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Advertisements.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATIÓN.

PEARSON CUP & SPOONS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1899

Today's

Advertisements.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED

FOR SHANGHA

TOMORROW (SATURDAY), die 22nd THE Company's Steamship

instant, at4 PM,

Weather permitting.

Ranges.-200, 500 and 600 yards.

Seven Shots and one Sighter.

MOWBRAY 5. NORTHCOTE,

Hon, Sec.

Hangkong, 21st July, 1890.

CHINESE CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS.

L35

Msented to give an Exhibition of fis A. DA SILVA has kindly can. Experiments of WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY in the above Club, TO-MORROW, the aznit instant, at 4 P.M.

Membots of the Club and their friends pre cordially', 'invited to be present on that Occasion.

Costa

HID TUNG,

Chairman. Hongkong, 21st July, 1899. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI

THE Company's Steinship

"FORMOSA,"

Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Ports, ou SUNDAY, the aged instant, at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & General Managers.. Hongkong, 21st July, 1899,

Co.,

|

“CHANGSHA":"

Captain Moore, will be despatched as above an TUESDAY, the 25th instant. " For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents Hongkong, at July, 1899.

Losza

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY..

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CAÑAL.

HE Company's Steamship

THE Com

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"DIOMED,"

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONO, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1899.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE TRANSVAAL

LONDON, Julyzrütbe The Volksra, has passed several of the clauses of the Franchise Bill with slight amend ments." It is understood that the Government:

will abolish the Dynamites Monopoly and pro- pose to add eight seats to the representation of the Uitlander districts.

THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Russell A Alger, Secretary of War has resigned in consequence of attacks made on Captain Goodwin, will be despatched as above him concerning the conduct of the campaign on SUNDAY, the 30th instant.-

and the suppression of the truth about the Philippines.

CRICKET.

For Freight, apply to ma

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AAAgents.

Hongkong, 21st July, 1899

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, N

LIMITED.

FOR PORT" DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. THE Company's Steamship

CHANGSHA,"

Captain Moore, will be despatched on SUNDAY, the 6th August, at Daylight,

1948alons during the entire voyage,

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED

FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

HE Company's Steamship

THE

Captain

#SUNGKIANG,”

will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 24th instant, al Noon. *This Vessel has Superior Accommodation for Saloon Passengers, and is now being fitted throughout with Electric Light.

For Passage, apply to

.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 21st July, 1899.

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY;

EIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN.

THE Company's Sternship

KWEIYANG,"

Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 26th instant."s

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 21st July, 1899.

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CHINA. NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND

BTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

migassza: Steamship

TATS.

eison, Will be despatched as above. on WEDNESDAY, the 26th instant.

The attention of l'assengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light. NB-Relum Tickets issued by this Com- pany to and from AUSTRALIA available for return by the Steamers of the Eastern and AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co. and vice verså..

"For Freight or Passage, apply to.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, 21st July, 1899.

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SANDAKAN.

CHE Company's Steamship

THE

"MAUSANG?"

Captain I. Kynoch, will be despatched as above -on THURSDAY, the 27th instant, at Noon!

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

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Hongkong, 21st July, 1899.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA,

ADEN EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Freigh Bills of Luding issued for BÁTAVIA,

SPERBIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL and

AMERICAN PORTS) THE Steamship

"COROMANDEL” Captain F.-W. Vibert, R.N.R., carrying. Her

Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, &c, on SATURDAY, the 5th, August, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Pors

Silk and Valtables, all Cargo for France,

and Tea for London (under arrangement),

be transhipped at Colombo into a steamer picatding direct to Marseilles and London other Cargo for London, &c., will be conveyed Vi Bombay dog Parcels will be received at lus Office until 4 Kat: the day before sailing. The Contents and Value of all Packages are required, de

are particularly requested to note of the Company's

rticulars apply to

HABITCHIE

July, 13899,"

rintent

HINA.

YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer.. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provis

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light. NB-Return Tickets issued by this Com- pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co. and vice vered. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents.

Hongkong, 21st July, 1899.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.“.

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS., THE P&O. S. N. Co's Steamship.

"PARRAMATTA,"

THE

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessul are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where cach consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed

This vessel brings on Cargo

From London, &c., ex S.S. Oriental. From Australia, ex S.S. Shannon, From Persian Gulf, er B. 1. S; N. and B. & P. S. N. Co's Steamers.

3

Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before

Goods, not cleared by the 27th instant, at

P.31. TQ-DAY.

4 P.M., will subject to

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in. any case whatevěřit as Codowns and a certificate of the damage ob

This taited from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here after which no Claims will be recognised,

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 21st July, 1899.

Entimation.

