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AGENTS.

66, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong, 7th December, 1901.

LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY DECEMBER 19, 1901.

To-day's Advertisements.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

IN THE MAtter of the EI. TATE OF WILLIAM DANIEL RICHARDS, LATE OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG, BARMAN

~ Deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court

has, by virtue of Section 58 of Ordinance. No. 3, of 1897, made an Order limiting to the 16th day of MARCII, 1902, for sending in Claims against the above Estate.

All Creditors are hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned before the said Date...

To-day's Advertisements.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION, COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.

THE Company's Steamship

YUENSANG":

Captain Rolfe, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 14th instant, at 4 P.M. --

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First class Passengers, is fitted throughout

with Electric Light, and carries a Doctor.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, 19th December, 1901. [1385e

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.

Dated this 18th day of December, 1901.

J. W. NORTON-KYSHE, THE Company's Steamship

Official Administrator.

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KIUNGCHOW DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS,

N°

No. 15.

HAINAN STRAITS. HAINAN REEF BUOY.

NOTICE is hereby given that the' HAI- NAN REEF BUÖY has dragged about roo yards to the South East of its former positing.

Due Notice will be given when it is replaced. in position.

G. A. FORSAITH,

Approved:

́JAMES ACHESON,

Custom House,

Harbour Master.

Acting Commissioner of Customs.

Kiungchow, tóth December, 1991.

WANTED.

COMPETENT GENERAL RE.

A FORTER

Apply to

"DIAMANTE," Captain. J. Rattenburg, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 24th instant, at

4 P.M.

The Attention of Passengers is directed to the Excellent Accommodation provided by this Steamer. She is fitted throughout with the Electric Light and is supplied with a Refrigera: ting Chamber.

A Doctor is carried. For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

General, Managers. Hongkong, 19th December, 1901. [13860

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.S "NEW YORK LINE.· FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL,

HE Steamship- THE

"ASAMA,"

above Port, on or about the 27th instant.

For Freight, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. Honokay. 19th December, 101 Forge

The Hongkong Celegraph she would probably prefer a little more left for Canton this morning, and the British

HONGKONG, THURSday, December 19, 1901.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.""

Honours for Bir Robert Hart. An Imperial Decree, dated theith inst., appoints Sir ROBERT HART, the Inspector General of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, to the brevet rank of a Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, in recog nition of the valuable assistance and advice given by him during the progress of the peace negotiations. This gives Sir. ROBERT the rank of a Viceroy, and is an honour never before conferred upon a foreigner. It is thought in the north that this honour paid to Sir ROBERT HART by the Court, is a sign that China is at last awakening. We con gratulate the Inspector General upon his well earned reward.

Russian aggression, as is well known, but THE BRITISH GUNBOAT - REDPOLE help from the United States than that cruiser Arethusa steamed away for Shanghai. suggested by the New York Times. Den- evolently allowing people to fight their THE CONNAUGHT HOTEL is Queen's own battles, and then stepping in to pick up Read is evidently progressing apace under the the crumbs, can hardly be looked upon in able Management of Mr. Walawright." the nature of very valuable assistance. Doubt His efforts to promote the comfort of bis less Japan will take this view of the case. visitors, coupled with a keen dupervision of the internal arrangements are rapidly filing the house and moreover keeping it f

rit full

NEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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LORD ROSEBERY ON THE WAR IN THE DAIRY FARM CO., LIMITED,

. SOUTH AFRICA.

At the offices of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd, LONDON, December 17th.

yesterday afternoon the adjourned -extra- Lord Rosebery speaking at Chesterfield, ordinary general meeting of the Company was said that our honour, and the future of Southheld for the purpose of considering the follow Africa, require us to bring the war as vigor-ing resolution"That the figures in Article ously and as successfully as possible, to the promptest and most complete conclusion. No. 1o, Clause 15, of the Articles of Ausociation' The Liberal party was now free altogether of the Company be altered to read $1,500 from alliance with the Irish, who had openly (Fifteen hundred Dollars.)" Captain A. Tillett ranged themselves with their country's presided and there were also present Mr. W. enemies. Independence for the Boers was H. Wickham, Mr. E. H. Hinds, Mr. G. Walker Signs of the Times.

