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Entimations.

OXO

helps the Cook to cook

as

she should cook.

There is more beef con-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1902.

To-day's- Advertisements.

To-day's Advertisements.

IN THE MATTER DE ORDINANCE No. 2 THE CHINA AND IAPAN TELEPHONE

or 1892,

AND ELECTRIC CO., LIMITED,

}

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF CONSTANT FLIET, ENGINEER OF 24.

KUE BELLE FONTAINE, LORIENT, IN

THE REPUDILIC OF FRANCE, FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG OF AN INVENTION FOR "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONS- TRUCTION OF FLOORS, GIRDERS, JOISTS, PARTITIONS, AND THE LIKE FROM TRUSSED BETON,"

centrated in a pound of NTION, hereby given that the PETI-

OXO than in a pound

of any other food in the

world.

OXO

is the genuine LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT.

AGENTS:

WATKINS

LIMITED, APOTHECARIES HALL.

ERATED WATER FACTORY,

Masons Lane.

Hongkong, 7th January, 1992.8

(740

WILLIAM MACLEOD, D.D.S.,

SPECIFICATION and DE- CLARATION required by the above cited ORDINANCE have been duly filed in the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, and that it is the intention of the said CONSTANT ELIET, to apply at the Sitting of the Executive Council hereinafter mentioned

for LETTERS PATENT for the Exclusive use within the said Colony of Hongkong of the said Invention.

And Notice is hereby also given that a Sitting matter of the said Petition will come for

of the Executive Council, before whom the

decision, will be held in the Council Chamber, at the GOVERNMENT OFFICES, Victoria, Hong-| kong, on TUESDAY, the 17th day of February,

1903, at 11 AM.

Dated the 25th day of January, thoz,

STEPHENS & THOMSON,

Solicitors for the Applicant.

123d]

NOTICE.

IMPORTANT NOTICEDENCE

MPORTANT NOTICE to business Gentle. SUPERIOR QUALITY and the CHEAPEST RATES in Hongkong, No. 1, WILD DELL, completely rebuilt, painted and decorated."

ALL SINGLE ROOMS splendidly fur. nish with all necessaries for comfort. BEST TABLE IN TOWN, Personally supervised by the Manageress.

•

A few Vacant Rooms on February 1st. Gentlemen are invited to INSPECT THE HOUSE, good outlook, healthy and only a five cents ride from Hongkong Hotel, special arrangements for gentlemen having Tiffin in town.

For Terms, apply to

MANAGERESS. Office of Hongkong Telegraph,

No. 1, WILD DELL, Hongkong, 29th January, 1902,

or

(125d

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION,

COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA. THE Company's Steamship "SUISANG,"

DENTIST.

Beaconsfield Arcade, Nos. 1; and [2, 2nd Floor.

[77d-j

T

LIMITED.

HONGKONG.

DURING my TEMPORARY ABSENCE from Hongkong, dating from the rat of February, 1902, Mr. S. J. GODWIN will act as MANAGER of this Company.

W. STUART HARRISON. Hongkong, 29th January, 1902, Tra4d

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS.

NOTICE

*

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO. PONDICHERRY, MADRAS,

CALCUTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX;

ALSO

PORTS or BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE.

at Pf the Company's Steamship N MONDAY, the roth February, 1902, "LOAS,"Captain Flandin, with Mails, Passer gers, Specie and Cargo, will leave this l'ont for MARSEILLES, via Ports of Call, WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.

The Hongkong Celegraph TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1902.

· NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Post Office. Government Department with which the The Post Office is undoubtedly the

public has most to do. Everybody has letters to dispatch or receive, and hence all take a lively interest in the Post Office and the manner in which it is conducted, for stack- ness or ignorance in this most important department must affect everybody's business. When the late Captain HASTINGS took over the Post Office complaints were numerous of delay, slackness, etc., and he, in his well known, thorough manner did much to im- prove matters. Then came Mr. Lewis, who

had had a long experience of post office administration, and with his able help still further improvements were made, until now all recognition, yet there is still room for our Post Office has been improyed out of

further improvement.

