THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1900.
To-day's Advertisements.
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THE
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- TAIMUN,
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1900.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR.
ONE of the most extraordinary fentures of the South African war is noted in the fact that while President Steyn of the Orange Free State is in arms against Great Britain his wife is residing at Aberdeen, Scotland, with relatives. It was
also stated just before war was declared that President Steyn transferred all of his private fortune to the care of a London banker and the statement has never been challenged.
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THE Tennis match between the Cricket Club | SERIOUS OUTRAGE ATWOOSUNG. and the L. R. C. will be played on Wednesday, commencing at 3 pm. The Hongkong Regi ment Band will be in attendance. WE note that Mr. Lazarus, the Occulist Optician, is leaving Hongkong in a few days, special skill, should not delay, it may be some so that people requiring his assistance and
long time before he agains visits us. He will be at his old address till his departure from
CASUALTIES AT REDDERSBURG, importance of reporting cases of infections Hongkong..
It is difficult to impress upon the Chinese the
disease, and cases aic frequently brought up at the Magistracy in consequence. This morning a Chinese doctor was fined $zo for offending
ENEMY IN GREAT FORCE.
LONDOS. APR. 7th. The casualties at Readersburg in this respect. He attended a woman who re- were two officers killed, two woundedded at 147, Market Street, from the 18th March to March 25th, and in the meantime and, nine missing. Eight men killed, frolil her husband that she was suffering from thirty-three wounded and the remain-smallipos. A post martent examination proved der emptured.
The strength of the enemy was 3,200 with 5 guns, that of the British
571.
THE FREE STATE. INTIMIDATING THE FREE STATERS. '
this.
A NANKING dispatch to a Shanghai contem porary states that acting Viceroy Lu Ch'uanlin
of that city intends to make a general inspec-
tion of the forls and troops stationed in the Yangtze Valley within his jurisdiction, and that he has sel the 14th instant, as the date when he will leave his Famen for his proposed Previous to that be will take three days to inspect and review the forts and troops stationed in and around Nanking city, namely, from the ath of the 13th instant, inclusive,
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THE Pall Mall Gazette of March 8th, rom- menting on the transportation of Cronje and other Bogg prisoners to St. Helena, says that it has been objected to by the Admiralty, on account of guardships being required to watch the island. The says that Lord Loch
has given notice in Lord Landsdowne of a question on the subject It also expresses a
hope that "the Bonaparte of Buerdom will not be afflicted with the boredom, of Bonaparte," should St. Helena be decided on as Cronje's residence.
TELEGRAMS TO ILOILO, BACOLOD
`AND JEBU.
The manager of the Joint Telegraph Coys. courteously informs us that telegraphic com- interrupted owing to the failure of the Manila- munication with the above-mentioned places in Iloilo cable.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
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FIELD, BATTERY. The Field Battery held their third com- petition for the Belilios Cup on the Sib inst. The following are the ten best scores.
200 400 300 Hamicap Tetal. Gunner Lapsley.....31 32 31 6 100 Sergt. Dr Brown......29
Humphreys..29 32 38
100 11 35 32 1 Corp. White. .30 34:33 Gunner Sayer 30 33 20 Grey 33 32 31 Pidgeon.32 34 30 Stewart.....31 33 31 Alves A.A....33 31
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Henderson...24 25 25
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SHOOTING.
IL.E.V.C.
A MACHINE GUN CO..
It is believed that the extreme activity of the Boers, round and southward of Bloemfontein, is some, what of the nature of a native raid for the purpose of terrorizing the Free Staters who have submitted.
The troops have been withdrawn from Rouxville to Becstokraal. The Boers are all round Rouxville.
The first shoot for the new Cups took place on the 8th inst. resulting in a win for Gunner W. J. Mayson with a total of 95 points. THE MILITARY SITUATION.
The following are the six best scores. BOERS ACTIVE.
