1900-05-18 — Page 2

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG KIFLE ASSOCIATION.

LONG RANGE CUP, & SPOONS

(HANDICAP)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH PRIDA

Entimations. EYE-SIGHT

Mr. N. LAZARUS, Ogcalist Optician, uf London and Caleta, may be consulted for SPECTACLES at BREWER X-Co..

UNDER the TÔNGRÓNI HOTELS

"THERE will be a RMPETITION for the Business Homes..

above TO-MORROW, the this instant,.

a13 P.M.

Ranges.-600, 700 and 30 valy

7 Shots and Sighter.

Entrance Fees for the Cup

usual.

Sprons as

The Cup to be won Thuce Times. The Handicaps have been revised.

MOWBRAY & NORTHCO

Hon. Secretary,

Hongkong, 18th May, gu

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LISHTER

FOR SWATOW, AMY ANDIFOOCHOWS

"HE Company's Steamship

THE CO

SHAICHING,

Captain Hall with the despatchel ne tkes above Parts, an, ST NEVY, the south in stant. at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & COU „General Managers, Honghong, 8th May, 1900."

"BEN" LINE DE STEAMERS:

POR LOSTON.

THE Stenshop

RENİARDE

Captain Kroble, will be depuits best as above

on or about SATA RDA, the gh June.

For Freight Passagde, apply to

Agent.

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DAYS

¡LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tun Transvand Goverments

loan to the Portuguese Government to pay the

H.M.S. Rattler left Colombs for Aden on the amount awarded to Britain and America

1st inst.

We notice this morning a tunic, black steamer, | Bokalist, at one of the Kowload wharves,

Hex Majesty's birthday will be celebrated in London on the Sped-ins, and elsewhere an theth.

the Beme tribunal in connection with the The Dolgaon Bay Fallway arbitration case.

I offer has been declined by Portugal.

HURS KIRY, a beaman, was at the instance of Mr. Rounsville. Wildman, the American Consul, charged at the Magistracy this morning with having behave in a disorderly manner at the America Consillate yesterday afternoon.

ter is seposted that onglers have been issuedito | „Mr. Gompertz, dismissed him with a caution. shuma Cal. Schiel if he makes another attempt

Escape om St. Helena,

The Hand of the Thongkong Regiment will play at the Hani chand heel on Monday even Ture First and Second Dublin Fusiliers being the 1st list, from path, 19, 9.30 jim, sem been ordered home, owing to their ranks hav ing been depleted by the way.

ONLY FOR A FEW

MORE. Constantly training headaches, spells dimness when reading, wets eyes, the letters stinuing together; any these symptoms indicate a deficiency in the form of the eye Tus Falkyrien, with Prince Waldemar of Den- mark on board arrived at Calansbo, on the 2nd repiring Classes only in confeci and cute

ME LAZARUS Supplies i SPECTA, from Batavia on her way hume. CLES may alter testing the sight.

ADVICE FREE

FESub

T1, Inspector-General of Recruits reports that pluring 1899 there were 83.355 volunteers for service in the regulayy army and the militia. ? A DAOME giantess has arrived in England, A. S. WATSON & CO., She stands eight feet in height, and is thiny

LIMITED.

years of age. She was one of the king of Babondy's amazons.

THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS

IN THE FAR EAST. THE MACHINERY in-așe is of [the latest designantmost up to date

character..

ENGLISH EXPERTS inanige For factories, auk tlwir practical i

?

„A PRIVATE letter received in Singapore by a friend mentions that foreign cruisers and

Many of the aliny reserves by have pr. <cered to South Africa are reported to desire A committee of eers has been fanned to assist in connection

sele in the country

with the project.

PROGRAMMI

Alam by ..........*. Johra Bull (...

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Overruns

Setection

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Walligton ત્યા Wablichtel

Hortmann, Waldenfel.

"Acclamations

"La Flora".

une Bench

** Fill save the Queen'“

This morning was charged wit cents to Wan -duce him to relch

·lawful charges.

