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Entimations.

New Plant!

More Hands ! ! Improved Processes !!!

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1901.

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE ROYAL,

OITY HALL.

TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHTI

LAST FEW NIGHTS.

AUSTRALIAN: VAUDEVILLE GO.

IN ANOTHER COMPLETE CHANGE OF PRO- GRAMMN, THE Best and BRIGHTEST ENTERTAINMENT EVER

PROFESSOR WA. DAVIES

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Our Factory lins become much too small. Orders have been plur. ing in like a flood.. Our facilities wore never so good as they are now. Our capabilities for handling a BIG trade never so complete as at present. Our system 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 Ind chinery, more lands, and further

BROUGHT TO THE

EAST.

The Popular Illusionist will show how modem GrosT3

To-day's Advertisements.

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safe to

JAPANESE STEAMER BADLY DAMAGED.

COES TO SHANGHAL FOR REPAIRS.

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THE GYMKHANA MEETING,

TO-MORROW, SATURDAY, MAG The only thing wanted to-morrow is fine wenther, all arrangements are complete and nothing has been left undone to ensure a com- plate success. Mr. Kennedy reports the ponies and galloways in tara fettle, so some close finishes should be witnessed..

It is rather unfortunate that örders have been- playing for some little time, however, that is received preventing any military band from not the Committee's fault, and we take it the excellence of the sport will make up for the

The first event takes place nt 4-30 pm, a five furlong scurry for all panies. 14.2 and under, and, to us, there seems nothing in it

FOUR deserters from H.M.S. Blenhlem, in this harbour, were arrested by the Megasaki police and handed over to the British authorities on the 26th ult., says the Nagasaki Press. Twelve other sailers have also left the warship without leave. The Megasaki police have been asked Man, while on a voyage from A TOKYO despatch to the Japanese papers

The Japanese steamer Katsuyama to arrest déserters,

Chefco to Amoy, was caught in the (quoted by the Kobe Herald) states that a same typhoon and received such large number of counterfeit 5-sen nickel pieces serious damage that she had to make are in circulation. These coins are so skil 20, Des Vaux Read. Hongkong, oth Angust, Foor.

want of music)() 1855c for Woosung, and will be repaired fully executed that even the bankers are re

ported to have difficulty in distinguislung them OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM. | here before proceeding:

from the coin of the realm. The spurious coins are said to be mostly in circulation in THE SHANGHAI TRAMWAY. Nagasaki and other open potts. The Iapanese nuthorities suspect that Chinese have been PROPOSAL TO BE CONSIDERED, bringing the false coins in from South Ching.

A Ratepayers Meeting has been IT is stated, says the Nagasaki Press, that called for the nineteenth instant to miseroscopic examination of the contents of consider proposals for the establish-ggs imported from China and Koren have been repeatedly made by Dr. Okazaki, attached ment of tramways in Shanghai,

to the Metropolitan Police Office, who has dis.. Received 7 p.m. Sth

covered that the eggs in question contained Published 10 a.m, Otl;=

distoma, species of intestinal worms.--Dr. Yamane, Chief of the Medical Staff of the Metropolitan Police, has therefore wamed the it is said that large numbers of people in public not to partake of eggs in the raw state. Shikoku and Kyushu have suffered from the distama disease.

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sub-division of labour are being Mr. W. F. CULLEN. Miss JESSIELFORDE. actively carried out and vigorously! pashed forward, and everything else. we can do is being done. We shall soon be able to cope with any amount'

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Hongkong, 30th July, 1901,

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The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees

of Girgo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to alongside. take immediate delivery of their Goods from

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

GEORGE ECKLEY,

Acting Agent. "{ Hongkong, 9th August, 1907:

Intimation.

LIMITED.

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Back Seats only.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half-price to A. S. WATSON & Co., NOTE-A Special Tram will leave every Even-.

ing 15 minutes after fall of curtain. Doors Open 8 PM. Overture 9 P.M. Mr. J. FRANK FINLAY ...... Business Manager. Mr. W. H. BROWN .........Representative.