The sad death of Captain HASTINGS has rendered the post of Postmaster · General vacant and a successor to him will have to be appointed. The post is one which is Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon-usually given to a cadet, and this, we think, don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in is a great mistake. The Post Office requires transit through Marseilles for the principal a great amount of technical knowledge, which places of Europe.

no man who has had no previous experience Shipping Orders, will be granted till Noon, of post office work can possibly possess, and Cargo will be received on board until 4 P., hence the position should go by merit and February. (Parcels are not to best to Specie and Parcels until 3 P.M., on the 9th not by seniority. In other words we do not want to have to suffer inconvenience while they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Con..

some cadet, good man in other branches of tents and Value of Packages are required.

For further Particulars, apply at the Com-the service though he may be, blunders along and makes mistakes, annoying to both pany's Office.

P. DE CHAMPMORIN, the public and himself, in learning the

Acting Agent.

business which the cadet system fails to Hongkong, 29th January, 1992. [10040 teach him, but which, under that system, he is supposed to already possess. The Post Office must be run by a trained man on bus- -iness' lines, and no cadet, be he never so brilliant, can make a success of it unless he he has previously been through the mill.

We must say that we expected to see a

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

IT in requessed that all communication relating to the

scriptions, Advertisements, Sc., be addressed to the "Manager, longkang Telegraph” and not to the Editors.

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The Editor" d not to individual westbers of the staff,

Communications intended for publicntion must be accom

panied by the name and address of the writers, not necel carily notification in Saturday's Gazette to the

| for publication; but as cyklence of good faith.

Whilst the columns of the Ponchong Telegraph will always be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all qués. tions affecting public interests, it must be distinctly, goder. stood that the Editor does not in any way hold himself responsible for epiolons thut expressed.

Intimation.

effect that Mr. Lewis had been appointed to the acting position. Such however, was not the case. There is nothing whatever to show who is at present controlling this most important department. We trust that this is merely an oversight and that Mr. Lewis will not only be gazetted to the acting position, but afterwards confrmed in it. He is the man who was specially appointed by the Colonial Authorities to place our Post office on a proper footing. He has had many years experience of post office

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, Captain Tadd, will be despatched as above A. S. WATSON & CO., work and administration in other Colonies,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

$5.50 Cask of 375 hs. Net ex Factory,

63.30 Bag of 250 lbs.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers.

tan, kung, ut full rool.

Masonic.

VICTORIA

CHAPTER,

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No. 525, E.C. REGULAR CONVOCATION of the above CHAPTER will be held in the FREEMASONS HAL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 35t ebruary, at 8 for 8.30 pm. Members are requested to notice the earlier hour of Meetfig

Hongkong, 2 grd Innnary, 1902,

ZETLAND

on TUESDAY, the 4th February; at 2.50 P.M..!

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 29th January, 1901, *- [126d

⚫ NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

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

"" BOMBAY,"

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID,

SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo 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 consignment will be sarted aut mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before f97d 2 PM, TO-DAY."

LODGE,

Goods not cleared by the 4th February, at 4 PM, 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 damagé ob. tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which 1o Claims will be recognised.

É. A. HEWETT

Superintendent. [rad Hongkong, 29th January, 1902.

No. 525, E.C. REGULAR MEETING of the above A LODGE will be held at the FREE MASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on SATURDAY, the 7th February, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 27th January, igoz,

THE

RACES.

HANDSOME BLACK IMITATION CARACUL AND SEAL COATS VERY LATEST STYLES,

CLOTH CAPES AND JACKETS

IN GREAT VARIETY,

MOST FASHIONABLE SHAPES. NEW DRESS GOODS FOR THE PRESENT

SEASON.

MILLINERY

64

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will arrive by s.s. Sanuki Maru" about 30th January, Silks per s.s. "Bombay," 28th instant.

WM. POWELL, Ltd.

Hongkong, 28th January, 1902.

BANJOS

STEWART AND BAUER'S

20th Century " and "

also.

Tosse

Thoroughbred "

WASHBURNS."

MANDOLINES, GUITARS, STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS.

Hongkong, afth January, 190z

THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED - Hongkong, Shanghai & Singapore. Cosse

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D; 1841.

SPECIALITIES FOR THE SEASON.

PORT & SHERRY,

VINTAGE.

and we have all seen that under his direc- tion matters have distinctly improved. It will certainly be to the benefit of the Authorities and the public generally if matters are placed in his able hands, and we hope to see the appointment given to him. He is well suited to it and is far less likely to blunder than a raw cadet who has had no previous training.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM:

Special to the “ Hongkong Telegraph" COURT NEWS. AUDIENCE TO THE MINISTERS.

