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SINGAPORE AND THE SOUTH-

From Straits Papers.

· Seven Hours -A Day Mr. Spooner, the Selangor, State Engineer in his report for 1808 Botes that the working day in Selangor for Tamil and Javanese coolies is a short seven hours, it is supposed to be from 6 am to 3p. m, but in practice it means 7. a, m. tó z p. m The working hours in Cey lon for Tamil coolits are from da. m.to 4p. m on states, and in the P. W-D. and Railway Departments from 6. a.m. to 12 noon and I p.m. fo 5 pm, or ten hours against the short seven *This, says Mr. Spooner, cannot be corrected by one department singlehanded. It would be necessary for all Government Departments to Bet in unison and so reduce the cost of works by obtaining 94 days of ten hours thore work per coolic per annum, for the same total wage as now pald-presuming, of course, the cool works every day in the year excepting Sundays

Fatal Accident At Bingapore. A shocking fatality occurred on board the Japanese mail steamer' Inada Maru, off the Borneo Wharf, on the night of 17th inst One of the hatches had been only partially placed over the empty hold, when, the third officer- stepped on to it. The hatch immediately tilted up and the unfortunate officer fell to the bot tom of the steamer where he struck the iron- work and sustained terrible injuries. Asistance was rendered as quickly as possible, but the officer expired in the course of a quarter of an hour. Death was due to serious internal injuries and to concussion of the brain. The sad feature of the case is that the deceased has a wife and had only recently received news that he had heon appointed to a good post at the Cape of Good Hope.

Sarawak News.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1899

STRANGE INTERMEN OF

EUHOFMAN,

In the Singapore Free:Press onday, the Joth instinention was made of the discovery on the previous day of the body of a European washed up on Blakan Mat; who had been evidently drowned froin, or in trying to reach, some ship in the harbour, This proved on enquiry to be the body of an American sailor missing from the U.S.S. Fosemile. No inquest appears to have been held.

Shipping: STEAM

COMI

NY, LIMIT

FOR SANDAKAN, CHE-Company's Steamship,

MAUSANG, TO MORKOW, the thinstant, at Captain 1. Kynoch, will be despatched.

For Freight or Passage, apply

JARDINE MATHESON

General Manayers,

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED

The sequel is a curious one. As a well known local resident was walking on the shore of Pulo Brand Island about 40 yards from the Bomeo Companys dynamite stores he came upon a little group on the beach busy over-Hongkong, 16th July, 150g. soie excavation about 3 yards above tigh water mark. This consisted of a European policeman, two soldiers in khaki, Chinese coolles, and the job in hand was the digging of a grave. The visitor naturally made. an ennuiry, and though the policeman was THE Company's Steamship evidently indisposed to be communicative, it was elicited that the grave was intended for the burial of a drowned European,

and two

"Oh, that will be the American from the Vortuité" (giving the proper accent to the four-syllable word.)

No, it's the man off the Vossenight,” was the reluctant reply.

The man off the Vossemigår" was not visible just then, but was doubtless lying close at hand, ready for his six-foot of Pulo Brani beach.

It further proved that the corpse had been already-planted below. high-water mark, but it had been difficult to get deep enough, and an arm of a leg.protruded after the tide came up and washed the soft stuff from the top of the under-water grave.

It seems strange that this should have had to be done, when no doubt the American Consul here would have been willing to have seen the dead man get respectable burial at Bukit Timaḥ Cemetery. There looks to be Just a little too

TAXATION ON PEPPER AND TINDER. The Supreme Council of Sarawak met on the 12th June. The Rajah informed the mem-much of the "tip-him-in-the-hole" about the bers of his intention of putting an extra tax on

incident to be entirely agreeable to the un humanity, F. Press.

FOR SHANGHAI

"CHANGSHA Captain Moore, will be despatched as above" TO-MORROW, the 27th instant

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,.

Agents. Hongkong, asth July, 1899 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED."

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, THE Company's Steamabip T

HAITAN

Captain Roach, will be despatched for, the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 28th instant,"

at 10 AM,

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For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,. General Managers, Hongkong, 25th July, 1899.

THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. FOR SWATOW AMOY AND TAMSUI. THE Company's Steamship

pepper in consequence of its unusually high scientific prejudices of common or garden "TAMSUI MARU,”

price in the market. There would be also a small yearly payment as rent for lands cultivat ed or taken up for cultivation, according to the

value of the products planted on which no pay MARRIAGES MADE IN FRANCE

moni ħad been, madé heretofore." There was no doubt that the planters were making. enormous profits H H. said he considered. "that a just share should go to the revenues. ⠀⠀

The Rajah then intimated that ho had decid- ed upon a tax on timber so as to restrict felling operations. There was now a scarcity of hard woods in the market at the capital. On and after the first of August next, timber-fellers must take out permits. A timber tax of ten per cent. on the value was also imposed,

+

The Real Malay!

