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Intimations.

PYROLA,

PYROLA,

PYROLA.

PERFUME

OF

EXQUISITE FRAGRANCE.

WATKINS,

LIMITED.

Chemists and Profumers. `No. 66. Queen's Road Central

Hongkong, 1st October, 1901.

THE

17345

ROBINSON

PIANO CO., LIMITED.

BEST VALUE IN

PIANOS.

MONTHLY PAYMENT

SYSTEM.

Hongkong, roth August, 1901.

KELLY

Izgich

LATEST COLONIAL John Topp, Pirate, by Weatherby Chesney. Mountains of Necessity, by Hester White. Forest Folk, by James Prior

The Death of the Gods, by Dimtri Merejkowski, The Octopus, by Frank Norris.

On the Other Side of the Latch, by Sara Jean.

nette Duncan,

Marrables' Magnificent Idea, by H. Constable. The Snares of the Weild, by Hamilton Aide The Master Sinner, by a Well Known Author. Great Battle of the Work, 59 Stephen Crane. Severance, by Thinas Cobb,

Hongkong, aznd October, 1901.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1901.

Co-day's Advertisements,

CITY HALL CITY HALL!

NOVEMBER. AND.

Intimation.

GRAND PUGILISTIC CONTEST AS. WATSON & CO., little shortage in one or two quarters but

FOR THE

MIDDLE-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF

THE FAR EAST, IETWEEN

SAY BENTLEY and THOMAS PHILLIPS to be preceded by a

Six ROUND HEAVY-WEIGHT CONTEST,

between

Private DEEGAN, R.W.F. and · Gunior LENNARD, R.N. Followed by the

TWO LIGHT-WEIGHTS, A., MONK, R.W.F.

and

A. SANFORD, R.W.F.

CITY HALL, NOVEMBER 2nd.

PRICES-53, 52 and St.

Commencing punctually at P.31. Hongkong, 25th October, 1901.

GOVERNMENT BILLS.

'ENDERS for SPECIE, MEXICAN

DOLLARS, Current in this Colony, and

weighing. 7.1.7, in Exchange for Sterling Bills drawn at 10 days sight on the Lords Commis sioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, will be received by the Chief Paymaster Army Pay Deparment, until it A.M., on MONDAY, the 28th instant.

The Tenders to state the total amount re quired (in Pounds Sterling), and the amount for which each Bill should be drawn, but no Bills will be issued for less than $100.

The Tenders to be in Duplicate and in seated

covers, addressed to the Chief Paymaster, Army Pay Department, and endorsed "Tenders for Government Bills."

The right to accept or reject any or all of the

Tenders is reserved.

5. D. CROOKENDEN, Colonel, Chief Paymaster, China. Her Majesty's Treasury Office,"

Queen's Road. Hongkong, 24th October, 1901. [11560

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

NOTICE..

"ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

"NIPPON. MARU."

The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

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

GEORGE ECKLEY, Acting Agent

· Hongkong, 25th October, 1001,"

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ALSH, LD. LIBRARY $1.50 EACH.

Mary Hamilton, by Lord E. Hamilton. The Just and the Unjust, by Richard Bagot.

| Chun Ti-Kung, by Claude Rees.

The Early, Stars, by Albert Kinross.

| King's End, by Alice Brown.

Tony Drum, by Edwin Pugh, Catherine of Calais, by Mrs. H. de la Pasture, The Story of Eva, by Will Payne. Cottage Folk, by Mrs. Campus Carr, A So. of Mammon, by G. B. Burgin, The Worshipper of the Image, by Richard

Gallienne,

A. CHEE & Co.

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

FURNITURE DEALERS:

IMPORTERS OF EUROPEAN GOODS OF ALL KINDS;

[брос

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,

SHERRY.