300600 Handcap Total Gunner Mayson ...23 32 30. 10 95 Losoos. Arun St.
Sergi Major Smythe*29 18 34
87 Lammert.25 27 30.
82 The Military situation is regarded might be averted. One such affair took place Gunner Wodehouse 21 2914 Bomb King 1925 21
75 as-bewildering The army at Bloem-the other day-at-Woosung on-board-a-sailing Hursthouse 17 25 16 fontein appears to be immobile, while vessel engaged in govemment patrol work. She had on her lower deck a lot of powder, a force of the enemy. estimated atto kill robbers with," as a Shanghai reporter 12,000 at least, of which Olivier's was infonned. Several of the crow were Commando is the nucleus is scouring smoking below, and the result was a terrific explosión. Six of the sailors were badly burnt the country far to the southward and about the hands and face, and they were all
Tu Chinese are proverbially careless as regards fire, and accidents are constantly occur ring amongst them that by a little precantion
ARTHUR, Esquel Hongkong, having Captain Hudgins, will be despatched for the overpowering or threatining our out-taken to the Shantung Road Hospital, Shang- bud er dare Month from the that hereof, TOMORROW, the ith instaying posts. The formation of a town
issued after the
and the Original Serip will be considered by the Company as null and void, and all persons are hereby warned against accepting or nege tiating same..
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Gesend Managers,
14746
Hongkong, foth April 20
GERMAN SCHOOL. THE SUMMER TERM will commence TONDAY, the 23ul instant, ib. There are a few vacancies, and parents desirous to send their Children will plaise communicato with the undersigned.
PAUL BREWITT, Hon. Secretpiry,
Hongkong, 10th Apri., 1900.
EYE-SIGHT.
M. S. LAZARUS,
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guard at Aliwal north indicates that f47b a fresh invasion is possible.
SERIOUS NEWS FROM SWAZILAND AND THE GOLD COAST.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR CHINKIANG.
THE Company's Steamship.
•ICHANG! Caplan Lloyd Jones, will be despatched as abot To MORROW, the inhi instant.
For Freight or l'assage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hougkong, 1th April, 1900.
THE USAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANFOO.
THE Company's Steamship
Daylight
HANPING MARE,"
64
Captain J. Sat, will be despatched for the above ports, on FRIDAY, the 13th instant, at
For Freight or Passage, apply to
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Agents, Hongkong, toth April, 1990. |
14460
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
ZLIMITED.
SWAZILAND.
The condition of Swaziland is frightful.
The Queen's impisu: butchering obnoxions, chiefs, whole- sale.
FRANCE AND THE WAR,
EXCITEMENT IN PARIS. There are many Frenchmen among General Methuen's prisoners which, together with the death of General Villehois is causing much excitement in Paris.
THE COLD COAST. Serious news from Ashanti says that all the tribes are in armis.
LATER.
THE FREE STATE. The Boers from the waterworks have attacked our outposts at Spring
field.
THE RECENT CAPTURE OF FIVE COMPANIES.
The
five Companies recently captured near Reddersburg were
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CHORAL SOCIETY, and the Princip WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.arching across the country to
London and Provincial Concerts..
Pupil of Stoxok Randewwer,
Begs to announce that he is now prepared to give
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Terms on Application.
Office:
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Hongkong, toth April, 1900.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, LONDON, COLOMBO' AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
"HAKATA MARU,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong am Kowloon Wharf-and-Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each i consignment will be sorted out mark by mark -
RAINIER BEER.
PURE, SPARKDING
INVIGORATING.
AND
HEAUTHGIVING.
Smithfield when they were surprised. They defended themselves gallantly buit the Boer guns forced them to surrender.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:- On the 10th at 11.55 am, the barometer has risen on the E. coast of China, fallen elsewliere. The depression has probably moved Eastwards into W. Japan. Gradients slight for N.E. winds on the E. coast of China, and for S. winds on
the S. coast. FORECAST:-Light or moderate
S. winds; fair.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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where they are now on a fair way to
recovery. M. GASTON LERICHE, speaking of the com- plaints as to the rise of the cast of living in Cochin-China, thinks this is due to the fact that The Asiatic portion of the population is station- my, causing the production of the country, to be stationary also. He saysWhen we
SPEAKING of the recent Binder Abbas affair in the Persian Gull, die Iulian and Eastern
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SHANGHAI, April 4th. Yesterday morning at about 3 o'clock a band of some ten men entered a pointsman's house on the Shanghai Woosung railway at the latter Sintion, and stole a wooden box containing $55. in Mexicans and a quantity of clothing, in doing, which two men who wore in the house at the time were wounded with knives whilst struggling to retain their property. One man was injured on the arms, shoulder, and head with a knife, the other sustaining internal: injury by a blow on the chest. The robbers. got away with their booty and attacked a Crossing-keeper's house at Chiangwan where they murdered a man. It would seem that the spoil was divided at this last place, as the $55 was found by the side of the murdered: empty wooden box which had contained the man, who it is supposed, was one of the gang, but having probably raised some objection to the way the spoil was to be divided, was promptly dispatched. The two men wounded at the Woosung terminus were sent by the first morning train to the Shantung Road Hospital, where their wounds, though not of a very serious nature, will necessitate a stay of about a month or six weeks. The robbers it is sur- mised are some disbanded soldiers.-M. C. D. News,
A TALE OF THE CHINESE- IMPERIAL POST.