SCARED DY SMALL-POX/

In a letter from Jalor, in Siamese Malaya, Mr. Skeat, now exploring there, says:—

The country is quiet enough. Many of the people, including the Rajah have fled from fear of small-pox, owing to a death from that disease in a house near here. Many of the houses of those who have not fied were quarantined" for ten days by the Rajah of Raman's medicine

man,

A rope of rattan is stretched entirely round the fence of the Campong (the Campongs are generally fenced here) and a rope of lalang Teaves and white thread with queer slip-knots

SOME CURIOUS COMPLICATIONS.

The following is not the plot of a Palais Royal farce but a true story from the law courts, te vealed in the course of a case that has jusi been pleaded. In 1886 the Dutucs and the Gertrons, at the time two newly-mairied couples, lived in adjacent villas in a suburb of Pans. The two households were on the best of terms. The

idea seems first to have occurred to M. Dutuct

that their union might be even closer than it

was. He laid siege to the heart of Mnie. Ger tron, and with such success that his wife at however, as to the length to which neighbour, length divined what was afoot. Her views,

liness can go were as large as those of her husband, and she proposed to M. Gertron, who was delighted at the suggestion, that the most philosophical way to take the situation was for them to fall in love with one another in turn. And the two couples, having thus paired off afresh, felicity reigned in those suburban villas.

Admirable though the arragement was found it seemed to the persons concerned that it could be improved on, or at any rate secured. against possible accidents. The quartette had ceased by this time to make any mystery be- unut fronds depending from it is stretched tween themselves of their, mutual inclinations. across the top of the gate. In the gateway are In the circumstances it would be just as well to buried, crosswise, two stems of the Bedara have everything on a clear and recognized Pahit,' which is supposed, owing to its bitter-footing, The two husbands in consequence ness, to scare away the sinall-pox spirits. The drew up, and signed, a deed in which it was road from Biserat to Jalor is similarly defended formally set forth that each of them, being against the spirits, the object being to stop them from pursuing travellers on the road Small-pox has been bad in Petani, but the people do not run from it there as the up-coun iry folk do..

Captain S. Nagata, will be despatched for the above ports, on SUNDAY, the oth instant, nt Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MITSUI BUSSAN, KAISHA,

Agents Hongkong, 24th July, 1899..

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED; FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG'AND THE Company's

CALCUTTA

Steamship

"CHELYDRA,"

Captain Davies, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 3rst instant, at Noon: -For Freight or Passage, apply ta "

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JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, aand July, 1899. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ-CANAL. THE British Steamship

GHAZEE,"

FROM

take

Consignees.

ONSIGNEES.

STACOMA, VICTORIA, Yoko. BE, MOJI AND

NGHALG eamer having arved Consignees joby requested to rent in their for countersignature, and to their Goods from Vessel

the discliarge of

will be fațided and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

WELL & CO., LIMITED, DODWE

Agents Hongkong, 26th July, 1899

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS THE

HE P. & OS. N. Co.'s Steamshi

"PARRAMATTA,"). Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whuf and Godown Company's Goddwas at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Gooda are landed.

This vessel brings on Caryo

From Lowing, &c, ex S.S.Oriental. From Australia, ex S.S. Shannon., - From Persian Gulf, er B. 1. 5. N. and E. & P. S. N: Co's Steamers.

Optional goods will be Innded here unless instractions are given to the contraty before 3 *P;M:"TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by the 7th instant, at | 4`Y.M., Will be subject to rent. –

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

"All damaged“ Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the dange ob- tained 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, 1

“BEN", LINE OF STEAMERS.

Tutimations.

WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of SEVENTY

A FIVE CENTS "Per Share for the Six months ending-30)h June, 1899 will be-PAY: ABLE on the 28th instant,, on which date DIVIDEND WARRANTS may be abtained On Application at COMPANY'S OFFICE

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED on the 27th and 18th instant.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A SHELTON HOOPER," Secretary to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LE General Agents, WEST POINT BUILDING COLD. Hongkong, tath July, 1899. HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE SIXTY-SIXTH ORDINARYHALF.

fintations.