IMPERIAL REGRETS, (From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, January 28th. Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress Dowager audience to the Diplomatic Corps at 1 p.m. to-day.

+

MRS. MCKINLEY-A pension bill allowing the widow of the late President McKinley five thousand dollars yearly has been favourably reported by the United States Senate Com- initiee

THE ISTHMIAN CANAL:-The Commis. |sion appointed by the United States Senate to report on the proposed Isthmian canal havé recommended, that the offer of the Panama Canal Company to sell the Panama' Capal for forty million gold dollars be accepted, and that the Nicaraguan route be abandoned.

ANTI-MISSIONARY RIOTS-A Tientsin dispatch to the N. C. D. News reports that there granted an had been several anti-missionary riots in the first part of this month in some villages within

The Empress Dowager was seated upon the throne, the Emperor being upon a low dais in front of her.

better health than when he entered The Emperor appeared to be in

Peking.

Each Minister

or Charge d' Affaires was separately presented to Their Majesties.

After the presentation ceremony an address was real, in which Their Majesties expressed regret at the recent Roxer trouble and signified their gratification at the present amicable relations existing between China and the foreign, Powers.

Received at 3.20 n.m.. Published at 1.30 p.m.

BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE PRINCE OF WALES IN CERMANY.

LONDON; January, 27th. The German Emperor has appointed the Prince of Wales Colonel of the crack regi- ment of the Eighth Cuirassiers.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.

Commandant Remy attacked Colonel Wilson's. column in force near Frankfort, Orange River Colony, but was repulsed, leaving ten killed.

LATER.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. Colonel Plumer, on the 15th instant, after a long and difficult march, captured 36 Boers to the north-east of Standerton, Transvaal.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

EXCHANGE remains steady at 1s, rod. THE BUYING RATE for sovereigns is still

to.82

H.M.S. ECLIPSE returned from a cruise yesterday.

the jurisdiction of the district magistracy of Chinghại, in Tientsin prefecture, the Chihhsien

of which, an official named Liao, had but re- cently taken over the post and is at his wit's

ond what to do, unprovided as he is with any anned body of men to assist in overawing the compounds are said to have been destroyed rioters, A number of missionary chapels and

and several converts injured, whether fatally or not has not as yet transpired.

SUICIDE, BY HANGING:-Lau Po, a woman about 39 years of age, committed suicide yesterday at 3, Tin Tse Tong, Aber-`

deen. Hier 10 year old son states that his other and himself retired shortly after 6p.ru. morning, he saw her hanging by the neck to a ladder. His outeries aroused the neighbours, who came in and cus her down. The body was que cold, so that death had occurred some hours prior to his discovery. The woman, who was in very distressed circumstances, had so- cently received a letter, from Singapore, noti. fying her of her husband's death, and it is sup. posed that this preyed upon her mind and caused her to commit the act.

and when he awake, at about 4 o'clock next

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SPREADING THE NET :--Since the Court has come back to Peking, there has been much social calling and mutual congratulation." The · Empress Dowager sent a special message to the American Legation, thanking the American commander for preserving so well the palaces of the Sacred City, and saying that Mrs. Con=" ger was recognised by her on her entrance into the city. The Empress Dowager has also.

expressed the wish that when the Legation

ladies call on her, they will bring their children. This is a striking contrast to the summer of

1900, when Prince Chuang, acting under her appointment, offered a reward for every foreign child captured. These offensive compliments may be swallowe whole by those who are strangers to China, but not by any others. OVERHEARD. EN ROUTE: An official whose duty was to be near the Empress Dowager, during the Court's journey from Kaifeng to Chenting, overheard the follow g remark of the Empress Dowager to some of her Ministers of the Reactionary faction; "Yes, yes; we must get our revenge some day for the sufferings and humiliation we have been made to undergo by these foreigners." What better proofs of the unrepentant spirit of the Empress Dowager and such nien as Lu Ch'uanlin, Pu Hsing, Pu Ku, Vi Kô, and

Russia and Manchuria. Every day that passes brings some fresh OF THE FINEST QUALITY AND evidence of Russia's intention of maintaining a firm grip of Manchuria, and we presume that, unless some very untoward check crops up, she will eventually succeed. The bribe of ten million taels together with a life pension of a million taels per annum, which a Chinese correspondent states to JULES MUMM & Co., a Wine for have been offered by Russia to the Empress THE GERMAN GUNBOAT ILTIS has Chenting-N. CD. News.

