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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
**THALES,"
Captain Passmore, will be despatched for the above Parts, on TUESDAY, the 8th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LÁPŘAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1900.
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SHIRE" LINE.
THE Stanship
FOR SHANGHAL
RADNORSHIRE,"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1900.
To-day's
Advertisements.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LIVERPOOL (DIRECT).
Taking Cargo at London Rates. HE Company's Steamship
THE
"PYRRHUS, Captain Batt, will be despatched as above nù SUNDAY, the 18th instant. '
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 3rd Febmary, 1900,
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR TIENTSIN.
THE Company's Steamship
"KWEIYANG,"
Captain Hadley, will be despatched, as above | Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched as above
on WEDNESDAY, the 7th instit For Freight or Passage, upply to
SHEWAN, TÓMES & Cn. Hongkong, 3rd February, 199 [10th IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL, LINE. *
STEAM FOR
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, HIOGO AND
YOKOHAMA.
THE Imperial German Maif Steamship,
* BAYERN,
of the NORDEAUSCHER LLOYD.
SUNDAY, the 25th instant.--- For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1900,
Intimation.
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Captain E. Prehn, dee here with the but. A. S. WATSON & Co.,
ward German Mail about the 7th instant, will leave for the above places about 24 hours after
arrival.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & CO., Agents.
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Hongkong, 3rd February, 1950.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO'S, "NEW YORK"
LINK.
FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Steamship
THE
"QUEEN ELEANOR,
will be despatched for, the above Port, on ut
To be followert by
about the rath instant,
The Steamship
"MORVEN,
about the 25th February, 19.01.
For Freight, apply to
LIMITED,
IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS
SHERRIES.
Per Doz,
Case.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR.
Casualties,
LONDON, February ist, The total British casualties since crossing the Tugela River amount to 3or killed, 1,584 wounded, and 130 missing,
The "Times" and the War Office.. The Times understands that the Govern nient contemplates drastic changes in the War Office.
The Press on the Debate. The Press generally condemns the idle partisan recriminations in the debates on the address.
Casualties at Spionkop. Eighty-five more missing completes the list of casualties at Spionkop.
News from Mafoking.! Col. Baden-Powell reports from Malcking that the garrison has forced the enemy to move the position of their big guns and hopes shortly to shift two strong works with dynas
The garrison is-healthy aud cheery.
Natal. General Buller, thanking the troops after the Spionkop fight said that, he hoped to relieve Ladysmith within a week.
mite.
Parliament and the War. Mr. Wyndham [Under Secretary of State for War] replying to the criticisens of Sir Charles Dilke in the House of Commons, B.--SUPERIOR PALE DRY,
defended the conduct of the War, and said dinner wine.. Green Seal
that within a fortnight we would have in
· Capsule
--$10,80 | South Africa 180,600 horse and foot, 48 batteries of artillery and to position guns. MANZANILA, PALE
in conclusion Mr. Wyndham said he would NATURAL SHEROY, White
ask the House for a farther war vote and Capsule
also for means to re-organize Military defence, [We fancy that there must be an error in the above figures, for, even when the whole of the eighth division has reached South Africa, we cannot see how 180,600 horse and foot ran be accounted for. A very liberal esti mate would only make eight divisions up to about 90,000 of all arms, and we do not think that the Colonial forces and others could makeup the balance. Probably a figure has been transposed and. 180,600 should read 108,600.--Éll., BK, TJ
12.00
(SCPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsule
12.00
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VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRy, choice old wine,
White Seal Capsule
1.4
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agents. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1900,
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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR
+
E. --ESTRA SUPERIOR OLD POLE Day, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsuły – 7 Old Battled).
20.40 j
B. and Lan excellent diner Wines and suitable for invalids and
and are
STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, | defiente stoutchs,.
ADEN EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON.
PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL and AMERICAN PORTS.)
I after-dinner Wines of a very superior
WEATHER REPORT.'