"The Hop

General) hist (ucted licitor) prosecuted, fended

The following gentlemen M. D'ES. Pereira, E. E Kelly, E S. Joseph Gubbins

The Altorney Cen said it was a very take much of the tim read lie section of

stable. The

U. s. cruiser air, Commander C. the district Watch Belknap, arrived at Singapore on oth, inst, given authority The Diin, which has a displacement of 614519th Auril tolis, is one of the converted merchant vessels caught some retained, her armament consisting of ten 6-iusoner of are quick-firers, sis 6-pounders and two machine, ing the min

the people guns. She has a complement of 580 men, and came up to her engines which indicate 1,371 h. jx give her that day and a speel of 16 knöts. The Dixir is on her way ten with Lo

Manila, and left for that port the same dije

Magistraci

! .

According to the San Francisco Chronicle

AERATED WATERS's Lave been asked to refrain fruits there are serionts dangers incurrent in the plant

St. Helena, during the way of the Bog of Eucalyptus trees anywhere near sewers -prisoners there.

or other works. It appears that the roots travel nearly evenly feel, and are strong enough at that distance to destroy sewers. The Board of Trustees at Berkeley,. U.S.A., have passed an within seventy feet of any sewer, and ordering: ordinance forbidding the planting of engalyptus all trees now standing within that distance to be down. This seems to be worth while It is stated, in connection with the capture by the Roers of Mr Frank Smith, the diamond mine owner of Barkly West, that the enemy secured none of the treasure belonging to Mr. Smith's company. It appears, that Mr. Day, the manager of the diamond mines, saved all the diamonds and important docustents he longing to the company by concealing then in tin boxes and gas-pipes and burying them in a spot known only to himself and the chairman of the company. The precious stones and papers were recovered after Kimberley was relieved.

GIBELVINGSTON & Cos: [ kinowigelge-produces an article, that is Tux Car of Russia has presented to the French

nation a mosaic map, which is valued at (noting. "- 4,000 francs (abon (160,000). It is covered 1652b juurivalled for its excellence,

"The Weter used is the purest in with valuable gears, which show the positions

of the chief towns on the umpte The Island and is skilfully filtered on

Eakt. Russell, who has been prominently scientific principles,

benre the public with his matrimonial disputes, We use only the Best and most has secured a distress in America. He has gapensive ingrelicits; guaranteeing! Aksalute Purity,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALOPITA, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE, THE Steamship

"LIGHTTNING" having arrived from beabwe Parts, mignol of Cargn ate hereby infirmed that the Goods will be delivered from abangsale,

Cargo impeding dat die harge will be handed

al once.

Cargo remaining on after the 21st instant, at will he landet af Con- signees risk; and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kamioniri and Godown Co., Limited.

Consignees of Care Adróna SINGAPORE and PENANG requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goals drown alongside : such Cago impering the discharge of the vessel will be landed and sigral at Consignees risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance with 'dested. Bills of Lading will Eg countersigural in DAVID SASSOON, SONS & P Agents.

Hongkong, 18th May, 1500,

"BARBER" LINE OF STEAMERS.

"NÓTICÉ TO CÙONSHINERS!

FROM NEW YORK, AND SINGAPORE,

HE Steamship

THE

• ROYALIST.

Captain Tierney, hring, afrised man the above Ports, Consignees of Congo ate herdyd infonuer that their are landed at

Consumers.

now married a laughter of Me George Cook,

"of Cumbernauld, Dumbarigashire; Scotland,

We quote Special Prices to large The Foreguese amateurs have postponed their second perfufinaire, at the Lusitans Club in add of the Indian Fame Fund-from to-nor row, Saturday, to Sunday the 20th inst., on ac- count' ni the Terrible" Eee to-morrow night.

A, S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED, THE TONGKONG DISPENSARY

I

Espriuru AB, Ca Nortensia ORRISPONDENTS.

de male poll dies, all combonizione relatar te snje

used to the

Extorom inici d'ugtters bu be at to The Elisa - 12 halve stud Centres inte slak to politiko Rammad. Treba poned be shas venu and aggress of the wetjent, tri put pesandy for pull, hatffence at front fejl.

