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Intimations.

WHAT TO DRINKI

AND THE TIME TO DRINK IT!

Before Breakfast.

CHAMPAGNE BITTERS

AND

CROWN SODA,

Before Tifin

CHAMPAGNE BITTERS

AND

SHERRY.

Before Dinner.

THE SAME.

At other times and at all times Champagne Bitters and Whiskey. good.

Stick to this advice and you'll nover know

you

have a liver.

WATKINS.

LIMITED.

-Chemists inul „Aerated Water "Manufacturers,

Hongkong, 3th August, 1901. -

COTTAM & Co.

JUST ARRIVED.

THE FAVOURITE SUMMER COLLAR 1 INCILEADER," BATH GOWNS, OVERLAND TRUNKS.

Hongkong, 20th July, 1901..

Insurances.

"L'UNION"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1901.

_______To-day's Advertisements.

WANTED.

AN ENERGETIC MAN for HARBOUR

WORK

Apply by Letter only to

THE FUMIGATING AND DIS- INFECTING BUREAU,

41) Des Vœux Road, Central, Hongkong, ti August, 1001.

(878c

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. FOR MANILA.

THE Company's Screw Steamship

KASUGA MARU," (3,873 Tons Gross, Captain H. Fraser), will be despatched for the above Fort, on FRIDAY, the 23rd instant, at 4 P..

This new Mail Steamer is specially con structed for service in the Tropics, and is pro- vided with superior accommodation and with all modern fittings and improvements for the safety and comfort of Passengers. Electric Light and Refrigerator. Doctorand Stewardess carried.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

A. S. MIHARA,.-

Manager.

Hongkong, 15th August, 1901,

SHEWAN, TOMES & COS "NEW YORK" LINE.

[879c

FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL..

HE. Steamship

T

!

Captain

"ATAKA,"

will be despatched for the above Port, on or about the 15th September,

To be followed by the

S.S. "ANAPA,"

For Freight, apply to

about 13th October, 1901.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 15th August, 1

[871C

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

·FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, COLOMBO

AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Stenriship

"SANUKI MARU,” having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees (7140 of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods ate being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.

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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LO, (Established 1828).

HE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENT for the above

Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS;

at current, rates.

Optional goods will be carried on unless. instructions are given to the contrary before 4 P.M., TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 22nd instant, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. All ship-damaged packages must be left in the Godowns and Notice of same sent to this Office before the 25th instant, or claims in connection therewith will not be recognised.

NIPPON YUSEN KÄISHA.

Hongkong, til August, 1901.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

NOTICE.

Claims settled direct without reference to the CONSIGNEES of CARGO

Head Office.

"AK. MARTY,

Agent. Hongkong, 5th July, 1901"

(7120 NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

AGENTS of the above

T Company are prepared to accent First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS atj CURRENT RATILS.

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

KELL

MA

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per Steamship NIPPON MARU,” are hereby notified that their Goods are at their risk being discharged - into” Lighters and/or Tanded into our Godowns. at Wanchai and delivery may be, had either from Lighters or from our Godowns upon countersignature of Bills of Lading.

instant, will be subject to rent.

Goods remaining unclaimed after the 21st

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

GEORGE ECKLEY, Acting Agent,

Is Hongkong. 15th August, 1901.

W

ARDATH,

17

SH, LD.

THE HIGH CLASS SMOKING MIXTURE.

•

ANUFACTURED and blended from the VERY FINEST TOBACCOS Guaranteed FREE from all artificial favourings and scents so injurious to health, but now so often found in Smoking Mixtures..

Smokers will find the "ARDATH MIXTURE delightfully Sweet and Cool, and, owing to its PURITY, the Tobacco will keep in GOOD condition in all climates.

Modeni scientific authorities declare "ARDATH," the Healthiest Tobacco. Packed in 11h Air Tight Tins MILD, MEDIUM and Full Strength, Price 90 cents per Tin. Hongkong, 12th August, spol.

OLD MATURED

JOHN WALKER WHISKEY,

FROM THE FAMOUS

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Ta-day's Advertisements.

NOTIGE

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS: AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG.