The Observatory report says:- On the 3rd at 11.55 am. the barometer has risen quickly on the China, coast, fallen in the extreme North. Pressure is high over the interior of China, and the depression has pro- bably reached the neighbourhood of 5.W. Japan. Gradients rather steep with very strong monsoon un the coast, and increasing monsoon
FOOTBALL.
SERGEANTS, R.W.F. v. P. US. HMS. "VICTORIOUS."
Last Thurs lay afternoon at the Happy Valley the Sergeants of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, of the 11.M.S. Victorious. played a friendly game with the Petty Officers
It will be remembered that on a previous occasion the Sergeants won by 7 goals to mil. This time, however, the Naval mich turned up with a much stronger team and felt fairly con fident of victory.
The teams lined up as under
SERGRANTS, R. W, FUSILIERS.
(Goal)
Keating.
(Bucks.
Jones. Balsilon. {Halves.)
Glasbinok. Doolan Hughes, (FetBaris) Palmer. Malone.. Cheatle. Notman. Rowlands. O·
Smith. Baker. Miller.. Bowles. Fox. (Forwards.)
Orford,
Stay. Cawdron, (Haters.)
Cavender. Morris,
(Backs.)
(Goal)
Dudley.
Referee, Sergt. Jones. The Naval men won the toss and elected to play with the wind, which was blowing from. West to East.
Cheatle took the kick but passed too far forward, May the centre half secured and sent the ball up the field to Baker, and the forwards for some time linked dangerous, frequently calling upon Keating to save, which he did in a masterly manner. Bowles missed a good chance right in front of goal and the ball rolled outside. Keating placed the ball in the right
quarter.
Cheatle seccured, and a bit of good passing insued amongst the Fusiliers' forwards, who commenced to press strongly.
Palmer was loudly applauded for the splendid manner in which he took the ball down the wing; be centred accurately, and Cheatle scared with a regular daisy clipper which completely took Dudley by surprise, thus opening the score in favour of the soldiers after minutes play.
On resuming, Miller brought his forwards, along in capital style but was pulled up by Jones, that sturdy player being a bit too heavy for him.
Good play by Doolan enabled. Notman to capture the feather, and he sent in a good shot, but Dudley was alert and saved brilliantly,
Cheatle now had a pop, but the ball hit the right back, and a scrimmage ensued in the mouth of goal. At last Morris relieved the pressure, but only for a moment. Nouman secured, passed to Rowlands and that indivi dual banged, the sphere into the net with a high shot.
On resuming, Miller passed the leather over to Bowles, but the latter appeared to be rather shaky, and although he had a good chance at goal, his shooting was faulty, and the ball went over the bar. The Naval men were now get.
ting a bit more of the play but they lacked combination and all their efforts to score pro ved fruitless.
Balsdon relieved the pressure and gave the leather to Cheatle, who broke away in capital returned at once to the other wing. Notman secureti and scared with an easy shot.
The Sergeants were still pressing when the 'whistle sounded for half time, the score standing :-
(Through Bills of Lading isnel for BATAVIS, vintage. All are true Xeres Wines in the N. part of the China Sea. FORECAST style.. fe passed the ball over to Palmer, wha
Sample hotties and smaller quanti- | N winds, strong to fresh; dull, probably some ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
HE Steamship
THE
"BENGAL". Captain S. Barchan, carrying Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this Pert for BOMBAY, &c., on SATURDAY, the 17th. instant, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports.
We only guarantee our Wines and
rain.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
On Monday afternoon, on the Happy Valley. the Hongkong Football Club will play 38th
Silk and Valuables, all Carge for France, Spirits to be genuine when bought Company, R.A. Kick-off at a quarter past four.
direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast
and Tea for London (ander arrangement) will be transhippert at Cleanin into a steamer proceeding direct in Maneilles and London other Cargo for London, Re, will be conveyed | Ports, vid Bombay with Transhipment.
Parcels will be reive l'at this Dfice until 4. P.M. the day before sailing. The Contents and Value of all Packages are required.