Whilst the wind the fragiwarz a zdegraph will.dway- ind a part de la Lat dira, For by corsengem ideas of all ques degli int it makes the distinzly maler health the Vaiiter dums ied va Say way huht ́biquett

saraplain fer capire than expres

MR. Adalben Hay, the Americal Consul at Pretoria, has cabled to Ified States Cover

AvoTHER fine four-masted schooner for the Philippine trade will be launched from Hay & Wright's yards at Alameda next Saturday, says the S. 8. Chronicle of 8ch uho. This makes

for ga

afterwards charge Gambling was com Colony and suU

was but an important case na only an ignorant Chinaman, money was bribery and so the

its course and would therefore necessi

jury He attention of his Lordship, and

Fand

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but

(cabin: pcep arrested

WAK NEWS

General

6th. Leeuw

on

to the

ging the wemdorp

hoped soon to introduce Legislation to deal Kop with these squaller cases.

sisting of Mondea The Prisoner called one witness name Kan, who said that he was playing with some left and Witnesses wore then called for the boys on the Pray West when the district enemy from the kopjes until the bling, while in custody he asked his friend, the the 8tli Hussars attacked the hostile ridge, watchman came up and arrested him for gam-old was reached. There a squadron of "Prisoner, to pay him a debt that was owing to but were repulsed. They then dismounted, him as the Magistrate would fine him for gain and a fresh attack was essayed, with the bling. While the Prisoner was offering the 4o aid of three more squadrons and two cents the watchman took the money out of liis Maxims, who reached the crest simul

The enemy, who suffered hand and arrested him The watchman was taneously.

machine guns following, in plain clothes at the time; he did not know from the heavy fire from carbines, were com that he was a district watchman. In reply to pletely routed, ther the Attorney General, Witness said Prisoner diem across the open. The heliograpli dis- was not a debt on account of money tost in the 7000 of the enemy, with numerous guns, ware had nothing to do with the game the docents covered General Randle, who reported that game! Soccuping a wilderness of hillocks in the vicinity The Prisoner, in his statement to the Jury of Wakkersz and, Wakkerstroom, Generals Hart its being snatched away by Complainant It miles away, while Colonel Fole Carew was adhered to the story of the 40 cents debt and and Brabant were similarly occupied fourteen was not offered as a bribe, steadily advancing, and shelling the enemy His Eordship then briefly summed up and towards the left. The correspondent ultimately the jury after a short deliberation brought in met General Embant's vanguard four miles a verdict of guilty-seventer on south of Wepener, and

His Lordship, in passing sentence, said that people like Prisoner must learn that they must not offer money as bribes to public, bervants He must go to prison with hard labour for three months.

successive fights had Sunday, and sides the Jam killed and

of the enemy were

-henkbaitbenembers of the so-called Chicago | the fliyd, and as-son-astshe is afloat the keelOWING CORROSIVE FLUID brand unpursued.

had

Ambulance Corps were serving in the

as they ranks, instead of in the hospitals, promised. Tur Chinese junk bound for the Paris Exhibi: tion has been' stopped at Columbo. The mas ter of the Chigwell towed the junk from Singa pore to Colombo at a price of 43000. This ins

not been paid at the punk is detained at Co.

lombo as security.

D

THAIRTRTISEKS. Jesi Tare nje te bu bend all makes meiebil

what has him her/Chek | Two Germans at Cape Town hired horses and be the rails pagelidistess of the paper

they disappeared. They were afterwards Alfonde al Safequpaons whicwings and drawn for a band prostate Trained autemtyteratoder,

found at a spot 100 miles inland, hayilig in The Houghing thanh ly the best creatiation of es gamer tanki- & de For East, an i

Her full dig the Adartist. Tras urbe their possession rifies and Gontorite cartridge

their risk into the Coadening of the Hongkie Hongkong Telegraph

and Kowlons Wharf and Godowni t'empray,

at Kawloon and stared at Consignees risk and expense..

No Claims will is asluited alter the Goods have left the Clowns atri di Goods remaining undelivered after, the 4th instani, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chaial, mul kannggal Gouls are to be left in the Godowis, where they will he cxamined on the 2jni instalu 2.30 PM) No Fe Insurance has been mitmed a Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

"SHEWS, TOMES & CO Agents

Ka

Hongkong, 18th May, 1950,

Intimations.

BREAD BREAD!! BREAD!!!

R. RUFTONJE begs to inform his M

numcrons Pations that he is now pre- pared to deliver READ in Wat and the EAST END of the City between the hours of 6 and 7 43.