CHINA & JAI

COMP

HONGKONG EXCHAN

OPEN DAY AND NIGHT,

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

EXCHANGE LINES, $80 Per Annum

PRIVATE LINES, $100 Per Annum.

NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION.

N.B.-A special charge is made for lines of

ore than average length..

YEARLY MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 18, Bank Build- ingo, Queen's Road Central, on MONDAY, the 31st July, at iz o'clock NOON for the ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY DES- purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, inga DIVIDE Stament of Accounts declar Auditors.

ND and electing Directors and The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

inclusive.

will be CLOSED from the 18th to 31st instant

Gira

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD

Secretary. Hongkong, 13th July, 1899. THE BONGKONG AND KOWLOON. WHARF AND GODOWN ̈CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND at the Rate

CRIPTION IN STOCK

INCLUDING

BATTERIES,

CHEMICALS,

INSULATORS

ELECTRIC BELLS,

|_ IGHTNING, CONDUCTORS,

WIRE

of 5 per cent (Two Dollars and Fifty TELEPHONES Cents per Share, for the Six Months' ending 30th June, 1899, will be PAID to those Per- sons who are registered as Shareholders in the above Company on the 3rd Angust, 1899.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company [w 5 will be CLOSED from 18th July to 3rd August,

both days inclusive...

By Order,

EDWARD OSBORNE, Secretary. Hongkong, 19th July, 1899.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

-STEAMSHIP “BENVENUE,” FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND

STRAITS.

"ONSIGNÉE'S of "Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed

at their risk into the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

•No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left, the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 31st instant, will be (subject to rent:1

•

All Claims against the Steamer must be pres -sented to the Undersigned on or before the yth will be despatched for the above port on or August, or they will not be recognized.. about the 31st July.

STEAMERS.

1899.

"SIKH"

ARGYLL'

At Intervals of "JOHN SANDERSON "Å 2 weeks.

"AFGHANISTAN..

For Freight apply to MANA DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, phdwAgents. Hongkong, rath July, 1899.

[pa

CHINA" NAVIGATION COMPANY,

· LIMITED.

FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND. PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. 1. THE Company's Steamship

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be exainland on the 31st instant, at 3 par

No Fire-Insumice has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Hongkong, 24th July, 1899, 96e *1966a

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

sound of mind and body! ceded his wife to the other and bound himself over not to institute divorce proceedings. Before long it was agreed. to waive this latter clause. Unions so blissful deserved to be sealed by marriage. Accord ingly and in connivance each of the husbands' Belangor Railway Rates.

called in, as French law provides, the local police commissary, who established, that the The Malay Mail gives a report of the meet indispensable formalities which must precede ing between the Resident-General and a the grant of a divorce, had been duly accom deputation which sought to move him to reduce plished. The court of first instance, however the recently increased railway rates in Selangor refused a divorce in each case on the score that The Resident-General, after successively de- the petitioners were unworthy of legal assis molishing the arguments for reduction, thus tance. A higher court was more amenable to put the case for the increase reason. The divorces were granted and Mme. The first part of the new through line was Gertron became Mane. Datuc, and Mme. Dutuc opened a few days ago in Province Wellesley, Mine: Gertron. I went to Province. Wellesley and Mr. Hanson asked me about rates, and I think went into the rates he was then charging in Famk 1 said these rates are too low and there is no railway in the world with rates' like these tho two children, of his first marriage but he return by the Steamers of the EASTFEN AND be left in the Godowns, where they will be

For a while everybody was perfectly happy: until a little later M. Gertion discovered that in the reshuffling of the cards all the children had fallen to his share. Not only had he kept

to

He said that, was so. It is the worst thing had taken over the three children belonging in the world to open a railway, fix the original Mme: Dutuc, become the second rates, and then raise them immediately Mme, Gerron. Now, although M. Gertron afterwards. If they are found to be too high it admits being fond of children he believes in is quite easy to reduce them; if they are too the princple of share and share alike in the low it is extraordinarily difficult to raise them matter of expenses. In consequence he calcul We looked into the gharry rates and we there ated what the five children have cost him to and then fixed 3 cants a mile for third class, rear, and asked his friends at the neighbouring with corresponding rates for second and first villa to pay half the amount. They declined. class. But it appears that afterwards the the invitation and M. Datue has been obliged Resident of Ferak sent to me and said that as to sue them for the sum. It is the trial of rates had been fixed in the Province, and the this action that has revealed the curious do railway would join on to Pemk line, it was nemestic complications just narrated: The verdict. cessary to have the same rates all over the line will not be given for another week, but between and I agreed. I am sorry that you have not then and now an amicable arrangement should produced any single argument for reduction of have been arrived at between the persons-con- the rate, or anything to show that the rate is rected by unfair.I do not see how I can ask either of

by such unusual ties, the Residents of Perak or Selangor to reduceARRY the rates that have been fixed."