1. SUPERIOR PALE DRY, Dinner wins, Green Seal Cup- sule.

Ber Case

dos,

-$10.80

"O-MANZANILLA,

NATURAL Capsule

PALE SHERRY, White

CC.-SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsule

D-Var SUPERIOR OLD

PALE DRY, choice old wine, White Seal Capsule

,

E-EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled)

12.00

12.00

14.40

MR. A. M. MARSHALL, Acting Agent of | THE DAILY CHRONICLE wants subedit the P. & O. Co. at Yokohama, has been aping. In its report of the Ecumenical Confor, pointed to succeed. Mr. E. A. Hewett as Agentence the other day, it says. "The administra

tion, of the Lord's Supper followed, and the of the company at Shanghai. SETTLING DAY passed off very well all Conference then adjourned for tuncheon':.. things being considered. We have heard of a A SHILLING, Christmas number, written entirely by Miss Marie Corelli, will be pablished inatlers were arranged satisfactorily.... PASTOR BOIE, who's the successor of the long respected and venerated Pastor Hackmann as chaplain and principai of the German School in Shanghai arrived there by the Kiautschou. THE OPENING Football Match of the sea-

on which is to be played at Happy Valley between H.M.S. Argonaut and the Hongkong Football Club promises to be a game worth sea- ing. The Argonauls are rumoured to have, a very strong team this year..

A LOST ANCHOR-It appears, says a Bangkok paper, that when the French gunboat

·Cometeleltthis port she also left herstera anchor in the bottom of the river. From investigations made by the Harbour Authorities, who have been trying to recover it, the anchor is found to be hard and fast imbedded in, the wreck of a boat which sunk in deep water some seven or eight years ago.

THE HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB will inect a team from H.M.S. Argonaut At the Happy Valley to-morrow afternoon. The fol lowing will play for the Club:-H. S. Bevan, goal; J. V. Bennett and A. N. Other, backs; S. L. Jenkins, O. T. Kew, and W. T. Caulfield, R., halves; E. Burns-Pyc, G. H, Edwards, H. Von der Pfordten, W. W. Clarke, and A. M. Beattie, forwards. The kick-off is fixed for 4.15 p.m.

BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut. Col. Baillie and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Bom-

bay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Saturday), evening, frqm 8 pm 20.40 109.30 pán. --.

Marca Valve.. Selection. Elan Dance SORY.

Sekaisi

PROGRAMME.

E Duino where 'E are" "Silver Chines

Hip Van Winkic

"The Boston Welle

"Up the Fountain

Cox and Box "...

"God save the King."

Newloe

¡Coule Planquette.

.Godfrey.

Adatis. Sullivan.

In addition to wines of our own bottling, the following brands, hot tled in Europe, have been specially

D. P. W. PLEASE note! The latest novelty in selected, and procured from the cele London journalism is an illustrated monthly brated firm of Messrs. GEO. G. called The Street. Briefly the object of the SANDEMAN, SONS & Co., of Lon-proprietors is to devote their paper to every don and Oporto, for whom we have branch of the construction, lighting, upkeep, and adornment of streets. We would suggest been appointed Sole Agents.

that a special meeting of the Legislative Coun: cil be immediately called for the purpose of passing a special resolution to subscribe for a few copies of the above paper for the instruc- tion of our P. W. D. officials,

LIGHT DRY SOLERA

VERY PALE DRY FULL GOLDEN.

Per Case 1 dozen.

817.00 25.00 25.00 30.00

PALE DRY NUTTY........ 32.00 FINE OLD BROWN.

42.00

THE BOXING CONTEST, as will be seen by our advertising Columns, will take place on November 2nd at the City Hall The two would-be Champions are in great form, and bound to make a good display. Both Bentley and Phillips have too clean a record for there to be any of those arrangements being made that have disgraced so many of the previous contests. A heavy-weight and a light-weight six-round bout will also be furnished for the On the 5th October, 1901, at Tientsin, the amusement of the spectators. We expect to

see a bumper house at the prices.

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

BIRTTHS:

wife of A. WOLCKEN of a son.

On the zoth of October, 1991, at 8, Szechuen Road, Shanghai, the wife of A. GIESEL, of a

MARRIAGES.

son.

On the rath October, 1901, at Soerabaja, Netherlands East Indies, CONRAD ARTHUR WEGELIN, of Tieatsin, to ELISABETH BONE- BAKKER of Amsterdam, Holland.

At the Church of the Assumption, Penang, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. Father Menuv Lerier, Mr. THEODORE OSWALD WOODFORD, of Messrs. Sandilands Buttery & Co., to Miss VERA ISAREL, the third daughter of John and Margaret Newton, of Manchester, England.

Silver Plated, Glass and China Wates, In

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, 1901,

$777c

THE

ROBINSON

PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED.

