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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31gor

To-day's Advertisements.

A CONCERT

WILL DE GIVEN IN THE CITY HALL,

on,

FRIDAY, 3rd January,

at 9.15 P.M.,

Under the Distinguished Patronage of H.E. Sir HENRY BLAKE, GIC.M.G., H.E. Admiral Sir C. BRIDGE, K.C.B., H.E. Major-General Sir W. GASCOIGNE,

K.C.M.C.,

Commodore PoWELL, C.B.,

by

MAESTRO CALLUZZI,

ASSISTED BY

ME FULLARTON, Mrs. HAMILTON, Miss HANCE, Messrs. P. W. GOLDXING, Kraal, E. MIROW, F. Musso, W. J. TERRILL, and A.

Tickets..

relieves that feeling.WARD.

of fullness

CROWN

CREME DE MENTHE-

(glaciale)

WATKINS

LIMITED, AGENT'S.

17140

66, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong, 21st December, 1991.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

$5.50 Cask of 375 fhs. Net ex Factory. $3.30 Eng of 250 lbs.

M

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1901,

KELLY

NEW NOVELS.

$1.50 each.

THE ETERNAL CITY, by HALL CAİNE. MARIETTA, by F. MARION CRAWFORD,

LIGHT FREIGHTS, by W. W. JACONS. Hongkong, 27th December, 1901.

ro

beach.

Seats may be booked at the Robinson Piano Co.'s Store.

Hongkong, 31st December, got. 1424C

A CHALLENGE TO ALL CHINA.

MR.

R. BENTLEY is prepared to match an unknown against any lad in China at the Bantamweight, limit & stone, 4 pounds, for Fifty pounds sterling (so), or upwards under the following conditions:-

1-Twenty rounds of three minutes duration. 2.--Four ounce gloves to be used. 3.The ring to measure sixteen feel 4-Men to weigh in at 4 P.M. on day of contest.

5-Should either man exceed the above weight he will forfeit all money deposited.

6.-Match to come off in Hongkong on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, January 23rd, 24th, or 25th, 1901.

No other terms will suit. All offers of purses to be made before above date. Failing a suitable purse will box for the stakes.

WILLIAM H. BENTLEY,

(Backer),

[Note Mr. Bentley has deposited twenty sovereigns with us as an earnest of good faith. All challenges to be sent to this office. Ed, -H.K.T].

+

Hongkong, zath December, 1901, [1364€ DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW,

THE Company's Steamship

"FORMOSA”

Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for, the above Ports, un THURSDAY, the 2nd January, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 31st December, 1901. - [1417

WALSH, LD.

DEEP SEA PLUNDERINGS, F. T. BULLEN. KIM, by RUDYARD KIPLING.

IN SPITE OF ALL, by EDNA LYALL. COUNT HANNIBAL, by STANLEY WEYMAN. D'RI and 1, by Author of Ebben Holden, SIRIUS, by THORNEY CROFT FOWLER.

A MODERN ANTAEUS, by Author of An Eng

lishwomart's Love Letters.

NEW YEAR GIFTS.

[690c

In great variety, largest selection of suit-

To-day's Advertisements.

THE

EASTERN CENERAL AGENCY. Commission, and General Agents for the Sale or Transfer of Businesses, Houses, Land, and Property of every kind. Loans, and Mortgages arranged. 16, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong and at Singapore and Socrabaia ARMORIAL BEARINGS AND PEDIGREES.

by

Full information on above subjects furnished

*T." ·

c/o Eastern tieneral Agency, 16, Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, 31st December, 1901.

NOTICE.

L14356

I, Gangong hereby give Notice that in

GEORGE HAROLD MEDHURST, of

consequence of it being my intention to trade the undernoted steamer in Japanese Waters, 1 have applied to the Board of Trade under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the ship "ORO" of Hongkong, Number of Gross Tonnage

To-day's Advertisements.

¡NOTICE.

We are The Hongkong, and Mr. have This Day opened a BRANCH ELIAS M. ALDEGUER is (authorited to SIGN our Name per Procuration,

HIJOS DE I. DE LA RAMA,

OF ILOILO, P. I.

Nos. 22 and 34, Bank Buildings,

pace. Still, most of us have been able to keep our heads above water and we can all hope for better times in the new year.

AN AMERICAN FIRM has agreed 10 des liver 3,900,000 watches during the next year. This is by far the largest order over given for timepieces.

advertising a lengthy list of new materials. MESSRS. LANE CRAWFORD & Cogare added to their tailoring, department for the racing season..