Shippers are particularly requested in nole the terms and conditions of the Company's Bills of Lading.
For further Particulars, apply to
B. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 3rd February, rods
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
ESTABLISH G# A.D. 1841.
DEATH,
On the 20th of December, at Hurworth-on-8 Tees, RICHARD PAUL AGAR 'SWETTENHAM, | 11. M. Inspector of Schools, Northern Division,
aged 54 years.
FOR PORT DARWIS OURENSLAND The Hongkong Telegraph
PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
HE, Company's Steamship.
THE
"CHANGSHA."
Captain Moore, will espatched on MONDAY, the 5th March, at Noon.
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· Hostikos). Saturday, February 3, 1900,
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
RISSIA,
Fo assaulting an Indian watchman in Queen's
Road Central, David Jones, and Thomas Richard, privates of the Royal Wesh Fusiliers, Were to-day sentenced, at the Magistracy, to $10 or one month and $20 or two months res- pectively.
:
Tae Band of the Hongkong Regintent will play at the Hongkong Hotel, this evening, from
pan, 109.30 p.m.:—
Starch.... 2--Overtur --Waliz...
4- Selection
Fantastic Dance Ptk.....
PROGRAMME.
Absent Mimler Degger "Home. Zampa.
...Hacold. "Mabel
Codfrey, "Gondoliers "..
Sullivan, Back.
Dode"
"Par ci pat la God save the Queen."
Sergeants R. W. Fus. 3 goals Petty Officers
Nil
On changing over, Miller took the kick and for some time play was of a tame description
in midfield.
At last, however, Rowlands broke away, and his running powers were seen to some adyan- tage. His centres were very neatly executed Cheatle securell and banged the ball in, but it was stopped by Morris, who used his band instead of his foot and was there- fore penalised. Cheatle took the kick, but Dudley saved by punching the ball past, thus giving the Army men a corner. Rowlands placed the leather well and Palmer headed the ball inta net.
REMOVAL OF CEMETERIES
hands at Sia. Hongkong Hotels have been negotiated at $116. - Huyphreys' Estate are In the absence of Captain May, De Clark firm with sales at Bro. Cha Providents hava proposed at the meeting of the Sanitary Board bean sold at $9.30 Cotton Miis.-There is no held yesterday afternoon,That the, Beard business to report in stocks under this heading. advise the Government to close, with as little Cigar Compantes. Alhambras have been delay as possible, the Chinese Cemeteries at placed at 100 per cent, premium, and La Com- Mount Davis, Caroline Hill, and Matauwai inercials at as par.cent. premium, closing with Kowden, and the existing Plague Cemeteries buyers. Miscellaneous-Green Island Cem in Hongkong, and to opon instead a Chinese ents are obtainable a $29. Chin Borneos" Cemetery and a Plague Cemetery either on, the have been sold at $151. A. S. Watsons aro isfand of Chunghui or on the island of Lamma, firm with sales, and buyers at $16. Electrics and a second Chinese Cemetery as well as a are wanted at $113 and the new shares at $3.15. Plague Cemetery somewhere to the north of Ices have, after the issue of their report show- Matuwal and either upon or close, under the ing. a profit of $67,89347 (from which it is range of hills that bound the Kowloon l'eninsula proposed to pay a fial dividend of $10, write on the North."
