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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
HERE will be NO COMPETITION TOMOR
TO-MORROW, the Range living bec
Tent:
MOWBRAY'S. NORTHCOTE, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, and February, 10
JUBILEE
1,0DGE
OF INSTRUCTION.
THE REGULAR MEET150 of the above
Lodge will be held in the FREEMASONS HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the
instant, at 8 for 8.30, pa precisely! When a paper will be read by War. 156, G; L. W
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2
Intimation.
WEATHER REPORT
The Observatory report says
Russian support? It is hardly likely that Russin would go so far as to promise support: unless assured of an adequate guid pra que sa soon as the Dowager's protege is firmly seated:"On the and at 1155 am the baronicter has upon the Brigon Throne, and it will be well fallon considerably on the China const Pres for Sir CLAUDE. MACDONALD to keep his eyes sure is highest over N. China, and a depression WATSON & Co., open in order to prevent British interests seems in have developed between the E. coast suffering when the time comes for. Russia to of China with the Louchons, Gradients slight 11MITED.
be paid. Now, too, we can post probably in S. China and the N part of the China Sea, fathom the reason of la Huso-cutang's ap with light to moderate monsoon, FORECAST pointment to the Viceroynity of the Two E. 10 N: winds moderate or light; fair. SHERRIES WANGS: He is undoubtedly one of the
IMPORTERS OF BIGIE-CLASS.
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-$10.80
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO, STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
LIMFIELL
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
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14.00
*AML FRERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL "Sunnar, Red Seal Capsule
12.00
7-VERT SUPErion Old, Pard." Day", ekoice"old wing White Stal Capsule
EXTRA ScomØR ÖLD”,
THE DIVIDEND the Rate of 8 per¡ Parr, Day, very finest quality,
Cent. of $1.20 per Share, Declared at he Ordinary Half-yearly Meeting of Shareholders, Black Seal Capsule "VOLE held This Day will be PAYABLE at the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING COR PORATION on and gîter, FRIDAY, the 2nd February, 1900 4.
Shareholders are requestest to apply the Office of the Company for WARRANTS;
By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. ARNOLIE.
Secretary..
Hongkong, ist ebulary, too, 45's „DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP, COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR AMOY AND, TAMSUL
THE Company's Steamshan
at Daylight,
"FORMOSAC
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Ço,*
Gencil Manigers.
Hongkong, and Fëlmygy, 176d
110
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
JAM Maniach The Theologean Professur is deail...
MACAOS
Yesterday R meeting of shar Cantonant! Limited, was held No. 13. Bank Beliling CMC present the Hon
Sichs, F. Goats. Arnold (secretary) Wilcox, T
Ro
Tillet. J. Judah, W son, JA. Loirin, D. Thons Yule, She
The Secretary read the meeting
The Chairman said
A Pair of #pretacles" will be fierformed by the report nl necompts the lanilla A. D. C.miha ih inst,
directors regret that the
are not quite up to those six months-501&E, VIN
cleverest men of Ching and doubtless the Empress Dowager, feured him sind cons sidered it best to have him safely out of the way before the machinery was put in motion for the accomplishment of the latest move | That there will be a revolution in China as the result of the depositim of Kuang Hsg we doubt." The entry is remainly ripe for revolt, and plenty of men would be fun ready to flock to the standard of rebellion once it was raised, but we'very much doubt CANTON has been favoured back brief visit report, this is mainly if a leader capable of organizing matters on from Prince Valdemar of Denmark.
sufficiently large scale would be forth. coming. There is no, man that we know | HSLS. Iphigenia is to be relieved by the of who would be able to maintain oftler |7ique a vessch of the same chise, and will pro Famongst the hurds of the different bands phably sail for Home on Saturday week.