BANJOS, MANDOLINES

AND GUITARS,

AT

COST PRICE

TO CLEAR PRESENT STOCK.

Hongkong, 3rd October, 190r..

(953€

WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.

WINTER GOODS NOW IN STOCK. JACKETS, MANTLES, MILLINERY, SHOES for Evening Wear, CHILDRENS JACKETS, HOSIERY GLOVES, etc., etc.

WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1991.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

H. M. SS. OTTER AND WHITING arrived at Shanghai on Sunday and are stationed off the French Bund The Whiting was to leave for Hongkong an Tuesday moming with H.M.S. Alacrity, which was at Woosung with Admiral Bridge on board. The Offer will go to Wuhu. H.M.S. Aurora will remain at Woosung for a-week, and then proceed to Hongkong, H. M. SS. Dido and Isis, and the flagship Barfleurae to go home. H.M.S. Pique will remain at Shanghai until the middle of December, when she will be relieved by H.M.S. Astrax

ATTENTION has been called very often late- ly to the condition of Queen's Road especially that portion repaired with rubble just east of the Cricket Club green, This morning a truck loaded with kerosine was being got along by two men screwing the wheels from side to side,

shortly by Messrs. Methuen. Several brief stories, an allegory, an essay, and a few poems will form the contents. It was Mrs. Oliphant, we believe, who was once credited with having written the whole of a number of Blaidwood's Magazine. Miss Gorelli is apparently quite as versatile.

THE CRICKET WEEK this year will be unique in that the public will be catered far. Mr. Fanner has secured the concession (with the permission of the Government) to erect a large matshed public grand stand and bar. The structure will extend partly over "Queen's Road but will not in any way interfere with the traffic. The admission to the scats will be 50 cents a day or $2 for the week. This is a step in the right direction.

OFFICIAL SALARIES -The Penang Muni cipality has under consideration a scheme for increasing the salaries of the Municipal staff by 15 per cent. upon the pay of officers draw. ing above $24per annum, and of Sre per annum to those drawing less than $240 ; also a bonus of re per cent, upon the salaries drawn at present by cach officer calculated from 1st January, thor. The scheme does not take in the salaries of the Fresident, Secretary, Engi- nees, Assistant. Engineer, Draftsman, and Health Officer.

GERMAN IRONWORKS have to contend with great difficulties at the present time. During last year they were obliged, in order to secure a supply of the raw material,to contract for twe years at the highest price prevailing. With the | heavy fall in prices for manufactured iron, they are now working at a heavy loss. As the pour. parlers with the producers of pig-iron failed to secure a reduction, in price or a modification of contracts, the producers of manufactured iron, intend to refuse to fulfil their contracts. It re- mains to be seer if they will with success free themselves from their obligations.

|

A LUCKY YOUTH-According to the Hard waremus, an ironmonger of, Alinacham, has in his employ as driver, a young man named Welch, 22 years of age. The other day a firm of solicitors acquainted Mr. Welch with the fact that he was the possessor of a fortune of

80,000. His father was a captain for the firm of Messrs. Holl, shipping merchants, Liverpool, and was drowned at sea when Welch was thirteen years. of age. They were left well off, his mother, having £400 a year left by her husband, but owing to a difference of religious views with his mother, the son left home.

AT THE MAGISTRACY,"

-SASSAULT".

Kau Sin Hing is a pugilist aï well as a broker, and his latest turn, in which he assault ed Ghan Lo Chuan, has cost him $25,

DISORDERLY MALTESE.

·Joseph "Juzti, a maltese cook of H.M.S.. Ocean, for behaving in a disorderly manner while drunk in Queen's Road Central was ordered to pay 53.

LOTTERY TICKETS.

A broker named Chelin Uwas fined' Sas for unlawfully dealing in Macao lottery tickets.

THEFT FROM A LETTER. To square a debt owing her a widow stole $a from a closed letter, and for the unbusiness- like act she goes to prison for seven days.

+

COMPASSION.

Kon Mui had no occupation and no fixed abode until this morning. He will have both for a fortnight in consequence of his having bien unlawfully massessed of two newly cut fir

trees at Aberdeen.

CRICKET.

