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Intimations.

CROWN DISTILLERIES COMPANY.

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WATKINS, LIMITED,

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66, Queen's Road Central..

Hongkong, 7th December, 19or.

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

85.50 Cask of 375 lbs. Net ex Factory. $9.30. Bag of 250 lbs.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901.

To-day's Advertisements:

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR MANILA: (DIRECT). /'

THE Company's Steamship

"ZAFIRO,"

Captain A. Ramsay, will be despatched as above WEDNESDAY, the 18th instant, at Noon.

The Attention of Passengers is directed to the Excellent Accommodation provided by this Steamer. She is fitted throughout with Electric Light.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 13th December, 1901. [1334C DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

General Managers. ·

Hongkong, 1st June, 1901.

KELL`

JUST LANDED. Ex 5.5. Chnsan

CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF

"GRAPHIC,"

"ILLUS. LONDON NEWS,"

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"ILLUS. SPORTING & DRAMATIC NEWS," "SKETCH,"

"BLACK & WHITE."

"PEARS ANNUAL."

With Coloured Plates

FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW.

HE Company's Steamship THE

"HAILOONG,"

Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 15th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 13th December, 1901.

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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

HERE will be a SPOON COMPETI

THERE

TION TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 14th instant, commencing at 2.45 P.M.

RANGES.-200, 500 and 600 yards. Seven Shots and a Sighter at each Range. ALEX. MACKENZIE,

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Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 13th December, 190s. ST. PATRICK'S CLUB.

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Near Tram Station."

GRAND VARIETY CONCERT will be held in the above Club on. SATUR-

DAY, 14th December, 1901. -

The following well-known artistes have kindly promised their services :-

Mr. DANNENBERG (Pianist).

Mr. GRACA (Violinist).

Mr. OXBERRY,

Staff Sergt. WARD, RA.M.C.

VIGGERS, A.O.C.

BURNETT, RE.

Sergt. SIMMERS, R.E.

Pie. BURGESS, A.O.C.

Mr. WALLACE ER.A., and others.

Doors open Commencing..

8.50 P.&l.

9.00 M. SHARI. - Front Seats, 81. Back Seats, 50 Cts.

(13530 Hongkong, 13th December, 1901.

WALSH, L.D.

H. K. V. C..

A Handsome Souvenir of the 4901 CAMP.

15 PHOTOS and DESCRIPTIVE LETTERFRE 55

· Price ...

$155.

CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY.

75 cents each.

J'rice

Hongkong, 27th November, 1901.

$2.25

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XMAS TOYS.

Largest Assortment in the Colony. Season- able Presents. Photo, Frames, Cards Cases, Albums, Knives, Jewel Cases, Chatelaines, Manicures, etc., etc., etc.

WINTER GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.

WILLIAM

POWELL, LIMITED.

28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD,

Hongkong, 12th December, 1901.

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Co-day's Advertisement.

NOTICE

DURING SUPPLY OF WATER TO URING REPAIRS to one of the WELLS, CHE KOWLOON PENINSULA cannot be maintained. Water will however be turned

n from 6 &at, till Noon.

It is anticipated that the repairs will be completed and the full supply resumed within

few days.

The districts of MONGKOKTSUI and VAUMATI are not included in the above Notice as they are supplied from a separate

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W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority, Hongkong, 13th December, 1901. [1356 C. CHARLIES BROS. & CO..

THIS COMPANY has opened a New Establishment of SHIP CHANDLERS,

STORE- NAVY CONTRACTORS, GENERAL KEEPERS, PROVISION and COAL MERCHANTS, TAILORS and OUTFITTERS. FRESH WATER supplied-at-Shortest notice. All orders promptly attended to. THIS COMPANY sells everything cheaper than any other Company in this Colony.

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A SERIOUS ACCIDENT occurred yesterday on board of the steamer Orbera. Theordere Carlston, while at work, fell from the foretop and sustained serious injuries, which necessita- ted his removal to the Hospital,

COOPER'S HILL The Board of Visitors to Cooper's Hill on the 1st April recommended its." abolition. Lord George Hamilton declitted to mise the question, and a mixed Committee of Enquiry was subsequently appointed. It re ported that the equipment was extremely defective. Lord George Hamilton sent the President of Cooper's Hill certain instructions regarding administration only, and based upon a portion of the Committee's report.

BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut. Col. Baillie and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Bom- bay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel tomorrow (Saturday) evening, from 8 to 9.30

BOWLING-There will be a match between the Hongkong Club and the Navy on the Club Alleys to-morrow at 9 pan. The following will represent the Club-Lieut. Bail-Acton, R.W.F., ́ ́p.in. — Lieut. Owen, R.W.F., J. Hooper, T..C. Gray, J. E. Lee, J. W. C. Bonnar, A. Eilis; R. J. Garrard (Captain)..

THE MOTHER SUPERIOR AND SIS- TERS of the Asile de la Szinte Enfance desire to thank most cordially the stallholders and those who assisted and patronised their bazaaron- Tuesday last. The sum of $1,600 was realised, which was less than it previous years.-The- sale is still being continued at the Convent.

gentlemen can tell. Mr. CHATHAM or any-A LARGE JUNK, of 5,000 picuils capacity, body else more than is at present known laden with sair from Ban-mui, capsized in a on the subject. In a question of this sort squal! just off Lung Shun Wan. The crew Dr. ATKINSON and Dr. CLARK are the persons got ashore in small dinghys. The less is to be consulted. They are experts and are estimated at $15,000. < of plague prevention so far as it has been perfectly conversant with the whole history carried at present, and anything which they recommend should be given a fair trial. I must not be forgotten that, so far, all pre. cautionary measures are necessarily of an experimental nature. Hongkong had the doubtful honour of first introducing

world during the plague to the notice of the civilized century and, to say the least of it, it seems some what unreasonable for Hongkong to wish to wait for reports froin other quarters before adopting any preventive measure, no mat- ter how experimental in character in may be. The only other dissentient to the pro- posal was Mr. BREWIN. Whether he, in his tender-heartedness, has taken up a brief for the rats and is grieved at the thought of their freedom being restricted we know not. What we do think, however, is that as he is neither a medical expert nor a Public Works man, and so unqualified to give an opinion on the question, it would have been better had be refrained from voting on the matter at all. But there--some people will rush in.

The cleansing of the Colony seems to betoonites will grieve to see the police appearing making good progress, and it is to be hoped that it will prove to be bencficial and, either keep off the plague altogether, or atleast mini- mise the virulence of the annual epidemic, To clean up the town before the expected outbreak of plague is certainly a step in the right direction and will, we hope, lead to other measures being taken in time. The work is being carried out in the right way too. That is to say, as little annoyance as A. S. WATSON & CO., possible is given to the Chinese and they are allowed to cleanse their own premises, under supervision, if they wish to. This will lead we hope, to the Chinese seeing the be nefit of keeping their houses spick and span. If they once see that those who have dirty premises are put to inconvenience, while those who keep themselves and their houses clean are left alone, they will soon come to see that cleanliness pays in the long run and the Chinaman is quite capable of grasp ing this fact.

No. 30 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG. Hongkong, 13th December, 1901.

Intimation.

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.,

We beg to notify

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THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW

SEASON'S

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SOUTH AFRICA. THE FIGHTING IN CAPE COLONY.

LONDON, December 11th. Commandant Maritz-with a strong force thrice attacked the garrison of twenty men CONFECTIONERY, holding a grain depot to the North of Cal vinia, between the 27th November and 4th instant, when the attempt at capture was ab- andoned. The Boers had sixteen casualties.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

THE REINFORCEMENTS

FOR THE CAPE. The Daily Mail states that the departure of fresh troops for the Cape on a large scale will commence shortly.

LATER.

SOUTH AFRICA. CAPTURE OF BETHEL'S COMMANDO.

General Bruce-Hamilton's column, after a night match, surprised and captured practi- cally the whole of Commandant Bethel's commando. Seven Boers were killed and 131 taken prisoners.

LOUIS BOTHA.

Louis Botha, with a large commando, is said to be at present to the north-east of Vryheid, in the south-eastern Transvaal.

MARQUIS ITO IN GERMANY." Marquis Ito has been banqueted by Baron von Richthofen, German Minister of Foreign

KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY Kow-

elsewhere anent their water supply. Still, the mere fact of the Water Authority, taking the trouble to tell Kowloonites that he is cutting off their water shows that be at last recognises the fact of their existence. Formerly the water was cut off without any notice at all,

BETTER THAN RAUB Twenty tons of stone from the Government mine at Tarcoola has just been crushed for a yield of 65 ounces 16dwis. gold. A partial crushing of six tons of stene from Tarcoola Blocks has yielded so ounces of gold. Evidently these are the sort of mines that Hongkong gold companies should buy, but probably the Australians prefer to keep them to themselves.

THE NEW RICKSHAS-In view of the gradual development of the export of jinrikishes to Calcutta, Hongkong, Shanghai and other Asiatic ports the manufacturers in Tokyo have applied to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce for the organization of a guild among themselves. They further state that this step is considered necessary for the purpose of making quality fand prices generally uniform.

THE F. AND O. AND LASCARS—It is

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Hilton 4. Saag

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5. Barn Dance The Boxton Helle ......Godfreys t. Section.................. ** A Gaiety Gil" Jouss 'God save the King."

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY

CIVILIANS. . NAVY.

This match, which excited considerable in-

terest, was played on the Club ground at Happy

Valley yesterday.

McMurtric, having lost the toss, kicked off from the Eastern End at 4.20. Open play

followed and five minutes from the start, off a scrum in the Club's twenty-five, Royds scored for the Navy dangerously near the posts, Roper had no difficulty in converting. From this point up to half-time the Club pack worked splendidly and, if anything, had the better of the game. But though a try, on several occasions looked imminent the Navy's defence was too good

In the second "half" the Naval three

quarter line, in better condition and with much superior pace, romped round their opponents and scored three times, Royds getting in twice, and Cossey once. Roper failed in two of his kicks, and the game ended in a win for the Navy by a goals and tries-16 points to wil.

For the winners all played well, but the three- quarters were especially prominent, Royds and Noble in particular. It is very seldom that the Navy can turn at such an excellent all-round team.

On the Club side, the forwards all worked like Trojans, and were better than the Naval Park their weight more than compensating the gossipped at the London Docks that the P.

cleverness oftheir opponents. Knox distinguish. and O. Company have comfortably evaded theed himself at half, kicking and tackling very recent judicial decision to the eflect that they nicely. Of the three quarter division the less said the better. Beattie was excellent, but could do must provide for their Lascars the same accom modation they have to provide for European nothing single handed. Smythe was wanted sailors and stokers. This they have done by badly in his right place and, had Jordan `been the simple process not of increasing the accom available at half, this single addition would have modation but of diminishing the complement strengthened the team. Gray performed well of Lascars. The diminution takes effect among

at back, but has not sufficient pace. With both the deck and the stokehold bands.

such a good forward line it is a thousand pities that the Club should be so weak behind the.

scrum.

CRICKET-The following Club XI will play

A return match has been arranged for Satur- the Navy-Major Beresford Ash, R.W.F., Ai Mackenzie, A. G. Ward, Capt. Clapham, RA, J. Hooper, C. (M. Burnie, W. E. Dixon, Lt. day, 28th December. If the Club team can find two "three quarters to assist Beattic and Moberly, H. K. R. Lt. Verables, R. W. F.Smythe, there' ought to be a fine struggle.

J. A Woodgate, T. Sercombe Smith (Capt.)

The following were the Club XV.-Back, The Match will start at 10.30 am.. tomorrow

Gray; Three Quarters, Bishop, Hanson, Beattie and by kind permission of the Captains and Officers of H.M. Fleet a Massed Naval Band and Robertson; Halves, Knox and Smythe; The Annual Forwards, Johnston, Clarke, Wilson, Hallifax, will play during the afternoon. Match Civilians v. United Services will take Sandford, Wolfe, Rutherford and McMurtrie

(Captain). place on Christmas Day, starting at 1.30 p.m., and be continued on Boxing Day at

10.30 a.m.

TRAGIC STORY FROM TO-KWA-WAN: The facts of a strange story with a tragic ending have come to light. About nine o'clock on the evening of the 25th November Wong Yung went to the Hung Hom station suffering from burns on the hands and lower part of the body. He had been living by himself in an unnumbered house at To-Kwa-Wan, and while eating his rice a cat jumped on to the table up setting a kerosine lamp which exploded and covered the unfortunate man in burning oil. Sergt. Gordon dressed his wounds upon his arrival at the station, and afterwards had him removed in an ambulance to the Hospital where he recently succumbed to his injuries. SOLDIERS ASSAULTED:Allahabad, Nov, ROUGH WEATHER has been experienced 17.-On the sight of the 14th a brutal assault

Perla all late at Hongkong.

Affairs.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE GERMAN MAIL of the 13th November was delivered in London on the 12th inst.

The Hongkong Celegraph by the Manila steamers, the Airlie, Zafire, and

ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED The Hongkong Celegraph

JUST UNPACKED,

A NEW SHIPMENT

THE CELEBRATED

OF

APOLLO PIANO PLAYER,

Inspection invited.

Hongkong, 22nd November, 1901.

A. CHEE & Co.

ITA, Queen's Road, Central.

ESTABLISHED 1859

FURNITURE DEALFRS:

IMPORTERS OF EUROPEAN GOODS OF ALL KINDS;

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901.

NOTES AND COMMENTS...

Plague Measures. Mr. OSBORNE's plea for rat-proof drains will, we imagine, receive the support of the whole community. If the rats can be pre- vented from passing to and fro between the sewers and storm water drains and the houses one hall of the battle against them will have been won, for it is a well known fact that these pests do not as a rule remain in the houses during the daytime, but retire to the drains, returning to the houses once more in search of food after nightfall.

We are sorry to see that Mr. CHATHAM has objections to place in the way of Mr. OSBORNE'S proposal. He cannot see how

CRICKET.