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The Australians (in 'tha" fourth, test match) declared their innings closed for 346 rúns for- saven wickets. England in the 2nd innings. made 4 for three wickets and the game ended

in a drawi

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says ----

„RESQUE BY THE “KINTUOK,

The China Mitual Sisam. Navigation Come pany, Limited, Inform us that they received this morning the following information from their Shangmit Agent (MG. Sutherland) roy

JK intpce s.3; a cablegram is to hand from Colombo advising us of this vessel having returned to that port with the German steamer Fahnenfels in tow, she having picked her up at sen with shaft broken. The Kintuck reached Colombo with this large German vessel on the 14th inst, and left the following day for the Canal after bunkering. The incident, will unfortunately, cause the Coy's steamer to be somewhat later on arrival at UK. than was originally contemplated but your Shippers will well understand the reason.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Before the Fan W, M. Goodman. (detin

“Chief Justice,):

July ist.

dant was guilty-6|| Téd friend waK: NOT

that there might be defrauding The prosecilt tions but had nobraug them and the jury would have the facts brought forward prove that there had been

Lordship in summing, ing surprise at the entries and at the way in which were made Wiir regard he quoted a passing from 5 defined it as something, that deceive others other to luss Frauds were committed

and it was the Jury's" place- was risk of loss His Lordships examples dealing with the subject of intent defraud, per

BÄNKAPYBOA

The usual fortnightly meeting Bontd was held yester were presentThe Principal Civil, Medical the chair, the Hồn: R Public Works), MË E Dil (Medical Officer of Forth Eigandida)May (Captain Superintendent,

president, and Mr. Doggan (Secréti tent to de

PREVENT CHANGE IN COMMITTE

The points the jury had to decide were (a). That was Accused a servant, clerk, aficer of the Bank when entries were made,

(8) That they were false. MANTAN

That the book belonged to the Bank That he made the flee emr (e) That he made thehii!! fraud

The jury returned at 335 uur and returned a verdict of guilty on the first count," not guilty on the second count, and not guilty ofthe third count

the Colony ddwell and

NONI YARD BRIDGES. S

in moving the following resolutiun President and "By Mr. Lockhart's fos FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS.

of his duties as Registrar General censes to be a member of the The case agains! Yeung Cheung U, alias Yeung Kwan, bank shroff, for making false

Mr. Slade, drew His Lordship's attention and consequently of the comm tee that was entries in a bank book, the property of the to the fact that the prisoner had already appointed on the 25th of May 1899 for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation been sentenced to big months hard labour quarterly inspection of Health Districts came on for hearing a

for stealing the deposit book and so in That the plain Superintendent of Police Mr Francis, Q.5 (instructed by, Messrs. Johnien, Stokes, and ↑ All probabilitystko,

the besiddetto Master) appeared for the prosecution Malsification of accounts into consideration, and appointedtech horn, mutices of the Board: 254 may of May, 1899; under? Slade (ingtructed by Messrs. - Deacon and asked His Lordship to take this into consider section 3 of Ordinance No. 11 of 1895, in place

pleaded "not tion in dealing with the prisoner Mr. of the Acting Registrar General, who has ceas Hastings) defended. Prisoner On the 20th at 4:15 pm. The typhoon is

guilty on all counts.":N

Francis, Q.C also made the same requested to be a Member of the Board. The following gentlemen composed the jury His Lordship,in passing sentence, said that the Seconded by Dr. Clark and resolution carned. approaching the neighbourhood of Shanghai.

On the 21st at 11.25 am. The barometer has-Messrs, Alfred Hudson Silverthorne, Hein- maximum allowed by law was seven year

ANIMAL DEPOTS AN fallen very rapidly in the neighbourhood of rick Cari Older, Albert Abraham, Joachim but he would not forget that the writing was

Instructions for the guidance of inspectors, Shanghai, and is rising slowly in S. Chind The and Wavin Kennedy, Francisco dos Santos, he, nust, from the jury's signaturoy our Shroffs, Tally:men, and Confies working

and Willie Von Ufich

finding, Consider typhoon, with its centre now close to Getzlaff, The taking of evidence was continued this that they were made while in the employ of Animal Depûts were gone into and passed is moving Northwards and will probably re- morning up to 42.20, when Mr. Francis QC the bank. He would sentence him, fo-12 curve in the Yellow Sex. Gradients steep for rose to address the jury. We give the gist of calendar months hard labour. Mr. Slade andA letter from Mr. Danby was read shuting Mr. Francis, QC requested that the dny that he had completed the alterations required S.. winds in S. China and over the N. fact of his remarks

There had no been evidence called in the expired time of prisoner's sentence:ught run in the houses on Marine Lot 85 by the Sanitar the China Sea. FORECAST-Fresh to strong prisoner's defence. The questions, which the concurrently with the 1 month. The requestBoard notice of May 19th, and ask pennis- S.W.. winds; squally, thunder storms.