We think that some regulation is required | A TELEGRAM, dated London," "August 4th, "to by which builders would be obliged to use the take tainicht suya.– The crew of the really good, material in all lofty buildings new battleship Mikosz Kan are Blue brick, and mud instead of mortar, will in London, where they are receiving never do for the skyscraper structures which welcome are now being run up. The majority of juga hand-made bricks here are so irregular

HMS. Rambler, Capt. Smyth, arrived at in shape that it is impossible to lay the Singapore from Colombo on the 4th inst, and courses properly, and when one adds to this anchored in the roads, The Rambler is bound FROM This Dae Mr. W.. R. JONES the fact that the builder only too often for Borneo, but her date of departure is uncer- scamps his work in order to save expense, tain. She is of 835 tons, his a crew of 100, and fills in the centre, óf a wall with broken carries a large guns, and has engines of 650 odds and ends, it is easily seen that such

horse-power, work cannot be expected to stand a great strain.

CEASES to be Manager of the abuug Institution.

"Hongkong, 15th August; rgat- 18754 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY LIMITED. FOR SAMARANG AND SOURABAYĄ: THE Company's Steamship'

"CHUNSANG,"

Captain Muir, will be despatclied as above on THURSDAY, the z2ad instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 15th August, 1901. 1876

Entimation.

MISS Beatrice Dickens, daughter of the late Charles Dickens, and grand-daughter of Chas, Dickens, the novelist, of Gad's Hill, Kent, was home by the Sanuki Marw, to be married at to arrive on the 7th inst at Singapore from

St. Andrew's Cathedral to Mr. J. B. Reginald Clayton, of the Perak Civil Service.

Of course any will immediately blame the Inspector of Buildings for this state of affairs and ask bow, it is that he does not very simple. We have only one man to over condemn such work. The answer to this is sec buildings in the Colony and, as we point ed out the other day, it takes him some six months to go round houses in course of erection. Thus it happens that he is totally FROM a private letter the Japan Advertiser unable to keep an eye upon any particular bas an account of a somewhat thrilling incid building and the builder is free to scamp work ent which happened on Asamayama, Japan, on to his heart's content. He knows very well the rst last. It seems that with a party of that the visits of the Inspector must he few foreigners making the ascent, all had gone and far between, and that all scamped work well until, ou assembling at breakfast, Miss which he can get put in and get hidden be-Ratti, a Governess in the family, of Mis. tween visits is so much clear profit to him: Dinsdale of Yokohama, was discovered to be Is it then to be wondered at that Jerry missing. After searching, and shouting for, two hours, they left food and blankets with Japanese to continue the search while they descended for assistance. At noon the Japan and a large party was at once organized with esc came down reporting a want, of success, two days provisions and powerful field glasses. Sometime during the afternoon their glasses small peak to the left of Asama, and going in revealed something moving on Koyama, a that direction, the missing indy was found come pletely exhausted, having lain down, as she thought, to die.

A. S. WATSON & Co, building flourishes?

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. (841,

THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS

OF

Signs of the Times. Speaking at Rouen, we are told, M. DOUMER, the Governor General of Indo-. China, avowed that the object of France in conquering and annexing was to capture the Chinese market. -

He also alluded to the Yunnan Railway Question. It was the plateau of Yunnan, he said, that dominated the Yangtsze Valley,

ERATED and he went on to ask his audience to cast

WATERS.

IN THE FAR EAST.

suggest, and our NEW FACTORY at WEST POINT is the LARGEST and BEST EQUIPPED in the FAR EAST,

A perfect System of Filtration is employed guaranteeing Absolute purity.

COMMENTING on Pinang Races, "Pinang in the local paper says:Of course, I have. been to the Races, and I go again to-day. To be strictly truthful, you know, I didn't enjoy them one bit. There were the griffins and the older horses-the same old crowd; and there were the griffins and the older men the utter

THE TYPHOON RELIEF FUND.

A meeting of the Committee of the Typhoon Reljef Fund was held this morning ati Hoon in the Colincil Chamber There were present:: His Excellency Sir Henry Blake GC.M.G. Secretary, Sir, Thomas Jackson, Hen, Trea- (presiding) The Hon. Stuart Lockhart, Hon. surer, Mr. Fung Wa Chuen, Mr. Ho Fook, and Mr. Loo Kuen Ting

The Hon. Secretary read the minutes of the The Hon. C. P Chater was too indisposed to

last meeting and correspondence from the sub- Faltend, 2*

committee with reference to closing the fund "acequntu ausg

Sir Thomas Jackson handed in a statement shewing the position of the fund to date, read as follows

TYPHOON FUND.

Chinese Subscriptions Bank Interest Foreign

1,363 7,071.35

$28,450.21

per Fung Wa Chun.

11

16,000

j

6,000

Cheques drawn

}

Balance available........