and so prevent ad feynlution from de generating into a merg series of loating A Wattway lae, will be established between xpeditions KaNG YE-wer might perhaps Bangkok" and Kurt." It is almost completed take the lead, but he is not the man that is but some difficulty has been met with owing wanted. He is not sufficiently strong of to the Sandy nautre of the soll purpose 1999 "child, he 'conduct milicans",
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operations and keep the rabble in order. Wx ngạt từ heig that Mrs. Huwanshaw, the Then too the Chinaman's love of prisonal wife of Majer Rattanshaw, A.Sc., mer with a patrio. We do not think that a suflicitly stating her removal to the Chil Hospital. ! disinterested man could be found to lead a
may say almost cutirely conditions underv which
our
tlic
of our business huu been
alle or the BR last meeting nientiborw restrictions whleit, had been placed upon
Laboratory be the working of our steamers and, the
the opinion. expressed that should there tenditiqus-con- inue the trade could not be worked at a
being
part of the building hosethe, ald Tung Wah Town, which has I believe
by the Government be easily adapted for aratively small cost, and. serve equally no well. The equipment of such an establishment and the
hose pre
profit. Unfortunately, the prediction has been more than realised has the result of the six months working of this brauch shows-on actual | this purp loss. With regard to these steamet's for this for a long unide which have been specially built, and are being built, in joint account with other com- Ranies. I may explain that they were ordered during an intervaly when the restrictions of we complain, had been removed bad reimposed the investment of capital in this
purchase of the necessary cattle would not exeved 53,300 to $1,000 in addition to the cost of the alterations which would, be required. The annual upkeep might be estimated roughly as follows:--Fond to 12 cattle $700, Upkeep of An intelligent coolie
"20.10 gain is always against his protinga true serious bicycle accidenton Tuesday last, neces- that those restrictions would apparatus, chemicals and incidental expenses.
di, ftandre 7 Sare exedient dinner Wifi suitable for invalids and delicate stood and are after-dimer Wits of a very supertor vintage. All are few Xeres Wines,
Sample battles and smaller quafiti, ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.”
"
We only gaurantee our Wifes and Spirits to be gemipe" when bought
A 5. WATSON & GO, LIMITED. SEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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any tim #1.34% Protectiture will in all probability stop at Shanghai until March as her officers are superintending the overhaul of the dredges St. Rock which is taking place at that port.
The Royal Hingane Society has awarded, a
vellopi testimonial to Mr. McConnel Hussey second affeer of the ss. Chunsang for his bravery in saving a Chinaman from drowning,
lengkong Harbour..
re
the
2013, Ghs $100, lee
onion further of the country. Post Messrs. Xoronha & C, we have redirection would certainly have been deferred all probability sich'adarge proportion of
adalah in the seived a rave book for the app meeting. The until bakter uses, Wohndered who could be cured, to inke change, of that sontething will shonly result from the the animals, clean apparatis and look after of the leaders that the effort Well die of book is very neatly go up and shonal hergent representations, we have made in regard the place generally Sizo An European to this matter. The Palie Cloud, the last or assistant would also be required and instead starvation long before anything of a listing obtained by all win intend to witness the races.
our old wooden steainers, has been sold, show of engaging an additional man who would hie whole time to laboratory duties, 1 natur: bad ban 'Scofiendisherl.: “If a fevo- latices is in come and be successful it will need
ring a bus of some, 32,600 on her book van huld recommuting the appointment of the in- second Chinese Gandant to find to coin
against which we liaven partial off set in
Kennedy Towns assistant al a salary of $360 trade on the Canton and Macao line is Lou duet me enterprise, and Chines: Gordans are
profit of $3,385 on the sale of property. The spear in ellarge of the Animal Deport not to be found more than once in a genera
smidl for vessels of the tonnage of the While per annum in addition to his ordinary pay ng Lion. It is indeed a phy that some man with
Cloud to work remanetatively; your directors, Such iluties would be entirely outside those of therefore, decided to put the Lungshan in his solistantive appointment, and they would her place, and so far the result of the running also involve a considerable amount of extra time and attention owing to the great care the attributes of Conan or Rajan Bank is not forthcoming at the present time to steer the revolutionary party aright, but we fear
of this steamer has been fairlytical which such work demands. I think this plan You will have observed that the Board, in Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Pons, on SUNDAY the ab instant direct fra ny the tolong or from that even were such to be the rase the jeal
anticipation of your approval, has, in common would be much better if the first instance pair authorised Agents at flie Coastoasy of the Powers would result in his efforts,
with other local companies, subscribed small than engaging a special in, and is certainty for the good of China læring brought
sums to two desceving objects, namely the worthy of a tribesides which it would Paris
Tong Wab Hospital and the Soldiers and be fat-cheaper, Total estintate per annuin hought. To succeed without some Power
figures $500. Such system as proposed to which, under the circumstances, there will
with intervenit such a mancill have to own
Sailors Families Fund, a trifling expenditure for maintenance $1,535 or say in round allegiance to every Power interesteil in China
doubtless be no objection. We had hoped to would canned onLelectively, dn away. and an Anglo-American Franco-German
have our new wharf ready by this time but the necessity of quarantining any animals Italian-Japanese-Russian has not yet come
owing to the great rise in faw material and the which might be bright into the Extension, from time to time for the reason that should difficulty, in consequence of the wary of getting they entry, any infection of rinderpest with workmen, there has been several months' de- lty in shipment A portion of the material them, use already in the Territory having been unoculated would be proof against the has now arrived and further shipments are on the way work has been commenced and the discafe and so prevent its spreading amongst them as has been the case hitherto, After the wharf should be finished before nur nest meetal es pense of starting the enterprisą, had two months lay up for new boilers and are self-suppoging by imposing a small annual fee. ing. The low has resumed running after a
been incurred, the Laboratory might be made eral overhaul: she is how in first mag condition throughour and should rum for a good many of say 40 cents per head for each a years yet. The company's investments, Fanated, which the owners ought to willi pleased to say, are in a most satisfactory cans for protection bust such serious losses dition; all our mortgages show ample pargins they formerly sustained on the respective loans, while the rise the value of the investments in stocks-combles us to increase the amount at the credit of our in. vestment Flucidation Account toric aubstantial figure of $137,000 With these few remarks, gentlemen, I would propose the adoption of the report and accounts, but before doing so I shall be pleased to answer to the best of my ability any questions which shareholders pray. wish to ask
DOUGLAS STEAMSHUP COMPANY,
* LIMITED,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOUCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship THE C
HAICHING
Captain Davis, will he patched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the ghasiant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply t
DOUGLAS LAPRAR & CO.. Tieneral Managers.
