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More Hands
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Our Factory has become much
E HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1901.
Today's Advertisements.
THEATRE BOY
CITY HALL. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT I
WEDNESDAY, LAST FEW NIGHTS:
AUSTRALIAN VAUDEVILLE CO,
GRAMME, BRIGITTESTA
PROFESSOR
ENTERTAINMENT EVER, BROUGHT TO THE
EAST.
The Popular Illusionist wif show how modern GHOSTS are RAISED, a most bewilder ing spectacle. T
Miys......
Soprano BEATRICE WARDE,
Our Charming Miss. PRISCILLA VERNE
BEATRICE WARDE Australia's Favorite PRISCILLA VERNR Comedienne and Charac
ter Artiste. The Little Man with a
Mr. SAM Big Voice.
ROWLEY
too small. Orders have boop pour-ANIME, THE BEST CHANCE OF PRO- ing in like a flood. Our facilities werd'never so good as they are now. Our capabilities for handling a BIG . A. DAVIES trade never so complete as at present. W. A. DAVIES Our systom never so good. And yet with all this, and increased know ledge arising from previous experi- ences, the flowing tide has so com. pletely swept us along we are well-nigh overwhelmed. New na chinery, more hands, and further sub-division of labour are being actively carried out und vigorously pushed forward, and everything else we can do is being done. We shall soon be able to cope with any amount of new trude. Write us.
WAT KINS
LIMITED.
Aernteil Water Manufacturers. Hongkong, 30th July, 190
COTTAM & Co.
JUST ARRIVED.
THE FAVOURITE SUMMER COLLAR
INCH LEADER" BATH GOWNS, OVERLAND TRUNKS.
Hongkong, 20th July, roor.
Insurances.
L'UNION
[7040
Miss
ANNIE MOORE Our Little Cyclone. ANNIE MOORE
Mr.
The Dainty Serio and Dancer.
Mr.-W. F. CULLEN.
(Miss
VIRGIE ROSSER The Champion South African Leaper. Miss JESSIE FORDE.
W. H. HORLEYS Miss RUBY MOOR. THE SISTERS LINWOOD. BOX PLAN now Open at ROBINSON PLAND Co.
PRICES -$3, $2, $14 Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half-price to NOTE-A Special Tram will leave every Even-
ing 15 minutes after fall of curtain. Doors Open 8 P.M. Overture 9 PM.
Back Seats only.
Mr. W, H. BROWN.Representative.
Hongkong, 7th August, 1901.
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE DIVIDENT at the RATE of 10% or St.go per Share, declared at the Ordinary Half Year Meeting of Shareholders, beld This Day, will be PAYABLE at the HONGKONG
AND SHANGHAI, BANKING CORPORATION:OD' and after WEDNESDAY, the 7th instant
Shareholders are equested to apply to the OFFICE of the Company for WARRANTS.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
TARNOLD, Secretary.
COMPANY.
any meeting of the sort would be hurried off | THE &s. Haileeng sails to-day for Tamis,] THE AUSTRALIAN VAUDEVILLE by the Police, and would be either carefully touching at Swatow for passengers. She will locked up or seen over the frontier.In take the s.a. Haimun's cargo, when the latter. Russin they would find themselves packed is expected to float off. off to Siberia in chains, and in any other Buropean country except England, they. would have a most unpleasant time. How long will it be, we wonder, before the British public comes to the conclusion that alien immigration is a mistake? The sooner this influx of undesirables is stopped, the better it will be for all parties.
Obituary.
The Empress FREDERICK, whose death is our melancholy duty to announce to-day, was the eldest daughter of our late Queen. She was born on the 21st November, 1840, and was married in 1858 to FREDERICK, then. Crown Prince of Prussia. Her hus- EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-band, however, sat on the German throne
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
Hongkong, 7th August, Fost
FOR SHANGHAI AND KOBE
THE Steamship
EASTERN"
(848c
Captain Ellis, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 9th instant, at Nooo;
This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Pro- visions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage.
This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric-light.
are carried.
A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgegh, For Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 7th August, root.
