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GAMBLING AT ETON :-A. gentieman intimately connected with Eton has been. interviewed by the Daily Mail concerning the betting crase among public school boys. He says that the evil has given a good deal of trouble to the authorities, who are doing their best to stamp it out. Recently it came to the knowledge of the headmaster at Eton that 'many of the boys belled largely on horses, and betting circular and cards were found in

several of their rooms. Then Dr. Warre had the whole of the school assembled and hid it dwn that the boys were not to buy either new papers or "tipping" cars in the sucels,. bu. that newspapers would be supplied for general reading in the various houses. H.M.S. GOOD #1017 the magnificent new war-vessel which, the Cape Government has presented to the British Navy, dopped anchor at Soihend an ana uh, having been safely brou at from the Fairfield Shipbuilding Yard on the Clyde. With the exception of the Powertal and Terrible, she is the larges: cruiser that has ever steamed into the historic anchorage. She displices 19,100 tons, draws only 28ft. of water, and has an indicated horse. power of 30,000, against the 25,000 of the Powerful and her sister vessel She is also designed to steam a knot lister-namely, 23 knots AN hour.

Her defensive power is immensely superior to the cruisers named, and she is more formidably armed, being capable of hurlin; at an enemy several cons of shot and

shell a minute.

CHRISTMAS DAY in England was not, in spite of the weather prophets, such a very miserable day, after all. It was not an old-fus hioned Christmas day. The country was nu draped in snow, although here nad there a little snow fell. Skating was scarcely a possibility There was not even a bright winter sun, setting in a glow of fire behind the hills and the trees and the houseiops of the cities. It was dull to bé̟ig with, and rains for two or three hours. It' was what, perhaps, a Lord Chancellor might be templed to call "a sort of a Christmas Day. But it was a vast improvement on Christmas."Everywhere the cheery spirit of tise season prevailed. The postmen suggered nader loads of Christmt;reetings sal seemed baller than ever before. In London, as else- where, the day passeil off gladly. The churches and chapels were thronged with worshipper The hospitals, workhouses, and other public last tutious joyfully celeb wed the day.. In the evening the sarees of the eat anctopolis were as quiet as they are only on Christmas night, and carol singer wara aboad Ch. istutils Day was kept in the Services with, the tomary festivity, duties being raised nid extra fare and entertaiment provided,

THE RUSSIAN NAVY:--A paval corre- spondent of a home paper furnishes the follow- ing particulars concerning the Rssian aavy:

A new cuiser has recently been laid down in the new Adriralty yard at St. Petersburg, It will be called the Oleg, and will be built

after the type of the cruiser Pozaty, which was

built in Germany. The leg will be 400 feet in length, and is speed is to be 19 ats. The first-class quiser Askoli, which has

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1902.

ACCIDENT IN THE HARBOUR,

A SAMPAN CAPSIZED.

The

Shortly after noon yesterday, 'a sumpan, which was sailing across the Harbour before a strong breeze, capsized, imprisoning some of the occupants beneath it. Mr. Clark happened to be passing at the time in the launch Sin at

in and promptly went to the rescue. captized craft was sighted with difficulty and the imprisoned crew jessicated from their perilous position. By the time the last occupant, a boy of nine, was brought to the surface, he had lost consciousness. It was a curious sight to see the native methods of resuscitation which were indulged in after the rescued had been landed over to a Chinese launch which had i come up These consiste in holding the bat drowned boy up by the ankles for a consider. able time au!, so to speak, allowing him to drain. However, these rough and ready methods, alhingh hardly in accordance with the instructions laid down by the Royal Humane Society, seemed to be effective.

ATUE MACISTRACY,

Tamurty 30 h.

REFORM IN CHINA.

VICEROY YUAN'S SUGGESTIONS,

PEKING, 24 h January,

A

Viceroy Yoan Shih-kai has secredly, me morialised the Throne suggesting pertin

Entertainments.