Dowager's pet eunuch Lt, for the engineering returned here from Canton.

CHAMPAGNE,

Connoisseurs,

WATSON'S

E

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

COGNAC BRANDY,

QUALITY GUARANTEED.

of the Manchurian Convention by inducing

BAR SILVER has risen one-sixteenth and is now quoted at 25}.

Direct Cable Communication with Foochow and Shanghai, was restored at 10. p.m. last night...

the Empress Dowager to consent thereto, is COMMUNICATION WITH THE NORTH: certainly a princely sum.. One would im. gine that any man so keen on the amassing of wealth as the eunuch in question is reported to be, would be tempted thereby, and the magnificence of the bribe itself shows plainly the value that Russia places upon Man- churia. Of course the whole story may be a fabrication, cr, if substantially correct, the amount may be exaggerated. Still, knowing Russia's strong desire for Man churia and her crafty methods of dealing, we should not be at all surprised to find that the statement was correct.

MAILS TO MANILA: The special postal feature of the United States Shipping Subsidy Bill provides for a weekly mail service to the Philippines.

AN OFFICER SHOT-Lieutenant Mudus, attached to the Tientsin, Frovisiount Govern- ment, was shot by brigands at Chunliang cheng on the 22nd instant. His condition is

Then too, our Tientsin correspondent serious. gives us list of Russia's demands put | 00 forward as the price of the evacuation THE TELEPHONE CO-Mr. S. J. Godwin of Manchuria, and it is patent to the mea- will act as Manager of the China and Japan nest intellect that were the Chinese to Telephone and Electric Company, Limited. accede to them Manchuria would, from during the temporary absence of Mr. W. Stuart that moment, become a Russian province, Harrison. The country, it must be remembered is very rich indeed in minerals and, with the mines IMPORTED FROM THE BEST and all means of communication in the sole GROWERS, AND INCLUDING WINES FROM THE MOST CELE BRATED CHATEAUX.

CLARETS,

CONFECTIONERY,

OF THE HIGHEST CLASS IN GREAT VARIETY. IMPORTED FROM THE LEADING LONDON AND PARISIAN HOUSES

CIGARS AND CIGARETTES,

AND SMOKERS' REQUISITES,

&C.,

SC

&c.

5 WATSON & CO. LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY A

· BIRTHS"

On the 18th of January at the Wesleyan Mission, Hankow, to the Rev. H. B. and Mrs.

FOOTBALL:-To-morrow afternoon on the Happy Valley, in the second round for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield, A Company, R.W.F., will play H.M.S. Orlando, Sergeant Hayward will referee. Kick-off at four o'clock.

control of Russia, with Russian troops guarding everything, there can be little doubt but that every other nationality would be rigorously excluded from the country.

Reports from Manchuria tell us that the Russians are practically running the country FRENCH DEMANDS IN FOKIEN-AC already. That they supply all police and cording to a Foochow despatch, the French guards, superintend the collection of customs are negotiating with H. E. Viceroy Hsu and taxes and act as though the country Yingkuei with a view to getting mining cou were already a Russian possession. Briticcasions in the Chienning and Shaowu Pre chers we know are excluded, and we presume fectures, Fokien. that people of other nationalities are kept

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others are wanted 7 For remember the above sentiments were expressed within the charmed circle of a secret conference, in one of the private apartments of the Empress Dowager, in one of the cities, between Kaifeng, and

AN INTERESTING EXHIBITION.