THE LESSON

MOHEGAN

THE

ANTROPICAL DISEASES,

The Liverpo School of Tropical Diseases is sending out the West Ainean coast ai special expedition to investigata the causes Of malaria and other diseases, The expedition will be headed by Major Ross, the recently The lost of the Mohegan leads Mr. John appointed lecturer, and will include Dr Sun Hyslop in Harper's to suggest #needful pre nest, the demonstrator to the Liverpool School Cautions for sale navigation. Chief among They start for Sierra Leone early in August, These in that the entire direction of the ship's when the malarial season is at its height, and course should not be left to the ptain alone but the conditions are most favourable for research should boshared with

Thodanger Major Ross hopes to prove his theory that entary abermalar is caused by the bites of a certain ∙then be 'species of mosquito. The expedition will deter. was mines which are the malaria-bearing, species.

the

which always attends

ration of a single falli reduced. The captain of the Geclared to be unfriendl

Charts" while going sos-captains

there is a common

tion of charts or questi

Hajurity

that the under.

bim

charts

marke

5.S. “PRINZ HEINRICH,” THE above named Steamer having arrived, -Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opfum, CHANGSHA Captain Moore will be despatched on Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and SUNDAY, the 6th August, at Daylight stored at their site into the Godowns of the the Superior Accommodation offered by this Company Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery The attention of Passengers is directed to Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated may be obtained befor forward of the Engines. A Reingenting Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless Chamber ensures the Supply of Fish Provia notice to the contrary be given before Noon, ions during the entire voyage.-TO-DAY

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

AUSTRALIAN S,S. Co. and vice verik. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Hongkong, 21st July, 1899

Vana-Agents,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods embed undelivered after the 1st August, will be subject to rent

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to

examined on TUESDAY, the 1st August, and THURSDAY, the 3rd August, at ago A.AL All Claims misst reach us before the Arth 1953aAugust, or they will not be recognized, i Bills of Lading will ba countersigned by the

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

MELCHERS & Co.,

UNITED STATES AND CHINA JAPAN Undersigned.

STEAMSHIP LINE.

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship

INDRALEMA," Captain Baker, will be despatched as above on or about the 12th August.

For Freight, apply to FJÄRDINE MATHESON & Co.,

Aeg Agents

Hongkong, 1st July 1899

UNITED STATES AND CHINA JAPAN

STEAMSHIP LINE TARGE ROBT. M SLOMAN & CO-HAMBURG) FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Full-powered Steamship

PISA,

will be despatched as above on or about thei 7th September.

The Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Firet and Second class Passengers and has an Average Speed of 13 knots per hour.

For Fraight or Passage, apply

CARL

8th July

Intimations NOTICE

upled by MO

Hongkong, 25th July, 1899.

DKOHƉKOH

Agents

THE MUTUAL STORES

SUB ACENTS LIPTON LIMITED,).

£38, 28 à 30 PUTNIET ZA STERRE GRENA

JUST ARRIVED PER S.S.-« YAMATTA MARU.”

AEOTHER LARGER COMBISHMENT OF

FRESH - AUSTRALIAN - CREAMERY BUTTER

80 CENTS per lb.

11389

F. CAZANOVE,

BORDEAUX,

Loga

GOLD MEDALS Bordeaux, 1882 -Paris, 1889.

LIQUOR

OF THE REVEREND FATHER

A. KERMANN.

This ELIXIR Is employed with.

| Suggeri, to restors the TORGES

of the STOMACH and FADILL TATES the DIGESTION.

TONIC WINE

Of tlie Raw, Father A. KERMANN KOKA-KINA of Dr. GOLE CREME DE MANDARINE.. AVELINE AKISETTE SUPERFINE.

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LAENDLER & Co., Paris.

KUHN & KOMOR,

JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS, Far &'33, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, 35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA

and a

36, DIVISION STREET, KOJE, Hongkong, 15th March, 1898.

THE LEADING CATERERS,

COMPARE OUR

WITCHES,

PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION.

ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS,

.Erected and kept in order.

Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical. work.

Trained Mechanicians sent to Out Ports to fit up Installations if required;

NOTE ADDRESS-13, PRAYA CENTRAL

For full particulars &c.

W STUART HARRISON,

Mariager Hongkong, 18th January, 1898

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