To-day's Advertisements.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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No. 214.
HE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, on
MONDAY,
the 2nd day of April, 1901, at 3P.M., are published for general information.
By Command,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Alting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 6th April, 1901.
(439€ Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 22nd day of April, 1901, at 3 P., at the Offices of the Public Works Deparment, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Oue Lot of CROWN LAND, at Pok-fu-lam Conduit Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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HE Company's Steamship
"THALES,"
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at 10 AM.
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price of this very necessary article of diet, Piracy has no doubt a great deal to do with the increased price of meat, for the face that piracy is rampant in the districts from which cattle are drawn has been known for. some time past. The pirates and brigands either demand large sums from the drovers and owners of the cattle to ensure a safe conduct through their districts, or they waylay the men on their return and rob them of the silk hade has been seriously interfered with money received for their cattle.
from the same cause, the Canton importers fearing to send the money for their pur, chases up country and the growers fearing to send their silk to Canton, owing to the very unsettled state of the country. Still from a perusal of para 6 of the report, it is very evident that a great deal of rascality is practised by this meat syndicato, for we are told that the two men examined were main. festly prevaricating and concealing the truth during the whole course of their examina- tion. It is a thousand pities that they were not promptly dealt with for wilful perjury.
Rents have undoubtedly a great influence on the prices of all foodstuffs, and more [117c especially upon those which are cheapest, man who does but a small business in fresh vegetables means much more than a similar rise to the man who deals largely in something of a more expensive nature. The opening up of new building sites and the laying of tramways and the general improvement of the means of communication will do much to obviate this, but one must not forget that there is the opposition of those who are reaping a golden harvest from the present state of affairs to be first cvercome. Then, too, we have a larger flect and garrison to feed than we had a few years ago and we have to ex-
"HAILOONG," Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the above Port, TO-MORROW, the 16th instant,
BI P.M.
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ME, LAMBERT ON LIQUID FUEL. THE FOOD SUPPLY COMMISSION.
On Saturday evening. Mr. John Lambert, Superintending Engineer of the Cosmopolitan Dock, read an extremely interesting and in structive paper on "Liquid Fuel and it's uses as a propelling power," before the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong The chair, was taken by Mr. R. Cooke, who introduced Mr. Limbert.
The lecturer commenced by saying, "I wish to deal mare with the mechanical uses than with the chemical composition of the fuel and its gases, and in so doing have to rely not only on what practical experience. I have had in that branch of engineering, bat also on information cale lected by study, and information gathered from engineers with whom I have come into contact, who have been able to give me any experiences on the subject; nor do I wish to extel the advantages of the usa of liquid fuel, without considering the disadvantages or the difficulties encountered thereby. However, I venture to hope that the The Observatory report says:-
small amount of information collected may not On the 14th at 12.5 pm. the barometer has be without some interest to the members, of this fallen generally, except over the N.E. coast of Institution, and may at all'events form the basis China. The depression has probably reaches of profitable and interesting discussion. the neighbourhood of W. Japan. Gradients fuel has come within the province of British en- tis only within the last few years that liquid. slight with variable winds on the China coast, gineers, owing to the fact that hitherto it has and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast:-only been practically obtainable in the vicinity Varying winds, light; fair, but fog or mist nt of the Caspian Sea at such a price that rendered it commercially impossible. Within the last few years, however, a considerable change has taken place. New oil fields have been dis covered, and the number of places on the eastern route at which liquid fuel can be obtained has increased so enormously that- engineers and shipbuilders are turning their attention to the pussibilities of this kind of fuel becoming profit. able, and for shipowners to consider whether it is not an economy to use it if not in preference to, at least in conjunction with coal in vessels trading eastward.
night.
On the 15th at 11.50a.m. the barometer is rising on the China coast, falling over the Sea of Japan.. The depression probably still lies near Japan. Gradients slight with variable winds on the China coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast:-Varying winds, ligla or moderate; unsettled, probably some rain.