$24.784 His Excellency, the Governor said:The $3,666.21 gentlemen present would no doubt remember the awful occurrence of Nov. 9th Inst. He (His Excellency) on that occasion went to the scene of the disaster and was appalled at the sight that met his eyes. Death and desolation on every side, tens of thousand of dollars

of sending to the Directors of the Tung Wal lives lost. He took the first opportunity worth of property destroyed and hundreds of

Hospital asking them to besir themselves in assisting the stricken people and to his delight..

was

with every requirement to succour the wounded these gentlemen had already taken the matter in hand and despatched two launches fitted and recover the bodies of the drowned. In his their eyes upon a map. The Asiatic Con-

opinion the prompt action of the Directors tinent, he said, was barred across by the chain of Himalayas. There were only two

should be given all publicity All praise was due to them for their kindly forethought. points_of_penetration Afghanistan and

with the result that $23,450 was handed

Subsequently a public meeting was held". Yunnan. Did not that sufficiently indicate the interest France had in pushing their

The record of the sub-committee's labour over to a sub-committee for distribution. commercial activity in that direction? OUR FACTORIES are construct- This certainly points to the fact that

now before them and on inspection ed with

it would be seen the careful and painstaking France is playing a deep game and aims at

about their work. No case for relief had been every attention to the best aiding the steady march of Russia in estend

too small to be minutely investigated, no case manner in which these gentlemen had gone principles that sanitary science cuning her territories in Asia from the Arctic ly same old crowd. Everybody was desper too large to be carefully gone into. 537 claims to the Indian Oceans. France will, ofately in earnest, of course. Some were dressy had been dealt with varying from $20 up to helping the Bear, and we see that in the and wore beadaches; and some had sensible was produced. The heartfelt thanks of the course, expect a little remuneration for her.

$250 and for every disbursement a voucher fatest Atlas of the Far East, which we notice sopres on, and looked shame faced: The ladies whole community were due to Messrs. Fung to-day in another column, the Provinces of-of course, the ladies were charming, and Wa Chun, Ho Fook and Mr. Loo Kuen Ting Kwang Tung and Kwang Si are marked chic, and one blaze of beauty and fashion; but who had by their actions braught comfort into "French Sphere." This we think should Lord how solemn and smileless they were, Thanks were due to The Hon. Treasurer. the homes of hundreds of deserving people." furnish food for reflection: for all interested one and all! There is a hoary old falsehood Sir Thomas Jackson for the trouble he had working for the integrity of China and the pleasures sadly. Somebody visited the Penang in the welfare of China. If the British are in existence about the British taking their taken in this matter especially as much Open Door, it is very evident that Russia Races, and generalized-for he was certainly a erally had nobly responded to the call as of the fund had been collected in small amounts, The Chineso and France are not. These two Powers globe trotter. Hence the canard. As for me, could be seen by the figures of the community gen. The Machinery used is of the Latest them, and this fact ought not for a moment tives; but honestly, that does not mean that I What to do with the balance viz. $3,327,uted would like to divide the country between did little but pay out money-and exple amount collected. The next question was Type

to be lost sight of. How anxious France is to earmark the Two. Kwangs is easily seen

am prejudiced Even our lively Penang Band would suggest that this sum be distributed by her activity upon the Canton waterways, body is, except at the bar for a brief moment

amongst the families who had suffered in the is a little subdued on these occasions. Every-three, disasters that had recently happened. A STAFF OF ENGLISH EXPERTS | her establishment of French pillar boxes in

He referred to the accident on the Arcihusa attends to every detail of the Mana-Canton itself, and the manner in which the while some successful owner is standing at the Docks, the fire in Victoria Street on facture.

thorities strive to dictate to me

July 2nd the Collapse of the buildings Canton Viceroy. All these straws show very We have frequently pointed out that the erec. regard to the fire on board the steamer at in Cochrane Street Just reported. With clearly which way the wind blows,

tion of extra storeys upon old buildings would, asking if anything had been done by the Com

the Docks on applying to the police. sooner or later, lead to some big disaster at pany to relieve the sufferers he was informed tended by great loss of life. Last night's col that no sum had been granted but on further groundless. Now that a large number of people that the matter would come before the Direc lapse shows that our fears were by no means enquiries being made a letter had bee received from the Secretary to the Company, saying tors on the 19th of this madath. He was sure they could depend on this rich and influential corporation doing everything that would be just and proper to the families of the men who met their death-in the execution of their disty, The sad accident of last night must also create great distress. He would suggest the present

sitous cases in connection with the accidents. available and distribute it amongst the necess mentioned. The best thanks were due to them for what they had done. Would they carry on their work of merry a little longer?