jury would have to decide were, firstly, were was granted

gion for them to be decireditiab Also the entries made in the pass-book (Exhibit"A)

asking permission to retaingat bridges which, belonging to the Hongkong and Shanghai

though rather wider than sanctioned by law, are exceptionally well constructed and would Banking Corporation, during the magth of May it did not matter on which day in May

not reduce light and ventilation, Permissi as detentant was in the employ of the Bank og

granted with exemption. to the end of Mayor were they made between the first and seventh of June, on which date, the book was taken by the police? If the Jury decided that the entries were made in June, tito the case would necessarily fall through, as he was no longer in the employ of the Bank. There that they were hoe made on the date (Blay thi had been no evidence brought tward to show entered in the book and as the defendant 3 his memory, of a transaction between bis on and Bimself the probability is that they were made soon after the aur of May, or any way before the 31st of that month. The next

*LOCAL AND GENERAL. WE-learn that no less than 1,141 tins of con- densed milk have been seized by the Sanitary Authorities as being unfit for human food WE hear that the execution of the Un-logas murderers, who were convicted at the recent Criminal Sessions will take place at 6 at Victoria Goal on Monday week, the 31st iris A VERY successful breaking up concert was given at the Diocesan School yesterday. As Hagen kindly assisted and was very deservedly encored for her two songs "Butterflies and "The Broken Pitcher" The character sketch,

that they were simply as a reminder, oraid to

s

APPLICATION FOR WATER CLORE An application for permission. additional water closets at the Hongko

well for water suppli

stipulated that s

BRUTAL ASSAULIS This snorrang at the Alpstras Gusto Henty accountant's office, Royal Naval Yard, was 【Coudes a erk "remployed in the charged with assa bodily harm

and causing grievous Lal Num Nau. Mr Stephens appeared for old Chinaman named the defence, From the evidence, which was rather congradictory. It appears that Mgend coming home on the sight of the 17thuset for go must, arther the store: (or liquor, saw two

The Hộp. [wedoor-step, new his, door. Močne, knocked.

Chipamen Complainant and his son, sitting on

the complainant about the head, giving by four two black eyes and cutting his face and ears.

Ten Little Nigger Boys," was particular question which the jury would have to decide, gathered around and called out too muchee R

well received.

-

or

was were "the enines made with intehty to defraud?" The evidence had shown that 1 defendant was an intelligent bushessman, cou convertint with the Savings Bank busine wad and write English, and was thoroug The manner in which the entry. exactly similar to that in yogue The signature Kway thoug

mistakeh English, could easily initials of, a',Europtan, clerk is in

THE inen arrested in the new territory complicity in the assault upon Mr. Danby surveying party, which took place near Loong on Wednesday, last, and was occasidded by the supposed destruction feng shudby. survey operations, came up at the Polic Court

play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Satur$1,000 dollars paid by his to his son, his agemon, but the case was remanded, ca THE Band of the Hongkong-Regiment ill

impla memorandum having day evening from 8 pm to 9.30 p.m. - The following is the programme t-Marchulet" Brigade Camp'...

'Masiello

-Valseny. Fantasia... -Mazurka

Ga'up

'Dolores

Folk Songs of Italy

La Morine'

Poustgeiner Sca

God Save the Alten,

K. Heine

Auher.. Waldies@l

.Faust

A SOMEWHAT sudden death was reported to flee. Shanghai police on the roth inst. It appears that Mr. H. A. Thorkleson, who is a Custom House officer on twelve months leave Tientsin, and who was living in a bearing

not

had he copied, so minutely the

toms, even so far, as to make. four different entries underd There had been no evidence given that t Ramperzele any money, and, in fact Sert Cole

not say positively if defendant daughter at all, a su had certainly when he searchedahe room, about 3 The usual course if a person wanted money for a child's benefit was to put it face of it, it appeared, from the deposit book a Savings bank in the child's Game and on the

that such had been the case. Fraids were now perpetrated on careful business men, but on either careless or negligent persons, "ot, else in the press of business when proper cars, could not be exercised. It was not essential to show. that the fraud, was intended against the Bank there was very little probabity of its being suce cessful in Hongkong, but it had been shown that money had once been obtained by means of the possession of one of the deposit books, *TBC entry would certainly lead people to think that there was money in the bank and anyone finding the same could make a fraudulent use of it

A. S. WATSON & CO., house in the Woosung Road, was taken ad

LIMITED,

denly ill during the afternoon in his room it was thought advisable to remove him to

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Hospital, He reached the institution, a

D.

EstablisheD-1841.

PORTS

(For Invalide and General Use.)

