of being frozen over with ladder, laid against a house in which
This skin is removed and was no danger, and directing a stream of the potion, and that in that distant land the skin of stapperan
may find some compensation for the strewed on the floor of a drying-house, heated supplied from a neighbouring hydrant on the restrictions imposed upon their action in the by hot and by this. means the borax be-
• D'AGUILAR STREET. Vacant site for the Central School? It possibly affairs of Europe. We think, moreover, that the may have afforded amusement Yo Mf. Wode European civilisation, whose colours they are peculiar aspect during the suc of the-borak ACCURACY, NEATNESS, AND DESPATCH.
Comes crystallized. The lagoons have a most
EVERY KIND OF WORK EXECUTED WITH house and the two or three hundred Chinese there about to unfold, will enable them to over- When full of water the bailing is continuous, women and children crowded along the streets,
come the temporary difficulties in their way, rising to some feet in height, and the vapor le but really it was not practical work. I have a though they seem, perhaps, to think too lightly unpleasant from its sulphurous odor. The keen sense of the ridiculous, and the sight of of China,
smell of sulphur, indeed, pervades everything c energetic, well meaning but thoroughly
about the establishment, and everything in the theoretical chief of the Fire Brigade prancing up
shape of metalls greatly affected. The brass and down the street in his brass helmet and
instruments of the workmen's band are thickly white flannel Jacket, ordering and counters
coated with it railver watches took more like
and only of the purest qua -apparent ignorance of the ordinary routine and the names of the various Implements in use,
educed from the estate averages from 3 tons to 31 nearly drove me into a file And when the
tons a day, but as this is only one of the borax doughty Superintendent, after ordering the bose
villages (though the most, profitable), the total to be taken up in Staunton Street, called for his
yield may be put down at 11 tons per diem. Up- chair to convey him about fily yards down the
ward of 1,800 laborers are employed on the pro- hill to the next boughfare, where another En-
perty, of whom 800 are exclusively engaged in gine was stationed, the thought struck me forcibly
the production of the acid. that a featherbed warrior who could not walk such a short distance with his men would show so very poor advantage on the creaking rafters of a burning house, with the hose playing in all directions, and the responsibilities of a city's, on his shoulders, Tom Vedad
There
to earthly reason why Mr. Wode
not in course oftime make a capital chief of the Fire Brigade. Experience can only be obtained by practical work. But I might suggest that before, introducing "wholesale innovations in working of the Brigade some acquaintance with the system of ex tinguishing Wiras and also of the manage ment of the appliances used, is absolutely necessary. Instead of ignoring the good work Hong by his predecessor, the new Superintendentstant, and may be expected here on the 28th
器
ready, the volunteer coolles Wactive posts,
intendent alone.
Without disputing Mr. Wodehouse's superior wisdom I really cannot see the utility of dragging out a number of men clad in thick clothes, un der a burning sun like that of yesterday after noon, to take part in what can only be character ised as farcical proceedings. The excitement and crowding attendant on all fires was entirely
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Mr. MOORE has succeeded in being able to part this wash up in bottles without allowing it to ferment, and he will guarantee it to keep any length of time in any climate.
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absent; the firemen knew. they had an easy pro both in stirring up the resistance of the the borax, which rushes up from the opening of TOUSE AND. LAND BROKER,
the
MAILS EXPECTED
THE AMERICAN-MAIL:
crdering, and getting hopelessly muddled by his - The P. M. steamer Cily of Tokio, with the platinum than ver The quantity of borax pro-
next American mail, laf Yokohama on the 26th | by keeps its color, instant, and is die here on the 36th
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Tabe left Singapore on the 16th instant, and may be expected here on the 23rd.
The steamship Euring left Sydney for Hong- kong, via Queensland Ports and Port Darwin, on the 26th ultimo, and is expected to arrive here on or about the aeth instant
The Eastern & Australian Steamship Cos steamer Afmuir left Port Darwin for Hong- kong on the 13th instant, and is dus here on the 25 The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Orestes, from London, left Singapore on the rgth instant; and is due here on the 26th.