The Waters produced are of the highest class and excellence; as testi fied to by the best English makers:

A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED; THE HONGKÒNG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. KING EDWARD AND COUNT VON WALDERSEE.

LONDON, August 13th. King Edward received Count von Walder see at Homburg, and conferred upon him the Grand Cross of the Bath.

have been killed by the collapse of one of these very jerry-built structures, we hope that the Government will take steps to guard against a repetition of the disaster. Had any attention been paid to the numerous warnings that have appeared from time to time in our columns, the There are numerous other houses within a very short radius of Cochrane Street which should be looked to immediately. They are in a shock ingly unsafe state now, and it only needs a good spell of wet weather to bring them down by the

The Hongkong Telegraph THE LATE EMPRESS FREDERICK, present collapse would never have occurred subcommittee, retain the balance of money

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1901,

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Jerry Buildings.

Cochrane Street will serve to show that the Last night's collapse of buildings' in

Meeting by the Honourable T. H, WHITE questions to be put at the next Council HEAD are by no means uncalled for. An inspection of the collapsed premises will reveal at once the badly laid brickwork of the walls, the poorly made and irregularly shaped bricks, the miserable stuff which our builders are pleased to call mortar and, in fact, that the buildings were simply chucked together.

Another point to which we should like to

The coffin of the late Empress Frederick was removed from Cronberg, church to the station by torchlight yesterday evening. The remains were followed by a princely cortege.

LATER

THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE

EMPRESS FREDERICK.

What a pity it is that the landlords of these death traps are not forced to live in them The funeral of the late Empress Frederick first instance and kept in fair repair. As mat

Then perhaps they would be better built in the

ceased, of the simplest character. Only the be allowed to risk your life in one of these jerry was, in accordance with the wish of the deters now stand you have to pay a large price to members of the family, and the principal built structures, and we very civil and military authorities attended.

doubt if, in the event of a collapse, you would be able to claim damages from the landlord. Somehow or other nobody seems to be blamed for a col pse, The verdict is usually "couldn't stand up, so fell down, nobody to blame!"

GAMBIA,

Reuter's correspondent learns that an im- portant agreement has been concluded between the British Gambia Government of the River Gambia to the Anglo-French, and a powerful chief, whereby both banks

KILMARNOCK DISTILLERY. call attention is the fact that the collapse has frontier become British territory.

THE FAVOURITE WHISKY IN THE OLD COUNTRY.

Hongkong, 22nd July, 1901.

ASK FOR IT!

A. CHEE & Co.

178, Queen's Road, Central. ESTABLISHED 1859.

FURNITURE D

DEALERS:

IMPORTERS OF EUROPEAN GOODS OF ALL KINDS

1776c

Silver Plated, Glass and China Wares, Iron Bedsteads and Mat tresses; Cutlery and Dinner Services, Cooking Ranges and Kitchen Utensils, Aspinal's Enamels, &c., &c.

Our store is situated between the Principal: Banking Institutions and Hotels in Hongkong,

Hongkong, 25th July, root

· [777c

WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED,

GENERAL DRAPERS AND GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS

QUEEN'S BOAD CENTRAL,

Are now showing a Largo and varied Stock of SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS, SILES, RIBBOKS, LACES, HOSIERY, GLOVES,

MILLINERY

Latest London and Paris Fashions constantly arriving, inspection invited

R. G. HECKFORD,

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says:

On the rgth at 11.55 am the barometer has risen over the S. coast of China Pressure re- mains high over the Pacific in the neighbour hood of the Loochoos, and gradients are mode ate to slight for S. and S.E. winds on the China Forecast: Moderate SE winds; squally, coast and In the N. part of the China Sea showery,

occurred in one of those old houses to which an extra storey has lately been added, and which we have so frequently condemned and this, we have no doubt, will serve to account- in some measue for the fatal collapse of last night,

It would be interesting to khow, and we hope that it will come out at the enquiry, which we presume will be held, what inspection, if any, was made of these premises before permission was given for the addition of another storey, We should also like to be informed as to whether any inspection of the foundations of the building was made prior to the addition, or whether

LOCAL AND GENERAL. it was taken for granted, without inspection, MESSRS. H. PRICE & Co. teil us that Messrs. that they were in order and capable of John Dewar & Sons, Ltd have received a bearing the increased strain, YW frequent occurrence in Hongkong and when this means that all loyal Britishers must in These collapses are becoming of much too of their Scotch whiskies We presume that Royal Warrant from the King for the supply the city one's only wonder is that they do. Anyhow, we don't think they can do better. one takes a stroll through certain districts of duty bound patronize this brand of whisky, not occur with every shower of rain. Any

much

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

JMPUDENT THEFT.