and carry forward $3,624.14) boomed to $165 $14,269.33 off Property and Extension Accounts, with only small sales. Dairy Farms have beca sold at $6. Campbell and Moores have changed. hands at $15
He continued by saying that he had not bad an opportunity of gaining Captain May's views on the subject.but he expected that they were in accordance with his own, in thinking that it was to give more space for this overcrowded city to expand... At the present moment they were blocked by a large Chinese Ceme tery and various non-Chinese Gues p11 the eastern end of the city while on the western end they had a still larger cemetery besides the Plague Cemetery and Infectious. Diseases Hospital. In his opinion the city would rather grow eastward instead of we-l- ward, there were various reasons for this opinion, and when they considered that no less than three acres of ground were absorbed annually by the 4.500 interments it was about time that they took into consideration the re- moval of these cemeteries. The land already was very valuable and became more so year by year as building sites. As far as the Chinese were concerned the city could nor spread up the hill and by removing the cemetery and diverting the dend Ledies they would allow the city to grow in that direction and 10 relieve the chorus congestion of human beings in the Central District. In No. 5 District there was a population of 1,000 to the acre, which was excessive overcrowding: the only remedy was to spread the city towards the eastern and western suburbs. Mr. May had suggested Lamma or Chunghul Island. Dr.. Clark thought Lamina Island would be the piore suitable, Chunghui might be inaccessible in rough weather. The Government would have to decide what facilities would be given for taking the dead bodies across. He con sidered it was essential that free transport should be given. All that concerned him now was how to move that resolution. It practically meant that there should be no more interments on Mount Caroline to the cast and Mount Davies on the west. The same had been mooted before but the Chinese had then objected to taking their dead out of the Colony. These two islands now, belonged to the British Government so that objection was removed. He did not know whether they had any others.
Major Brown in seconding the resolution said he thought sites in Kowloon would be inore accessible.
Mr. Chan A Fuk moved as an amendment that some means of transport be recommended, as in his opinion these cemeteries would have to be closed sooner or later. The great objection was the means of transport for. the poorer Chinese; the richer never had been buried in Hongkong, they had always been taken to Canton or the interior of China
Mr. Osborne seconded the amendment.. Dr. Hartigan strongly supported the motion and said that in a few years they would have to do something.
The Hon. R. D. Ormsby spicke against the proposal, as Mount Davies was studded with cemeteries and this was the first time he had beard it described as overcrowded, and, when an extension was required some little time ago, the surveyor.had no difficulty in working off a few more acres,
Dr. Clark met Mr. Chan A Fuk's objection by the insertion of the words on con dition that free transit is provided by the Government for dead bodies and mourners and the motion was carried.
The President said doubtless the Govern- ment would consult with the Tung Wah Hos pital authorities on this subject."
THE SUGGESTED EXTENSION OF
THE CLOSE TIME. F
A a recent meeting the Board passed a resolution recommending the Government to extend the time during which the selling of Pheasants and partridges is prohibited sons. to include the month of March and that the rule be made to apply also to the sale of quail. A reply was received from the Hon. Colonial Serretary which said:-"I am directed to in- form you that His Excellency sees no necessity for any change in the Ordinance at present.
On resuming, Miller at once got away, but he was unassisted by his forwards who appear- ed be rather selfish when in possession. Fox got the ball and sent in a hard shot, but
The following minutes were appended - Keating was on the look out and proved im pregnable. The sailors' wereuow pressing and
Mr. MckieThe quail is a migratory bird the soldiers custodian had hard work in keep that does not breed anywhere in the southem Woldenfelding his charge clear. ffe cleared the ball away provinces; and therefore requires no prolection. eventually, however, and the Fusiliers forwarts Dr. W. Hanigan --All birds are unwhole at once got away. Palmer secured and romped same as food during the breeding season, and away past everybody. He was inckled by as such unwholesome food the Market Inspec. Cavender, but that player missed his kicks are a perfect sight to saias them if exposed Malone got the ball, centred to Cheatle and for sale." that individualagain scored with a fast low shot.
THE old saying which began, "is the clothes that make the man," has had many illustrations. A charwoman who had once been in good service, was telling one of her mistresses about the days of her splendour. Ah, Lady Mary was a real lady," she said, using the iron briskly; And in dress well, there, mum, she was just "there was no sham about her, there war't. like you-no one would have taken her for a -lady
Ir is stated in a native paper that a notorious chief of salt smugglers called Kung-lao-wo-tze has been Intely making himself and his band of forty or fifty followers a great nuisance to the people of Nanhui (Colleg: Nayway) erecting gambling sheds and renting them to gamblers from all parts of the province, guaranteeing them against being troubled by the authorities,
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines & Refrigerating ward in Asia, her ultimate object evidently Steadily and surely Russia is pushing for Chamber ensures The Supply Fresh
being as we have cominually pointed out, Provisions during the entire voyage.