THE STEAMSHIP THYRA sailed from

But the coming year promises, to be a busy one for us. It is evident that it must up to European enterprise or whether the decide whether China is to be really opened conservative party will make another attempt to oust the foreigner and his goods. If, as we hope, matters tend towards the gradual opening up of the country, we shall see a great expansion. in trade and we of the Hongkong. 31st December, 1901. [1421c Colony cannot fail to benefit thereby. Then too, an attempt. is to be made to get our NOTICE.

own house in order. Cleansing operations R..A. DABINGTON is authorised to are in progress throughout the City "as DR. LOWSON-We regret to hear that Dr.. MA

SIGN our FIRM'S Name from Ist

a precaution against the plague, sanitary ex-

Lowson was forced to go to the Hospital on re- January, 1902.

perts are on the way out to advise us how turning to the Colony.. He is suffering from SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

best to improve the sanitary condition of the paeumonia, but is improving. We hope to see Hongkong, 31st December, 1901,

Colony generally, and every effort is to be

Intimation.

[14220

Portland with the largest cargo of lumber ever loaded-3,350,000 feet-all railroad ties to relay tracks torn up by the Boxers.

made to rid us of the yearly visitation of him about again shortly.

plague which plays such havce with our SERGEANT W. BURD, of the Black Watch, trade and business generally. The tramway | Instructor to the Railway Volunteers, in Cala scheme may be expected to become more

cutta committed suicide by shooting himself. in evidence as the year progresses and

with a rifle at the Armoury at Sealdah. Tho several other beneficial works are in hand,

deceased left a letter, saying his position in the which will all tend to add to the health and

Volunteers was intolerable. comfort of the Colony..

A "WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE" will be

Official Noms Register Tonnage 1,200.95 A. S. WATSON & CO., here, but, as compared with the great under-held to-night in St. Peter's Church, West Point

Tons, heretofore owned by me, for permission to change her name to "YOSHINO MARU and to have her registered in the New Name at the Port of Hongkong as owned by me.

Any objections to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping. at Hongkong within seven days from the appearance of this advertisement:

Dated at Hongkong, this 30th day of [1423c December, 1901.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS,

NOTICE

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,

·GOLOMBO, BOMBAY, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS CALCUTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITER RANEAN AND BLACK' SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUXĮ

ALSO PORTS OF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE. N MONDAY, the 13th January, 1992, 4., the Company's Steamship "INDUS,"Captain Duchateau with Mails, Pas- sengers, Specic and Cargo, will leave this. Port for MARSEILLES, via Ports of Call, WITH- OUT TRANSHIPMENT.

·

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Len- don as well as f Marseilles, and accepted in.. transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M Specie and Parcels until 3 P.M., on the 12th January. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Officc.). Con- tents and Value of Packages are required.

For further Particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Office.

P. DE CHAMPMORIN,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, 31st December, 1901.

"GLEN LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAĻ THE Steamship

[10940

"GLENSHIEL," Captain McGillwray will be despatched as: above on TUESDAY, the 14th January, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MCGREGOR BROS, & GOW. Agents. Hongkong, 31st December, root. [14200 OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM. SHIP COMPANY,

NOTICE.

ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

"DORIC."

The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees

Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

able presents in the. Colony. Call and inspect of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their our departments, you cannot fail to make a selection.

Gloves, Furs, Jackets, Capes, Leather goods, Fancy work, &c., &c.

WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED,

28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Hongkong, 31st December, 1901.

THE

(0550

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

J. S. VAN BUREN,

Agent. Hongkong, 31st December, igor.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

"SHANGHAI,”

THE

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FROM ANTWERP, LONDON,PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS..

Consignees of Carge by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each corsignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. This vessel brings on Cargo

JUST UNPACKED.

A NEW SHIPMENT

THE CELEBRATED

OF

APOLLO PIANO PLAYER,

Inspection invited.

Hongkong, 22nil November, 1951.

A. CHEE & Co.

17A, Queen's Road, Central,

ESTABLISHED 1859. .

FURNITURE DEALERS:

IMPORTERS OF EUROPEAN COODS OF ALL KINDS;

*

*(9530

Silver Plated, Glass and China Wares; Iron Bedsteads and Mat. tresses; Cutlery and Dinner Services Cooking Ranges and Kitchen Utensils, Aspinal's Enamels, &c., &c.

From London, &c., tr 5.5. Egypt. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 3 P.M., TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by the 6th January, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by.me in any case whatever..

All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob- tained from the Gadown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised..