1847c THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, LIMITED.
THE match, which ended, in a draw between R. W. F. (Right) and V. R. G. "B" team for the first round in the Hongkong Water Polo Shield Competition will be re-played to-day at 5.45 pm. sharp at the V. R. C. The following will play for V. R. C. "B" team :-
Goal LE Laminert.
very fair, house again greeted this Company last night in spite of the weather. There was the usual number of encores, the favourites" having to re-appear three or four times. Miss Verne's songs are varied as her dresses, we for our part profer
Backs E. W. Carpenter, W, A. Stopani the principal in a pleasing little lacident. (Capt)
Forwards: R. Henderson, J. Millar,
· Half-Buck:-F. M. Roza Perairo. Humphreys:
We presume R. W. F. team will be follows
C.
as
Goal:Lt. Stanley Jones, BacksCollins, Andrews. Half-Back-Hogg for a very short time when he was stricken
ForwardsWard, Gregory Jones. Referee: Corp. Morris,.R. G. A.... by the same painful disease to which his
To-morraw afternoon at V. R. C. Kowloon, widow has succumbed. The Empress TRER. A. 28th Co., E. D., will play R. W. F. (Left) DERICK had seven children, of whom six now survive, their names being, the present German Emperor Prince HENRY, born 1862, who was in charge of the German Squadron on this station recently; the Heredetary Princess of Saxe Meiningen; ADOLPHE of Schaumburg-Lippe; the Duchess of Sparta; and Princess FREDERICK of Hesset..!
in the second round of the Hongkong Water Polo Shield Competition. Play commences at 5.45 pm. sharp,
A HOME paper saysThe bidding at the Royal sherry sale continues wonderfully brisk. When wine goes at 1205. a dozen, sentiment The death of the late Emperor FREDERICK has clearly a good deal to do with the hot is of too, recent occurrence to have faded competition. The astute firm of caterers who from the minds of our readers, and now
gave the price for some pale golden knew pre- his widow has succumbed to the same painful fectly well that they would get their money back disease, cancer, plunging the British and and a bit over. Many good Englishmen intend, German Courts, which were still in mourn it is said to keep the bottles, and less in ing for our late Queen, into mourning once teresting memorials of a great reign might more for her eldest daughter, who has undeniably be collected. But will tlie sale at survived her mother by a very few months. Christie's revive to taste for sherry? We FOR ANPING VIA SWATOW AND AMOY. As yet, bar the brief announcement that the question it very much. The wine is less adul THE Company's Steamship
end-of the Empress was quiet, we have noterated than most, but it plays the mischief particulars of her death. The German Emperor, her eldest son, was presumably present, but are fancy that our own King, her brother, would not have arrived at Cron- berg in time for the end. The year 1901 will lang be remembered throughout the British Empire as one of mourning, first for our late Queen, Victoria the Good, and secondly for the Empress FREDERICK, her eldest daughter.
Mr.. FRANK FINLAY... Bitsiness Manager.
"MAIDZURU MARU," (807c Captain K. Sudzuki, will be despatched for the above Ports, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st instant
For Freight or Passage, apply to
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Agents. Hongkong, 7th August, 1901. [226c
› AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA.
[671c
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1828).
THE
PHE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENT for the above! Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS
at current rates.
Claims settled direct without reference to the Head Office..
AR. MARTY,
Hongkong, 5th July, 1901.
-Agent.
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
TION COMPANY,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SHANGHAI
THE Steamship
*MELPOMENE,"
having arrived, Consignets of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained.
Intimation.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods A. S. WATSON & Co.,
have left the Godowns, and ail Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon, on the 14th instant, or they will not be recognised.
The vessel having encounted a severe typhoon, damages arising therefrom are re- ferred to the underwriters who please note that Protest will be extended.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the
4th instant, will be subject to rent..
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SANDER, WIELER & CO., Agents. Hongkong. 7th. August, root, ·17560
i
SHEWAN, TOMES. & Co.'s "NEW YORK" LINE. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
*HE Steamship
17120 THE
HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above! Company are prepared to accept First
"ARARA,"
•
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE Captain Williamson, will be despatched for the
above Port, on MONDAY, the fath instant.