Hongkeng, th August, 1901.

PUBLIC AVOTION.

THE Under

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"HE Undersigned have received instructions

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW,

(SATURDAY), the roth August, 1901,

at II A.M.,

at their Sales Roots, Ice House Street. SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE FURNITURE,

Comprising:-

TAPESTRY

COVERED DRAWING ROOM SUITE, 2 CHILDS' COTS,' Double and Single IRON BEDSTEAUS, 2 OFFICE DESKS, One COPYING PRESS, a Quantity 107 of HANGING and CARRIAGE LAMPS, RUGS, GLASSWARE, One COTTAGE

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY," LD. (Established 1828)

THE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENT for the above Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS 31 current rates.

Claims settled direct without reference to the Head Office.

A. R. MARTY,

Agent.

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Hongkong, 5th July, 1901. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES. ·

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.

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ALSO:

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And

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HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hengkong, th August, 1901.

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BIRTH:

(Delayed fn Transmission). [Our telegram, although somewhat belated, throws some light on that which our morning contemporary published the other day. We could not imaging at the time what the Rus sian Minister of Finance was doing out here, but now it is evident that our contemporary was led astray by the name of the steamer, The Minister of Finance is safe in Russia, so he could not well have been rescued off Foochow from a foundering tramp steamer bearing his own name.-Ed., H. K. T

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE STRIKE OF AMERICAN STEEL-WORKERS.

LONDON, August úth. A general strike of American steel workers has been ordered for the 16th instant.

COMMERCE WITH CHINA. Lord Lansdowne states that negotiations concerning Article XT of the Joint Note re garding commercial facilities in China, may possibly be transferred to a more convenient place than Peking, and that a conference may be held-including representatives of all the great commercial interests in the East.

LATER.

THE LATE EMPRESS FREDERICK.

The funeral of the late Empress Frederick

will take place at Potsdam on the 13th inst. The House of Commons has unanimously passed a vote of condolence and sympathy with King Edward and the German Emperor

in their bereavement.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says:- On the 9th at 123 pm. the barometer has risen over S. China and the Philippines. Pros- sure remains high over the E. coast of China, and relatively low across the N. part of the China Sea. Cradients moderate for E. winds on the coast, and for S.W. winds over the middle part of the China Sea. Forecast Moderate Ewinds; fine.

FOOCHOWITES have the floods to grumble at LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At high tide, now they have five or six inches of water in the settlement, and it is damping their spirits and other things.

IT seems that Shanghai is likely to follow in our footsteps and have a tramway of its very own. I will be interesting to hote which will be in operation first. The red-tape-bound Hongkong scheme, or that of more sensible Shanghai.

A SEOUL telegram of the 27th inst, states that the Korean Financial-Minister, acting under instructions from the Imperial Household Department, has signed a contract with a French Grm at Seoul for the supply of 300, koku of Annam rice at 7 yen per koku. It is added that the Korean Minister has already handed a sum of 30000 yen to the French merchants as guarantee. Another telegram from Seoul, of the same date, says that a Chinese merchant has ordered from South China a large quantity of rice, owing to the dearth now prevailing in some of the Korean provinces.

THE Kokurin Shimbun of the 27th ́ult. says-A telegram from Minister Hayashi, Seoul, confirms the news that the Emperor of of the 23rd ult, to the effect that in view Korea has isued an edict, on the evening of the long prevailing drought throughout the country, all exports of cereals shall he

prohibited, and the import duty upon cereals coming from abroad shall be exempted. Our Representative is now investigating the actual conditions. If the peninsula is really threatened with heavy famine, the steps taken on the part of the Koreans will command foreign acquiscence, in virtue of the commercial treaties,