Major Dorchil's XI will play Major Dyson's tean on the Hongkong Cricket Ground at eleven o'clock to-morrow. The teams are as follows:

Major Dorehill's XI. T. Sercombe Smill. Capt. Waymouth, R.A. J. E. Lee,

F. Maitland.

L. Kriekenbeck, zo

Bombays.

Major Dyson's XI. M. J. Doctor, A. Mackenzie.. Capt. Radcliffe, R.E, Major Beresford

Ash, R.W.F.

C. M. Burnic.

Lt. Clifton Browne, R.N. H. Arthur. W. E. Dixon,

Lt. Burke, 22 Bombays. A. 5. Anton, Private Preedy, R.W.F Major Dorehill R. A.

(Capt.)

Capt. Claphatu, R.A. J. Hooper.

I. A. Cox. Morrison, R.N. Major Dyson A.P.D. (Capt.)

THE WEST RIVER.

Five years ago the possibilities of the West 'of

River trade attracted the attention of some" our largest firms and steps were taken to open up this important trade roule. Launches, and lighters were put on flying the British flag and were quickly followed by Chinese owned boats. German firms also attempted to push their wires, but the effort was not sustained. In the meantime an appeal had been made and the river was patrolled by British gunboats to try and put down piney, which has met with partial success. Within the last year the French have made a determined bid for a share in the business and, in some unaccountable way, ap- pear to be able to work matters in a manner not allowed to boats flying either British or Chinese flags. We hear on good authority that Chinese launches are trading under the tricolour and this was brought to the notice of the Commissioner of Customs at Canton by a well known gentleman, but the fact was denied. According to the Inland Water

POOK BRITAINI-A Dutch paper, the Ams terdam Handelsblad, is gorgeously, funny at times. In a recent issue it said: "These English, desperately anxious to end the war, actually employ the assistance of a famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Holmes suggests protecting trains and convoys from Boer attacks Regulations a bunch running between Hong- by placing irreconcilables on them. But it is kong and Woochow (2 treaty port) is not a' dangerous precedent. Nothing would be allowed to trade in the Delta, comprising easier, of course.

But in the war the all the waterways between the West and French and the Russians will sooner or later Pearl rivers but if cargo is carried for, "inevitably" wage against Great Britain, Bri-say Dosing it must be taken right away tish prisoners will be used by the Continential. to Woochow, landed and transhipped to belligerents to protect their ironclads against Dosing after paying the likin tax On the British torpedoes,"

other hand, a boat registered in Canton can load and unload at any of the Delta towns, an BOOMING PATTI:-During one of Adeling

immense advantage and greatly immical to the Patti's last tours in the United States, the fol- fostering of a direct trade with Hongkeng. By lowing preliminary notice was published by a

all accounts a British boat is hampered and certain Western editor: Madame Patti Ni-worried over small matters that are overlooked colini, the eminent vocalist and farewellist, will by the authorities if a foreign dag is flying. The come to as for positively the last time next

opening up of this region (of exceptional year. All those who expect to die before the richness) will no doubt attract increased atten year after next will do well to hear the human nightingale on this trip, for Patti never says good-bye twice in the same year, and to die

without bearing her strike. her high two- thousand dollar note is to seek the hereafter in

GENERAL BULLER'S DISGRACE gaining about six inches at each skew-whiff woeful ignorance of the heights to which a

LONDON, October 23rd: With the exception of the Daily News, all the newspapers consider the decision, in regard to General Buller as unavoidable, there being no alternative without ruining discipline in the Army. They express per- sonal sympathy, with the General in his posi tion, but deplore the inglorious close to an honourable career.

LATER

LORD SALISBURY'S ́RETURN. Lord Salisbury has returned home from the Continent

THE RE-OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

King Edward will open Parliament in state. between the 23rd and 18th January next.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

movement. The state of the P.W.D's "latest

triumph after the wheels had left their track was something to weep at. The owner of the truck should be fined $10 for not sending but enough coolies to enable the truck to be pushed and pulled straight along, and the PW.D. $500 for perpetrating such a miserable abortion of a

thoroughfare.

woman with good lungs,,a castle in Wales, and who only uses one kind of soap, can soar when

she tries."

tion and any friction that may be likely to occur should be given the greatest attention to

by

our Consuls at Canton and Woechow.

FIRE WALKING TO-DAY.