out of the question, and the relentless pic (manager), Mr. R. F. Moffitt (secretary), and China may truly be called a land of sur-secution of the war was necessary, but though Mr. Ling Wong. prises. We doubt if any man could predict it was impossible for the British Government her policy for more than a week af a stretch,

to negociate with the Boer generals, overvening the meeting. and he who would venture even to do that tures for peace from the exiled Boer Gover- would be looked upon by old China handa

ment should not be rejected. He advocated as-rash. Just at present we have several

the granting of a liberal amnesty to the very hopeful signs in the air but, and it is enemy, and concluded by placing his services always so in China, when one comes to look

at his country's disposal. His watchword at the other side of the account there are

was national efficiency.. so many debit entries that they fully balance the credit side.

Look at the state of affairs at the present moment. We have the Empress, Dowager consenting to the decapitation of TUNG FU- HSIEN, and disinheriting Prince Po CHUN, the heir apparent, both of which actions [13840 Captain, Bement, will be despatched for the took place at the instance of the Foreign Ministers, and so must be regarded as a step in the right direction. Then too, the appoint- ment of YUAN SHIH-K'AI to the Viceroyalty of Chihli augurs well, for he a

is

the great believer in education, sces advisability of working with the Powers, and order. Next we find that the Southern can be trusted to keep a certain amount of Viceroys have been rewarded for their services in maintaining order in their Pro- vinces during last year's troubles, and this of course is rewarding them for their faithful observance of treaty obligations, and also for their pro-foreign leanings. Last, but not least, we have the rumour that the Emperor may shortly return to Peking and power-and everybody knows that such an event would spell reform.

EDITOR, Hongkong Telegraph. Hongkong, 19th December, 1991.

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HELEN H. WYMAN, Arferican ship, Vanhao,

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Taken together, these signs all point to China being on the royal road to progress. It looks as though the bad old days of ebstinate clinging to a civilization of two thousand years ago were at last drawing to a close, and those who only look at the one side of the account will be talking of the A. S. WATSON & CO., awakening of China and rejoicing. But the

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old China hands know that things are not always what they seem, and it is not until the debit side of the account is carefully gone into that a true appreciation of the real state of affairs can be arrived at.

SOUTH AFRICA.

LATEX:

KRITZINGER CAPTURED. Commandant Kritzinger has been capture ed after being severely wounded whilst at- tempting to cross a block-house line.

THE WEEKLY RETURNS, During the past week 458 Boers have been disposed of.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Secretary having read the notice con..

The

said-Gentlemen.—This

Chairman

meeting is convened for the purpose of con- sidering a proposal to increase the directors

Your fees from Sinco to $1500 per annum. directors feel themselves justified in bringing forth this proposal, as the conducting of the Company's business occupies a considerable amount of their time, and Sreco in no way com-. pensates for the work done; for apart from Board meetings, there are matters of importance cropping up every few days, which have to be considered and decided by the directors. I might mention, that when the Company's affairs were not in so satisfactory a state as they are at present, the directors performed their duties gratis, but now that things are in a more flourishing condition, they feel that the labourer is worthy of his hire. The. motion before the meeting, therefore, is, that Artic'e ro, Clauss

THE GERMAN CRUISER BUSSARD has | 15, of the Company's Articles of Association, arrived from Tsingtan.

be altered to read $1,500. Before asking for a. seconder, I shall be glad to answer any questions.

THE PORTUGUESE GUNBOAT ZAIRE left yesterday for Macad.

. Mr. W. H. Wickham -I should like to hear

A REPORTER is wanted, as will be seen by the whole clause read. reference to our advertising columns

THE FRENCH MAIL of the 18th November was delivered in London on the 17th inst.

H. M. WATERWITCH is expected to return from her surveying duties in Mirs Bay on Christmas eve,

THE BALL to be given by the Members of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong takes place to-morrow evening. PICKED UP ON THE BUN): Thus the V.

C. D. News-"It comes as a boon and a bless- ing to men, For a fare and a-half you can come back agen."

H. M. S. WIVERN has resumed the grey colour which was discarded for white a year or 10 ago. The other reserve vessels are still painted white.