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

We beg to notify

THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW

SEASON'S

Our little worries seeni very real to us

takings going on, the world over, they are in reality of very little consequence to any (comer of Des Vœux Road, W. and Western are Street). Carols will be rendered by the Clinir, but ourselves. Still, although, we but a speck upon the map of the British between 10.45 and 11, the Service proper com Empire, we like to imagine that we are a merging at 11. Strangers are cordially invited. very important one, and our little bickerings; ambitions and undertakings are as dear and as real to us as those which concern nations. Let us hope that the coming year will see our quarrels one with another cease, our ambitions realized and our undertakings brought each to a success- ful issue.

TELEGRAMS. THE MANCHURIAN CONVENTION. RUSSIA OBDURATE. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, December 31st. The I'eking correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury reports that the CONFECTIONERY, Russian Minister has replied to the Chinese Plenipotentiaries refusing to modify the Manchurian Convention, REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SOUTH AFRICA. THE TWEEFONTEIN FIGHT.

LONDON, December 28th.

Comprising :-

Selections of the Purest and

Best Description,

FROM

In the fighting at Tweefontein, the British casualties were six officers killed and eight wounded, and fifty two men killed. The list of wounded in the non-commissioned

The Simplest Quality to that of the ranks has not yet been received. Half the column were taken prisoners. There was no panic during the fighting, all did their best, but the Boers were too strong. Two wagon-loads of Boers dead and wounded

Finest a

herche

Imported from the Leading

LONDON AND PARISIAN

MANUFACTURERS.

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG-DISPENSARY.

BIRTH.

At Craigiebum Hotel, on the 31st instant, the wife of CARL GEORG, of a daughter. (14180

MARRIAGE.

At St. Peter's Church, West Point, Hong- kong, on the 31st December, 1gor, by the Rev. {„J. 'H. France, M.A, ALFRED EDWARD EM- ANUEL, Chief Officer of the steamship Kwang Lee, to EMMA, daughter of the late John Edward 'Rie, of Newcastle, New South Wales.

(1419€

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESday, December 31, 1901. *NOTES AND COMMENTS.

were removed from the field.

COLONEL SPENS'S CASUALTIES. In the Boer attack on Colonel Spens at Beginderlyn, Transvaal, reported on the 23rd instant, the British lost ten killed and fifteen wounded.

FURTHER FIGHTING AND CAPTURES. Kitchener's Constabulary has been suc- cessful in the capture of prisoners and wagons near Bothaville.

Captain Chapman of the Dublins, the hero of the fight before Fort Itala, has dis- persed a Boer laager at Babanango, and cap turod a quantity of stock and prisoners.

SOUTH AFRICA.

THE TWEEFONTEIN FIGHT.

December 29th.

The prisoners taken by the Boers at Tweefontein have been released, and their arrival at Bethlehem is announced.

ATTACK ON BRITISH CONVOY REPULSED.

THE RETURN OF VISITORS to the City- Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 29th December, shows:-

Non-Chinese...

Chinese

!

Library. Museum.

..159

93

91 1,314

1,407

Totals 250

·MR. T. EDWARDS, the featherweight pugi. list, expects to leave for Kobe to-day, for a tour of Japan. He has been unable to make a match here and intends trying his luck in the larger cities of Japan. He will return here in March to fight for the featherweight champion. ship of the Colony, with the winner of the two

contests to come off before that time. CRICKET:-Thero will be a cricket match between the Hongkong C. C. and the Garrison sharp each day. The following will play for the Club. G. Ward, A. Mackenzie, Lieut.. Wood, R. N., J. Hooper, W. E. Dixon, C. P. Hay, C. Franklin, R. N., P. W. Goldring, A. N. Other, T. Sercombe, Smith (Captain),

FOOTBALL:-On Thursday afternoon on the Happy Valley the Hongkong Football Club will play the Navy under Rugby rules. The Club will play in Kick-off at 4 pm. Blue and White Stripes. The following will

on the 1st and 2nd January, starting at 11 am,

play for the Club Knox, full back; Beattie, Griffiths, Another, three-quarters; Another. Jordan, Burke, halves; Johnson, Hallifax, Goldring, Clark, Sandford, Wolfe, Wilson, Murtrie forwards.

THE FRIENDS OF MRS. MCKINLEY are gravely concerned for her. She is believed to be wasting away, and her mental attitude is that she is only waiting the summons to join her husband. The widow of the lamented Pre- sident, excepting short drives, remains at home in the little wooden house on North Market

street, made famous by the pilgrimages of thousands of voters who swore fealty to McKin- ley in 1890 and again in 1906, and which has entertained many of the best-known statesmen” of the Nation.

•

MR. E. B, KERSHAW, the well-known Australian bicycle rider, is in the City, and intends to ride in the races to-morrow at Taikoo. He is the scratch man in the five mile race, giving several good men beavy handicaps, He has had great difficulty in securing a racing

machine, not having brought his own wheel, and may not make as good a showing as his record at home justifies. As he intends to re- main in the Colony, we hope to see him in some future races, when he is in better con dition and has his own bicycle.