A-daly-goalified Surgeon Aurel and the gradually must un fout the Asiatic.com Vessel is fiited throughout with Electric Light, tinent altogether. Her latest move of lend- N.A-Return Tickets issued by this Coming 22 million roubles to Persia has, as pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for Reiter points out, placed that state under return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND her thumb and can only be looked upon as AUSTRALIAN 5.S. Co. and vice versa.
the first step towards the gradual absorption For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
of Persia in the Russian Empire. We pre Agents.
sume that it is now too late to protest or to Hongkong, 314 February, 1900. fub offer a loan to Persia on more advantageous terms. The deed is executed and Persia NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
virtually belongs to Rusia. That Russia has taken advantage of our preoccupation in
etc. A man of stern miep, always ready to South Africa there can be little doubt, but revenge himself for an insult or supposed in still it seems strange that our diplomatistsjury, this man has made himself such a terror could not have foresen the move and to everybody that even the district magistrate warned us in time. sentative at the Court of the Shah doing all his associates. That official has now, it is What was our repre- of Nanhui has no power to suppress him and the while that negotiations were in progress? stated, petitioned both the Provincial Com- Could he have remained in ignorance of the mander-in-chlef at Sungkiang and the prefect fact that Persia was soliciting er Russia of that city for help, which it is to be hoped was offering the loan? There may be several explanations. Possibly the price of the will soon be forthcoming-M. C. D. News. information was beyond the mcaus at the
kept in ignorance of the fact. Again, he
THE P.&O. S. X. Co.'s Steamship
"CLYDE". FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS.
From this time to the close of the game the Sergeants had all the play, and the sailors' goal was undergoing a heavy bombardment when the whistle sounded, bringing the game, To a close with the score
Sergeants R. W. F. 5 goals Petty officers H.M.S. Victorious Nil.
COMMENTS.
The Peny officers certainly had hard lines once or twice.
no combination.
Their great fault lay in the fact that there was
the wings did not give him the ball often enough. Miller played the best game for his side, but Cheatle played a good game for the sergeants and once he got the ball there was no catching him. He has a happy knack of being in the right place at the right time and he was always dangerous. his centres from the wing were little short of Palmer played a good game on the right and marvellous, players and spectators. Sgt. Jones made an The game was a very pleasant one, both for efficient referee and was very fair, in his da
Mr. Fung Wa Chun-"I agree with Bir McKic."
Major Brown: Certain birds during the breeding season are tasteless and poor in con dition but they cannot, therefore, be called "unwholesome food Protection is enforced in England not to protect the public but the birds, and if the quail does not breed here, obviously, protection is unnecessary:
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET,
NAGASAKI,
In his Consular report on the Trade and Navigation of Nagasaki for the year 1898. Mr. Longford says
MERCHANT SHIPPING, SARA
As a seat of merchant shipping, and specially of that under the British flag, Nagasaki con tinues to hold a very prominent position among all Eastern ports and also to steadily advance in the number and tonnage of vessels entering it, while if the enteries at the subsidiary ports in the Consular district are included in those of Nagasaki, the figures reach totals which can only be shown elsewhere in all China and Japan, at Shanghai of Chinese, and Kobe, of japanese ports.
TOTAL NUMBER OF, VESSELS ENTERED. The total number of vessels that entered Nas gasaki in 1898 was 1,086, of 1,765,938 tons, au increase of 172 ressels, and 319,507 tons on the corresponding figures in 1897, while that of sil ports in the district amounted to 1,881 vessels of 2,917,262 tons, and an increase of 468 vessels and 713,639 tons on the Ggures of 1897-
NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF STEAMERS OF MAIL AND OTHER LINKS.