THEATRE. ROYAL.,

CITY IPA LL.

forms in the formation of the Chengwu Chu A GRAND CONCERT Board of Government Affairs):-(1). That there should be engaged an Advisory Staff consist

(IN AID OF LOCAL CHARUIES). consisting of SONGS, DANCES. &c. will be given by the SNOWDROP INSTREL AND VARIETY TROUPE

of

1.M.S. GOLIATH"

SATURDAY, the 1st February, 1932. By kind permission of. Capt. L. Wixrz and Officers.

of a Britishes, an American, a Japanese, 4 Russian, a German, and a Frenchman. (2) The' officials of each province shall send two or three well-known enlightened and experienced met, who thoroughly understand the needs and condition of their own provinces, who shall form an advisory staff on provincial affairs. (3) To invite and avail of the services of men who have been abroad and possess good education, and experience, regardless of the rank they hold. (4) To select able and, talented men The Co cert will conclude with the Sidesplit- from the Foreign Minisuy. The above were four of Viceroy Yuan's principal suggestions for the reform of the Government... C. D. News Cor

SANITATION IN CHINA.

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

PAWN TICKET FOR A LICENSE.

The Governor at Soochow, says a Shanghai Police vortable No. Onpproacheil a rickshaw paper, has issued a proclamation to the follow- coolie yesterusy and asked him in Englishing effect: As the population of this city is he hud a liceuse. “No subbe" was the large and the 'river nånow, I hereby warn all answer. He then spoke to him in Chinese he inhabitants of the place ngainst throwing and the coolic, thanking he was dealing with any refuse into the river in future. If refuse a new appolice and sot en old hand Bite or garbage be continously thrown into the river, number 6, cnimly handed out a pawn ticket. not only will the channel of the river be filled The constable's answer so gewinnt surprised up in course of time, but its water which is the coolie, and he did not recover from his daily drawn by the whole city for drinking and "axonishment umil-he arived at the Police washing purposes will be tainted and nolonger Station. A $3. fine was the result to-day. serviceable; for, as is well-known, unclean water is a great source of contagious diseases, A SIO. TRAMWAY RIDE.

which once engendered it will be difficult $10. from Victoria Gap to Hongkong on the to stamp out. Therefore the purity of the Tramway is somewhat expensive but that is what water must be preserved by keeping the it cost Yun Yao. He attempted to persuade the river cleaved of all dirty and; offensive conduciortat an oll punt hed ticke, was good amiters But the refuse or garbage has to for one ride" at any time. But the conductor be disposed of in some other way, if not youkl not be persvadel, and although Yua thrown into, the river as hitherto. I therefore Yau exhausted his eloquence un His Worship order that after the issuance of this proclamp. tits moi, e could not remove the impression, every house in the city should place a sim that a Sto fine was about night, which was paid.

A LEGED THEFT AT CRAIGIEDUAN.

Yen Wa coole, and You Nam,'liséroom boy at the Craigiebton Hotel, were arrested for he theit of a god bratelei, valued at about $35. from Mrs. Ethel Pryone, at that ho.el.. There being no other evidence than the fact of the bracelet, being in their possession, the com- plainant not puting in a appearance, they were discharge.

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1 (5 CALLIORE CASE.

D. Wade, donkeymen. John Frost, fireman, Ralph Veilch and Alford Martin, stoker on the s.s. Callio e, appeared before Mr. Kemp today to answer to the charges of using abusive language and cault to do bodily harm, upon the persons of the Chief, and, and 34 Enginees of that shio, Mr. Thomson appeared for the prosecution, and stated that it

been buil: in the Germanis Yard at Kiel, was a very aggravated ease and that the Chief has been ordered in report itself in the port and 3rd. Engineer were now in the hospital of Libau on Jan. 2.