We were courteously granted a private view, to-day of the series of water-colour sketches and studies which Mr. Brockelbank is exbibit

ing to-morrow and on "aturday at the City Häll Mr. Brokelbank has been in the Far East for some years and has spent his time between Chian and japan, sketches from both countries being included in the small collection now to be exhibited here. Few corners of the world offer such wonderful colour effects an are to be met with out here, and Mr. Brockelbank has done full justice to the richness of colouring which so many of our Eastern scenes and landscapes present. To the stay-at-home Englishman such studies often appear to be exaggerated, for under the dull English sky is hurd to realize that such wonderfully brilliant tires can exist in nature, and Mr. Brackelbank tells us that when exhibiting in London be has now and again been brought to task by critics lacking. Eastern knowledge. The present exhibition includes both land and enscapes and among the latter are many gema in which the quaintly built and painted junk figures, Some of the most noticeable studies are of nooks and corners in the grounds of the Imperial Palace at Peking and the delicate and Intricate architecture, the wonderful reflections and variations of light and share render them particularly channing. Our own Island has not been forgotten either, and sketches ranging from "a Breeze in the Harbour" to "Cochrane Street are to be seen. It is not often that we Hongkong exiles get the chance of seeing a collection of watercolours, and still less often one which deals, with things Chinese, so there can be no doubt that the public will appreciate and take advantage of the opportunity now given them. We had only one fault to find

out of the country in the same manner. THANKS TO JAPAN:-An Imperial Decree to-day, and that was that we did not get an As a matter of fact the case stands has been issued instructing the Chinese Minis-pportunity of quietly walking off with half-n thus. Russia is already in possession ter to Japan to tender to the Mikado the thanks dozen of the best pictures concealed upon our and is determined to remain there. China of the Emperor of China for the preservation of person,

she well knows cannot help herself in the Imperial Palace at Peking, which was left the matter but must eventually accede to her in Japanese hands during the occupation, demands. The only reitraming influence

upon Russia is the fact that were she to grab THE HOUSE-TAX IN HUPEH —A cor Manchuria outright the, interests of other respondent of the Mercury, writing from We Powers would be affected and she fears to incur chang, says: As Viceroy Chang Chih-tung their displeasure by appearing to force China's finds that the house-tax which he has proposed hand. Hence, as she is carrying out a de- to carry into effect through the province of finite line of policy, a policy inaugurated in Hupeh is too unpopular and sure to meet with the reign, of PETER the Great and since great opposition, H.E, has now decided to steadily persisted in, she is content to sit still for a while in Manchuria upon the pre- On the 21st of January, at the Ghurch of text of "maintaining order," hoping that the THE PHILIPPINES: The Democrats on ur Saviour, B oad way, by the Rev. Benj. “L. Ancell, MARGARET, daughter of As, Eliza may thus wear out the opposition of the the 21st instant presented to the United States Macpherson, of Philadelphia, U S.A, to Mother Powers, and knowing full well that.80 ALBERT OWEN LOOSLEV, of Ningpo,

SUTTON, a son

MARRIAGES.

abandon the project.

long as she sits tight she will be in a position Senate a substitute for the Philippine Tariff On the 6th of January. CHARLES HUNT, to make a grand coup so soon as other in Bill in which they propose to give the Philip Imperial Maritime Customs, to EMMA LOUIZA, toresta occupy the attention of her rivals and pines Free Trade and, when a stable, govern only daughter of L. J. Tandborg.

preclude the possibility of active opposition.ment is established, eventually independence In fact, so far as Russia is concerned, the They desire oply to retain a nuval and military ROUATY, WINIFRED DOROTHY, beloved second

At No. 11, West End Lane, on the 22nd of break up of China has already begun. - u

ith station in the islands, daughter of Benjamin and Fanny WasHall, MESSRS, COTTAM, & CO. for FOOTM DRESSING GOWNS.

ESSES. COTTAM & CO., for WARM

aged 9 years.

DEATH

BALL BOOTS;

AT THE MAGISTRAOY.

January 9th.

MORE TROUBLE ON THE CALLIOPE, Yesterday Joseph Bainbridge chief engineer of ss. Calliope, and James Roberts, second- donkeyman, arrested for using abusive lang- engineer bad J. Frost fireman, and D. Wade, uage and assault Testimony was taken. yesterday, but the case was not finished... being remanded until tomorrow afternoon, The two defendants were allowed to depait without depositing any bail. It is reported this morning that they were not satisfied with leav ing their marks on the chief's nose and his assistant's head and lips, but we hear that yesterday in company with two friends they attempted to finish up, the job properly. So that this morning there were four defendants in the Palice Court instead of two. Both cases

vill come up for trial to-morrow afternoon, METTAM & CO. for PATENT

ESSRS,

SHOES