RICKSHAW ACCIDENT:-Inspector St

Clair, of the Sanitary Board, was enjoying a rickshaw ride fast evening in company with a friend, and as they approached the Cricket Ground a rickshaw coming from the other direc- tion endeavoured to pass between their vehicles An attack on a British convoy by comand one other going the same way. A general bined Boer commandos in the West of Cape Colony has been repulsed

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

NEW YEAR'S DAY, being a public holiday, there will be no issue of the Hongkong Telegraph. We take this oportunity of wishing all our readers and friends

The Dying Year. There is always a tinge of sadness attach ing to the thought that the life of the Old Year is slowly but surely ebbing away. Most of us have something to regret; some duty which we have neglected: some wrong, un known perhaps to others, but none the less Superintendent conscience-pricking; some loved one lost to THE TAIKOO SPORTS take place to

Isus, maybe, by death or perhaps by our own morrow.

fault: these wrongs and omissions we would

Ě. A. HEWETT,

Hongkong, 31st December, rooi.

STEAMSHIP "CALEDONIEN." COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

I

A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS

NEW YEAR.

give much to repair, but what is done is STORM has been followed by a bog slide in beyond recall, and we can but think sadly Ireland: A mass, 300 yards wide, flowed twelve over them as the last moments of the Olá

miles.

tangle ensured, three rickshaws out of the four being overturned, and their occupants stretched full length on Queen's Road. Amidst a general exchange of compliments (?) in both the English and Chinese language the participants picked themselves up, and on taking an inventory of damages, found that one rickshaw bad broken a shaft and Inspector St. Clair had lost his dignity.

con.

year are slipping swiftly by and make good A PROPOSAL is to be made in America for ~ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London resolutions for the future, in the hope that utilising the Philippines as a penal colony for fiding letter with a postscript of "four

some of them at least may outlast the year Anarchists. which is shortly to be born.

and Havre, ex ss. Tigre from, Bordeaux, ex s.s. Ville de Cette in connetton with above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods, with the excon of Optum, Treasure and Valuables areng lauded and stored at their risks into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon arf and Godown Co., Limited at Koude whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Bills f Lading will be countersigned by the Underligned Goods remaining unclaimed after TUESDAY, the 7th January, at Noos will be subject to rent and fanding clíarges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the January, or they will not be recognised. At damaged packages will be examined on TUESDAY, the 7th January, at 3 P.M.

Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Hongkong.

July, 1901

7775

P. DE CHAMPMORIN,

Hongkong, 31st December, 1901,

H.M.S. WATERWITCH is expected to return from Mirs Bay to-morrow, having com. pleted her survey.

We in longkong have some varied exper jences to look back upon during the year which is now drawing to a close. During its early months the whole Colony was plunged MR. A. BABINGTON is authorized to sign into mourning by the death of our late for the firm of Messrs, Shewan Temes & Co. Queen, Victoria the Good, next followed the from 1st January, 1992. plague and the Cochrane Street collapse,

minor accidents and disasters have been THE DOCK DANCE takes place this even moderately numerous, and death has claimed ing and promises to be even more successful more prominent Hongkong residents than than those of former years." has been the case for several years pant. The

year has been one of strife for many, a time FARTHING POSTAGE for halfpenny news of struggle against the ever increasing cost of papers is the newest movement at home." Ibis living with which salaries have not kept initiated by the Newspager Society.

ESSRS, COTTAM & CO. for FOOT

Acting AgentM BALL BOOTS

ESSRS, COTTAM & CO, for WARM

DRESSING GOWNS.

THREEPENCE APIECE ALL HOTI-Of all newspaper reading, commend us to the breach of promise action. For juicy, self-con- demning human folly it has no equal, not, even in the quack advertisement, the glib matrimonial offer, the fish and fowl of market. reports, or the good red Galway riot. An instance came to light yesterday in which a marine engineer had wound up a

thousand kisses." Yesterday he had to pay fifty pounds on the strength of it, which works out at threepence a kiss, so faras we can judge. In another case" of equal date," as they say in the business circular, a Cambridge under graduate was offered to pay his "wes darling three thousand pounds, mainly for the sake of an unfortunata telegram. In a third case beard pay a couple of hundreds for breach of troth, yesterday a Colchester wine merchant bad to also for sending an abusive letter which we will not discuss. We have, in point of fact, no terms fit for the occasion-Pall Mall Gazették LESSRS COTTAM & CO.›for PATENT. VI LEATHER DRESS BOUTS AND SHOES,

MES