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IS IT TRUE?

That the Sanitary Board are considering the advisability of converting the water carts into bathing machines?

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2, 1901.

THE PIRACY AT TAI HO.

FURTHER DETAILS.

TOTAL STRENGTH OF THE BOER FORCE.

In a message from Pretoria, the correspon Investigations into the supposed seizure bydent of the Morning Post says, the total pirates of the steam launch Ut Fat have

Auction,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

strength of the Boers still in the field is estimat. THE Undersigned have received instructions

That the feather,light,middle and heavy weight champions of the Colony, to the numbeen made during the past few days, and it haped at eleven thousand men. The opinion of ber of several score, are searching for Gilah "armed with clubs and knuckledusters ?

That the Victoria Recreation Club is con sidering the advisability of looking into the question of Championship: 7

"That the Hon. the Tirety of the Ratent chers is to be invited to a seat on the Legisk

tive Council?

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transpired that the launch belonged to Cheung Po, of 36, Wing Kat Street. The launch has been running regularly for some time past between Hongkong and Fung Chung and Tai Po, carrying goods for the shop-keepers there and bringing back fish to this Colony. Oh, Tuesday night on her arriv 1 nt. Tai Ho, and after passengers and cargo had been discharged the captain and two members of the crew went on, share, leaving nine men on board. It is stated that shortly afterwards a party of Chi- nese, variously described as consisting of from twenty to thirty persons, came off in boats, boarded the launch and overpowered the crew. The crew were battened down, with the excep pretion of the engineer and ivo stokers, whose

Thin Chater Road, Kowleon, is being taken In hand by the Public Works Department at Jast?

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That the Amateur Dramatic Club have select ed a farce entitled Ddhe Brown, or Blasted Hopes as being the most appropriate to sent during the coming Cricket week?

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That frock coats and top hats are to be worn by the members of the longkang Club when they throw their retreat open to the indies?

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That the fleet will tig urpedo nettings all round the Cricket Ground to protect the public

from the furious drives of our visitors.

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services the pirates took advantage of for the running of the launch, enforcing their com mands by means of loaded revolvers.

When the pirates ad secured the-cres they ordered the engineer to steam up the river, The crew, with the exception ofthe engineer and the stokers were kept under hatch by the pirates until they were nearly at Taiping, when by some chance the launch ran aground.. Fear- ing the danger of capture, the pirates speedily scurried off, and the imprisoned crew wel released by the engineer and the stokers no danage was done to the launch and the pirates secured only a small quantity of That the Medical Authorities are making ex. clothing and exchanged a revolver found on

board.

That a certain legal luminary has threatened to cat his wig if Hongkong does not come off victorious?

tensive preparations for the delicate operation anticipated in consequence of the above threat?

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That the coolies in charge of the Cricket Ground have reported the discovery, of some. what fragile spherodal bodies of a white caloar on the pitali

That the Cricket Club naturalist has pro- nounced the above bodies to be undoubtedly

When the tide rose the launch. was foaied. off the shore and navigated up the river towards Taiping, where a Chinese Customs cruiser

found her later. The Chinese authorities made inquiries respecting the ownership of the boat, and as a result she was escorted to the Water Police Station and with her crew was given into the custody of Inspector Riley, who yes -the ovarian deposit of a bird belonging to the terday brought her to Hongkong, where she now lies at the wharf. The nine men found on board were taken before M. F. Badeley, Acting Captain Superindent of Police, and formally examined.

order Anseres?

That the Cricket Club prophet, upon being informed of the fact, wept bitterly, and spoke of evil omens ?

HONGKONG BHARE MARKET.

HONGKONG, Friday, November 1st,, Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, in their weekly share report state ---

A fair general business has been transarted during the week at steady rates. The Dairy Farm Company, Limited, has advertised its Fifth Ordinary Annual, Meeting for the 16th November. The transfer book will be closed from to-morrow, the end, to the 16th instant both days inclusive. Banks.-Hongkong and Shanghai Danks have further advanced in London 10 £63, but locally the stock has ruled quiet at 1625. Nationals are to be had at $278, Marine Insurances.-Unions have further improved and are enquired for at $335. China Traders have been sold at $36. Cantons have sellers at $157 Fire In- surances-Hongkong Fires can be placed $165, China Fires are procurable at $85 Shipping-longkong. Canton and Macao

ENGLISH NUNS IN ROME.

