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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHY

To-day':

(sements,

NDAY, JUNE 26.

To-day's

Advertisements,

EQUITABLE

LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF TRE

UNITED SURPLUS OVE

AMOUNTS TO

TWELVE MILLIONE BAEKLING. This Surplus helongs exclusively tu Policyholders.

Paid to Policyholders during 1878.

Over £1,880,000 Btg.

Paid to Policyholders in less than 40 Years

me Over £63,270,000 Stg.

The Policies of the Equitable of the United States secure

1-A Lucrative Investment.

Protection for a Wife -Endowment for Children. 4-Education for Children, 6.-Provision for Old Age,

Amounts of Cash Surrenders, Loans, Paid-up Assuranco are written in the EQUITABLE'S Policies and Guaranteed.

·TO EFFECT ASSURANCES, Apply to

F. KIENE. Acting Manager, South China,

No, Praya Central,.

Hongkong

[858

zóth June, 1899.

ZETLAND

No. 525, EC.

REGULAR MEETING of the above LODGE will be held at the FRBENA- SONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on SATURDAY,

NOTICE

orders

Othergiving

OWNERS of Tenement louses-situated afford a right place for the

the WESTERN DIVISION of the CITY (to the Westward of MORRISON and EAST STREETS) AIC reminded that those Houses are required by Law to be LIMEWASHED and CLEANSED previous to the end of JUNE, and . view of the present unhealthy state of that portion of the City early compliance with the Law is urged

Should the necessary work not be alone by the end of the month of June, the provisions, of Ordinanco 24 of 1887 will be used to enforce compliance,

By Order of the Board,

C. W/DUGGAN, Secretary.

Sanitary Board Room,

Hongkong, 15th May, 1899.

16523

THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

iny of any

little sums in sterling of 5 orato

2ND

others,

ent at-

were prest

from

This morning a young girl; years, made a comp fin custody) that the

rape on her married who cight: adjourned the bearing unith

wifness had indentified the first:

positive aslin the second, for he had not hole in one of his front teeth alle other three. prisonera had not been identified, but ?clónce against two of them was iltong enou), 4. so thought His Honour, 10 convict them. There was no doubt aliqut the first two being imple tontorrow. cated especially, the first, for he had bech. caught red handed with a pair of trousers and

a

jacket on his person, and also = pair of lege

among ilwolt on the great increase. Is thero no means by which the Mi

in the States; but, Stores could be wound up and (its-i Boking to The, fütules", he said he saw many and accounts looked into, and its disburse dangel's threterng the

alays, and buny meats accurately detailed. Cash accounts others nienacing it cumplete success in the must have been kept and rendered, if not { adtsjinistniliw, of-Life Feiterated States. The teer's seven pounder.competition will take place ins around his waist, a funny place for such

lectures paid a libure to Sir, Andrew Clarke, Si Clement Smith, Sir Trank Swettenham and Mr. Weld, whom, hesaid, had given the Malays a new life and one word living

FRANCE

during the later, certainly during the earlier months of its existence. The original letters on which Horsins based his instructions must be somewhere. If they can be found we shall be most happy to publish them and pay liberally for the privilege, Can we say more?

The Gusette of Saturday contains copies of the Bills introduced and read a first time at the last meeting of Council in connection with Wharves and Piers; for the naturaliza- NINTERIM DIVIDEND-5; tie RATE: tion of Messrs." TsoH YEUX SHAN and Fáy A of FOUR PER CENT (ONE DOLLAR ANANG; for the amendment of the Public CITY CENTS PER SHARE the A1 Healtli Ordinance 1887 for the amendment ending 30th June, 1899, will be l'AID on of the Armas Consolidation Ordinance 1896, Application, to the Registered Shareholders in the above Company, on SATURDAY, the 8th for the amendment of the Catile art July, 1899.

Slaughter Houses and Markets Ordinances; for the amendment of the Liquor License Ordinance 1898, and a Bill to authorize a supplementary expenditure of $308,673.87 in respect of the year 1898.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 8th July. both days inclusive.

MEVER, & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 26th June, 1809.

NOTICE

|

LONDON, June 23rd The New Cabinet has decided to remove number of superior officers from the army for actions in connection with the Dreyfus fair contrary to. Militarysselie

THE TRANSVAAL YANG Seven thousand five hundred and eighty people, mostly women and children, left Johnan esburg in May and June.

GERMANYVES

Herr von Bülow has been created a Count.

