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Intimations.'·.

OXO

helps the Cook to cook

as she should cook.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1902.

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL. PROMENADE CONCERTS.

In Aid of the Widow of the late Colour Sergeant KIRBY, 2.W.F.

TO-NIGHT and TO-MORROW.

There is more beef con- 3rd and 4th February, Commencing at 9 r.M.

centrated in a pound of 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, 1902.

(714C

HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTION

LIBRARY.

18, Bank Building, Wyadham Street. FOUNDED in 1891, by DR. CANTLIE,

and conducted for several years, by H.E. POLLOCK, Esq., K.G..

TRUSTEES:

Under the Distinguished Patronage of H.E. General Sir W. J. GascoIGNE, K.C.M.G., Commodore PoWELL, C.B.

Large Orchestra, composed of Naval and. Military Bands, kindly lent by the Officers,

The following Ladies and Gentlemen are kindly giving their services. Mrs. Anderson, Messrs. Hay.

17

Brown.

Gordon.

Mudic.

t:

גו

19

Terril.

Goldring

Jordan.

Ward.

Grimble,

Lammert.

31

Emil Danenberg. Conductors. Bandmasters.

......H.M.S. Terrible.

11

Grimble Lammert

"

Albion.

Orlando.

11

and Batt. R.WE

Accompanists. Messrs. Ward

Bands will play outside Thegtes for s minutes before the Performances and during the Intervals.

Change of Programme each night, Bagpipes, H.K. and S.B., R.A. Second Night Band, 5th Hyderabad Contingent. Native" Dholak Munjora." Given by aand B.I. Booking at ROBINSON PIANO Co. for Dress Circle $2 Tickets for Promenode will be sold at the Entrance of Theatre.

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1902.

VICTORIA

I

No. 525, E.C.

To-day's Advertisements.

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

HE Undermentioned BANKS will be TCLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business, on SATURDAY and MONDAY the 8th and 10th instant, respectfully.. '

For the CHARTERED, BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

*For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

To-day's *Advertisements.

LOST.

TROM "SHORNCLIFFE," Garden Road, a YOUNG WHITE BULL TERRIER Floder will be rewarded on returning sume to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1902. [152d

"GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. No. 69. INFORMATION has been received from the For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, I Military Authorities that GUN PRAC

LIMITED,

Chief Manager.

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Chief Manager.

For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,

LIMITED,

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong. For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

Hongkong Agency,

L. BERINDOAQUE, Manager.

For the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,

TARO HODSUMI, Manager.

For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,

E. W, RUTTER, Manager.

For the DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,

H. SCHOTTLAENDER, Acting Manager.

For the RUSSO CHINESE BANK,

YORK,

JW. R. TAYLOR,

Manager.

For the GUARANTY TRUST Co. or NEW

R. C. WYSE,

London Manager. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1902.

INSURANCE HOLIDAYS.

(148d

[132dTorcill be CLOSED for the Trum

CHAPTER,

REGULAR CONVOCATION of the above CHAPTER will be held in the FREEMASONS HALL, Zetland Street, TO- NIGHT, the 3rd instant, st 8 for 8.30 p.m. Members are requested to notice the earlier hour of Meeting,

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1902.

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. WANTED.

(978

N EXPERIENCED FOREMAN for a A Government Timber Mill Must be thor- oughly acquainted with the erection and

TICE will be carried out by Hongkong Volun- teer Corps from Lai-chi-kok on the 8th of February, 1902, in a North-Westerly direction over a land and sea range, between the hours of 10 am, and Sunset

All ships, junks and other vessels are cau- tioned to keep clear of the ranges.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART Colonial, Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 31st January, 1905.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 190:1 HEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SOUTH AFRICA. THE ATTACK ON COLONEL DUMOULIN.

LONDON, January 31st, The Boers made their attack on Colonel Dumoulin at midnight, and were repulsed with loss after severe fighting.

WAR EXPENDITURE. THE SUPPLEMENTARY. ESTIMATE

CHINA, NEW YEAR'S DAY, which falls on Saturday next, will be observed as a Bank Holiday, and the followin Monday will be à Public Holiday,

THE COLOMBIAN WAR: A' telegram of 21st'ulto, to the Osaka’Mainichi says-A naval engagement has taken place off Panama, result- ing in one government gunboat being sunk and another crippled. The rebels were 'victorious and effected the landing of their troops at Sabina. Governor Alban, is reported killed. [Alban in the early telegrams was reported as Commander of the Government troops.]

THE CANTON OPIUM CASE,

-Owing to pressure on our Columns we are forced to hold over the continuation of our detailed report of this interesting case until

to-morrow.