CUSTOMERS requiring BREAD to be delivered are requested to kindly notify the same to

H: RUTTONJEE,

13 & 15, D'Aguilar Street.

AN APPEAL.

THE SULERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Post Pons, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.

Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs. and Collars renewed an old ones.

Ladies and Children's Under-ghing and dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required. “

The Superioress will also be most grateful

for any PAPER, or old. ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, How are taught by the Sisters..

Hongkong, zand April, 1892.

NOTICE.

1493

CHE OFFICES of HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH have. This Day bern removed to No. 50, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Second floors the premises formerly occupied by Mesars, PoWELL & Co.) which address fill communications should

ddressed

ETH

TASKERTCHLY

Manage

Jongrósa. FRIDAY, MAY 18, ryce,

They have each been sentenced to one year's imprisonment...

sofa fourth will be laist. The first schooner, the Philippine, is now on her way home from Manila, the second one, Expriusion, is now on her way to San Pedro, white the third, Luzon, will go to Manita as soon as she is equipped The one yet to be built has not been named, but she will probably be called Mindore, and will take 1,000,000 feet of lumber to the Philip

-pines for Uncle Sam.

**

The case against Fritz Max Ulbricht" was resumed at the Magistracy this morning,

Mr. Gedge appeared on behalf of the Imperial The charges against the prisoner as now Gerican Consul.

(1) Emfiezzling during the months of January February and March the sum of $510,37 cents Shanghai, of which he was manager.

read ar

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The next. called, was the fourth on the calender, against Chan Wing Pui (for throwing corrosive fluid, toit sulphuric acid, with intend to burn, and with throwing corrosive

The Prisoner pleaded not guilty. fluid with intent to grievous bodily harm.

that three Saturday sualties be wen

commando, under

Boer Reports: Reuter's correspondent with the Boers reports that General do Wet, learning of Gen erals, Kelly-Kenny and Kundie's movements, advanced with the Ficksburg The same gentieinen served on fle, Jury. Commandant Olivier, Wessels, and Cronje, junior (the last since reported dead) The The Attorney General said Prisoner was a commando mer the British to the southwest of boy at the Hongkong Hotel and was married Dewettdorp, the lattenbenefiting by Comman previous to his wife's coming to Hongkong dant Cronie's delay in seizing an important Prisoner had lived with a prostitute-named Leung Kum and had had on other occasions kop. They were then starting an outBanking novement with a large body of horse, bat connections with her. On the 10th of Apr lacking in cannon, were easily forced back on läst Prisoner hud gone to the brothel at which the main calup. This was touch damaged by Complainant was staying and asked her shells, and was removed at nightfall behind the Lo cemo abroad with him Complainant hills. Both Gracral & Kelly-Kenny's flanks refused andnisoner said, that he would

do her some injury. Two days afterwards were beaten bark while awaiting reinforce

dis cred yainly searching for water, and were as Complainant was coming up the stairs ments and 8 of the British were then

sideways she noticed Prisoner" standing

It is stated Dn M. Astor is going to sell the the property of the Hong Kew Coffee House on her neck. She swears Ensoner

Pall Mall Magazine, which has never pros pered in his hands. The staff is said to be the most expensive in England, but the'income of the magazine is very poốt, chiefly, owing to lack of advertisers,,

Thi Chinese of Penang have organised an entrious Chingay procession, it, hecordalice "with a you made when Penang was threatened with plague, Five thousand additional Chinese, Some from distant places, have gone to Penang

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE WAR. BOERS STILL RETREATING, GENERAL BULLER'S ADVANCE.

Lustos. May 16th, Geral Buller, ocupied Glencoe

A Cools Tang Ching was fired this morning ofthe bath inst, unopposed. The

at the Magistracy' Sag' for keeping a gaming Boers, numbering 1000, fed pre-house in Jardine's Bazaar, and a coolies who were captured playing at the time were ned cipitately during the night, getting each The Magistrate at the same time

to witness the procession.

. (2.) Embezzling during the month of April a. Dr. Bellwill further sum of $200, also the property of the above club,

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(3.) Embezzling daring January last the sum of $1,700 the property of the club "Concordia Shanghai, of which he was Secretary.

A change was also preferred against the prisoner for attempting to commit suicide when

arrestél.