WEATHER REPORT.

vidence against the filth pri

ntly strong 10 convict him, (the jury fought To

FE distribution of prizes won in the Volt

an artic at 936 pm. at Head Quarters. The Band of soner was the Royal Welsh Fusiliers will be in attendance. His Lordship All members are requested to attend to take que m

but found the other" Four guiltys leave of their Commandant, who is leaving the His Honour, gave instructions for the not Colony,

Zaneka guilty man to be dismissed, but, told the litter- oked preter to tell the other four the jury had found Gazette there them guilty that they had committed a king_oc | cowardly rabbory, frightened a poor old fellow voy the and robbered him in a cowardly way. He gon boat never remembered a session when so many eases of armed robberies, were tried and ho Rasured such ruffians that the law is too strong for them in the long run. Each of them would have to go to prison for five years, and encli first week of their prisoner during the first of imprisonment.

ACCORDING to the Universal has been some excitement casioned by a.

Magistrate thore prohibiting racing during the Dragon festivities. Numbers have revolted against the order, which, they state is arbitrary. A week ago a boat laden with forty men women and children collites in the river with another craft, and the wool of its human freight were drowned. Sove

*THERE WAS a smart cupture by the Naval Yard police this morning." "A'coolie was leaving the yard with his coat slong, through the bamboo he was carrying on his shoulder, the liceman on the gate, thought that the bamboo looked

the coat on it instead of having it un. He were correte, the coolie had stolen a piece of copper piping, about 18 inches long, which be had strung on the bamboo

Gamboo and had covered with his coat. The coolic was given in charge of the civil police

DISTURBANCE AT MENGTSZ.

We leam that news has been received to: the effect that the Customs Station at Mentaz, Yunnan, gas attacked by an anned band of Chinese for the 22nd inst... Tlie residences of the Commissioner and Customs. Assistants have been burnt and the Outdoor Staff quars- attack took place at one o'clock in the morning.

The Observatory report says-On the 25th at 12.20 p.m. Barometric changes on the China and wondered at the reason for carters and the French Consulate looted. The coast are unimportant. A depression les in the

the 1st July, at 8.30 for ppm precisely. TELEGRAPH have This Day been sent or knowledge of the Legislative Council W. part of the Sea of Japan. Gradients con, stopped the coolie and found that his auspicions The foreigners are salo

Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.

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Hongkong, 26th June, 1899.

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM""·

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT). HE Company's Steamship

THE

"ESMERALDA,"

Captain Cobban, will be despatched for the above. Port, TO-MORROW, the 27th instanty at 3 P.M. Sharp.

This steamer has Superior Accommodation for. Passengers and is fitted with the Electric Light.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., -General Managers. Hongkong, 26th June, 1899,

[8274

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

THE Company's Steamship

"SUNGKIANG,"

Captain Dede, will be despatched as above

on THURSDAY, the 29th instani.

THE OFFICES of the HONGKONG removed to No. 50, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Second Floor, (the premises formerly occupied by Messrs. Powell, & Co.) to which address all communications should he addressed.

-E. V. SKERTCHLY, Manager. Hongkong, 1st May, 1890

Kutimation.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.

IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS,

The last is farcical. The money has been speat, the greater portion of it in the exclusive authority of the Executive, without the con and for purposes, many of which the unoff cial members of Council, the representatives of the tax-payers, would have disapproved if their opinions had been asked. The Bill will be read a second time, considered in Finance Committee, reported, considered in Committee of the whole house, reported again, read a third time and passed, and ap proved by the Governor without the possibi lity of any adverse vote or opinion. The money has been speat and the Bill must go through. If any unofficial mamber should be foolish enough to question any item he will simply be snubbed, possibly insulted

and told he is only, wasting time.

The Bills to naturalize two of our Chinese fellow citizens may pass. We only wonder why any of them think it worth while to be aluralized. It will afford them no profec-

SHERRIES tien whatever outside of the Colony, either

in China," in Eugland, or in Australia, or America. They will still for all practical Per Dr. Cut purposes be Chinese,

B-SUPERIOR PALE DRY, dimmer wine. Green Seal

This Vessel has Superior Accommodation for Saloon Passengers, and is now being fitted Capsule. throughout with Electric Light

· For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

carlinum, afth dane 1800.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VÍA SUEZ CANAL.'

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

"IXION":

C.–MANZANILA, PALE NATURAL SHERRY. White Capsule

CO-SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL Surnur, Red Scul Capsule・・

DVERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY choice old wine,

FRIDAY, Me 30th instant despatched on White Seal Capsule

the

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 26th June, 1890.

E-EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD ALE DRY, very finest quality, 17872 | Binck Seal Capsule Old

Bottled) -

THE OSAKA SHOSEN 'KAISHA,

FOR SWATOW, AMOV AND TAMSUL THE Company's Steamship

TAMSUI MARU,",

10.90

12.00

12.00

1.1.10

20.40

B, U, áml C'C ́nre excollent diuer Wines and suitable for invalids and

On the other side of the question we would like to ask the Government if these gentlemen have their wives and families perinanently established in Hongkong, or are their homes still in their native villages in Chinx. If the latter, it will he was

ur them in any emergency to do their duty ás British subjects.

l-

tinue slight with light 5, monsoon on the China

coast FORECAST-Light S, winds; mostly fine, but some showers.