THE SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO.

The Right HonourablejSt. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, introducing the supplementary estimate, said that the Anny

Messis, Arnhold Karberg & Co. inform us in South Africa on the 1st January, numbered [1330 | 237,000 men. Besides feeding men, they that they have received advice from London

had to feed 208,000 horses and mules, 27,000 that the "Shell" Transport and Trading Com-" prisoners, and 150,000 of the Boer popula-pany, Ltd have declared a second interim divi- tion.

dendi for last year of gd per Share, payable in Three large bodies, consisting of 2,000 London on and after 31st December last men each of the enemy under Commandants Holders of Beater Shares" will receive their De Wet, Both, and Delarey, still remained dividends against Coupon No 2.* to be dealt with.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

NOTICE. CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

"AMERICA MARU." The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside

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

J. S. VAN BUREN, Agent. Hongkong, 3rd February, ronz.

AN APPEAL.

Ti

HE Undermentioned INSURANCE

saction of Public Business, on SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 8th and roth instant.

HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN THESVERR, CAINE ROAD, beg's most JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Agents,

respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LD. Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind

and

patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds General Managers,

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE Ca, of NEEDLE WORK.

LIMITED.

For the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY Or

CANTON, LIMITED,

W. J. SAUNDERS,, Secretary.

For the NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE CO., LD.,

W. H. PERCIVAL, Agent.

Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs and Collars renewed on old ones.

Ladies and Children's Under-clothing Ch. dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.

The Superioress will also be most grateful for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools,

For the CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE CO., who are taught by the Sisters.

LIMITED,

W. H. RAY,

Secretary.

LIMITED,

HON. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.C., management of Timber-cutting Machinery. For the YANGtsze Insurance ASSOCIATION,

G. B. DODWELL, Esq.,

R. SHEWAN, ESQ. -

SUBSCRIPTIONS:-Payable in Advance.

$7.50.

$1.40.....

Forward copies of recent testimonials and state Salary required to

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS,

SANDAKAN.

Per Half Year,

3rd February,61902.

Of

.................................. Per Month,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The Library contains, in addition to Fiction, THE P. & D. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

a number of Standard Works on Biography,

History, Travels, &c, and Works of Reference; and it is hoped to maintain it up to date.

Intending Subscribers are requested to apply to

CAPTAIN SPENCER, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer,

Ordnance Office. Hongkong, 28th December, igor. [14r3e

WILLIAM MACLEOD, 0.0.S.,

DENTIST..

Beaconsfeld Arcade, Nos. 11 and 12, 2nd Floor.

'

[774

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,||

LIMITED,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

$5.50 Cask of 375 lbs. Net ex $9.30 Bag of 150 Ds.

Factory.

frşid

- "CHUSAN," · FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO 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 consigament will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessels bring on Cargo:-

From London, &c., ex S.S. Arcadia. From Australia, ex S.S. Victoria. From Calcutta, ex S.S. Somali.

From Persian Gulf, er B.L.S.N, and B. & P.

S. N. Co's Steamers.

Goods not cleared by the 9th instant, at 4 F.H. 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 Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised,

Ē A. HEWETT, Į

Superintendent. [19 Hongkong, 3rd February, 1901.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1901.

THE

|

RACES.

HANDSOME BLACK IMITATION

CARACUL AND SEAL COATS

VERY LATEST STYLES,

f4

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,

Agents. For the CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD,

GEO, L. TOMLIN, Secretary. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1902.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, NOTICE

Hongkong, zand April, 1801

Intimation.

་

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE ENGLISH MAIL of the 4th January was delivered in London on the 1st inst. MR. A. S. MIHARA has returned to the Colony and resumed charge, of the business of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.

MR. BRUCE SHEPHERD, Deputy Land' | Officer, has been appointed Land Officer, with

effect from the 1st January last.

MR. G. H. WAKEMAN has been appointed Acting Land Officer and Official Receiver in Bankruptcy, during the absence on leave of Mr. Brace Shepherd, or until further notice. Mr. E. C. LEWIS has, we are pleased to rec, been appointed Acting Postmaster General We trust that the Acting" will shortly be dropped and that Mr. Lewis will be confirmed in the appointment.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

To-day was the he of all the year looked forward to by the scholars of the Queen's College, By noon the large Hall was filled by an eager and expectant collection of boys of many nationalities.