SANTA
The Union Line leamer Oxfordshire, Exom London, left: Singapore on the afternoon of the 20th instant, and a dus here on the 27th,“
The Ocean Steamship Co.'s teamer Ulysses, from Liverpool, lefte Singapore on the afst in
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Each branch of the business is in good work- ing order, and well provided with all requisito fixtures and plant, while the stock is large and. suitable, and the present staff of assistants is thoroughly well qualifėd.
To aid production in the furniture factory; -powerful-steam-wood-working machinery-has been ordered and may shortly be expected from Europe.
The gross returns of the Firm's businzas dur-` ing the four years ended the 31st of March, 1882, have averaged about $310,000.00 per annum, while the average annual profit during the same period bas, after making ample allowance for bad debis, been over $49,000.00.
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While the averages mentioned above are for a period of four years, the business done during the latter two of those years shows a marked increase, the profits for the two years ended the 31st of March 1882 being over $109,000,- or about $10,000 in excess of the previous two years,
The accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1881, have not yet been fully made up, but the Day Books for the last six months of that year show Net Sales of $178,137.97, against $166,277.64 for the corresponding period of the previous year, being an increase of $11,860,33.
The net profits of the business of the Company will be applied in the first place to paying in terest to the Shareholders upon their Capital the rate of to per cent per annum, and of what- ever surplus may remain one-third will be ap- plied in such way as the Shareholders shall from time to time 'determine, and the remaining two- thirds will be divided among those Shareholders who are contributors of business, pro rata, ace cording to the amount of business contributed whose names will be announced in the order of by each during the year in respect of which the
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buildings, plant, steam and other machinery, The purchase price to be paid for the land,
fixtures, and goodwill appertaining to Messrs. -HALL & HOLTZ-burinces has been fixed at the sum of Tha. 150,000, in part payment of which sum the vendors are prepared to accept Tis
· 50,000, in fully paid up shares in the Company -and two-thirds of the balance by equal Instal- menta, 13 ahā–18 months repectively from the formation of the Company, thus leaving only Tla-33,334 to be paid down. The ungaid pur-- chase money will bear interest at the rate of five per cent only, and the Directors will have the option of anticipating any payment of principal should they thinke fit to do so. The Vendors are prepared to dispose of their stock, all of which has been expressly imported for the business, and is in good condition, at its cost, as laid down- In Shanghal. Its estimated value is abque Tis. 115,000 Fower will be taken in the Deed of Settlement to increase the Capital of the Com- pany should such increase, at any future time, appear to the Shareholders desirable... Children under to years and Soldiers under. The present members of the Firm of HALL & the rank of Officers, half price, except to Boxes. A reserved divison of the Carpeted and Pis Scats has been arranged for Native Ladies. (To which they alone will be adimitted.)
BOWRINGTONT
PRICES OF ADMISSION":" Boxes, Six Chairs $13.00. Chairs (Dress Circle)....................................
2.00.
Stalls, Carpeted Seats 1.00.
Pit
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HOLTZ have agreed to remain in the Company's service for at least three years, and to do their utmost to further is interests.
The Agreement of sale and the draft Deed of Settlement are open for Inspection at the Office of the Company's Legal Adviser.
Co's, VARIETY STORE, 42, Queen's Road Central, Prospectuses and Ferms of Application for
A Plan of the Seats can be seen at MOORE &
where Tickets will be on Sale from A.M. iShares can be obtained from Messrs. HALL & 4.P.3. Daily.
HOLTZ, or from the Company's Bankers. Performance to Application for Shares, at Hongkong or Foo
chow, can be made to
commerce at 9.P.M.
G. AGRATI
General Agent Hongkong, and June, 1883
Mesa GILMAN & Com
Agents of the Agri Bank Jund 19th, 1883
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