THE Australian Vaudeville Company manages to fairly well fill the City Hall every night: Encores were, as usual, the rule and the voci ferous cheering must have interfered a little with the hilarity that was going on in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, premises across the way. One company, it is presumed, were doing it for money, the other for pleasure. Mr. Horley was particularly good and gave some very neat turns. Miss Verne, as usual, had to sing about six times, while professor Davis and Miss Annie Moore came into their fair share of applause. Another complete change of programme is announced for Saturday night, so that the community can have an afternoon's sport at Happy Valley, a quiet dinner, and finish up with a hearty laugh at the City Hall

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A PICTURE of Admiral Keppel was received on the 31st ult., (in a large case addressed to His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements) to be put up in the Town Hall It is a very good portrait of Sir Henry, says the Free Press, and exhibits-him at full length in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, with the Order of the Bath and all the old Admiral's the available space. It is the same size as the decorations, or as many as could be painted on other pictures in the Town Hall, in a gilt frame, ready to be hung up. At foot is a plate stating that it is given to the Community of Singapore by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel, 1900, and has been taken from the picture in the. possession of the Baroness Burdett Coutts. It nor returns from Penang."

but

LOYALIST.

Weighted at 11 stone 5 lbs. if sent from start, to finish no competitor should be able to come. to terms with him.

The dog races are a new thing to us and should provide some mild sport of a kind. We have previously met some lucky dogs (1st prize Macao Lottery), some curs (make a man drunk on't steal his watch and chaia), and some pups never recognise a friend in the street when you are with another man's wife) but the races to-morrow promise to be something out of the ordinary.

above the average. The number of entries The Ladies Nominations are in merit a bit speaks well for the interest taken in them and they are not of the usual frolish kind, meet the judge's eye first. but require the best of riding and agility to

The three quarter mile Handicap produces six entries and, unless Mr. Godfrey C. c. Master has a dark one entered, must again. plump for Loyalist, but until one sees who is up the event is fairly open. The various events will be run off strictly to time, every detail necessary for a successfulmecting having pitious the attendence to-morrow should war- been arranged for-and the weather being pro-

raat the Committee holding these meetings more frequently.

SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon at the Board room. The President (Hon. W. Chatham Acting Director of Public Works), nccupied the chair, and (Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G., Captain Superinten- there were also present the Vice-President

Ciell Medical Officer), Dr. Clark (Medical dent of Police), Dr. Atkinson (Acting Principal

General), Lieut. Col. Hughes, RAM C. Mr. E. Officer of Health), Br. A. Brewin (Registrar Osborne, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock, (Secretary). The minutes of the last meeting were ap proved. The housing of Sanitary Inspectors next came under discussion. The recommenda- tion was to provide a separate house for cachi Inspector, as it was desirable the officer should. live on the scene of his duties. The President thought the arrangement would be too expensive.

The Hon. F. H. May could not agree to it.. All Inspectors were not married men and he rather interred that the possession of a separ ate four roomed house might induce the men to attain the same end in an illicit and un- desirable manner There should be proper

quarters provided for the married officers and the single should live in barracks. Even the married couples could live in flats one above the other. He proposed the whole question be. postponed till the hext meeting of the Board.

Mr. Brewin could not see why the proposed houses should not be of three stories instead of. Iwo.

sident. The whole matter had previously beco Mr. Osborne disagreed with the Vice Pre- thrashed out and the opinion of the Board was that the Inspectors should be provided with beiter accomodation. It was necessary that a this work. They were not like warders, police- superior class of men should be secured for men, or the military, who were very closely under supervision, but men who, by the nature of their duties, lad to be trusted to pro perly perform those duties. The Board would have to either pay them more or provide better housing.

Mr. May said. This was one of the ex-. travagant schemes recommended by the Board to the Government, and the Board would whine as usual if it were not carried out.

carried, Mr. Osborne voting against it.