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The Secretary read the clause, which is a5 follows:-"The Board shall be entitled to. set apart and receive for their remuneration' in each and every year a sum of money not ex- ceeding $1000, which shall be allotted to and be divided amongst the directors in such man- ner as the Board may from time to time determine.”

Mr. Wickham seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously

The meeting then terminated.

· HONGKONG POLO CLUB..

The final match in the Tournament for the Royal Artillery Cup was played on Saturday. last. The R. A. Officers dispensed hospitality with a lavish hand, and the Officers of the Royal Welch Fusiliers had kindly provided their excellent Band. The proceedings were

The debit side in this instance is made up of a good number of items, which many peo ple think quite. balance the oposite page. It must not be forgotten that the return of the Court to Peking has been delayed, upon found in the hushes at Conduit Road, and a j, graced by the presence of a larger number of

THE DEAD BODY of a Chinaman has been

postmortem examination showed that death

was due to be: beri.

MAJOR-GENERAL DORWARD, K.C.M.G., arrived at Shanghai on the 12th instant from Weihaivei by the C.. N. S. Tungchow, to take command of the British garrison at that port. THE DIVIDEND of the Hongkong High- Level Tramways Co. Ltd., is to be sixteen dollars per share, equal to sixteen per cent. No wonder Tramways are looked upon with favour PEDDER STREET, during a drizzle such us has prevailed to-day, reminds one of the butter slide made by the clown in the pantomime. It was so greasy and slippery this morning that rickshas could only go up the rise by the Clock Tower at-a walk.

TO MARINERS:—A notice to mariners, pub- lished elsewhere, states that the Hainan Reef Buoy, in Hainan Straits, has dragged about a hundred yards to the South-East of its former position. Due notice will be given when it is replaced in

position.

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the fair sex than we ever remember to have seen on the ground and the weather favoured them, as without having any sun it was plea- santly warm. It is a pity that the teams were

not more even, but the Club won too easily for the enjoyment of the spectators, in spite of the plucky efforts made by the R. W. F. team. It should be remembered that the R. W. F. have only half the Regiment here, while the Club team represented about the strongest combination that could be selected from the whole of the members..

On the ball being thrown in, the Club got passession and play was confined almost entirely to the R. W. F. end, Orpen hitting the first goal in a little over a minute. When ends were changed, Labertouche pat the ball through after some two-and-a-half minutes play, White- head taking his tum next. Orpen again scored and Cruickshank followed twice in succession, The Club hitting was really good and beauti fully straight.

one pretext or another, for months, and that many who are supposed to be qualified to give an opinion think that it will never return, Then too, arms are pouring into China from all directions, her arsenals are busily turning out large and small guns, rifles and ammunition galore, and "these lethal weapons are being widely distributed throughout the country. Prince TUAN and the notorious Tuko FU-HSIEN are said to be preparing a large army for the exter mination of the foreigners, and the Boxers are reported to be flourishing in the neighbourhood of Shanhaikwan. In the South we have robbery and piracy rampant, | rumours of rebellion, and a gentleman rejoicing in the name of General. MAR placarding the country with effusions brea: thing vegeance against the Christian con- verts, and threatening to destroy the whole of them, with all their chapels, during the eleventh moon. Truly these signs do not point to the speedy regeneration of China 1.

That the friends of reform are working strenuously in China's interests there can THE OPEN SAILING BOAT RACE which be no doubt, and it is to be hoped that they was unfinished at the V. R. C. Regatta is to be

On resuming, a little over two minutes piny will be able to overcome the influence and sailed on Saturday next, starting at I p.m. The resulted in a goal, to be followed a minute ignorant superstitions of the conservative course is White North Fairway Buoy (star later by a subsidiary hit by Cruikshank. The and anti-foreign party; but even they them-board), Stonecutter's (starboard) and finish at Fusiliers then pulled themselves together and selves, sanguine as they are, fear that their

the starting point. Distance seven miles.