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
port a considerably a larger amount of fresh THE Singapore Race Meeling takes place on the American troops. This sudden increase THE U.S.S. Isla de Luzon and the U.S.S. food stuffs to Manila to supply the wants of the 21st, 23rd and 25th of May next. in demand has certainly had a great effect upon prices, for it is hardly reasonable to suppose that the productiveness of the surrounding country has as suddenly in- away with the Americans at Manila and dis creased in like ratio. If we could but do pense with our increased garrison and fleet matters would right themselves to a great extent, but that would be cutting our own throats with a vengeance.
We believe that the real root of the matter | lies in the fact that the Colony is not self. supporting in the matter of fresh food stuffs. Until the acquisition of the New Territory such a state of affairs was out of the ques Co., tion, but now that this large increase in our territory has been made there is ample room for us to grow all that we require. Of course the inhabitants of the New Territory cannot be expected to take the initiative without encouragement. For hundred of years they have been content to grow their own rice and a few vegetables for their own consump tion and it is hardly reasonable to suppose that they will at once depart from the old order of things. That they are ready to do so when encouraged is certain, for since the acquisition of the Hinterland, vegetables for the Hongkong market are being grown in
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Forktown, now in dock will probably leave for the Philippines in a few weeks.
for Shanghai. It is expected that H.MS. Ocean H.M.S. Goliath and H.M.S. Handy-lelt to-day will leave for the same port about the 19th insi. THE appointment of Second Lieutenant Arthur Blake, 1st East Yorkshire Regiment, to be A.D.C.' to HE the Govenor is notified in the Gazelle.
qualified ratepayers to elect members to the A MEETING took place to-day at 4 p.m. for the Sanitary Board. A report of the proceedings will appear to-morrow.
A EUROPEAN or Eurasian matron for the Federal Home for Chinese Women and Girls, at Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, is required, vide ad vertisement appearing elsewhere.
WITH regard to the lecture to be delivered by Mr. Michie, to-morrow evening, as announced in our advertising columns, we are requested to state that the lecturer will deal with "The Political Obstacles to Missionary Success in China."
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The fallowing, is the report of the above Commission as published in the Gasella,
REPORT BY THE UNDIRSIGNED, MIMBERS OF THE FOOD COMMISSION APPOINTED
19TH MAY, 1900,
(1) A number of meetings were held, wit- esses examined, and a mass of information. Gaol, The Government Civil Hospital, Military obtained from. Steamship Lines, Hotels, The Authorities, and other sources.
(2.) As advertisement asking information from householders was inserted in the local Papers, to which 8 persons (ladies) replied,,
(3.) The following table shows the percentage of rise in the wholesale and retail prices in years —
Wholesale.
Articles. Bread, Fish, Beef,
Muston, Eggs, Fouls, Bucks, Potatoes,
Retail
20 per cent.
13 per cent.
33
25
"1
H
11
40
50
23
Firewood, go. Ground NutOil, 110 Rice............. 33
95 100
33 +
(4) Beyond natural luctuations of supply and demand, the main causes of this increase have been:-
(4.) Depreciation of Silver. (6) Increased Cost of Rice. (c) West River Piracy, (d) Increased Rents.
(e.) Enforcement of Sanitary Laws. Naval forces in Hongkong and Manila has (The augmentation of the Military and contributed towards a rise in certain commodi. Liquid fuel is by no means a new sug-ties, as the sources of supply are limited and gestion. It is quite a generation ago since take time to accommodate themselves to the it was first thought posssible to use liquid increased demands. fuel instead of coal for the propulsion of
supply of fuel, then the want of suitable the fact that practically the whole supply is in ships, but there have hitherto been two evidence to prove that a combination exists (6.) Whilst it is difficult by means of direct drawbacks. Fits: there has been no regular with the object of keeping up the price of meat,' appliances for injecting the oil into the furnaces the hands of two men, who acknowledge being was so serious as to make it impossible to use supported by asyndicate, and from whom other it on board ships. As regards the first the market butchers buy, must tend to crush other storage tanks of four and five thousand tons as they please. The fact also that the two difficulty is disappearing now that the new oil individual effort and enterprise, give them, fields have proved so extensive, and that large monopoly, and enable them to regulate prices capacity have been erected at all stopping sta-individuals put forward as owners of this large tions from Port Said to Japan.