A correspondent travelling inland writes ns follows-I had arranged for my mail to be forwarded to the G. I. . Qgat A, as I expected to remain there a few days. In order to reach A and a few other post offices further inland, the mail is sent from Pori to B by a little steamer which has begin to run since the new Inland Navigation regulations came into force. The C. I. P. Office at B is thus a link of some importance in the chain of inland postal com munications in this province. It is in charge of a Chinese clerk, with some little knowledge of English, and from its establishment until the time of my visit, had not been inspected by any European official. On the way towards A, I passed through 3, arriving there on Monday afternoon. In the evening I called at the office, finding only a coolic in charge, the clerk having gone to A, some twenty miles away, on private business, but he was expected back that day or the next. Half a dozen bags of mail. had arrived during the day, but could not be opened until the clerk returned. On Tuesday I 74-called again, and found the clerk at his post. He informed me he had a bag of mail for A, but as it was closed and addressed to the office there he could not say whether it contained any thing for me, but the bag would be forwarded at once to A. That afternoon (Tuesday) I re-, sumed my journey, arriving at A the same night, expecting of course to find that the mail bag. which I had seen the evening before at B had already been delivered. However, it did not reach A until the following Friday. It had not rained, nor can I suggest any cause for the de- lay. That a Chinese clerk should be left int charge of an office where mails are transferred must be due either to the fatuity of the respon sible people at Peking, or to the weakness of the postal staff. But when a European officer. is not available, frequent and unheralded in- spection should surely be the irreducible mini:") mum, the more that the C.1.P.O. disclaims re- sponsibility for registered letters and parcels D. News, whilst in course of transmission inlaud—N. C.
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THE PLAGUE.
Cases reported to 9th instant....
Do. do. during past 24 hours....
Total...
29
31
Deaths reported to gth instant...... 28
Do. do. during past 24 hours...
Total:..
IMPORT DUTIES.
20
THE YANG-TSZE INSURANCE
THE EXPECTED VISIT OF THE
EMPEROR TO KOBE.· ́
March 31st.
A SURPRISING STATEMENT,
treal the Chinese as men, and not as beasts of yesterday, says the N. C. D. Neres of instant, It was reported in local mandarin circles
burden, they will flock into the colony in. that Their Excellencies. Sheng and Nich-the hundreds of thousands and the produce of the latter formely Provincial Treasurer at Soochow soil will soon be increased a hundred-fold." succeeded in obtaining Sir Claude Macdonald's -in conjunction with Sir Robert Hart have We should hardly have thought that the popula-consent to an addition of 7% ad valorem to the tion of any part of the Celestial Empire being duty on foreign imports, making the future duty. stationary was any cause for regret. At any 12% in all. Further that the duty on opiumWe understand that no official intimation rate, that is not the reason of the high prices in will remain as before, also duties on Chinese has yet been received in Kobe of the reported
goade. Hongkong.
visit of the Emperor to Kobe for the purpose [This certainly does not agree with Sir Claude of reviewing the warships at present engaged Macdonald's recent assurance to the Chamber in the Manoeuvres.. The reports of His Im- of Cominerce.—Ed., A.K. 7.)
perial Majesty's proposed visit caine from Tokio and nothing is known in official circles in Kobe. The Japan Mail of yesterday says: -The great naval review will take place in the waters of Kabe harbour toward the end of April or carly in May next when the naval to a conclusion. The evolution will be taken manoeuvres now begun will have been brought part in by nearly all the warships, over 40 in all, and by the torpedo corps so that the display alone will be as magnificent as it could well be. His Majesty the Emperor, will pro The floard of Directors have now the plen-bably honour the occasion with his presence. Report and audited statement of accounts and sure to submit to the shareholders the annual Kobe titrald.
balance sheet to the 30th December, 1899
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1898, AND FORSER -
YEARS AND This account shows a credit balance of December, 1898, $163,121.92, against $122,600.86 on the 31st
The directors recommend.