a combined run by Lloyd, who was working task may be too great for them to accom- WATER is so precious in some portions of very hard and well, and Dickson resulted in a Kowloon that it is used several times over subsidiary, which ought to have been a goal. ly remarked before, what a pity it was that Many houses don't get a drop from week's and Shortly after Cruickshank got another sub- international jealousy prevented the stret

to week's end. Yet the supply is said to be ching forth of a helping hand to the

Intermittent and not cut off altogether. Somoidiary and this was followed by a second." how or other charges for excess water mount The last chukker was entirely at the Emperor at the time of the coup stát up all the samG. “ How different things might have been. at the present day if the so-called friends of KWOK TAK KUNG, the leader of the Cap China had not held aloof then! Now it of the law in the Victoria Goal this morning sul-mun pirate gang, paid the extreme penalty looks ni though it were almost too late for He was escorted to the gallows before sunrise, this great mistake to be repaired. Interna- and at eight minutes past five breathed his tional jealousies and national interests, last. A coroner's jury this afternoon held the zeal and imaginary, have so multiplied of late formal investigation into the cause of death that no one Fower can be found willing to and found that the execution had been expedi-' move alone, while fear and mistrust prevents tiously carried out, death being caused instant- any particular group of Powers from acting aneously by the dislocation of the neck. in concert

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A London telegram published by the North China Daily News says:-**

Fusilier end, their ponies being quite done, while those of the Club, none of which were fresh. During this chukker. Labertouche hit asked to do more than two chukkers, were quita.

one goal and Cruickshank three goals and two subsidiaries, thus winning by eleven goals and

five subsidiaries to one subsidiary,

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PIRACY ON THE WEST RIVER,

PIRATES CAPTURED.

BOXER), for some inexplicable reason seem to be fighting shy of accepting the challenge

Last Monday afternoon, near Köngmun os advertino d elsewhere by Mr. Bentley. Can it be that we have nobody amongst all our Hongkong the West River, a Chinese passenger boat was pugiliste willing to stand up to Mr. Bentley's

The New York Times, in reference to the man? We can assure our local boxers that the being towed by a launch. After proceeding statement of the U.S. Treasury that the trade challenge is genuine, for we have the twenty some little distance it was discovered that of the United States suffered more than that of pounds mentioned in the advertisement repas pirates were on both craft. The captain of the

ny European nation through the disturbances ing snugly in the safe, Failing a challenge

in China, says that this condition, is the direct will the, unknown be the Champion Bantam of passenger boat immediately cut his towline and consequence of the Russian occupation of the Colony? If so other fowls of that ilk will fired a couple of shots, and so attracted the at Manchuria

have to cease their crowing for a time.

tention of some other launches, which promptly LORD ROSEBERY has been talking a great gave chase to the launch which had been deal of late, and we publish today Reuter's seized by the pirates. The pirates beached summary of his latest, speech. The current the launch and made off, the whole of them. number of Punch, bas an excellent cartoon depicting Lord Rosebery adding his happy escaping. In the mean ume the captain of the thought to the Governmi int soup kettle. How passenger boat was not idle, but with the aid. ever, we fancy that the noble Lord will have of his crew held up everybody on board and to wait at least until after the Coronation before went carefully through them. Four of the his services can be accepted. Then, in the passenger turned out to be armed pirates, and event of a Coalition Ministry being formed, as

On the 19th of December, at the residence af Rbert E. Lewis, Esq., M.A., Shangbai, (by the Ven. rehd/acon Thomson and in the

The United States has no intention of fight, presence of John Goodnow, Esq, U.S. Consul ing Russia, but would doubtless exercise a General, FRED WILSON FRENCH te ADA highly benevolent neutrality towards any Power LILLIAN BROWNELL, both of Oakland, that may do so in consequence of the situation

in Manchuria or Corea California San Francisco Papers, please copy.

On the roth of December, at Holy Trinity The New York Times adds that Newchwang Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodge, would be much safer in Japanese, than is M.A., HUGH RAMSAY, of Hankow, eldest son Russian hands. (7) of the late Hugh Ramsay, Esq. to ELSIE This doubtless sounds all very well in its AVATER youngest daughter of William Cor,way, but we do not think that it will encour of Auckland, New Zealand

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sooner than it suits her purpose to do so.

Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and on the 4th of December, at Weibawel, Le Hotels in Hongkong.

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the other day, Lord Rosebery might find a seat

Japan has long been preparing to resist ja it

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