"The second objection, however, is not disap. pearing so quickly, although great improvement is being made in the apparatus for injecting the oil into the furnaces, still there is room for a greater improvement in this respect, as the
have been the simplest pattern of the sprayer tions of a burner used in 1874 That seems to best burners of to-day are only sligiit modifica
class of burners and the foundation of all recent
ones.
"Before going into the details of the different kinds of injectors 1 will point out the advant consider has get been reached; still they are ages of the use of liquid fuel could the ideal of perfection be obtained, but which I do not on the way to that result with the experiments ested engineers and shipbuilders are from time and practical results that some of our inter to time obtaining. Allowing that a complete impossible; that the fame is so distributed that combustion is obtained and which is quite no injurious effects are transinelted to the plates of the boiler, and that the fuel is carried in well-constructed tanks so that any leakage is out of the question, then I think the follow- fuel as used on steamships :-
several localities which hitherto only grEW THE Mother Superior of the Italian Conventing would be some of the advantages of liquidi
articles for home consumption.
Why does not the Government take the matter in hand and establish a few small market gardens and farms here and there throughout the New Territory? We would be inclined to go further than the suggestion of the Commission and have these experi- mentai gardens and farms quite separate from the Police Department. A policeman is not necessarily a skilled horticulturalist, and we fear that if the Police Stations were
desires to acknowledge with thanks the fellow- ing sums received for the extension of the Convent
Nicolas Post, Esq........
..$300
C. Klingemann, Esq. (from Japan) 25 The Morning Leader says that the Coronation of King Edward VII and his Queen Consort, has been definetely fixed for the early part of May, 1992, Queen Victoria was crowned almost exactly a year after the death of William IVs but in that case the expiration of the period of mourning came in the summer.
made the centres from which advice and a certain amount of control were to be ex- ercised over producers the suspicion of the natives would be aroused and would tend to render the scheme less successful than might We shall be obliged if any subscriber on special man appointed for the work underwrite on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of otherwise be the case. the Botanical Department and let him have delivery, etc., and forward the Wrapper to the Why not have a receiving his paper late or irregularly will
free hand in the distribution of seeds etc., Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co., Ld.,. 50 experimental gardens and farms started be enable us to check the delivery coolles. throughout the new Territory? Let any Queen's Road Central. The wrapper will under his control, and we fancy the affair would prove a success.
anent the encouragement of cattle breeding The suggestion made by the Commission waiting to be stocked, just across the hills at is good. There are thousands of acres the back of Kowloon City, and once the obtain cattle and were encouraged to bring villagers found that they were assisted to them to market here and so make a good profit, we believe that they would readily take up the matter.
ended 14th April are:- THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week
Non-Chinese Chinese
Library, Museum.
303
83 1,054
.140
Totals......... 386 · 1,754
We learn that, as the lease of McGregor Bar- racks will shortly expire, the Asiatic Artillery
badly wanted in the Colony and, if our garrison there under canvas. New barracks are very are to be shifted to Kowloon and accommodated
is to be maintained at its present strength, the sooner the Authorities commence building operations the better.
(1) No lost heat, no smoke or spot.
(z) No ashes or clinkers, and consequently no fires to clean, with the accompanying loss of heat and drop in the steam pressure-the steam pressure being maintained at one point throughout the voyage.
(3) The boiler tubes are always free from soot, and clean, and therefore always in the best condition for transmitting the heat from. gases passing through them to the water of the boiler.
being under complete control, and the furnace (4) The admission of air to the furnaces fuel being burnt in fine particles in close con- tact with the oxygen of the air, only a very small excess of air above that actually necessary for the complete combustion of the fuel is required. With coal, in order to ensure as much heat as possible, a very much larger "excess of air is required."
(To be continued.)
ROYAL ENGINEER VARIETY CLUB.