To be followed by the
S.S. "ATAKA," on or about 15th September.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. (so Hongkong. 7th August. 1901
Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at f CURRENT RATES.'
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 28th May. 180.
KELL.
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& WALSH, LD.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE ILLNESS OF THE EMPRESS FREDERICK.
the blun one, wo mean the dress of course.
Miss Beatrice Warde scored again, and was
Some of the boys from the Glory were la the house and had determined to make a presentation of flowers and they did it, no handing over the footlights with card. Attached, not a bit of it. Jack, mounted. the stage with his bunches and personally delivered them. Messrs. Warde has no doubt. received presents of greater value before, bur never a more whole-hearted tribute than the flowers from the men of the "Glory. Professor Davis experience of the same was from the audience to tie him up in the cabinet, not so happy. On calling for a volunteer. a muscular Jack in blue stepped up. There was no tieing up and the performanco waned and died out. Miss Virgie Rosser was called. and recalled although her throat affection was evidently no better.
The Sisters Linwood danced their best, their dresses in the combination of shades Tonight is announced another complete being, in our opinion, the prettiest on the stage. change of programme and, as, the end is approaching, a bumper house is anticipated.
AT THE MAGISTRACY,
OPIUM CASES.
Chief Excise. Officer Spooner was busy this moming there being $950 imposed in fines, hot the gaol. The fines inflicted ranged from offenders generally accepted the hospitality of up to 55oo.
GRINESE, BEACHCOMBERS."
P.S. A. Gordon ridded the community of four undesirables for a fortnight by charging them. as rogues and vagabonds.
AWASTER.
USEFUL FINES. P ES. W. Smith No. 54 had ten chair coolies up this morning for causing an obstruction at cribes the offence. Two ladies. landed from the Canton wharf. This very inadequately des the boat and were simply mobbed. Fortunate- with your liver. Who really regrets the abolily L. S. Smith was on the scene. The coolies tion of that brave old habit of offering a glass were fined $4 each. The way in which chair or two of brown sherry and biscuit as hospital. coolies rush any unescorted. European indy is scandalous, and L. S. Smith deserves every ly in the afternoon or, for that matter, before credit for his prompt action. uach? However there is no saying. If the fashionable doctors take upon themselves to recommend sherry, sherry will come in. They are not quite so wicked as that, let us hope. A PROMINENT American time-charterer died recently, says Fairplay, and some of the British owners who let their boats to him are much far, to be forthcoining to take up the deceased upset by the event, no successor appearing, so
operator's engagements. This charterer took LONDON, August 5th. up boats for three and even for five years, his King Edward goes to Cronberg to-day.
liabilities over such long periods being very considerable. Not only has he left no succes THE MANCHURIAN QUESTIONS, but it is stated that he kept no books, The effect of the recent Thibetan Mission and that no one seems to know the position to St. Petersburg is already noticeable in the of his estate A few of the owners affected eagerness of the Chinese to renew negotia feared that trouble will follow the demise of are driven to great straits, and it is tions concerning Manchuria
the enterprising American speculator. For years. I have warned owners to, be inost advising them on no account to let their boats cautious in their time-charter engagements, unless to very first-class signatures. Why should an orner fix his boat for time at all (unless to a nierchant or other charterer who work boats for his own requirements)? 1 have often asked this question. The time charterer must have his profit; why should the owner not secure it for himself by closing for voyage, rather than time, employment? ONE of the curiosities of Sandringham is the weighing-book, which is kept in the hall near the weighing machine. The rule of the house is that every visitor is weighed, and the weight recorded in the book with the person's autograph. The autographs alone, which in clude an enormous number of living and dead celebrities, make the book very valuable, In fact, if so unlikely a thing were to hap: pen as that it were to come into the
THE NEW CHINESE TARIFF. The Times states that the new Chinese tariff will come into force on the 1st. of October.
DEATH OF THE EMPRESS FREDERICK.
The Empress Frederick is dead.