The fist-class craiser as a result of the fracas. He read a report of Variar airived at Murkat os Dec. their injuries, sent by Dr Gibson, and urged The question of introducing, reforms into the that a severe sentence be imposed as the corps of marine enginee.a has now been raised assault was entirely unproveled, and was by the Ministry of Maine. the cruiseva premeditated. The prisoners pleaded guilty to Álmas and Issured, which are in course of a charge of simple "assault, but not guilty to construction in the Nevsky Shipbuilding, Yard the other charges. They were each sentenced at St. Petersburg, and which are of the same to two months hard fabour, and the other type as the cruiser Novik, built in the Schichau charges were with 'rawn by the prosecution. Yard at Elbing, in Germany, will each have a displacement of 3,080 tons, a length of 364 feci. a beam of 40 feet, and a draught of 15 feet inches. According to the terms of the contract the two machines of triple expansion must be en table of giving each cruiser a speed of 25 knots,

A TERRIBLE DISASTER has occurred in the Dingle-tuanel of the Liverpont Overbend Railway, the eleg.ric curent, in same une plained manner, fised the woodwork of a train which was pasting through the tunel, and the Aaces set on fira a pile of sleepers satred with creosote. In an instapt the tunnel was in fierce blazer When the accident look place

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"DEATH OF A DIVER.

An inquiry into the cause of the death on the zust insi, of Ah Wing, a diver amploved Pt/ha. Navy Yard Extension, was held by or Haeland Reports and testionony were ceivèri bot no decision was rendered, the case being remanded until the 1st prox, when Ive fu'l tes.ino ay will be published.

NOTES FROM NATIVE SOURCES.

The following notes have been sent to us from a native correspondent at Tientsin

YUAN SHII-KAL

Kever

H.E. Yuan Shil-kai, Viceroy of Chibli Pro-

there was a flashs like a vivid streat of light sista vince, has, since he accompanied the Court on and immediately, to the horror of the passages the return journey to Peking, been in high the flours burst into fames, The train rushed favour with the Empress Dowager. She has along for a short distance and then stopped, in fact admitted to him that upon him deponds, dear. The lights In the carriages and at to a very great extent, the success or failure of

basket cutside the door. and throw into it any thing which its inmates desire to get rid of Scavengers will be sent round by the Con stabulary Bureau or Pan-Chia Chu twice a day in collect all the refuse which they find in these baskets and send it by boats to some place far away from the town. These scavengers will be paid for their services by the Re-organisation' Bureau and not by the people.

CONCESSION HUNTING..

A BELGIAN CONCESSION.

It is reported from Tientsin that the negotia- lions, which, have been going on for some time regarding the Belgian demand for a new Con- cession at that port, are now concluded. This new concession lies further down along the Tientsin Liver than all the other concessions

and covers area of about six hundred man..

HER CONCESSION.

A correspondent, writing from Tientsin, say Before his death, the late. Li Hung-chang was approached by the Lilian authorities who re- quested him to use his influence to persuade the Chinese Governmentto grant them a Concession at Tien sin. But Li Hung-chang rejected the demand and the Italians felt very much disap. pointed. Subsequently, however, they seized a large piece of land, on which are many native houses, on the east bank of the Tientsin River. They have since improved the reads and built a Police Station on the land. But they impose a greater tax on the houses within the limits of the land than that collected in Tientsin by the Tientsin Provisional Government. It is snid that the Board of Foreign Affairs in Peking will take up the matter in hand soon and ask the Italians why they took the land before the Chinese Government consented-Mercury,

TUNG FIT-HSLANG.

NEWS CONTRADICTED.

Writing to a Shanghai paper from Peling, a correspondent says:According to a report in the Shanghai foreign press, the Court has iomed a Decree for the decapitation of the notorious

Tung Fu-hsiang. Eut, from the most reliable authority here, I learn that such a Decree was never issues. The Court has only decreed the perpetual impriscument of Tung Fu-hsiang. This Decree was issued on the 4th instant

the station close at hand were sud..caly the Government. Yuan has, it is said, presumed when the Count was still in Pacioglu.

exunguis ed. and suffocating fumes begau to rise from a stock of creosoled sleepers which had been set on fire by the t-aid. The passengers rushed to the doors on the side of the train farthest from the wall of the tunnel, and were terror stricken to find that they were locked. They werë 'caught. lika rats in a trap between the loc ed doors on the one side and

The "GOLIATH'S " ORCHESTRA will.

be in attendance. Conductor: A. ASHLEY.

ting Sketch entitled "THE RIVAL LOVERS.. Iris of Admission:-$2, $1 and go cents, Flan at THE ROBINSON PIANO Co. Doors open S30

Commence 9 shar,i H.'S. JUDGE

Manager.