Hongkong, 2nd Febmpty, 1900.
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THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
BOR MANILA.
THE Company's New Steamship
DIAMANTE.". Captain R. W. Almand, will be despatchel for the above port,-ón TUESDAY, the 6th instant," 5 at 5 P.M.
الله
The attention of Passtilgers is directed to the excellent accommodations procided by this steamer. She is fitted throughout with Electric- *Light"
Esrvéilishijo A.D. 1847.
BIRTH
On the 14th of Jahnary, di Pianhulj, Sweden, the wife of an ERIC CARI. PIruss, oka son,
MARRIAGE.
to the front..
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
THE WAR.
Casualties.
JJ
OSUTARPE ÇUNEIFFL On the 2nd instant, at St. John's Cathedral, Hengkang, by the Righ
Losos. January jeth. Rey craad the Risarp of Wima. D.D. assisted By the Rot. K. F. Habbold, MA. ERNEST
General Beiler's Casualties from the 21st HAMILTON SHARI, bovister-at-law, son o Emand Hamilton Star of tapan, te SAHA-40zóth instant, exclusive of those at Spionkop Shunsuris danter of the late Roger which are still mainly not received apicant Canite Stonekig, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
D393 killed and 278 wounded.
RUSSIA.
→ DEATH.
the 26th Jalgary, at Shaaghi, William A. D. COOPER, M. 19, 8200 54 years,
The Hongkong Celegraph
TUNGRIN, FEIN FEDARY 2, người
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE WAR;
Dr. Leyds is going to St. Petersburg The Russian Bank has advanced to the Persian Governinènt 22 inflion rembles at 5-percent with which a discharge all exist ing foreign obligations as the undertaking that Pursia will incur no fresh, foreign Joan This practically Linds. Persia, to Russia politically and financially
OPENING OF PARLIAMNET. Parliament has beenopened. The Queen's speech chiefly refers to the South African war and says-Her Majesty is convinced
„From the very beginning the war in Sautly For Freight or Passage, apply to
Arica appears to have bangla, un sfathing SHEWAN, TOMES & C
but reverses. The few successes which have General Managers. '"
begin attained have, in almost every instance, "Hongkong, 2nd February, 1950. 137.
Been foiled by a disaster it not an undimisha Parliament will shrink from no outlay to alie delet and one is growing to be positively place defensive preparations in a level with
Topsnow afternoon, on the Happy Valley, in the second round for the Hongkong Foot ball Challenge Shield, the Engineers Institute will play 38th Company, R.A. Kick-off at four o'clock Referee: Mr. WJ Maysan..';'
JOHN WILLIAM MOQUE, Gollown keeper, was this morning at the Magistravy tiffed Aro (nr unlawfully wearing the unifrwm ofier Majesty's: Military Forves, to wit, the mitor of the Royal Welch Fusiliers Bonowed pluies, in the shape of nilitary starlet are ajst to prove expensive.
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Mentorial and Nethersalelospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hosquitais.
-Fresh Fish Guild ......
Baptist Mission Church...
$30.00 13,20
Tag U. S. Battleship Brooklyn, dying the flag of Rear-Admiral Watson, arrived from Manila yesterday afternoon and the usual salutes were exchanged. The pranklyn is a very fine vessel, boasting of three funnels, and is certainty a Farelit to Uncle Sadi's Navy. If many more of our friends duin we shall have to extend the mati-of-war anchorage.