'Mr. A. J. May arranged the occupants of the sents and at 12.20 the Acting Governor Major General Sir William Gascogine, with Lady, Gascógine arrived,attended by Captain Trefusis and was received by Dr. Bateson Wright, the headmaster, and conducted to his seat. The. proceedings commenced by Dr. Bateson Wright welcoming the General in a few well chosen ' words. He said that during his experience

had welcomed quite a number of gentlemen

he thought that this, the present occasion,

occupied by a General of the British Army. was the first time the post of honour had been

Ele would now aste the Acting Governor to present the prizes.

COLD WEATHER and cocktails always seem somehow to fit in together, and Messrs H.

The various recipients names were then call- Price & Co find an increased sale for theed out and on receiving their awards were popular" Eagle" make. They are obtainable congratulated by The Acting Governor." At the at all first class hotels,

conclusion of the distribution the General

SUNDAY CARGO WORKING-It is notifi-addressed the audience as follows.

Dr. Bateson Wright then read the following ed in the Gacefle that Permits under The Sunday Cargo Working Ordinance, 1891, are report :-

HEADMASTER'S REPORT.

fraga A. S. WATSON & Co., not necessary in the case of ships working

HAVE This Day RESUMED CHARGE,

of the Company's business at this Port.

A. 5. MIHARA, Manager. Hongkong, 31d February, 1902.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. HE Steamship

TH

[1500

"SITHONIA," Captain Rörden, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 4th instant,

Rt 5 P.M.

For Freight, apply to

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1902. [144d INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA. THE Company's Steamship THE

" LOONGSANG,"" Captain Weigall, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 6th instant, at 4.30 PM,

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, 3rd February, 1902.

(145d

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

CLOTH CAPES AND JACKETS THE Company's Steamship

IN CREAT VARIETY,

MOST FASHIONABLE SHAPES. NEW DRESS GOODS FOR THE PRESENT

SEASON.

MILLINERY

CL

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

WM. POWELL, Ltd.

Lossc

Hongkong, 28th January, 1907.

BANJOS

STEWART AND BAUER'S

"20th Century "

and

also

Thoroughbred

WASHBURNS."

MANDOLINES, GUITARS,

STRINGS, FITTINGS,

Hongkong, 28th January

REPAIRS.

THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Bingapore.

149530

"PERLA," Captain Gro. J. Blaxland, will be despatched for the above Port, an FRIDAY, the 7th instant, at Noon.

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 Refrigeras: ting Chamber.

.. LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A:D, 1841,'

Bunker Coal or Liquid Fuel for the ships' con sumption,

4

MR. W. G. WINTERBURN having returned to the Colony, has been reappointed a Surveyor of Boilers of unlicensed steamships under sixty SPECIALITIES FOR THE SEASON. tans burden, and the temporary; appointment

of Mr. J. I. Andrew in that capacity is termina ted accordingly,

PORT & SHERRY,

GUN PRACTICE-The Volunteers will OF THE FINEST QUALITY AND engage in gun practice on the 8th instant, between the hours of to a.m. and sunset, firing VINTAGE.

from Lai-chi-kok in a north-westerly direction over a land and sea range. Ali vessels are wamed to keep clear of the range.

CHAMPAGNE,

JULES MUMM & Co., &

Connoisseurs.

for

WATSON'S

E

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

COGNAC BRANDY,

QUALITY GUARANTEED.

CLARETS,

IMPORTED FROM THE BEST GROWERS, AND INCLUDING

WINES FROM THE MOST CELE BRATED CHATEAUX.

WATER: The inhabitants of the central dis trict of the city, more particularly those re- siding in the neighbourhood of Queen's College, have been put to great inconvenience during the last few days from want of water. In many instances they have had to pay as much as thirty cents per bucket for water carried from West Point.

Queen's Collega, Hongkong, 25th January, 1902.

Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., Colo-

nial Secretary.

Su-I have the honour to present the Annual Report en Queen's College for the year 1901.

1. On the 22nd January 1B82, I first arrived. in the Colony to assume the duties of Head Master, I propose therefore briefly to compare the conditions existing twenty years, go and

now.

2. Statistics.

Total No, on Roll

3901 1881 5,483 562 Average Daily Attendance...... 894 386

Moathly. Maximum Daily Maximum.. School Fees

***.1,154, 451

1,129------

$28,424.00 $4051.00

Expense to the Got

vernment.........$15,475.04 $10,550,75|| Average Expense of

$27.35

cach Schola...........$17.31 Thus at the present time we have twice and a half as many boys as twenty years ago; Fecs seven times the amount Total Net Annual Expense to Government ene and a half times, while the cost of each individual scholar is nearly two-thirds of the figures in 1882.