Mr. May's motion of postponement was

At Sandakan, on the 15th ulto,, the wife of THE alleged manslaughter case against the will probably not be hung up until the Gover Medical Officer of Health, or by the Secretary,

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Chinese Police Sergeant occupied the attention of Mr. Hazeland all day. Mr. Badeley con. ducting the prosecution Mr. Godfrey, C. C. Master appearing for the defendant. The case

the Hongkong Celegraph is still proceeding.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1901.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. Congratulations.

We congratulate Major General GAS COIGNE upon the honour which has been conferred upon him in connection with the China Expedition. Although he was debarred from taking any active part in the operations

in the north, he showed himself fully alive to the needs of the situation as it affected Hongkong, and nobody will grudge him his reward. We have also to congratulate Colonel BERTIE, Captain WALWYN and several other officers who have been well known in Hongkong, and we are pleased. to see that they have not been forgotten. Il matters progress as they appear to be inclined to do, is is probable that further opportunities of earning honours and rewards will be offered, and we are sure that the whole of our garrison will be all there when the time comes.

TELEGRAMS. SPECIAL TELEGRAM. Special to the "Horghong Telegraph, THE LATE TYPHOON. A RUSSIAN STEAMER FOUNDERS

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, August 8th.

3.26 p.m. The Russian tramp steamer Witte foundered in the late typhoon near Fochow, while on a voyage from Moji to Singapore. The crew took to the boats and after two days were rearned by the German steamer Shantung, and brought on here,

As will be seen by the belated telegram from our Shanghai Correspondent which we publish elsewhere, the late typhoon was particularly fierce to the north of us. Advices from Foo chow, when they arrive, will probably give still further stories of havoc wrought

In connexion with the stranding of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamier Kinshi Marn on the Quelpart coast, the gunboat Sai-yen received instructions to proceed from Chemulpo to the assistance of the steamer, Preparations to comply with the order were immediately made, of the gunboat, with 64 men, proceeded by says the Japan Daily Mail. Captain Fujiki steam taunclr to obtain supplies from the shore, but at half-past nine on the night of the 34th uit, the launch collided with a steamer bound from Chemulpho to Chefoo. The launch was cut to the water's edge. All the men on board as excellent swimmer, disappeared, and his her were saved, bu: Captain Fujiki, although body had not been found up to the time. when news of the catastrophe was despatched. It is conjectured that he must have been *** | injured in the collision.

A TELEGRAM reached.H. E. the Governor of North Borneo on the 7th ulto, conveying the intelligence that an unsuccessful attack had bees made on Menggatal Station on the pre vious night and that Messrs. Atkinson and

Bond had gone out to give chase to the rebels.

ACCORDING to a Tokyo telegram of the 27th

The papers relating to Registration of Births, from the Government, were laid on the table.

Mr. Osborne, asked for the production by the

of a statement showing what recommendations the Board and its officers have made during. the past two years in respect of the following matters, and how far such recommendations have been carried out:

1. Additional markets.

2. Additional public latrines 3. Additional public urinals.

The statement required was as follows:- that The Western market was extensively Markels. Under this heading it was shown repaired in 1897. New Western market com mencedin 1901 Plans of new Salyingpoon Market approved by Board in October, 1895 not builc Plans forextension of Shaukivan Market approved by Board in November, 1895; small matshed extension erected. in 1897. Plan of a new market at Taikoksui approved by the.. Board goth June 1898; new market opened st January, 1899. Plans for extension of Wanchai Market approved by Board 11th July, 1901, Erection of new market at Kowloon Point 2: estimated to cost $81,000, and 55,000 voted for preparation of site this year.. Plans of additional temporary markets for city approved by Boarde 11th July, 1901. Expenditure approved in connection with additional, stalls for Sakonpo market. Expenditure approved in connection with eight additional stalls to Yauma marker 26th June, 1901.

ult, the Government, in order to make good AMRICA seems to be the home of the trusts the deficit in the revenue budget for the next and big "combines of all soris and now we fiscal year, will place on foreign markets, militare to be treated to a general strike amongst ary loan bonds to the value of so million yen. the steel workers, which is, presumably, to be At the request of the Government, through aimed at the trust. This will we hope, serve Count Inouye, it is reported that Mr. Robert to give a fillip to the British steel trade, and Irwin, of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, has com British workmen and employers will no doubt municated with various foreign capitalists with hope that the strike will be a prolonged one.