A VERY pleasant innovation was made by the ungement of the R. A. O. . last night in the shape of a dancing class to be held at.. their club rooms every Thursday evening. instructor; Mr. Oxberry as secretary assisted by a committee. This glass ought to become popular as it offers great opportunitice to those
THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA optical when news comes of say advance the responsibilities of so great an Empire, Sergt. Noumán, R.W.E,, acts aa"M. Cand "
TION COMPANY, LIMITED:
FOR LONDON." ·
THE Company's Stepraship. 15-
TEENRAL-
her nations are projecting naval pre-desirous of becoming proficient in the topsi
is..
nude or advantage' gained. Vtine wishes to mur release its solicitude for the efficiency of believe it. Taut ears jr the so
The latest the navy and coast defences when several disappuimurant is quitained in the Reuter felesion which we publish_to-day reporting that the relief of Stafeking has not yet been D. Davies, Commander, will be despatched aétüüplished. Still we are pleased to see above on WEDNESDAY, the gil March shit the public are still of opinion, that the Iway should head on thebitter-gui For Freight, &, apply to
JARDINE MATHESON & CO. Parliament, thi saneg dogged spirit of
... Agents. Hongkong, 2nd February, (goo
SHIRE LINE OF STEAM?
NOTICE
-FROM-LUX DONAPEN
SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
RADNORSHIRE
THE WAR.
Apother Reverse.
chorean art.
THE Band of the Hongkong Regiquent will play at the Hongkong Hótel, to-morrow (Sa turday) evening, fraw & pm to 9: Jo'pine-
PROGICAMMI.
* LONDEN," January, grst The Boers report that they encountered ierseteran & is manifest and there can be
shubian that the nation will put forth the British at Crocodile River and retired-Mandi.
*- - ርትዒሮፓ ባቴ ት Tarbest elluns which must, ultimately, qul but being reinforced, repulses, the British. | -Wahr
ucija vietas. We sincerely trust that This apparently refers to Col. Plumer's forces as “Brucht,
- Pazilia Ug pages body before the dawn has at f
brett row food met that we have au Land disposes of the report of the relief "GC man the duữ gi dhe serbes el reverses and Mafeking,
udrabs her experiencede
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
Absent Minder Rezzo "dour, Zampa
Gondollers
"Put să por la Altaden the Queen."
Itarald Godfrey. Sullivaífs. • Murk. Wohlienfeal.
Counting the total number of cafe at present upon the Extensions 4000 the 40 cents per head would bring in $1,600 per annum being $100 more than my estinate for mains tenance; but even if it were thought advisable to inoculate gratis, which might after all be the better plan, the outlay would be small and would eventually be amply repaid by the results
The scheme is one of some in
sonic magnitude and as may be gathered from the forgoing, the majority of the scientific part of the work would fall upon me, both rathe Laboratory and also in the New Territo and trust therefore that should the Govem ment see fil to adopt it that they will at the same time consider the question of additional dyemunemtion to me for such services.
There being no questions, "the report and accounts were adapted the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Gillian
Messrs. A. Old Gourdin, an were re-elected auditors, on the Ruse, seconded by Mr. Wilenx
The Chairman-This is all gentlemen. Dividend warrants tomorrow at ten o'clock 1 your attendance
SANT PAHY BOARD
STRAY Information concerning the recent of Hydrophobin (reported ima was laid before the Sanitary
today. The follow attached-M.O.H. “I visited Ngai
leaders
this morning and questioned the mat above.
He states that the dog was visited his place whilst roamin states that he reported the -io-No.-2,Police Station prio child. The dog afterwards He forwarded the carcase also visited the Police Statio formed by officer in charge Ngai Sun some nous a more dogs than licences fors * informed her. Abendkap
was prior to the child remembers the dog beings by some coolics who Apolice officer was rec owned by Chi Lino
EVAN, DAN115, "a" private in the Royal Welsh affa dini lination tiles the war fo
Fusiliers was charged with (1) unlawfully and fretelsenfach from home parent In the debate on the address Lord wilfully damaging to Chinese lanterns the
rust that the hands of our generals Kimberley in the House of Lords and Aroperty of a Chinaman, (2) with others not in village. I visited this place not be tied. Indeed it has been stated Campbell Bannerman in the Commons custody did behave in a disorderly manner in last night been forwarded Captain Hadley, kaying arrived from
Loud Rampurs only accepted the sur above Pons, Consignees of Cargo are herelis li informal-that-ur goods are being badat jy
phone compsané mon conditions of being greed on the necessity of a vigorous prose Queen's Road Central, and was fined $30 or vince. It had not heed
recommend that the their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkongly absolutely free hand and weention of the war to vindicate the integrity 2 months imprisonment with hard labour. and had always been and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Camphor
belived in a disorderly manner at Kowloon detained for at least Limited, at Kowloon and stored at Consignet as he has had time of the Queen's dominions while they Kun Lee, washerman was charged that he in future cases ordd
i thoughly grip the situation he will criticized the unpreparedness of the Cover (2) Assaulted Police constable. No. 641 in the valions in f risk and expense.