The above Club gave a very enjoyable enter: tainmentat the Royal Engineer's Theatre, Wel lington Barracks, on Saturday evening. The picturesque little theatre was crowded with a most appreciative audience, who from start to finish hadn't a dull moment.
business in a trade which has a world-wide re putation for being most lucrative, swore they have been losing money in it during three consecutive years, and that during the whole course of their examination they were manifest- ly prevaricating and concealing the truth, able. makes all evidence on this point most unreli
•
excessive (except in particularly choice situa (7) "We consider that Market rents are not
tions) and have not contributed to the increase.
food, and think they should be kept as low as At the same time we regard rents as a tax on possible.
practical remedies of real value, and, bearing (8.) Our enquiries have failed to suggest any in mind the many objections there are to leg- only make the following recommendations islative interference in trade affairs, we can
(a.) That increased Market accommodation
be provided and meanwhile, in order to relieve pressure on existing Markets, that fruit and vegetables be sold outside in licensed shops.
(6.) That Markets be used for the sale of perishable food-only, Biscuits, Hams, Tinned Meat, Jams and such like stores should not be sold in Markets, as the. letting of stalls for such purposes tends to crowd out the legitimate vendora of fresh produce..
(c) That further endeavours be made to
stamp out piracy.
(d. The cheapening of rents by opening now building areas with means of con veyance by tramways and ferries. (e.) The reduction of Market rents to such level as will provide just sufficient funds to cover interest on capital and working expenses. Markets should not be a source of profit.
() The encouragement of foreign ladies to make their own purchases. by having the Markels kept clean, and by clearing the passages of loafers,
to encourage the villagers of the New Teritory (9.) We recommend that an attempt be made to breed cattle by providing them with funds for the purchase of stock (to be repaid when the animal is brought to market) or with heifers from a Government stockyard.
(10) We also recommend that an attempt: be made to induce them to grow vegetables and rear poultry, and suggest that attached to gardener whose business, assisted by Chinese, rach Police Station should be, a European
would be to cultivate vegetables as an object lesson to surrounding natives and to provide them with seed imported by Government.
(11.) We specially recommend that trials be made in the New Territory (Shatin Valley for instance) in growing Potatoes,
The first part of the programme opened with a march "The Palace Guard," played by the orchestra and was followed by a succession of those grown at Macao, and it does not appear The best Potatoes sold in Hongkong are. songs which were admirably rendered by such unreasonable to suppose that what will grow old favourites, as S. Serge H. A. Ward, But before anything of the sort can be the Government establish a good ferry
think of me?" showed his powerist voice to mission Report has been dive to the Chairman done we require good communication. Let
singing of "I wonder if the Old Folks the delay in the publication of the Food Com R.AM.C., who proved himself again a true Territory.
near Macao will grow equally well in the New comedien Pie. 1. Byles, R.A.M.C, whose (12) We desire to state in conclusion that service between different points in the New Territory and Hongkong. It will probably
great advantage; S. Sergt. Burnet coaised of the Commission being unable to afford the involve a loss at first, but so soon as the
Toars of laughter by his quaint rendering of time for the prosecution of the enquiry and the villagers have learnt to appreciate the fact
"Wages, and Sapr. W. J. Dockree, R. E., that the ferry offers a cheap and ready The Kobe Herald of the 1st inst. points out it all well deserved the hearty applause they
Ar. Sgt. Viggon and Sergt. G. Simmers, R.E. Preparation of the Report means by which, their produce may be brought to market they will rise to the is a mistake to think that Japan is incapable of sketch, and was followed by Part II, which received, The first part terminated with a occasion and within a very short time the going to war owing to her financial embarrass-again gave us the pleasure of listening to ment. The Japanese Government holds re-
the artists who had proved themselves 50 cern. If we want cheap fresh food stuffs serves in the shape of actual cash and securities capable in the previous part. The whole -we-must take steps to render ourselves in-casily realisable, amounting to about 150,000,000 performance of the sketch entitled,
programme concluded with an excellent dependent of outside contributions and this yen; it has enormous stores of grain, and a very unfinished Gentleman."