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PROMENADE CONCERTS.

MONDAY and TUESDAY,

*3rd and 4th February,

CITY HALL.

Q P.M

ORCHESTRA 120. Bend22nd Bombay Infantry. Bagpipes..... H. K. and S. Battalion, (Ladies and Gentlemens of Hongkong will kindly assist)

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Intimations.

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

". LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDEES.

A. S.

Intimations.

At every turn,

day and night, you hear the en thusiastic praise of some one who is competent to judge and prefers

RAINIER

BEER

to all others the whole world has it and likes it.

SOLE AGENTS :

S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED

THE HONGKONG. DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 13th December, 1901,

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INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.

→ consumers is drawn to the fact that the Undersigned, being Sole Agents for

DR AUER VON WELSBACH Cô., VIENNA,

THE INVENTORS OF INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.

ARE SELLING THE ONLY GENUINE MANTLES, The Price of which has been reduced to FIFTY CENTS per piece.

BEWARE OF INFERIOR IMITATIONS

E SEVENTY-FIRST ORDINARY . HALF-YEARLY MEETING of. SHAIEHOLDERS in the Company will be held the OFFICE of the Company, No. 18. Bank Bui dings, Queen's Road Central, on TURDAY, the 4th February at 'iz o'clock, Noox for the purpose of receiving a Report 9540] of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accouts, declaring a Div dend, confirming the apointment of a Director, and electing Audit

TheTRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will bCLOSED from the zzed, January, to 4th Ferry, inclusive.

By der of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD,

Secretary. Honkong, 14th January, 1902.

CHNA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED.

[órd

is hereby given that an EXTRA: ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of thi Company will be held at the COMPANY'S

Orri No. 14. Des Voux Road Central," Vicinin the Colony of Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 14th February, 1901, at 11. o'cloci, when the SUBJOINED RESO. LUTINS which were passed at the Extra ordinar General Meeting of the Company' had

the 22nd January, 1902, will be for confirmation as SPECIAL RESCUTIONS,

RESOLUTIONS.

That the Capital of the Company reduced from $1,000,000 divided into 1000 shares of $20 each to $722,000 "vided into 72,200 shares of Sio each, id that such reduction be effected by "incelling the uncalled capital of $ro ir share oa 72,200 shares which have "en issued, and by cancelling 27,800 "lares which have not been taken or "freed to be taken by any person,

"That after such reduction the apital of the Company be increased to "1,000,000 by the creation of 127,00 "w shares of Sto each, of which 27,800 "ay be allotted in such manner at such "hes and to such persons as the General "anagers shall think fit, but the remain

g100,000 shares shall not be issued thout the consent of the shareholders

General Meeting.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., . Geteral Managers. Hoong, z5rd January, too [104d THE OWLOON LAND AND BUILDING

COMPANY, LIMITED.

that the THIR-

NEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHATHOLDERS in this Company will he held the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Bulidison WEDNESDAY, the 12th Feb., 190a, te o'clock NOON, for the purpose of recinthe Report of the Directors, toge ther w Statement of Accounts for the year endinDecember 31st, 1901.

upon his ability and power, and has got at logger- heads with H.E. Wang Wen-shao, the Pleni- THE CANTON NATIVE CUSTOMS.egister of Shares the Company will

potentiary, who is much his senior in years, The result of this Bl-feeling is that Wang desires to relinquish bis present position and give Yuan an opportunity, of trving how he can fill this important post. It is reported that Yuan is to be appointed Generalissimo of the the wall on the other, with the fire crackling Northern Forces in succession to Jung Lu, and blazing all round them. A scene of in- | 'who is anxious to retire... describable panie an confusion ensued. Some