Per do

16.20

B. VINTAGE,superior quality,

Red Capsule.... $14.40 C-FINE OLD VINTAGE, Sup

erior quality Binek Scal Cupsule... VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE extra superior, Violet Capsule Old Bottled) 20.40 Tort alter removal should be rested for a month before use. Wine re quired for drinking at once should be ordered to be decanted at the Dis pensary before being sent out. These Wines are too favourably known to need comment.

Sample bottles and smaller quanti- thes will be supplied at proportionato wholesale rates.

moments Inter but died almost immedi the death being set down to "natural causes THE China Gazette hears on reliable author that a British mining engineer, who has prospecting for cost mines in Manchung behalf of Chinese capitalista has been s inarily ordered to quit by the Russians, and that the British Consul at Newchwang, has been instructed to make it known that py kind of prospecting can be undertaken by British. subjects in Manchuria, which that journal takes to mean that Great Britain as practically recognised-Russian re-sovereignty over that portion of China, and admits that he Chinese people have no say in the man ment of their own affairs in their own county THE following is the beautiful epitaph written by Miss Frances Power Cobbe for the stewardess of the steamer, Stell who drowned in the wreck of that vessel on

Casquets f

In Memory of The Heroic Death

rain coming in onto the j.rors.

ence, or accountant working in the same office the doindent, said that the Chinese

shamchoo" and that complainant told Mocne the

I bgala Un Chinese, after he had been

tephens contended that it was only

Assault and asked the magistrate to impoy a fine, because if the defendant was im prisoned he would lose his situation, bati simposed hot and ficen infor start work again at the Na

whole

entertained

pfaid that it was a most scrí

Mess commodiousseliningr POS and inks the presentat having the honour to represent

did in a fine, sailor like m Major Hickman, who had just;

trip round the Island, on the subr steamer Solent, which had been: President of the Royal Welch stitute, to the varied people of the

Mess. He would not make any d took the chair, and responded on

tween the sailors soldiers as

the same Queen and wehe Brothe in sister services. The picture time they had spent together. He be treasured as a memento of the plea not detain them long, as he knew they wished to proceed with the couce ask members of the Mess with musica Petty alfgert of healer sent p

prog

ging Bave

Lang

The learned counsel was interrupted during His Lordship said as he had papoker many his speech by the times of the bar state of the accommodation provided for the Supreme Court and as the jury ja move from the box to the front bench where they could pay more attention than they had water running down their necks, is

Slade, in-speaking for the defence," paid a very high compliments to his learned friend's power of persuasion which, lie said, was so great that if a prisoner had confessed to having murdered and cut up his wife the learned coup sel would persuade the jury that the man was as innocent as a lamb. The caso had been put before them with the utmost ingenuity and with "all, powers of persuasion of his learned friend against which was the prisoner's statement made on the impulse of the moment when the deposit book was in his bedroom// The Jury would have to be very careful that they were not led away by eloquence, and would have to; be guided in finding a verdict wholly by the evidence that had been given, By: English law every man was to be considered THE innocent until he had been proved guilty. They were to consider him so until they had folly made up their minds that there was no reason- able doubt of his guilt as shown by "evidence; brought forward by the prosecutionThere were two questions for the Jury to answer, the meetin first one was as the time at which the entries were: Dod made. The prosecution had first assumed that the entries were a fraud and, then afterwards. correct statements If they were a fraud, the ing had gone on the assumption that they were tos botas much further back, as then there would have

probability is that he would have dated them 31st Cheeting the departing crow With the friendly cry of Good-byspeen much better, chance, of the fraud being DANDREA Good-bye HOA

successfu The prosecution had made, s saying that the, depósit, bo02 received by the depositor,

talk the en

MARY ANNE ROGERS, Stewardess of the Stella, Who

Amid the confusion and terror of shipwrecks Aided all the passengers under her charge

To quit the vessel in enfety R Giving her own life-belt to one who was

Summoned In her turn to make good heb escape,

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorized Agents at the Coast Lest Ports.

A. B. WATSON & Co., Limited, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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att the parish church, ARD CLARRIDUTT, ölder son #ner, M.D., Medical Officej and Jato Assist Surgeon hladle to BLA

Scott

second daughter of W. crescent, and former

She refused

she might endanger the heavily-laden

She was seen, a few moments later As the Stella went down

1 Listing her arms unwands with the

·Their sank in the watera:

Actiong such Steadfast performance.o

anding

the

hing

the water, be

said the sub-com- purpose hä, selected

Che begged to move-

That the Sanitary nment the accortance ice. No. 8 of 1897 that fourable latrines on. 10 Atthe corner! Belchers East,

ter'a road

„Ground;

not hope to cope with the had a competent staj

the meeting Mr.

Health

by the

most hearty. mme was gone

rise to an oppor ang into the whole questio and

Staffwhich was universall undermanned and with the creasing

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Captain' Baker on or about the

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be despatched as above