STRANGE STORY OF PERSECUTION AND

EVICTION.

A remarkable letter appears in the Times from Mechtiklis Pynsent, Abbess of the English Benedictine nuns in Rome, on the causes which have led to their dispersal. The abbess techres that congregations, cardinals, the Pope himself, and the British Government have been appealed to andut, these ladiess deserted by all, are compelled," for their own honour's sake, to lay their ense before the British public The English Benedictine nuus were founded in October, 1891, by three ladles. one of them being her whose goodness, talents, and money seemed to guarantee that if the work prospered in numbers the money would be forthcoming. The community increased. Their life was of great austerity silence tor hours, they had a school for poor children, they fed absolute obedience, and charity to the poor. the hungry, and the greatest interest was shown

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military men speaking with due caution is that, despite the approach of summer, the progress of the reduction of the Boer forces will he about equal to what it has been in the past The enemy will have to face horse-sickness without the means of replacing their mounts, and they will be constantly hartled while suffering from the discomfort and disease which accompany the rainy season. Cur greatest difficulty lies in the enemy's practice of dispersing, which increases, as the number of Boers,left in the field diminishes, and fonds. to reduce the monthly captures,

GLOOMY VIEW OF THE CAPE

SITUATION.

from the "Acting. CAPTAIN SUPERIN- ENDENT OF POLICE to sell by

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MONDAY, the 4th November, 1001, at 2.30 P.M., At the Central Police Station. 57 catties" RAW MALWA OPIUM. 370

RAW PERSIA OPIUM.. TERMS: As Usual

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, ist November, 1901. [1790

Entimations.

OLD CHELTONIANS.

OLD CHELTONIANS are invited to

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attend a MEETING to be held at No. 22, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, (P. & 0. Building), at 4.30 P.., on THURSDAY, the 7th November. -

Old Cheltonians who are unable to be present are, requested to send their Names and addresses to

T. C. GRAY, Messrs. REISS & Co.) Acting Honorary Secretary, Hupan zoth October, 1901

WANTED...

An Express correspondent in a letter gives a gloomy view of the situation in Cape Colony. It is only in, letters that we get these gloomy views. This is explained by the very drastic nature of the censorship of Press cables. The correspondent, under date the 4th ult, saye out question, more serious than they have been. things to day south of Orange River are, with- since the second invasion of the Colony at the beginning of the year. What would they say in England to-day if the censor would allow the truth to be told that again the enemy are on both coast lines and some of them within forty miles, as the crowd flies, of Capetown; that the port of Mossel Bay is under the guns WANTED & MANAGER ERS THE

of warships; and that not even the Intelligence Department know how many Colonial rebels have taken up arms during the past fortnight?

MAJOR GOUGH'S REVERSE.

With knowledge of general store work JANTED at once SMART SALESMAN also YOUNG LADY to assist in department.

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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS.- Apply to

THE HON. SECRETARY.

11750 Hongkong, 31st October, 1901. WANTED.

DVERTISER seeks Engagement as A CLERK of Works. Thoroughly effi Mr. Bennet Burleigh throws new light on cient in all Branches of Construction, Survey. Major Gough's reverse. He says: Undoubteding (Land), Drawing, Estimating, Measuring

no object.

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distant but a hundred yards, charged him, firing from horseback, and rushing the British flanks and capturing two guns and a Colt gun, which had jammed. The enemy stripped the officers and many men of their coats and boots, and took' Major Gough's own helmet and his boots.. He walked barefont twenty-five miles into De

Apply by Letter, stating experience and Jagers. Colonel Stewart appears to have managenclosing copies of Testimonials, &c., to ed admirably, losing but few men. Forty horses,

THE MANAGER,

CRAIGIEBURN HOTEL. however, were shot in his column of 150

#ángkong, 8th Augart, 1001, mounted rifles, and had he laitered he would also have been caught. Captain Nichols, by stubborn resistance from a kopje, saved Colonel Stewart's column.

A MYSTERY.

A young woman made her appearance te cently on a wild part of the west coast about 16 miles from Olan, and has since been living without shelter of any kind, and subsisting on shellfish from the shore and wild berries from the neighbouring high grounds.

She absolutely refuses assistance of any

NOTICE.