The religious ceremony of Fire-walling was vince Wellesley. A procession of Kling coolies, carried out the other day at Frye Estate, Pro-

after perambulating the district carrying their A VERY INTERESTING FACT, mentioned Sami accompanied by tom tome, arrived on the in the report of the committee appointed by estate about 5 pm. The fire was a bed of the British Association to investgate earthquake heated charcoal laid out for walking on, and tremors, is that the seismograph will respond about soft long by toft wide. At the end of to alterations in the pressure of the atmosphere. the bed was a pool of water into which the men CYCLISTS will note with delight the action Briedy stated, a conclusion arrived at by Mr.

walked after crossing through the glowing fire. of a Vienna judge in a case that came before Napier. Denison, of the British Columbia About 30 men performed this walk, no women him a few days ago. A young man while bicy Observatory, is that the horizontal pendulum being permitted, and previous to the walk, a cling along the streets of that town had the mis- of the seismograph swings towards the area of goat was beheaded, the body being dragged fonuse to run overa little child, who was stand-greatest. barometric pressure, thus making it round the bed of fire. Afterwards the fire was ing in the middle of the road, and who was able evident that the weight of air, above the earth put out, and the Kling on-lookers came and todo little more than toddle. The mother of the actually makes an impression on the earth took part of the ashes away. Some of the fire- child took out a summous against the youth, itself. As partial confirmat on of Mr Denison's walkers who had evidently done it before but when the judge had heard the evidence he observations, it may be mentioned that a

marched through with great confidence. while. came to the conclusion that the accused was gradual but decided movement of the Shide others, apparently new to the ordeal, displayed. not at fault, and that he had done all that he pendulum in the Isle of Wight towards the considerable timidity, they all got safely reasonably could to avoid the accident. On

west piezedes stormy weather. At-Tokyo, too, through, however, without seeming any the the other hand, the judge sent the mother to for some years past a close relationship has worse for it, and received at the end the om prison for 24 hours for leaving her child in the been observed between the movemeals of the

braces and congratulations of their friends, strept

seismograph pendulums and the Barometric gradients..

THE JAPANESE GUNBOAT Alagi left COLLEGE OF HERALDRY' has been Shanghai on Saturday.'

Chasselos

THE FRENCH CRUISER Caudal leit Woosung on.Saturday. THE AUCTION of the furniture of the lale Capt and Mrs Cobban will commence at fpm to-morrow, instead of 2.30 p.m., as previously notified.

THE GERMAN MAIL steamer Kiautschon had very heavy weather on the voyage up to Shanghai, and the 1. C. S. Esang, was over six days from Amoy to that port,

THE HON TREASURER of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation: to the funds of the Hospitals ♬

Young Lau-ki

THE NATIVE CUSTOMS TO BE UNDER FOREIGN CONTROL

The local L.M. Customs authorhiês have re- ceived an order from Feking to take charge of the Chinese Customs at Shanghai on the 1st November. At that date the native Custom office on the new Chinese Bund, and the branch offices in the lowns of Tsungming and Liuho

incorporated in New York capital $5,000, Whatever may be thought of the authority of its pedigrees, there can be no doubt of its profits. A pedigree which goes back to a duke or earl will be worth a round price, while that which discovers a royal source should bring a trust magnate's salary for one year. Since any man must have had about t

15,000 ancestors in five centuries, it would be a very dull college which could not discover one royalty among the 15,000 back in the fourteen century. Still, will be turned over to the I.M. Customs as the, Americans explained to the Filipines Negotiations have been opened as to the build that all U.S. citizens are kings, it does seem a ing of a large new Custom House on the Chic bit strange for them to want to pace their nese Bund, the old bullding being too small ancestry back to the lowly earl or duke!

CO NEW SCARVES and

and inadequate.

CRICKETING HATS

THE NAVY

ENGINE-ROOM RATINGS.

A London paper says the truth has been at length recognised that the various representa tions that have been made with regard to the insufficiency of engine room complements in the British Navy have a reasonable foundation, and so it has been decided to increase the engine room complements of all modern baillès ships, and cruisers by from 8 to 10 per cent?" 4) with the petty oficer and stoker ratings" "The next step that remains, for the Add ensure that new battleships and not sent to sea, with 40 or so per engineer officers young and OTTAM & CODR

and COL

sire