LATER. The end of the Empress Frederick was quite quiet. Her Majesty was conscious to the last
THE ACCESSION DECLARATION. In the House of Lords, the Accession Declaration has passed the third reading. THE NEW CHINESE TARIFF. The Government has approved of the pro-market, there would be such competition posals to include in the Chinese five per cent, ad valorem tariff, articles now free from
duty, except rice and cereals,
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says On the 7th at 12.5 p.n the barometer has risen on the E. coast of Ching, and is little changed elsewhere. Pressure remains low.over S. China and gradients are moderate for E. and S.E. winds on the coast, and for S, W. winds in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast Varying and E. winds, light to moderate; fair,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY."
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1901.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Aliens in London,
the price tip to fabulous figures. But it also among collectors to acquire it as would run forms a curious record of the growing older and heavier of many illustrious persons who have been intimate with the King for years. Several curious facts may be gleaned from this. Both the late Lord Beaconsfield and the late Lord Randolph Churchili charged very little in weight during the period of their visits to Sandringham, The increase in weight of many ladies--some double or more what they started with-has its humorous side, but I will not venture on so delicate a subject. Both the Premier and the Duke of Devonshire have put on weight since their first visits years ago, but Mr. Joseph Chamberlain has changed very little
to
YVETTE Guilber's has been a strange story, THE two Austrian men-of-war at present in After the death of her father, her mother, with Harbour proceed this evening (or daylight her two children, was left practically penniless. to-morrow) to Canton, having on board Contre-Yvette was then a little, mischievous tease of Admiral Rudolph Count Montecaccoli.
twelve. She used to make herself trouble- WE regret to announce the death of Sister pressing song she had picked up in the some by always singing an odious, and de- Agues of the Italian Convent, which took streets, entitled "Le Chameau, and it place yesterday. This, lady was well known got on her mother's nerves so that she. in Hongkong before entering the Convent..
would often give her two sous to stop
Robert Mirfin, a clerk, and, in sorrow let it be said, comes from England. He was charged with stealing a pair of hair clippers from a Chinese barber and his defence made Lo Hing, declared, said he was a barber in up in barefaced gall what it lacked in ingenuity."
On the 3rst at 8.30a.m. Staunton Street. he missed a pair of clippers which were placed on a sideboani in his saloon. He identified the clippers produced.
Li said he was a hairdresser in Wellingtoni Street. On the 31st the defendant brought him the pair of clippers produced and sold them to him for Ste
P. S. Edward O'Sullivan being sworn, said he stopped the defendant, knowing a warrant was out for a man of his description
He asked him if his name was Mirfia. The defendant denied it, and said his name was Stainfield. The detective asked where he was living. The defendant said the Star-Coffee. palace.. He requested the prisoner to go with him to the Coffee house. After proceeding about 10 yards the defendent said "I may ad arrested him and took him to the Central well tell you the truth; my name is Mirfn." He Station.
The defendant stated he had done business with Lo Hing, Lo Hing once lent him money (poor Lo.) He had to get somehow, $: one place to borrow it. He was out, so he the morning to get to Macao and went to Lo's, defendant, picked up and made off with a paix but to raise money to enable him to get to of hair clippers, not intending to steal them. Macao,. He had been drinking, that was what
made him, so bold.
labour.
Mr. Kemp sentenced him to 3 weeks hard
Mr. Robert Mirin is a fair specimen of the beachcomber that infests Hongkong. Arriv.ng. from Manila about four months ago he is sup posed to be a discharged. American soldier, and has never done a day's work since who served under the name of Murphy, his arrival. He was born tired and prefers his wits do not go far enough in a British to live on his wits unfortunately for him Colony. We know for a fact he was offered a situation that would at least have kept him decently as a white man, and in retum he bit the hand of the man who helped him.
THE PLAGUE.
Number of cases reported Chinese......1,25 up till noon of the 6th Other Asiatics 51. August, 1903 ...........