Latrines and Urinals-A glance at the des This system of trusts looks very well from the tails given under this head would lead one to the object of ascertaining their views regarding the issue of the bonds.

point of view of the manufacturerand capitalist, believe that the Board has not been remiss but, unfortunately, we are not all capitalists, either in making recommendations or in carry and trusts only too often spell monopolies and ing them out. Ten thousand dollars for addi control of any one industry falls into the hands tional urinals and, $12,000 for additional Intrines" thus all, bar the capitalists, suffer. When the of one man or a syndicate one cannot hope for is to be Inserted in the estimates for 1902. a general cheapening of the wares produced. We distrust, American methods very much indeed, for we have seen, and are still seeing, how they are ruining everything in the Philip pines. Wherever the Americas go prices rise, and this is particularly bad for the masses.

We learn that Foochow did not suffer much from the typhoon. A few junks were wrecked and a little damage done ashore, but nothing Lout of the common or worthy of particular mention. The steamer Hailan, Capt. Roach, was unable to get over the bar, and, as there was every indication of a typhoon approaching she went under Matsu and anchored there. She remained there for a couple of days until the weather cleared and she was able to go up. to Focchow. A small French gunboat, proba. bly the Vipere, had a very unpleasant time crossing the bar and, it is said, came very near to, foundering in so doing,

THESE two items are from the Foochow Echo of the 3id inst

The Auction of the real estate of the late Mr. Robert Lowe took place on the 29th ulio. PEOPLE Coming from the north report that at Pagoda. It is satisfactory to know that the affairs seem to be on the simmer around Fek-properties sold fairly well and that the Foochow Recreation Ground will benefit by it to the ing, and that a certain Minister has stated that extent of about $1,800 in accordance with the he expects trouble to break out within the terms of the late gentleman's will. next few weeks which will quite throw the Boxer rising of last year into the shade. The Tientsin is full of them, and they seem to have Germans are said to be very much in evidence. impressed themselves upon the country and people as much the whole of the rest of the Allies put together. The British, as usual, seem to be taking a back seat and to be there on sufference. This state of affairs is not like ly to increase British presilgo in the eyes of

which the statement required by him had been Mr. Osborne took exception, to the forni in

tendered; to the great majority it would be un- nication to the Government, and the statement intelligible. He intended to mako u comņu, „P submitted was too meagre for his purpose

Dr. Clark's motion to provide a latrine forty seats at Hunghem was carried

The following minute, from the Regisimrelie General with reference to the cleansing of. Chinese houses, was laid on the Table

The general cleansing you referred to in your minute of id July, 1097, was carried ont every six months at times selected by the of Registrar-General.in order to suit the Chinesa, It was not compulsory, but was very effective At last meeting iried to persuade the Board H.B.M. Consul notifies by an "Express to encourage these half-yearly cleansings, bur that he has been requested by the Chinese was unsuccessful. The points about there of property injured or destroyed in the fire of made at intervalo mizuade the Chinese to god Authorities to call the attention of the owners general cleansings were that (1) an effort was, it Friday Jast to the urgent necessity of rendering in for special clear the timer selected the rains safe, for passers-by by pulling down were suited to the idiosyncrasies of the Chinesefor or shoring up all dangerous walls(3), the cleansing throughout the City' sady Some excellent photographs have been taken simultaneous. In my opinion, the action which ri of the ruins on the site of the late fire by the board invited fro to take will have nuent native artists.They will be purchased us a useful result. The whitewashing melancholy memento of dissatrous occurence district spread over two month