Further delay was caused in the bearing of the ease, as the depositions in support of the Warrant were not taken on oath,

The Vice-Consul Dr. Lang testified as to the

Law, and identified the signature of the Acting correctness of the warrant according to German German Consul at Shanghai affixed thereto.

His Worship, however, said he could not

off with ambulances and cleven.us.ordered the forfeiture of all the gaming impleproceed on the depositions as they stood, and

The Transvaners have vacuated nuts found on the premises. the Biggarsbergs, and the number of Free Staters at the Drakensings is punci reduced.

LATER.

GENERAL. RESULT OF THE NEW MARKET STAKES.

1 Dingond Jubilee. 2: Chevening "3" Gujdwile.

THE BOER DELEGATES IN AMERICA.

FT GUARD NO. 5 was charged at the Magistracy this afternoon with having demand ed by threats the sum of $3 from a Chinaman who had received, permission to carry out certain alterations on the graves of his ances tors near Aberdeen. The case was remanded. till the 23rd insi, bail being fixed at $150...

Ar the inquiry held into the loss of the Union liner ferien (4,061 tons), which was rammed near Cape Town by the transport. steamer Winkfield, while conveying horses, to South Africa, some serious evidence has been given. Charges of drunkenness and lack of discipline are being made against certain members of the

Crews,

USED AS PUPPETS. His friends in Hongkong will be sorry to hear that Captain George Paley, 1st Rifle Brigade,- The leading New York papers who was se seriously wounded in the early part deprecate deluding the Boers with of the war, is still very ill, and riot able to do se liopos, as they will merely beaghing. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs, Victor used as puppets in the Presidentially, who live near Bury St. Edmunds Campaign.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says:- On the 18th at 1.55 5., the barometer has fallen in 5, China and risen, probably, in China-The depression is moving slowly wards in the N, part of the Sea of Japan

inds in S, China,

moderate to

The quiet and unassuming, he was one of popular young officers of the Battalion,

the

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to give the Prosecution every chance of pro ducing proper evidence to satisfy the Court, he further remanded the case till the 25th inst..

There is no dou

The prisoners declare the British here num ber 25,000 Colonel Engilbrecht was killed, and also some artillerymen. Many British dead were left the field. General do Wet has expressed his regret at the con Lain Bank the Chief of Use Genn

who

messages to General Bra

which Cola Rundle

reported in the door and presently felt soine sharp pain arrested Chess are probably a party of the 1st sung on Monday! The Boer report continues: who threw the sulpuric acid. She was into Hospital between dic 13th and

eviden that the bur caused biphunc : that cove fluid the word of the the man. She had that she could not the prisoner was char and duly cautioned the girl be made fo wore On the

had searched hisr talning

some sulphuric a The witnesses fence were then adjourned for

After limfn did not answer juryman, was memory, he summons and

The prisone

a prostitute and The prisoner appeared before the Magistrate bine and enga again in the ahemoor, at his own request, and took a four tendered a written statement pleading, guilty towards went the charges of embezzlement.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expr

Correspondesas In this colum.)

A SUGGESTION.

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house

his concy

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To'qyit Emros ir "THE HONGOND TELEGRAFI bod St-Among the labourers carrying bricks and lime up the Glencaley, may be noticed several children whose physique is quite un equal to the toil. These poor young children gasp under their burden. One of them on being spoken to answered that his father had died of plague, and if he worked not he had no

of rice. He was thirteen years age, and yet

carried two baskets of lime usually bome, by adults, and which he had to iny down several Hongkong to regulate the employment of times along the way. Is there no law in minors? No relief to the helpless children of plague victims?

As a little straw shows whither the wind blows, in the above little incident tends to show the wide-spread misery caused by plague,

4th following's the programme of music to be high rents, and dearness of food. And a colony

The Band of the Royal Welch Fusi- Officers Mess, Murray Barracks, frencing at 8 p.m.

"Oksance "/

addon fall?

Loyal Princes

Ord Hume.

Halfe. Sullivan“

„Marklo,

* Ganne

.KINA. Ilian: Fruer

that can exceed all expectations in its contri

the War Fund, may well look to the bution relief of its own stricken poor. Subscriptions are rife, it is true; but at least the landlords can afford a subscription among themselves for the relief of the Hongkong poor

Yours obediently;

ning:

JLBAT

INDSOR

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