Tsoi Loi for stealing $55 worth of knives, &c. from Mr. Carl Rogge, broker, was sent to prison for three months.

A

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Mr. F. B. Chavez, boarding house keeper, charged Apstra Malay with disorderly conduct. Mr. Nolan interpreted in Portuguese. The delendent was fined $2.00

V. F. Johnson and Chris Larson, both from the land of the Stars and Stripes, were charged Sailors' Homes with fighting by Mr. Percy Hardman at the

fighting. Mr. Hazeland fixed them each $3.

The defendents both said they were not

their own country. were made to sed Stars and feel Stripes in It would be more to the purpose if they

BURGLARING.

the other two gentlemen) said they would with Mr. Fung Wa Chuen (after conferring with pleasure undertake the further work proposed and wished at that juncture on behalf of the

had subscribed to the fund. The two peoples Chinese people to tender their warmest thanks

to a cordial understanding. uniting in a common act of charity must lead for the way in which the European community

Sir Thomas Jackson as treasurer: advocated. as a business act the closing of the Typhoon. Balance under a new title such as the sub- Fund and starting a fresh account with, the committee might decide upon

The Hon. J. H.-Stewart-Lockhart (Colonial Secretary) seconded the proposition;

His Excellency on second thoughts concur red in this motion: A vote of thanks was given to the Colonial Secretary as Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer, also to the Registrar General who had rendered every assistance..

ing dated December 17th also report of sub- Below we give minstes of a committee meet. committee

Hongkong, 17th December, 1900,

A. Meeting of the Committee of the above cupied the Chair. The Members of the Com Fund was held in the Council Chamber this morning. His Excellency the Governor ac mittee present were:-Sir Thomas Jackson, The Honourable J.J.Keswick, The Honour- able 1 H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., Mr. Fung Wa Chun, Mr. Ho Fook, and Mr. Lo Kun Ting,

The Honorary Treasurer (Sir Thomas Jack St4110.30 and 250 ind been received. son) stated that subscriptions to the amount of

Mr. Fung Wa Chun informed the Committee.

and 50. He funber, stated that he and s which would make a grand total of $21,110.20 that he had collected a further sum of $7,000,

confreres had niet yesterday at the Tung Wa Hospital and had been assisted in their en quiries by many of the leading Chinese re which are in need of relief. It was estimated. sidents. They had investigated 145 cases,

that the loss sustained in those cases amounted to $50,000

M. Fung Wa Chun also reported that there are still other cases which will be investigated, -morrow. The total lose in cases requiring. assistance is estimated at $75,000

European huilder will tell you that the class for the wind produced by this fim speaks hnd Edward Award of America, fined 53 for

ANOTHER UNDESIRABLE William McPherson of the Star Coffee palace of work which is passed in buildings in for itself, and the fact that His Majesty has being disorderly. We are getting some fine Hongkong is disgraceful. The backs are taken to it only serves to show that our august specimens from the land of wooden nutmegs. bad, they are irregular in size, the shortar Sovereign knows a good thing when he tastes does not deserve its name, and the woth is it done in so slovenly a fashion that it is a wonder the houses droid together at allA SERIOUS accident occurred at Section 4, Yeung Choi was awarded two months hard Tabjong Pagar Wharf last evening, says the labour for breaking into a woman's house in Of course to long as our cheap houses Singapore Free Press of the 6th inst, Some Temple Street and stealing some clothing. tribute relief forthwith, but they should were only one or two storeys in height this Australian horses, consigned to Dallan's stables poor material and workmanship, did not matter so much, but now that every building

here were being landed, when frightened by a

is being run up to the extreme limit allowed number of Chinese coal coolies, three of the

by law, and extra storeys are being added to huimals brake loose-and bolted, knocking over

the older ones to squeeze out a few more

dollars for the pacious, landord, the faults

in construction and the poor matenal are

bringing about the colla

such circumstances, are

vitable?

men, and themselves sustaining

injuries before they were stopped. Even

had to be sup, and one who were removed, to

mingi

WE

the Committee should be empowered to

It was agreed that the Chinese Members

Baith the most necessitous cases FROM THE PERSONStance, and that they should fumí

put away for three weeks report of the cases relieved and The complainant fort hic disbursed for the future informa

ribers to the Fund:4

decided that the

closed on: