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FIRE AT WANGHAI,

THIS AFTERNOON.

Shortly after three o'clock this afternoon the clanging of the alarm bell in the Queen's Road Clock Tower brought crowds of people into the main street to learn the district in which the outbreak hnd occurred: Chinese firemen in rickshas, were soon being carried along to the Eastern part of the City, and it quickly become known that an outbreak of fire had occurred at. Wanchai opposite the No.. Police Station, and a few doors from the -No. 2 Fire Station. A room in No. 1or, Wanchai Road, a small two storeyed Chinese building had become ignited, and within a very few minutes was burning fiercely. The members of the Eastern district brigade were at once able to direct a large quantity of water on to the building and,with aid from the Central Fire Station, the Games were prevented from spre- ading though at one time a large Chinese ston within a few feet of the burning building, was in danger of catching alight. The roof and upperstorey were totally demolished and goods in a small chandlers shop beneath were render- ed useless by the smoke and water. Inspector Kemp, of the Central Police Station present logeer with strong body of police, who successfully prevented the larg crowd of Chinese from hampering the work of the fire mon.

was

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS

"A" MACHINE GUN CO. In the Carbine Competition for December held yesterday, Gunner E. A. Irving scored a win on both the No. 1 and No. 3. Cups. The No. 2 Cup, presented by Lieut. F. Smyth, was won outright by Gunner W.; Brown. Lieut. Nicholson and Gunners Irving and Emmett

each won a spoon.

CRICKET.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1901.

SUCCESSFUL TOWING FEAT.

It is always pleasing to hear of a difficult work undertaken and well carried out. This is the case under notice. The Norwegian" Steam Skuld was found by the French Mail with a broken sh it a short distance from Touren; she was towed into that port and arrangements were made with Captain Fenis of the s.s. Pakthan (Messrs. Bradley & Co.) to take her to Hongkong. A four inch wire hawser was made fast with some fathoms of ship's cable in the centre as a spring and the Skuld was brought to Hongkong a distance of nearly 600 miles without a break. The whole per formance reflects great credit on Capt. Ferris (by the way, the youngest captain on the China coast) and his officers, as although no gales were met with, a lumpy sea was running and six knots were made.

MASONIC.

PERSEVERANCE LODGE.

The Annual Installation Meeting of the Perseverance Lodge of Hongkong, No. 1165 EC, was held last evening, when Bro. W. H. Wickham was installed ns Worshipful Master for the ensuing year.

The ceremony was most impressively per- formed by the R. W. District Grand Master, the Hon. C. P. Chater, C.M.G., assisted by the Deputy District Grand, Master, War. Bro. E. C. Ray, and the Officers of the District Grand

Lodge.

Wor. Bro. Wickham invested his Officers for the ensuing year as follows-1. P. M., Wor Bro. T. F. Hough; S. W., Bewley; J. W., Bro. E. H. Hindds; Chaplain,, Bro. the Rev. A. J. Dexter; Treasurer, Bro. A. R. Lowe: Secretary, Bro. W. A. Sime; S. D., Bro. C. Melbourne; Bro.. E. H. Sharp; D. C., Bro. T. M. Wakefield; Organist, Bis. A. G. Ward; L. G., Bro. F, G. Motion; Stewards; Bros, E. A. Bonner and J.J. O'Neill and Tyler, Bro. 1, Marshall.

His Excellency R. W. Bro. Sir Henry A. Blake, G.C.M.G., Past strict Grand Master of Jamaica, honoured the Lorize with his presence This match was played on Saturday on the and was received by the W. M, and Brethren Hongkong Cricket Club grand,

H. K. C. C. 7. THE NAVY.

The club won the toss and started batting hut were easily dismissed for $7 of which Mackenzie alone contributed 27.

The Navy fave even worse, being only able

to put together 54.

The fielding on both sides was remarkable The following were the scores -

FIRST ISNINDS,

H, K. C. C.

I. Serco be, Sheward, b

Broadbent paper A. Mackenzie, 1. lroadbent Major Beresford Ash 2.A.7.

Nable, b Broadbent.....

A. G. Ward, cand b Silver, o

C. M. G. Barrie, e Pringle

7. Salver

Capt.

W. F. Dizon, e Broadbent

Silver

J. Hoopar, Silver...

Siteena InpingA,

Word, & Broadbent... t

e Nalile, b Maho 1

Cibbe

with the honours due to his distinguished rank. After the Lodge was closed the Brethren sat down to a banquet, when the usual loyal and masonic toasts were duly honoured.

WATER RETURN. Level and storage of water in Reservoirs

on the 1st December.

LEVEL. 1900.

Tytam overflow

1901.

* below

'7" below 21' 0" below

{overflow

29' 51" below overflow

Pokfulam.. loverflow Wong-nai 17 9 below 31-4" below

1 overflow cheong.. (overflow

STORAGE CALLONS.

1900.

I

Kollit, Mahun....

Clapham, R.A., b

Knight, Mahon

15

More; bliver. 17 Mahon

Tytam....312,520,000

Pokfulam. 64,740,000

Wong-nai- Campbell, Mahon....... 17.

1. W. Edmundsan, RA,

4

e and Broadbent on 14

cheong 1,585,000

Total...4:8,845,000

biajor Burbaushaw, a. n. C.

is Brumban...................

J. W. Venabic, R.W.P.,

Silver, b Broadbent... Moure, Broadbent...

Extras..... Total

FINET INNINGS,

G. Moore, c Mackenzie, b

SlhD

T

G. L. D. Globe Heres

ford-Ash b Mackenzie....

F. B. Nable, at fleresford-

Ash, D. Smith...

EXITAE...

17 NAVY,

SECOND INNIHAI.

Pringle, Burnis, & Smith '1

A. E. Wood, e Ward, b

"Salth

C. R. Sheward,.c Dixon, b

Alackenzie

H. O. Knight, c Buttare

*haw, Smith

F. H. Mahon, b Smith.... Campbell, c&b Mackenzie freadbent, b Mackenzie Silver not but.........

Extras.

Toia!

Broadbent...

Silver

Glabe..... Mahon..

Noble

1900,

1901. 181,645,000 22,500,000 .3,458,000

207,603,000

1901.

AT THE MAGISTRACY,

December 17th.

UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOUR...

Auctions.

BAR

PUBLIC AUCTION.

William Haylack, of the R.M.LL, ILM.S. Aurora was fined $3 or seven days for unlaw. Ping's shop, 186, Queen's Road Central, and ully behaving in a disorderly manner in FulgTHE Undersign! have received instructions $20 or a month's imprisonment for assaulting P. C. Hedge in the execution of his duty.!

*

**

A BRAZEN MOULDER. For stealing 170 of brass fittings and 175 lbs, of brass, value $62, the property of the Chi Wo Company, Lo Im has been sent to prison for six weeks with hard labour.

PAID

A boatwoman paid $100 in lieu of going to gaol for two months for being in unlawful pos session of 865 lbs. of pepper and 325 lbs. of coffee berries, value $167.

THE TIENTSIN PROVISIONAL

GOVERNMENT.

A Peking Telugrain to the N. C. D. News of 12th instant says:-

B. En Shih-kai bas been endeavouring to arrange for the discontinuance of the Pro visional Government before dealing with the Manchurias question. He has met with strong opposition from the British and German Minis ters, and has had to leave for Paotingfa with- out having succeeded in his object.

THE TIENTSIN AMOK. The . C. D. News of 12th instant says - The telegram which we printed on Tuesday from our Tientsin, correspondent gave the erroneous impression that there had been a fight between German soldiers and British sepays at Tientsin. The facts are, as given in the Ostastatische Lloyd's telegram published yesterday, that there was only one sepoy con- cerned in the affair. He ran amok, and after man Camp and tried to kill all whom he met. killing two of his comrades, entered the Ger He killed an assistant officer, wounded two soldiers fatally and one slightly, and was then shot down by the sentry, who was too late to save all of bis comrades. Incidenis like this, which are fortunately rate, cannot but make European troops unused to the ways of Orien tals a little shy of being encamped in close proximity to men who may be subject to these outbreaks.

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

TO-MORROW. (WEDNESDAY), the 18th December, 1901. nt to A.M.,

AT H. M. NAVAL YARD. SUNDRY NAVAL AND VICTUALLING OBSOLETE & CONDEMNED STORES,

Compi ing OLD IRON, PAPER STUFF, RAGS, CANVAS, IMPLEMENTS, &, &c.

Sale of Victualling Store: will commence

at 2.30 P.M. • TERMS: As Customary.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers TLASN Hongkong, 17th December, 1901.

PUBLIC AUCTION. "THE Undersigned have received instruct. ions from the Regi trar Supreme Court

19-Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

“

FRIDAY, 20th December at 7.30 P.M., at their Bales Rooms, 2, Des Voeux Road.

A large number of LAW.BOOKS.

TERMSAS Utual.

HUGHES & HOUCH,

Government Auctioneers, Hongkong, 16th December, 1901. [13700

PUBLIC AUCTION. from The Official Administrator to Sell THE Undersigned have received instructions

by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE OF CHENG TAI IP (DECEASED) on

MONDAY,

the 73rd December, ai ri AM,

at

CAUSEWAY BAY

The Steam Launch

"HOI PING," Built of Teakwood. Length 63 feet G inches. Breadth 12 feet 5 inches. Depth : feet 3 inches. She has the following passen- ger accomodation. Within the waters of the Colony 73 passengers Local trade limits 48 14 Outside"

"

Net Tonnage.....

H

TERMS: As Usual.

21.65.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. [1358€ Hongkong, 14th December, 1901,

To be Let.·

TO LET.

NOTES ON NATIVE AFFAIRS,

THE DISINHERITED, HEIR-AFFARENT.

SHANGHAI, December 17th. It was reported in local mandarin circles yesterday that the disinherited Heir-Apparent Pu Chua has been sent to join his father, the cashiered Prince Tuan in Mongolia, under the

SANG KEE, charge of a couple of eunuchs of middle age

73, Wing Lok Street. who were previously attached to the palace of Prince Tuan, and had followed Pu Chun into Hongkong, 17th December, 1998. the Imperial Palace when the youngster was

TO LET.

and 8, WILD DELL, WANCHAI

Apply to

EUROPEAN HOUSES, Nos. 4, 5A, ROAD.

1976c

Consumption of Water in the. City of Victoria Tate and Hill District during the month of Nav.appointed Heir-Apparent in January, last year.

By special permission, it is also reported, of A SMALL BUNGALOW IN KOWLOON. the Empress Dowager, the disinherited Heir. Apply to Apparent was permitted to take away with him anything he liked from amongst his belongings in the Palace.

8 e Venables, 'Dixon

Consumption 104,075,000 87,566,000 gallons Estimated

209,000

211,400

13.8 gallons

population Consumption)

Beresford-Ali, Mackenzio

per head

16.0 per day The intermittent system of supply was intro duced on the 11th November

16

4b Dixon

not out

*

Total for 3 wickets... 43.

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

H. K, C. C.

Firat rings.

Second Inalngs.

D. M. x.

B.s

W.

0. AI. R

Wi

3

32

**

19

4

0.

Mackenzie... SercombeSmithra.

Dixon LINE

NANY.

First Iringa.

W. M. K.

Second Innings, 0.

K. M.

W

at

THE DALLAS COMPANY,

TO ARRIVE IN FEBRUARY.

Hoogkong playgoers will be pleased to hear that our old friends Mr. and Mrs. Heary Dallas are to revisit us early In February. The principal item in the Company's repertoire this season is "The Toreador," which had such a successful run at the Gaiety Theatre, Lon- don. Not only has Mr. Dallas excelled himself in the staging of this piece, but he has very considerably strengthened his Company,

Speaking of the opening performance, the Calcutta Englishman says:——

The audience which assembled at the Theatre Royal last evening, was of a character and dimension that could hardly have failed to satisfy the most captious of managers. To Mr. Henry Dallas the sight of the house, literally packed with representatives of Calculta society, must have been a matter of the keenest personal and professional pride.

The theatre going public of Calcutta have long ago come to regard Mr. and Mrs. Dallas, not merely asenterprising entertainers and clever artistes, but as friends to be warmly welcomed as each amusement season comes round. The

THE COLLECTION OF THE NEW TAXES

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.

[1373C Flangkone, 16th December, 1ONT.

TO LET.

[O. 1, STEWART TERRACE. THE

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on prepared opium and houses to assist in the NAK payment of the War Indemnity was begun at Consumption of Water in Kowloon Peninsula | Nanking yesterday 11th inst., which comes- during the month of November.

1902,

1901, Consumption... 8,527,000 10,273,000 gallons Estimated

28,700 33,250

9.9

population Consumption per head

.5.4 galfons

per day The population has been obtained from the latest Census Returns, aided by Returns kindly supplied by the Military and Naval Authorities. The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.

W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority.

CANTON NOTES.

THE HONAN FIRE.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

CANTON, December 14th. The fire on Honam the other night des- troyed about two hundred houses and shops; some coal, a large quantity of lumber and timbers for house, and boat-building were A number of boats along the consumed. shore were also burned. Ten or twelve per sons' are reported as having been burned to death.

FREE LUNCH,

The "fan tan" shops are doing everything possible to induce people to patronize them, The shops themselves are almost always fitted up in an attractive way This however, does not appear to be a sufficient attraction. Now the shops, or a number of them, hava put out notices that to the person spending upwards of twenty dollars a substantial meal will be given free of charge. To the man who spends only five dollers a luncheon will be given. This is certainly something new in the way of induce ments to gambling. The officials keep a close watch over the shops and are careful to see that all payments for the right to open shops are promptly paid. It may be that the heavy demands of officials and others make it neccesary for the shops to use these new methods to increase their zevenues...

INCREASING DUTIES...

ponds with the 1st of the 11th moon.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.. Hongkong, 31st July, 1901.

TO LET

bordering. Lower N° February, 1902.

THE INSURRECTION OUTSIDE SHANHAIKUAN. News received from native official sources concerning the insurrection at Chaoyang, outside. Shanhaikuan, Manchuria, reports that the T'saili and their allies, the Boxers, now number consider- ably over 30,000 well-armed men, against whom General Ma Yi-k'un's troops, sent from Peking, numbering only 5,000 old men, are perfectly powerless. It is feared that un- less the Government troops be considerably. augmented and more energy shown in sup pressing the insurgents, these people will create considerable trouble in Chibli province this winter and the following spring. The appoint ment of Viceroy Yuaa Shih-k'ai to Chibli where he may reasonably be expected to use the same. tern measures in his new jurisdiction as had been put into force last year in Shantung will doubtless strike the necessary terror in the hearts of the Chaoyang' insurgents to make them disperse and turn peaceful farmers once

more.

A DECORATION FROM THE FRENCH

REPUBLIC.

The Universal Chretis reports that HE Wang Chih-ch'un recently removed from the Governorship of Anhul, was recently the recipient of a decoration, bestowed upon H.E, by the Government of the French Republic, and forwarded on to Nganking by the French Consul-General of this part. Permission has now been obtained by H.E. from the Throne to accept and wear the decoration. The reason for the bestowal ofthe decoration is said to have been H.Es cordial treatment of the former French Consul-General of Shanghai, Count de Bezaure, when the latter visited the Yangtze ports in the summer, which was in contrast to the cold reception received from the other Viceroys and Governors. This was reported to the French Government on M. de Bezaure's return home, with the above result

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LIVE ROOMED BUNGALOW."RHEDA," ROOM ROAD. Beginning from 1st January, 1901,

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HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, CON-

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GODOWNS at BLUE BUILDINGS, HOUSES at CAUSEWAY BAY, facing the

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GOVERNMENT BILLS. TENDERS for SPECIE, MEXICAN TDOLLARS, Current in this Colony, and weighing 7.1.74 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 Department, until I AM, TO- AMORROW, the 18th instant,

excellent feeling which thus exists was strik ingly demonstrated last night by the cordiality of the reception that was accorded to those leading members of the company whose ac- quaintance had previously been made. Nor

The Native Customs are increasing the taxes was there any lack of heartiness in the greeting given to the new faces. Several jumped into with a view, so they say, to raising the indem immediate popularity, and Mr. Dallas is to be aity. The tax on tea, native, opium, tobacco, congratulated the good use to which, he turned the time spent in selecting the members wine and sugar is to be increased, or has been of his company in England. In choosing "The increased, within the last few days. The in-Yang Ju, time-expired-there seems to ba an Toreador" for opening the present season here crease in taxes is making an increase in prices he also proved his ability in correctly gauging all round. Wages are getting higher month the tastes of the theatre-going public. The success which the Opera has had at the Galety by month, Rice, fish, vegetables, in fact, Thestre, London, is clearly to be repeated in everything that the poor man must have is

Increasing in price.. Calcutta.

THE CHINESE MISSION TO RUSSIA. 13

The Tenders to state the total amount re- It has been reported from Peking that, owing to the great dietaste shown by a number of quired (in Pounds Sterling), and the amount.

Bills will be issued for less than £100. eligible officials for the Chinese Mission to for which cach Bill should be drawn, but no The Tenders to be in Duplicate and in sealed Russia, which is about to be vacated by H.E.

covers, addressed to the Chief Paymaster, intention amongst the chief members of the Army Pay Department, and endorsed "Tenders

for Goverment Bills." Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Peking to recom

The right to accept or reject any or all of the

S, D. CROOKENDEN, mend to the Throne the transference of Yii Keng Tenders is reserved.

Colonel, (Manchu), at present in Paris, to St. Petersburg, to succeed Yang JuN. C. D. News,

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