Dr. W. Hartigan? No Claims will be admitted after the health to reflex some of our defeats and ment
The Irish Nationalisis have reunited on execution of his duty, Sentenced to 4 or 8 dogs close to Goven
without collars. have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining 1 Verses of the past weeka. Of one thing undelivered after the 7th instant with twey beam, and it is that we have the basis of a party of independence, thus days hard labour on each charge.
notice of these tearic squile yoqgvalible lessons, illough at severing the alliance with the Liberals, subject to rent:
All broken, chated, and domiged tiondement est shall now porings, The House of Lojus has voted the address.. to be left in the Godowns, where they will the home, suihiõitjes taking morenote examined on the 7th instant, at 2.30 PM of key repents, pade" by those upon the
THE WAR. No Fire Insurance has been affected
Spouts who are in a position to judge
Ladysmith Bills of Lading will be countersigned bas to the best coupe. be punsungd, and will
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO ...Agents.
Hongkong, 2nd February, 1900,
AN APPEAL.
A
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no longer see the valuable information sup
plied by these people pigem bodd by a host
of irreponsible clerks, as is said to have been the case with, General. Burtle's information as to the forces and armaments
of the South African Republics. In other
on,
LATER
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captured-january
Chan, A Fook JACK ashore had fine, fun last night or rather this morning At 1.30 about 20 or 30 of
capture and délain them had a little måner for årgument with as roaming about in town many ricksha coolies; a point was gained by Major Brown th the bluejackers by upsetting the rickshs but many stray dogs
such should be caught 48 hours-destroyed
The Times Correspondent at Ladysmithi ander date 28th January, says they can holden the police interfered. This did not suit Jack and he hit the custodian of the peace a sfap in, and the health of the garrison is better.
the fare: Other police came up and four sailors Boar Losses at Spionkop,
had their night's lodging provided gratis. This The Boers state that their fosses at Spion morning before Mr. Gompertz, they appeared and the matter, in dispute, was amicably pairinged by No. 1 defendant paying $20, No
HE. SUPERIORESS of the (TAMAN) words the home authorities must once and kop were. 53. killed and 120 wounded,
for all get rid of the jeep that ten minutes CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs mort respectfully to APPEAL to, the Residents of study at the situation upon paper can fit a Hongkong and the Post Ports, for their kidman to override the opinions, and know," patronage and support, and desires to state the edge of thoup have spent years in The will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds studying the sybin
NEEDLE WORK
nilemen's "Shirts "made to order, and-Cuf Collars renewed on old ones.
THE SERDAL-COUP D'ETAT
·Brown
Mr. Josepli Nagasaki under dat that there were no consular district and that were being fasued t 2 $10, the third and fourth subscribing 55The following tele apiece in the Treasury. It was decided the circulated for informa
The Governor ricksha coolies had the best of the fun.
Fatal caso
The Fight at Spionkop. Press telegrams describe the fight at Sponkép as bitter and bloody. The sum mit of the hill was exposed to a terrific crus ire of artillery and musketry-from-neigh So far the itily Empress Downger's second bouring heights.which the British endured-ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT OLUB.
The seventh club race will: idics and Children's Under-clothing Chil Coup d'Efit appears to have been attended for the entire day with splendid heroism Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery,,by as great success as her first, but still there losing about soo men, The smokeless
enemy prevented the Sunday 4th February Cours an be supplied, if required, an are.not wanting signs that trouble is looming powder used
nd the Ights were
North Fairw Budy, Cour perioress will also be most grateful ahead for ber, and her party. It is said that location of ATRE oFold ENVELOPES to be made is being supported by Russia and it will inaccess
Poor S chools
anothe stall surprisin should such prove to drawal which
from-Ben
(Sd.) G. VIVIAN LADUS MED. HAll the cattle in the New Territory: should be inoculated-gainst Riderpest gratis
Che necessary to exclude the
the:
recomm
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