Of the British shipping which entered Naga saki in 1898 the number and tonnage of those belonging to mail and other regular lines were as fufiows Peninsular and Unental Steamship Companys, to mail steamers of 106,729-tons and 30 intermediate cargo and passenger steamers of 80,766 tons; total 80 steamers and 189,495 tons, an increase of 4 steamers and 17,971 tons on the preceeding year,
Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company; 35 mail steamers of 97.041 tons, a decrease of 3 steamers and 3.425 tons on the preceeding. year. The Trans-Pacific service of this com pany, which has heretofore been conducted by four, will in future be conducted by three steamers. This diminution in the service is
consequence of the inauguration of the Japanese mail service of the Tokio Mail Steam. Ship Company between Hongkong and San Francisco, via the Japanese ports, a service. Which is now also being conducted by three fast steamers of the first class, specially built for it in England, running in combination with. those of the Occidental and Oriental and the Pacific Mail Steamship Companies, both Ameri.. can Companies, though the first-named is conducted by chartered steamers of tho White Star Company. In the San Francisco service there has therefore been during the year an increase of two steamers, together making a round voyages.
Canadian Pacific Railway: 30 Mail steamers of 90,656 tons, these figures being the same as in the preceeding year,
Ocean Steam Ship Company: 31 cargu steamers of 85,705 tons an increase of two steamers and 1,912 tons on the preceeding year. Mutual Steamship Company: 18 cargo stea- mers of 45,873.tona,
Glen,"
Shire," and "Ben" cargo steamers: 33 steamers of 61,558 tons an increase of four steamers and 5.971 tons on 1897. FRENCH SHIPPING. only by the mail steamers of the Messageries French shipping was practically represented Maritimes Company which have regularly. called at this port since the beginning of last year, while Russian shipping, which at Naga- saki was, în tonnage next to that under the British and Japanese flags, consisted principally of the large, steamers of the Russian Volunteer Fleet
GERMAN SHIPPING.
German shipping at all ports shows a slight decrease in numbers, but an increase of over 30,000 tons in tonnage on that of 1897. During the present year large mail steamers of the Nord-Deutsche Lloyd, Steamship Company will commence to run from Nagasaki direct to European ports conveying passengers and cargo without change of steamers en route and the passenger traffic from Japan to Europe as far as the Red Sea is concerned well, therefore, in all likelihood become even more diverted than it now is to the steamers of that Company which have during the last few years been steadily gaining in public favour.
ons gross
-SILIPEUILDING INDUSTRY OF NAGÁSAKI. The shipbuilding andustry of Nagasaki to which reference has already been made, continues to be maintained at, a high stan card of efficiency. The large steamer of 6,000 tons launched in May 1898 for the European service of the National Mail Steamship Company has made several voyages to England and back, and the condition in whitir her cargo was turned out on each occa sion was such as to shew that her construction why the highest type, and the most favourable reports were made on her by English Sur! Eveyors, The second steamer of the same HONGKONG, Friday, February end. dimensions and practically a duplicate of the weekly stare report, statepletion, and her launch will take place almost Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, in their first is now far advanced on the road to com
Year holidays, business has been practically port greater rapidity has characterised the suspended. The Punjon Mining Company, building of the second than that of the first, Owing to the settlement and the China New immediatly. As anticipated in last year's re
Limited, has given notice that a call of $1 per the latter having occupied fully. 18 months, share on all Ordinary Suares has been made white from the laying of the keel to the launch and becomes due on the 30th March next. The of the second, not more than 13 months will Limited, has advertised its Ordinary Yearly capacity, built of steel to satisfy all the most Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, elapse. A cargo steamer of 1,300