On the 26th at 12.5. p.m. The barometer las fallen on the S. coast of China, and remains almost steady elsewhere. Pressure appears to be highest near the Loqchoes, and lowest ofer the N. part of the China Sen, Gradients slight for S.Erwinds on the China coast, FORECASTE Moderate S.E. to E. winds showery.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE appointment of Mr. R. F. Drury to be Sanitary Surveyor to the Sanitary Board is Gazelled.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended 25th June, are Europeans 217, Chinese, 1,629.

total 1,846.

As the steamer Macduff was going down the river from Shangliai on June 18th, outward bound for New York che Amoy, she went. asliore in the river just off the Flour Mill. Two tugs were at once dispatched to her assistance, and 800 tons of her cargo were being taken out for the purpose of lightening her.

THE Joint Telegraph Co. & inform us that the British North Bornce Company's landline between Labuan and Sandakan, is reported to The Liquor License Amendments and the now in working drder. All further informa- Cattle Markets Amendments and the Armation as to the state of communication should for Amendments are mainly for the purpose of the present. be obtained by application at the raising additional revenue by the immoderate-oices of the Telegraph Co. The mte per word increase of the license fees thereunder, & Ais Sads. Chinese Spirit License is now only obtain THE Chinese are very busy mounting three able on payment of gego, in place of $150.

|

The fee payable under the Cattle Diseases, 40 pr. guns in the dismantled forts at Woosung Slaughter House and Markets Ordinances is We suppose this has some connection with the raised from $100 to $200 A-License to presence of the Italian squadron, which, how import or deal in Arms is henceforth only ever, is now reduced to two fighting-ships, the obtainable on payment of $1,200 per annum Stromboli and the Afarco Polo. As the enemy | instead of ro-a rather striking increzse, appears to diminish in numbers, our Chinese

A License to construct a pier is only to be friends appear to grow valinnt got out of the Government upon payment of or six times the rent demanded for a Marine Lot in the best position in the Colony held under a lease for 999 years:

THE Univerint Gazelle says that tile laying down of bombs in the Imperial- park of Yuan Ming Yuan was discoveed by, a Banner official who was inspecting the trees of the place after a storm. Observing flie pond dried up he suspected something and arrested the habit

་།།།་ ants round the park and

And after a severe inves tigation and the promise of their lives, they

THE GYMKHANA,

The

Race!

held

Conantities':

chana of the season was Koi Sáterday afternoon liers Band was in' hoice (seléction"ef HAE, the Governor and H. E. Major- Wern tumong those

shank, Esq. The Hof 0 RM. Gray, Essl V

T. Fe Hough; Esq, Th

The Howl, Mas C-

confessed that at the direction of certain pet. sons, bombs had been laid in the ground. They E. Rickman, R.W.C

G. C. Moxon, Esq, GH were handed over to the Office of Gendarmerief Col The O'Gorman, the Commandant of which, owing to the gravity, Warron, R.A., Comman of the case, mmediately reported it to the and The Hon. T Throne for instructions how to deal with its Judges The Hon.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

UPREME COURTS

ESSIONS.

Al Goodman Giding

June 2015

HARKINE SENTENCED TO "18" NOKTIJ

SAMAA HARDA LABOUR 2015

His Lordship at the Court this maming-pass

sed the above sentence on Reginald George Hopkins, for embezzling the sum of $2,150, the property of the Mutual Stores, in March last

Cesar Hawkins, Esq. Handicappers S CMG, and J-McKie Starter = TFHO Panicketper-G Clerk of the Scales Hon ensitrer Hon, Secretary

WA: Cruick

Esq.

* – G. G. Moxon, Esq

FIVE FURLONG RACE - Fár

weight as per sca winners at this seasi 5.155., TWICE or oflene

erpton

His Honout gave judgment as follows: You were found guilty on Saturday of having Capt Bancrof stolen three sums of money amounting in. to $2,159, the property of the Mutual Stor were managing partner of the firm unde im Capl You appropriated those suma at the time you mediately afterwards you abstonded, taking passage to Shanghal under an assunted namie, months behind date, and you left your partners You left the books in muddle) and three to pay, as they were bound to do, the debts of the firm and to extricate the business from the difficulties and trouble, in which you, dis- honestly had involved it, -There is another' information" against you, but as you, buvo. been convicted on the present.

Captain S. Nagata, will be despatched for the delicate stomachs. D and 2 are an annual rent at the mte of $4,800 per acre Tirs, police are now investigating a daring Attorney General as informed the Court above poris, on SUNDAY, the 2nd July, after-dinner Wines of a very superior vintage. All are true Xores Wines.

at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Agents.. Hongkong, 26th June, 1879,

Saniple bottles and smaller quanti-. [635tion will be supplied at proportionate

wholesale rates.

·FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CÂNAL

THE British Steamship

AFRIDI

We only guarantee our Wines und Spirits to be gennine when bought will be despatched for the above put on or direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast

the 4th July.

STEAMERS

"MOGUL” (

BRAEMAR

SIKH

“ARGYLL”.

JOHN, SANDERSON

!AFGHANISTAN

For Freight, apply to

1899. About Eud July.:

Early Aug Afiddle Ang. "At Intervals of ⠀⠀ |

2 weeks,

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.

Agents;

Hongkong, 26th July, 1899.

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OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM:

SHIP COMPANY.-

NOTICES

CONSIGNEES of CARCO par Steamship

GAELIC

CONSIGN

are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risks in the Com pany's Godowns at Wanchal from whence,

delivery may be obtained on countersignature of Bills of Lading

Ports.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1899,

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

We can hardly think it possible that HOPKINS could have written to his Chinese partners in the terms to which the Chief Goods remaining unclaimed after the 2nd Justice very properly called attention this July will be subject to rent moming when sentencing the prisoner if he

“No Fire Insurance has been effected.

1-S VAN BUREN

Agent Hongkou

June, ORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP.

COMPANY

VICTORIA

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEESA

STEAMSH FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO TTAMA, KOE MOJI AND

the Bill

QUEM DEUS VULT PERDERE

- PRUIS DEMENTATI will ever be heard of again, at least in its present form. It is too gross. an act of confiscation of existing rights and privileges. If it should become law there will be ab solutely no security for existing rights of property. The next thing will be a Bill to multiply by six all existing Crown rents. If it is possible to levy a rent on the properties held rent free for the last fifteen years by the Wharf Company under Ordinances duly passed and sanctioned, there can be no difficulty-whatever in merely raising lie rents of properties held by leasees under Leases from the Crown-distinctly an inferior title—no matter how old they may be or however carefully worded. -

TELEGRAMS.

By Telegraph.

Special to the Honghong Telegraph."

(FROM OUR OWN. CORRESPONDENT.).

BRITISH OFFICIAL DISMISSED. RUSSIA SCORES A POINT

TIENTSIN, June 23rd

3:45 pm.

Chief of been>

Railw

had not himself received instructions and authonty from Lirron's to do so. Leaving: out of consideration the very ugly word [Uribe and taking it that the only autho Mr. C. Kinder, Engineer

Jity was to allow bonuses, the direction to the allow heads of departments 5% on any order is very significant and opens up cur ious avenues for speculatio crétion 20,..

Skinstri

robbery which took place in the Parisian Hair Dressing Satoon in the Nanking, Rond Shanghai, on Saturday, June 17th, when a safe stated to contain $3,000 was broken open and the money abstracted. Defectives Johnson" and Gilfillan have ascertained that an entrance had been where the safe stood, and that the latter had been forced with a hammer and chisel Numerous are the conjectures as to who are the culprits, and suspicion atrongly rests upon a former servant of the proprietor,

MR James Anderson, late of the Amoy Dock Company, who is at present on a visit to Australia, was requested by the Directors of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., to pay a visit to the mines and give his impression as to the property. Mr. Ander son's report has been received and may be seen at the office of the Company After the details of what he saw

Anderso

scribing SAYS

The impression, 1. formed is that you have a very valuable. taperty but that more expert knowledge

all labour saving appliances with working on a large scale before these mines will;obtain deserve.l

together

I KNOW one man in Melbot heartiest approval the new the

pany us. their Jur passe

for

owers to place.

quctivity! 10, or

am afraid ight place, coupled with the get into their hands all the and, with thic promise of

this?

Here ago,

and doi

that he does not intend to proceed with the other case against you. I have only to deal with the particular charges on which you were imprisoned with hard labour for the term of 18 found guilty, and the sentence is that you be calendar months Technically, that is lic sentence in each count, but actically, that is

the sentences:

to run concurrently Court to clause or sent man's letter to partners in the

Lipton) nuth bonuses to

5 on any

discretionary!

His Honour then called

A further sentence

You will also supply stores had chenn in

the letter was

wered- ton's, thi

you must get into your fleet, and you will be back Lipton's:

His Honour called.

to the paragraph in which: because, if that was the m he thought it a mode to

ichts up

trance,

First Potts, Esq. Second prize,

Yellows Dwur, tost

Grasshopper

Whip

or's GlenroV

Captain lb Mr. Crule

Gresson

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for all bond's red as such the Polo themile post ismounted at the fall offing no

first prize CUP

"Gymkhana') fund; se" Entrance, Sra

telicad's Traveller minin

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B&ch! sette of coloured. colourato- be

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Bills of Ladi