SPYING OUT THE LAND,

„

of the passengers broke throligh the windows The Russian Minister is said to have sent a and wade their escape in this way, but many Chinese secret Agent to Tientsia to keep an were overcome by the arid fuijen and de selves. Six lives are known to have beca lost Japanese in that district. and many people were injured.

be CIRED from MONFAS, the 3rd Feb,

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Hongkong, 20th January, 1902.

Fresh Supply Christmas Numbers of Queen, Strand Magazine, Pearson Mag. Punch, Harpers Magazine, Scribners Monthly, The Century.

New International Code of Signals, $13,

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MOWBRAY S. NORTHCÓTE,

roasting heat, and were unable to help them eye upun the movements of the British and to the Empress-Dowager has bought manyARY HALF YEARLY MEETING

THE WAR IGDAMNITY.

THE EMPRESS DOWADER'S VIEWS, When the Empress-Dowager received the Presidents of the Board of Revenue in audience for the first time after the Court's return in Peking, her Majesty inquired bow much money there was in the Imperial Exchequer, and whether they had made arrangements to pay 120 first instalment of the war lndemnity. Her Majesty emphasised the importance of making. the payments punctually so as to gain the

confidence of the forein Powers.

THE UUNGCHOW 'MASSACRE.

THE HOPPO'S ACTION EXPLAINED.

A corie pondent, writing from Pel:ing to the Mercury, says; The reason why the Chinese Government has refused to hand over the

A Secretary to the Hongkong Land native customs establishments at Canton to vestment and Agency Co., Limited. the control of the Maritime Customs until Ants for the Kowloon Land and Build. now is because the continuance of the man-

HD Co., Limited. Hung, 28th January, 1902. [rrád agement of these establishments in the hands. of the native. authorities is to the personal HORKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK

ING CORPORATION. advantage of the Empress Dowager. Bitber

NICE is hereby given that the ORDIN- things annually four Canton arough the bead of the HAREHOLDERS in this Corporation of these establistime the Hoppe, who is will beld at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on It was by the order of Yu{Lien-saa, Governor always a Manchu and always owes his lucrative | SATIDAY, the 15th day of February, at of Human, that the arches were fired and the appointment to her Majesty. Therefore he Nomor the purpose of receiving the Repor missionaries masced at Hogshowsin 1909 never charges his plane sfor whatever articles of thepurt of Directors together with a State, and bence, according to article 2 of the Protocol

ment Accounts to 31st December 1901, signed at Peling last year, the examinations at be purchases for her at he is in a coin of the Court of Directors, Hungchow have been forbidden for five years sense, her private reconstant. If these cusT. JACKSON

fo.eign control, the

Chief Manager. The inhabitants of Hungchow have submitted toms be transfered o quictly to the punishment, but say that, as the

Hoke. 28th January, rodukty 170 outrages wore ordered by the Governor, they Empress Dowager will not be able to use this themselves are not to blame. Consequently a revenue so freely as before. Hence ane tood❘ HONKING AND SHANGHAI BANK-

ANG CORPORATION, few of the Hungchow gentry have come to obstinately in the way of their transference, anti-foreign Yu Lien-san to the Emperor, Peking with the intention of denouncing the

Until Prince Ching intervened and persuadcaTES of SHARES of the Corporation NTIis hereby given that the REGIS her Majesty to give way. He told her Majesty wille CLSED Lom SATURDAY, the st A NEW BANK.,

that, after the transfer of these customs estab to the 15thay of February, (both Days lishments, she can draw public money to buy clisive) dug which period no Transfer of

Shares can egistered, things from Canton if she should so desire. MEATEST STYLES 15 TRESS & COTTAM & CO. for the

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