Engineer says:--"If we look round the coaling stations, from Adca as far as Japan, we find that the control of the coal without which a control of Britain, Colombo, Singapore and modern fleet is an empty sham, lies in the
Hongkong. Of course, it is impossible to say what modification a development of the un- doubtedly great Chinese mineral resources may have in the future, and as far as Japan is concerned, she of course has her own indepen- dent sources of supply, and will, in fact, at the present rate of progress, bold command of the sea in the Far East within a measurable
period, unless the British China Squadrons are
to be most materially reinforced."
A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be
held on Wednesday, 11th April, at 3 p.m.
BUSINESS.
1. Report of the Finance Committee. (No. 6) 2. Questions, by the Hon. T. H. Whitehead. (4.) Does the Govenment, in view of the fact
that a large area of recently cut soil is exposed all round the building, consider it safe to send boys luto the "Belilios Reformatory" at Causeway Bay at any time within the next two years?
(2.) Will the Government before sending any huys into the Reformatory obtain a detailed medical report as to the sanitary condition of the surroundings of the Reformatory?
GRDER, OF THE DAY,
First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to validate and legalize the proceedings of the Legislative Council of this Colony during the time that Mr. Arthur Winsoft Brewin illegally sat as a member of such Council, tinder an invalid provisional appointment.
IN a recent issue, the Standard and Diggers' New says "The reported assurance of the Czar that nothing will be done by Russia to embarrass Great Britain under the present circumstances' bears the mark of tainted origin. The Times St. Petersburg correspondent probably well knows how to please his masters in Printing-house-square, and one is compelled,
ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.
The following in the report for presentation to the Tenth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held at the offices of the Association, No. 26, The Bund, Shanghai, on Tuesday, the 19th April, 1900, at 4 o'clock pm. precisely.
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the payment of a dividend to shareholders of 20% out of this account. The account will then stand as follows:--- Dividend of 20% ($12 per share) Balance to be carried forward...
$ 96,000.00 67,12192.
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS IN CHINA.
March 28th. The Foreign Settlements in China are now presenting a curious object to the Peking Government. They may be said to be the.. nurseries of sedition. There is obviously some rebellious organization in China ar present.. We have no means of knowing what its dimen sions are. It may be formidable or it may be $163,121.92 contemptible. As to its existence, however, who doubt can be entertained. This organiza The "Dividend will be paid in Taels, attion has addressed more than one circular letter Exchange 74. $12 @ Ex. 74-Taels 8,88 to foreign newspapers published in the Settle
Share
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1899.