"An cannot be done unless the matter is seriously large supply of munitions of war.. taken in hand.
A, S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED, ferry service would be a self-supporting con
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1901. NOTES AND COMMENTS. The Food Supply Commission. In another column will be found the report of the Food Supply Commission at published in Saturday's Gazette. The members of the Commission state that their inquiries have failed to suggest any practical remedies of
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
LONDON, April 12th. No further news has been received regard ing Commandant Botha's renewed negotia tions for peace. It is understood that telegrams in connection therewith are being censorized.
THE WHITE FLAC.
THE large matshed erected by the Ferry Co. on Pedder's Wharf is a vast improvement upon the old and very inadequate shelter of former times, convering as it does the whole of the whart, We are rather dubious, however, as to the strength of the structure and shall not be surprised to see the wholes affair taking flight into the harbour with the advent of the first gale..
THE Imperial Savings Bank was surprised the other day by receiving an application to deposit An Army Order, issued from the War a few thousand yea for fifty years, says the
Special mention must be made of the most artistic scenery by Lce-CorpL Wilmshurst R.E. who also deserves praise for the able manner manager. Another performence is to be given in which he performed the duties of stage to-night, when there will probably be a change of programme.
QUARANTINE.
EDWARD OSBORNE; A, M. MARSHALE. F. MAITLAND. FUNGWA CHUN. WILLIAN HARTIGAN. Hongkong, 18th December, 1900.
·CORRESPONDENCE. THE COMMISION TO THE COLONIAL
́ ́SECRETARY:
with our Report as Members of the Food
Hongkong, 18th December, 1900, Sir, We have the honour to enclose here" Commission together with a copy of 's letter we have addressed to its Chairisan Mr. Ja J Francis, Q-C
We have received the following letter for publication-
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
13th April, 1901 Dear Sir beg to inform you that this To Chamber learns from the Government that the
The above Steamer having arrived, Conreal value, but still we think that the sugges/Othće, directs that any officer or soldierNagasaki Press. i was actually accompanied Venice Sanitary Convention, Regulations are,
sigtens of Cargo are hereby requested to seadtions made by them are well worth considera raising the white flag in the presence of the by cash. The Bank directors suspecting their in their Billa of Lading for countersignature tion by the Goverment and should be enemy, shall be court-martialled.
and to take immediate delivery of their Goods carried out.. from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk andexpense.
DODWELL & Co., LIMITED, Agents, 7th April, 1991:
less than a scandal that the whole supply is With regard to the meat trade it is little in the hands of two men supported by a syndicate, and so long as this state of affairs continues we do not think that it will be reasonable to hope for a reduction in the
LATER.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.
BETHUNE SUCCESSFUL. Bethune's mounted force, after two hours hard fighting near Donetsdorp, captured
being imposed at all ports in the Madras. Pre- would be customer to be a crank, caused insidency against arrivals from Sainan, Formosa, vestigations to be made; but nothing confirm and from Hongkong: also that the Bengal ing that suspicion was discovered. Meanwhile Government are strictly imposing these regu- the applicant further prolonged the term, to arriving from Hongkong,
lations in the part of Chittagong against vessels 10,000 years The management finally agreed to take the deposit, on the understanding that neither the principal nor interest is to be with drawn during the lipulated period
We bave the honour, to be, Bir,
Your most obedient, servants,
EDWARD OSBORNE. AM, MARSHALL. F. MAITLAND.
FUNG WA CHUN. WILLIAM HARTIGAN.
the Honourable J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary, Hongkong,
:/
THE COMMISSION TO THE CHAIRMAN,
Hongkong, 18th Decembr, 1900. Dear Sir,Understanding that you will no be able to prepare the Food Commission Report for some time yet, we have, forwarded our Report to Government (as ner-enclosed Yours faithfully,
copy) as we do not wish to be partles to any R CHATTERTON WICOS AT Lawere concerned de
further delay in the matter and desire that, as,
1 pm, dear Sir,
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