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MR. STK. Hugkong and the Const RS. STOCKHAUSEN begs to inform the Ports that she has disposed of her, business to Messrs. PoWELI, LIMITED, and while thank- ing the Ladies for their patronage during the prst 5 years trusis that they will kindly transfer their orders to Messrs. POWELL, LIMITED, who haven first-class London Dress-maker arriving shortly and may rely upon having all the latest styles from London and Paris.

Accounts payable to

MIRS SINNOT, 28, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 29th October, 1901. [1930 CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE CO.,

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY.

kind whatever, and the local authorities can make nothing of her. The coast is bleak and Steamboats are in strong demand at $35, after

spite of all this and of the extraordinary conT MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in unsheltered, and faces the Atlantic, yet, in

sales at the rate... Indo-Chinas continue quiet

ditions under which she is living, she has the above Company will be held at the HEAD At $150. Douglas Steamships, after a long

in the community. The nuns bought from the admitted that her health has improved, and OFFICE, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, apell of dulness, have found buyers at $47-Irish Augustinfans the building known as St,this, to all appearance, is certainly true. She the 12th November, at TWELEE O'CLOCK, NOON, for the purpose of presenting the Report China and Manilas are on offer at $63. In other Purick's College, and moved in December, reads and knits beautifully, and there is no

of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to stocks under this headings there is nothing to

1898. On April 9 the Indy on whom so much sign of anything wrong mentally. She has the goth April last, and of declaring Dividends. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company report Refineries, China Sugars, after sales depended fled from the monastery. "It is imhowever, shown a determination to maintain nt $152, and $153 are now in strong request at possible to go into the details of this sed case" her present isolated position-that is, to live will be CLOSED from the 30th instant, to the $131. Luzons are a dead letter at $25.

̈near highwater mark on the shore, with only a 12th November, both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors, Mining-Punjoms have been the medium of writes the abbess. "It must suffice to say that waterproof as n wrap to shelter her from rain

W. H. RAY, Secretary,

[1141C Hongkong, 21st October, 1901. THE PUMJOM MINING COMPANY,

LIMITED... "ONSEQUENT upon the new and satisfac. tory developments at the Mines, and the necessity for a Tramway, Trucks, and Acces sories in the immediate future; the Directors have resolved to make the FINAL CALL The local authorities, it appears, are power ONE DOLLAR per Share; and accordingly less to do anything in the matter.

'fair business at variais price- up to £34, and close with further enquiries. Raubs are firmer with buyers at St4. Jelebus are quoted at $47. Docks, Wharfs and Godowns.-Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have been negotiated at $287 and $29, at which latter rate more shares are wanted. Kowloon Wharfs have improved their position, and transactions at $96 and $97 have taken place. Lands, Hotels and Building. -Hongkong Lands are in the market at $193. Kowloon Lands have jumped to 534, and are in request at this price. West Points have been fixed at the advanced rate to $66. Hongkong Hotels have fluctuated between $137 and $138, at which rates sales have been effected, the marker cinging with further, buyers at $139. Oriente Hotels are offering at $48. Hum- phreys Estate are in demand at $138. China Providents have again changed hands at 594 Cotton Mills-Ewos and Laos-kung-mowshave gone up to Tis, 46, and Tis, so respectively in Shanghai. Cigar Companies-Are unaltered. Miscellaneous-Green-Island Cements have been' disposed of at $22, and more shares are wanted at $12. A.-3. Watsons are asked for at 3154. Electrics, old, are unchanged; the new shares have been done at $94, and have further buyers, Ropes can be sold at 180 Ices are in demand at $184. Dally Farms have risen to $9, and Steam Waterboats to $8 buyers. Manila Investments have been parted

with at $47.

· COLONIAL GOVERNORS AND FOREIGN FLAGS.

a priest belonging to Rome and sent to the community by ecclesiastical authority had been the cause of this desperate step. Another

priest belonging to the most important ron gregation in Rome, that of the Bishops and Regulars, was an accessory, to all that hap pened." This lady had given largely but most of her property was tied up for another six years, and relying on her fervent prostentations £24,000 for their nunnery in six years, and had the Benedictines had agreed to pay the frist expended all their own means-about £4,000 tions. The flight of the nun who had riches on the necessary improvements and altera

was

or the keen night ain...

There are all manners of rumours afiost

credence than any other is that she is the regarding her. One that has gained more grand-daughter of a worthy Highland clergy- man; but what has induced her to adopt this extraordinary mode of living there is at present no means of ascertaining.