Europeans. 31. Number of cases. reported Chinese
during the past 24 hours Europeans... Other Asiatics
Total number of cases reported to date 1,610
THE New Stag Hotel in Queen's Road is singing. One day, when in, the employ being pushed along under the supervision ofment of a shop, she went to deliver a párcel at Mr. Barker. Great care has to be taken with the house of an actress, and waiting in the Number of deaths reported [Cuinese.....1,490 regard to the surrounding buildings, but no passage there she began, as usual, to sing " Le
creep is feared., ...
One would naturally imagine that London was quite sufficiently crowded out by its own poor, but notwithstanding, this it has grown to be the general dumping ground for all the scum and riffraff of Europe, Anarchists, socialists, political refugees of Matthe blind, beggars of all descriptions flock to one sort and another, the halt, the maimed, hunting ground. As a matter of fact any London as a haven of refuge or a happy e
where he knows he may talk anarchy scoundrel who finds the Continent too hot or uncomfortable for him comes to London,
or socialism or any otherism to his heart's content without let or hindrance
Silver Plated, Glass and China Waics, Iron Bedsteads and tresses.; Cutlery and Dinner Services; Cooking Ranges and Kitchen Utensils, Aspinal's Enumels, &c., &c.
Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and Hotels in Hongkong:
Hongkong, 35th July, 1901,
WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED,
CENERAL DRAPERS AND GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Tor.
Are now showing a Large and varied Stock of SUMMER DEESS MATERIALS, SILKS, RIBBONS, LACES, HOSIERY GLOVES, &
MOMILLINERY, Latest London and Paris Fashions constantlyf arriving, inspection invited.
R. G. HECKFORD,
Manager
By the Empress of China to-day leave Lady By the E and Miss Blake on a visit to the old country, His Excellency the Governor and a numerous off and wish them Bon voyage. cicle of friends went on board to see the ladies GRAVE fears are entertained for the safety of
The trip should be done in four days, but now Captain Cobban and crew, who started last Wednesday for Manila in a small launch.
week has elapsed and no news of him has
been received
And these people who seek refuge in London repay Britishi hospitality by forming Tue flags on the various consulates and hongs the audience at all pro-Boer meetings. They were half-masted to-day out of respect slow their dove for the British and for memory of the late Empress Frederick, our to the British tolerance of themselves and their Princess Royal. At Government House the perverted ideas by reviling the people who Royal Standard was hoisted at half-mast, and protect them upon every possible occasion. Read the accounts of the late pro-Boer the. Gloryand Tamar dew the German ensign quarters of the audiences, were aliens in port, and the various merchant steamers meetings and you will find that three at half-mast at the main. The other r warships
and the rest either anar cialists. What other country
meetings of this sort we Germany Both promoters and
were also half-masted, Wa
and that
so far, the German Consulate has 'rec official
no.
fate:
Chameau. Fugère, the celebrated baritone, and cried, "Be quiet, you impudent monkey; who was in the next room, opened the door you give one the blues. Shyness was not Yvette's failing, so she laughed and hegan a comic and very vulgar song. Breaking off in the middle, she said Perhaps you like
that better? That great artist was delighted
darkness; but, upon my word, you can sing as by her aplomb and patted her cheek. You Are as ugly as sin he said, as lanky as a young ostrich, and as cheeky as an imp of no one else can. You will make a fümt för yourself some day." And Fugére it was who, her at the Eldorado,p a few years afterwards, got an engagement for
QUARANTINE.
Hongkong, 7th August 1901. Dear Sir,This Chamber learns from the
Settlements to the effect that the prohibition Government that a telegram has been received from the Colonial Secretary of the Straits
on Chinese immigration has been removed, but that quarantine is maintained at dinge ore
Yours faithfully
CHATTERTONAW
up till noon of the 6th Other Asiatics 34 August, 1901 in Europeans anaft. Number of deaths reported Other Asiatics d Chinese 3 during the past 24 hours
Europeans.
Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,538 Since noon on Saturday last the cases and deaths are
Cases Chinese
7Other Asiatics
European W
Deaths Chinese
Other Asiatics Europeans.
The plague returns
Dent
Mise
hopes to be released from Hos
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