To Reserve Fund... Balance to be carried forward
per
$434.472.45
ments, as well as in the adjacent colonies, and the document, though ont-spokenly seditious, The Net Premia earned during 1899, after has been published verbatim by the journals deducting Return Premia, Re-insurance Pre- receiving it Further, some of the leaders of mis, etc, amount to $704.635.99, against the seditious movement have found asylum $595.944.90 during 1898, and the Account within the limits of the Foreign Settlements, shows a balance at Credit of $434,472-45 on and the Chinese Authorities are powerless the 30th December Inst. The Directors recom-to effect their arrest without Consular mend transferring $34,000.00 to the Credit of warrants which cannot be obtained. Thus, Reserve Fund. The account will then stand in a word, the Settlements and the adjacent to as follows
Tonies not only offer a safe refuge to Chinese. 34,000,00 subjects plotting against the Chinese Govern- 400,472.45 ment, but also supply public organs for the ven- tilation of the plotters ideas. It happens that we are all in sympathy with the plotters. The ends they have in view would greatly benefit. In addition to the Claims and Losses paid their country. They are, in fact, endeavouring during the year, which amount to $271,053,89 to obtain the practical recognition of principles (equal to 38.47% of the Net Premia, there are which Occidental peoples endorse heartily and Clains pending on known losses and casualties have long advocated as essential to China's which are estimated at about $160,000,000 well-being. But ́in the syes of Chinese official- EXCHANGE AND INVESTMENT FLUCTION dom, they are simply rebels; radical, pestilential ACCOUNT My Lagitator whose apprehension and punishment Owing principally to the depreciation at the are most desirable in the interests of public matter of the Transvaal, to accept the cable, end of 1899 of all the Association's Sterling peace. The Chinese Government, therefore, with all reserve. Its wording, moreover, is Investments, this account has been reduced by must find in the events of the time a new rea singular Under the present circumstances' $16,768.13 and now amounts to $42,669.68. san, for regretting that foreign intemoursa -ié, the invasion of British territory are Sterling Exchange has been taken at 25. Bid. was ever forced upon the country. We no circumstances, perhaps, in which Russia per Tael (the Demand Rate on 30th Decem daresy, also, that at seasons like the present would feel justified in interfering, but should the her, 1899), and the relative values between the rulers of the Middle Kingdom with heartily Federal force decide to retire within their own ALTHOUGH the delivery of the French Mailman on the Neva, presumably Russia would
Dollars and Tacis at 73that neither a Confucius nor a Mencius had: borders, then, even according to The Times
INVESTMENTS,
existed For Confucilist, constructively, and. Mencius in the least equivocal terms, laid was begun yesterday at 4.45 pm, we may say, bestir herself. There is another aspect of the
down the doctrine that a monarch's only title for the information of the Acting Postmaster situation also, which may be overlooked by the
to hold power is based on his usefulness to his subjects, and that diese have an inalienable cursory reader. The Czar, as is well known, General, that it was 9.45 this morning before is not by any incans his own master in high
enactments are seen to lure to public injury. right to depase him so soon as his acts and matters of State. The military bureaucracy has always held the upper hand, and in his pre-
There must, be thousands upon thousands of against which he and his father have struggled
devout Confucianists in China who are fully sent state of health it is not likely that the
persuaded that to join, a movement, for the 'Little Father would be able to resist for long
overthrow of the Empress Dowagerwould be us in accordance with the highest sral laws, and it cannot be imagined (Kat this conception, is weakened by the eplu
certain) foreign local journals
Imperipi Hlady,Japan talk
"Undoubtedly the best Boor that has yot THE U. S. Monitor Monterey is now in the knowing the Thunderer's predictions in the
been browed in America."
PRICE:
and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Por Case of B'dozen FINTS......$13.50 net. goods are landed,
Optional goods will be landed here unless.
QUARTS...$13.50 net, instructions are given to the contrary before,.
4 PM, TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 17th instant, wil
be subject to mnt.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
All ship-damaged packages must be left in
the Godowns where they will be examined
on TUESDAY, the 17th instant, and FRIDAY,
the 20th instant, both days at 10 A.M.
All claims must reach us before the oth instant, or they will not be recognised.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, roth April, 1900
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Sole Agents for Hongkong and South.
China:
harbour, she arrived yesterday evening. II.M. torpedo-destroyer Whiting, went out this morning to Mirs Bay, to tow. targets for the Centurion, the two ships returned to poit at about 2 p.m.
letters for this office were delivered. The Post Office will be closed on Good Friday, 13th inst, except from 8 to 9 am, on Saturday, 14th inst, except from 7 to 11.30 am, and on
The value on joth December last has been taken for all the association's investments
DIRECTORS.
the present. Directors all retire from Office, but, In accordance with the articles of association being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
BAUDITORA WA ...The accounts have been audited by Mr. Augustus White, who offers himself for re-1
By order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. JACKSON
netary:
A. 6. WATSON & CO., LIMITED Easter Monday, 16th inst, except from 8 to any determined attempt, to force his hand with election.
Established' A.D. 1841,
9am. The Night Box will be left open. The Money Order office will be entirely closed for the three days.
respect to laking the iminative against British aggression, not, perhaps, so much in South Attica, as on points of attack of tire British Em- pire in Eastern Asia,”
Shanghai, 26th March
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