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"GLORIOUS BEER!":

Notice is hereby given that at a Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company, field at the Company's Office, No.. 13, Beaconsfield Arcade, Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 14th October, 1901, the following RESOLU TION was passed.

The report of the Commissioners of Inland That the FINAL CALL of ONE AN "OVERWHELMING, DISASTER.”

Revenue gives, to those who care for figures, a

DOLLAK per Share upon all the Holders of Ordinary Shares in the above Company They were soon living in the greatest poverty remarkable picture of the elasticity of the

in respect of all the 'Shares held by them often without money to buy food for the day national revenue and of the sources from which in the above Company be, and the same is The abbess began to disperse the community, it is derived. One of the most interesting hereby made. Such CALLS to be PAID which continued sp exist, though much-reduced points brought out is the slight, check to the

10 the Company at their Bankers, THE Then the Irish Augustinians seeing apparently consumption of beer that occurred last year.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPURATION, at their Premises, Queen's' little chance of getting their £24,000, aged This was not, the Commissioners hold, 'due to the nuns in the Italian Courts for the return of the increased taxation. The brewers take care

Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the 15th day of NOVEMBER, 1901. the building. There was a technical flaw in of that by making the beer what is euphemist

And Notice is also given that in accordance

repute at the Vatican, and the nuns lost. The may remain the same. The real cause for the the said th day of NOVEMBER, 1901, at the the contract, drawn up by a lawyer high in cally called "fighter," so that the price per pint with Article 24 of the Company's Articles of Association, Interest will be charged as from eviction of nuns by friars is an ecclesiatical declined consumption appears to have been-Rate of $10 per centum per annum, upon all spectacle which has been reserved for the latter as the Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested Calls remaining unpaid after the said 15th day days of the pontificate of Leo XIII. "It will the absence of a good many beer forkers in Payment of the same, foularly

of NOVEMBER, 1901, up to

to the actual dates of perhaps (says the Abbess) show some of the South Africa, and the temporary fear of arsenic Shareholders are

requested to animus of the Irish Augustinians against the poisoning. But though England and Scotland note that upon pre-entation at the Office of the English Benedictinea when it is known that, are drinking less beer, Ireland is drinking more, Company of the Banker's receipt for payment pending the sentence of the civil tribunal, and is apparently on the road to become in Shares in respect of which the Call has been of the Call rage her with the Certificate of the

made upon the cenificatagorie By Order of the leard of Directors,

̈W. HĄGASKELL

Recrotary. Haugkang, 15th Aombor, post; / UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. NOTIOR TO SHAREHOLDERS. DIVIDEND $23 ner Share for the year 1900, equivalent to 46% on the Paid-up Capital of $50 per Share, has been declared,

WARRANTS will be issued on the sith October,

By Order of the Board

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father O'Keeffe actually sent an Augustinian time a beer-drinking, rather than a spirit-drink-paid, on endfor emont to that effect will be. lay brother to sleep in the monestry, the nunsing country. In dealing with the income-tax, being there." Appeals to Cardinal, Rampolla the Commissioners bring out some facts which Our Colorial Governors have a curious pre- and her Roman dignitaries, to save the demonstrate the remarkable 'increase that has ference for foreign over British-owned stermers. Church the scandal of an exiction were all taken place in the prosperity of the country. One of them, Sir West Ridgeway, was criticised frulless and on August 9, 1901, the remaining During the past ten years, the grass annual n the House of Commons not long ago for nuns were evicted by the Italian police. They value of property and incomes assessed to the coming hime from Ceylon in a German vessel. had given up their positions in the world, had income-tax has increased from £660,000,000 to Unmindful of that warning precedent, Sir George given all their means, and they are helpless.the enormous figure of £788,000,000. A very O'Brien, Governor of Fiji, has voyaged from The creditors importane them, and "calumnies similar tale of rapidly growing prosperity is told Australia in a French steamer, although he had too painful to be repeated" are circulated in by the figures showing the value of houses as- the choice of half a dozen British liners, private by those who believe that they are do sassed to inhabited house duty, in ten years Possibly it is a question of cookery.Dailying service to the Church. That up to date the annual value has increased, in Great Britain Chronicla."

is the story of the Benedicting nuas in Rome, aloze, from Lo6,000,000 to £80,000,000.

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