books will be closed from the 12th to 26th merced in December last and will be com Meeting for the 26th February, The Transfer strengent requirements of Lloyd's was com instant, both days inclusive. The Hongkong pleted so as to be ready for sea within the pre- Fire Insurance Company, Limited, has notified sent year and two large powerful steam that its Thirty-First Annual Meeting will take ferry boats to be used for the conveyance of place on the 1st March next. The Transfer passengers and freight across the shimonoseki books will be closed from the reth instant to the Straits, between the railway termini at 1st proximo, inclusive. Banks-Hongkong and Moj and Stumonoseki, are now also being Shanghai Bankshave been doneta asmall extent boil and will shiftly he launched. Three at 335 per cent. premium. The. London quota torgede boats, the component parts of which tion is 46. Nationals have been fixed at Sz61 were sent from Germany, have been filted toge their position and have been placed at $1173 Docking and repairing of ships of all kinds has taken off the market at $335. Shipping equipment of the ducks has also been þrouglit Fire Insurances-Hongkong Tires have been been extensively carried on and the salyago Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steambonts nfe into, equisition. W x quiet at $29 ex the dividend of $1.20 paid 10- tions. Indo Chinas have been sold at 888. Reis exclusiv day. China Mutuals are in demand, at quota The fineries.-China Sugars have found buyers at Very neatly $115 and more shares can be placed at the rate its principal Mining Pantoms have declined to $4.80 sates Busty and sellers. Queen Mines have been done to German,
fair extent al cents Jelebuts are Stendy several forg with buyers ut erat. Raubs are Urm at 862. 18/CTÓN Dr. Clark pointed out there were only Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Hongkong of the country, whe Chinese in charge of the carts. There was and Whampoa Docks have experienced sharp into operation Portuguese foreman, to each district, also arise and sales have been affected 45 perbable that
sions.
RATS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in thè Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Golowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery cut he obtained as soon as the This vessel brings on Cargo:--
From London, &c., er S.S. Occqua and I disposal of our representative and so he was ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB, number of dead rats sent in to the offices, they Marine Insurances.-Yangtzes have improved ther, and are now awaiting their trial trips
Carthage..
Goods are landed,
From Austrália, er S.S. Australia. From Persian Gulf, ex S.S. BLS.N. and Optional Goods will he landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 1. P.M., TO-DAY.
B. & P.S.N.Co's. Steamers.
Goods not cleared by the 9th 'instant, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever,
THE PLAGUE.
may have reported the matter and been The seventh club race will be sailed to informed that Great Buain had no tiine atmerrow, 4th February. Course, from Police present to attend to Persia, or his despatch. Pier, North Fairway Buby, Cosmopolitan Dock may have been pigeon-holed by one of the Buby, Kowloon Rock, Channel Rocks and many overpaid and under-worked Foreign starboard.
return to Police Fier, passing all marks to Office Clerks who could not at the moment be bored by attending to, so small a matter whatever the cause of the news of the negotiations being in progress not having reached bs may be, we have reason- to regret that Russia has gained one more point in the game. The question is where will she stop? In all probability she will attempt to purchase Afghanistan as soon as the present Ameer dies and for this we [sought to be prepared,
All damaged Packages mist, he left hr the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob- tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which
no Citims will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1900,
Coses reported to 2nd instanteia. 18. - during past 24 hours....
Total,.. Deaths reported to 2nd instant......... Da, do. during past 24 hours...
Total
Yesterday afternoon at the Sanitary Board raceting, Mr.E. Osborne gave the statistics ofthe had received 37 rats since the 10th of last month five had gone to the Chinese. He had heard Land had issued 137 traps, of which only four or that all these rats had been picked, up in the street and not hunted for, so ing had been a distinct failure. Ile would up to now their scheme of fat catch proposet hat they do the same as was done at the great plague in London, carts should go round and the non-inclear of shouting Bring out your dead" should shout "Bring out your rats. He suggested that the foreman of the cat could pay for the rats, ma
European Inspector, he thought the matter might be left to them.
cent premium: Kowloon Wharf shares are branches at the quiet with sellers at $88; Lands, Hotels and of, the populous, Mr. Osborne' was agreeable and the proposi- | Buildings Hongkong Lands have been before shewn int tion was carried
booked at, $116, West Points have changed, lagd foreign tæde
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