WARD ROOM 2. GUN ROOM. This match was played on the Hongkong Cricket Club ground on Thursday to aid the Naval Committee in their selection of a teams for Saturday's match against the Club. **

The Gun Room won the toss and succeeded in compiling 198 for 8 wickets before declaring their innings closed at 2.45 p.m

Lewin batted nicely for 63 and Moore once again, got over half a century, though his ex hibition was more lucky and vigorous than

graceful.

The Ward Room started badly, losing 4. wickets for less than 53 runs. When Wood joined Rheinold a change came over the game and spectators were treated to some exhilarating hitting. In less than 20 minutes the partnership Produced 60 runs. In one over from Moore Rheinold kindly put three deliveries out of the ground and sent two more, to boundary.

drawn at 110, Wood and Rheinald being both Stumps were drawn at 4 o'clock with the score

"not out."

was committed on a party of soldiers. It is stated that six men of the garrison battery, re- A QUICK RUN--An electric tramway has turning to the Fort, hired a carriage and desir. ed the garriwalla to accelerate. The man re just been opened in Prussia on which a speed turned a refusal, or some other insolent reply. of over 105 miles an hour is recorded.

With this the soldiers, it is said used threaten- HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.'. THE HONGKONG RIFLE Association willing language towards the man and, he states, hold a spoon Competition on the Range tomorrow, firing commencing at 2.45 p.m. A PARADE of all units of the Volunteer Corps will take place at Headquarters, at 2:30 p.m. to-morrow. It is hoped that as many as pos sible will attend.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR; Sir Henry A. Blake G.C.M.G., will go on leave In the first of Jan, when H.E. Major General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, the drains are to be made, rat-proof and af.M.G., will again be Acting Governor of the the same time kept clear of obstruction. We do not see that there can be any, very

great difficulty on this point, and we have no doubt that if Mr. CHATHAM would call in one of our practical engineers he would. have this, to him, vital point settled satisfac torily in ten minutes. A man of resource Silver Plated, Glass and China Wares, Iron Bedsteads and Mat would very quickly overcome a little diffical- ty of this sort, but to the average Govern trosses Cutlery and Dinner Services Cooking Ranges and Kitchenment Official any departure from old stab lished precedent is something worse than Utensils, Aspinal's Enamels, &c., &c.

high treason,

Colony

knocked him off his seat. The garriwalla shouted something and a large number of men, anned with sticks, rushed to his assistance. The soldiers ran for protection but the native vakil pursuers followed, and belaboured them, inflicting severe injuries, some of which will probably prove fatal, Nine natives have been

Machine Gun Co. will hold their monthly carbine competition on Sunday, the Firing will commence, at 15th December. 9 am, and the 200 yards range will close at 9.30 am. as usual. Owing to the parade on Saturday there will be no competition on that day.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

CAPTAIN'S CUP AND SILVER MEDAL FOR DECEMBER

The following cards were returned

CAPTAIN'S CUP

Mr. J. H. T. McMurtrie...79 +2817

'S. Mr. E. 1. Grist86 Mr. H. W. Robertson ... 91–10 – 81. Major Dorekill, R.A96 10 86 Hon. J. H. S. Lockhart 103-1588

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BOXING-Jeffries has defeated Rublin in a arrested.. boxing match for the championship of the world. Jeffries hasn't fought any of ourTHE HIRED TRANSPORT RAJA has arrived at her destination from Bongkong with Champions of the Far East" yet!

a squadron of the 3rd tombay Cavalry. The Raja experienced very dirty weather in the Bay on Sunday, 12th ult, and encountered the tail end of the cyclone which passed to the north- east. She had to wait for a pilot at Sandbeads owing to the pilot brig being off the station, and having eventually obtained one steamed up the river and got into No. 1 berth, Kidder- pore Docks, rather late in the evening. The troops embarked at Taku and were, in com Mr. H. T. McMurtrie.....1981) mand of Lieutenant Colonel Phayre with Cap- Mr. E. J. Grist 86–, 5 m 81} tain Browne, Captain Hopewood, Lieutenant Mr. T. 5. Forrest.. Anderson and Captain Browne, Indian Medicul Service, and 181 non-commissioned officers The Tie for the Captain's Cup must be and men, 96 public followers, IT private played off by the three members, as their first followers, 7 officers horses, 166 trapp horses round of the links on or before the 18th

instant and 84 mules and other details.

ETAM & CO. PYJAMAS for AUTUMN

TO-MORROW AFTERNOON on the Happy Valley in the first round for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield, H.M.S Glory will play a Company, R. 4. Kick-off at four o'clock Referee :—Mr. Lowe-

THE HON. TREASURER of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following dona

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-- Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and Then too, Mr. CHATHAM wants to wait to sien to the funds of the Hospitals →→ Hotels in Hongkong.

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hear the opinion of the Sanitary Experts upon this question of rendering drains rat proof We really don't see that these

BALL KNIC.

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