THE NEW YORK LIFE, one of the largest life insurance companies in the would, of which Mr Hector Sampson is the local representative, is about to commence a great campaign, in 3. I arrived at a time when the work at the Southern China. Messrs. E. Edwards and H. W. Central School had been publicly called in Raphael have already arrived here and, are to question, and my opinion, as a stranger, was operate all over the south. As more agents are desired. At the Price Distribution, after con- on the way out, it looks as though the New ducting the examination, I was able truthfully York Life was about to make a big bid for all to say to Sir John Pope Hennessy that I was the insurance business of this part of the world. suprised at the success of Chinese boys in THE LAND OFFICE It is hereby in the coping with the difficulties of the English language; and I may add that this impression Gaselle that the Secretary of State for the

has not faded but on the contrary has been Colonies has beco pleased to sanction the confined with increased experience. That a separation of the Land Office from the Regis Chinese boy should in five years advance from try of the Supreme Court, and that the life of the study of the Alphabet to an intelligent ac Land Officer, hitherto bome by the Registrarquaintance with a play of Shakespeare and a of the Supreme Court, be transferred to the period of English History is to me little short present Deputy Land Officer, with effect from of the miraculous; when dus allowance is the 1st January 1902. The duties of Official made for the novelty of the simplest ideas, Receiver in Bankruptcy, hitherto performed by which are conveyed in idioms without parallel the Officer styled Deputy Land Officer, will

in his own language. continue to be discharged by the Land Officer. SEALING UP THE SEALS: There was OF THE HIGHEST CLASS IN no sitting of the Mixed Court yesterday morn- GREAT VARIETY, IMPORTEDing, owing to the presence of the Magistrate the Examination just concluded, are as follows. being required at the "sealing up of the seals" The papers now are nearly all clean and re- of the Taotai and other officials in the nativemarkably well written whereas twenty years city, says the NC.D. News of 29th inst. These ago these were the exception, the majority of "seals of office are placed under lock and papers being dirty and almost illegible. The key by their respective holders and a strip of standard now applied is infinitely severer; in paper with the imprint of the seal of the holder 1882, the action of the gauge was very delicate, is then pasted over the lock-hence the term and sympathetic, eg if from hopeless trans- 4 sealing up!

the seals. The seals are then lation you could decipher that the boy had a sealed-up" for the space of thiny days for the fairly correct idea of the original, he was allow- New Year holidays, commencing on the tenth ed to pass; in Composition three sentences day before the end of the year and ending the grammatically correct constituted the test of a twentieth day of the 1st moon, during which pass, irrespective of B Bubject matter, in Ariths time no corporeal punishments or tortures can metic, there was an allowance for method, Da the 21st of December, 1901, at Berlin, be inflicted, nor can any formal Court be held.supposed to condone for a wrong digit in syen The Tadtai being the chief civil official bere, a total or product; beyond all this, a personal Germany, the wife of CARL WILCK, of a son..

On the 16th January, at the London Mission all officials subordinate in rank had to "stand element was introduced into the equation. In Ticatsin, the wife of Rev. J. D. LIDDEL, of aby while the former kowtowed before his scals the case of delicate or weak-minded boys, or of

F CONFECTIONERY,

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO... General Managers, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1902. FROM HAMBURG, BREMEN, ROTTER DAM, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

"SITHONIA,"

Captain Rörden, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded, unless notice to the contrary be given before Neon, TO-DAY.

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be innded into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limiteur ! and stored at Consignees' risk and expense." ...No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have felt the Godowns, and sill Goods esla ing undelivered after the 9th instant, will be subject to reuti ̧---

FROM THE LEADING LONDON

AND PARISIAN HOUSES

CIGARS AND CIGARETTES,

AND SMOKERS' REQUISITES,

&c., &c., &c.

A.B. WATSON & CO. LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,"

500

"DIRTHS."

On the 25th January, at 45, North Szechuen Road, Shanghai, the wife of F. W. ROWLAND, JM. Custons, of a daughter,

DEATH

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the joth justant; at 3 EMANU

No Fire Insurance has been effected NUOR

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. On the 215 December, at Dublin, W Hongkong Office) CHAPMAN, formerly Postmaster-General and

[Lyd J.P. Hongkong

Hongkong, ard February, goz

LAK

4. The chief points of contrast between the Examination held by me in 1882 (which na turally is indelibly printed on my brain) and

of office, which were then sealed up in their re-boys whose attendances had been affected. spective receptacles. After this each subordin by sickness or other cause. I objected to official returned to his own yamèn to perform anything but a rigid uniform standard, being the same with his sealsUNZA,

ESSES. COTTAM & CO., for WARM

DRESSING GOWNS

M LEATHER DRESS BOOTS AND

TESSRS COTTAM & CO. for PATENT

SHOES.