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Intimations.

ESSETS FLUID AGAINST THE PLAGUE.

What Pure arbolic Acid will do in three hours. Essots Muid wildo in a minutes.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1902.

'To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

To-day's Advertisements.

ROYAL, ANITARY

CITY HALL.

PROMENADE CONCERTS.

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

TO-NIGHT,

the 4th February, Commencing at 9.P.M. Under the Distinguished Patronage of

General Sir W. J. GASCOIGNE, K.C.M.O,

Commodore POWELL, C.B. Large Orchestra, composed of Naval and Military Bands, kindly lent by the Officers."

The microbe, or bacillus of bu-H.E. bonic plagua grows readily in artificial media, and is destroyed by Essets Fluid.

(WATKINS, CHOW-SUI).

These

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are important results

The following Ladies and Gentlemen are kindly riving their services.

Mrs. Anderson. Messrs. Hay.

11

Brown.

Terril.

Gordon.

11

Goldring.

$1

巾

Mudic.

11

Jordan.

Ward.

Grimble,

Lammert.

Emil Danenberg.

proving the exceptional power of Essets Fluid, in fact, it is far!

Accompanists. superior to puro carbolic acid of Messrs. Ward. the same strength...

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Hongkong, 4th February, 1902.

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WNERS of HOUSES situated in the Eastern Division of the City of Victoria and in the Eastern Division of Kowloon who have not had their Premises LIME- WASHED and CLEANSED in accordance with Law, are reminded that the period during which this work should be FINISHED ends

Intimation.

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841

foregoing; but come this reacton will surely

lo-and then the deluge,

UNLESS THE EMPEROR RETURNS TO POVER,

ctually and substantially, independent and untrammelled by any "leading strings behind the scenes." Were this "independence", a

A. S. WATSON & CO., mere sham, it would be unknown to people nutside the charmed circle of the Inner Palace, but apparent enough to those whose duties bring them daily within the arcana of what is known as the Grand Council, during its secrot sessions when bona fide Grand Councillors and Ministers of the Presence confided in and trusted by the real'steersman (or woman?) at the helm of Government would be admmitted and permitted to speak out without constraint what they think and give what advice they OF THE FINEST QUALITY AND deem best for the Empress Dowager's welfare.

VINTAGE.

on the 28th day of FEBRUARY, 1902, and the SPECIALITIES FOR THE SEASON.

necessity Sanitary Board being convinced of the of cleanliness in its efforts to stamp out Plague, is determined to rigorously prosecute any owner in default after the above named date.

The Eastern Division of the City lies to the East of Garden Road. The Eastern Division of Kowloon is all that part of the Kowloon Peninsula to the East of Robinson Road and includes Hung Hom and part of Tsim-sha-tsul

By Order,

G. A. WOODCOCK,

Sanitary Board Office,

ist February, 1902.

Secretary,

istd

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE DIVIDEND at the Rate of 30%, or T1.50 per Share, declared at the Ordinary Haly-yearly Meeting of Shareholders, held This Day, will be PAYABLE at the HONG- KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA- TIONS on and after WEDNESDAY, the 5th February, 1902.

Shareholders are requested to apply to the Office of the Company for Warrants,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD,

Secretary.

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Hongkong, 4th. February, 1002.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THIRTY-THIRD

ORDINARY

PORT & SHERRY,

CHAMPAGNE,

At these secret sessions no Minister is called to account for anything he may say that may be distasteful to the powers that be.

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the zoth instant, to the 5th March, both Day inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.,

Limited

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1967.

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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

EMBERS ате reminded

IMPORTED FROM THE BEST GROWERS, AND INCLUDING WINES FROM THE MOST CELE BRATED CHATEAUX.

CONFECTIONERY,

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

AND PARISIAN HOUSES

MANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING CICARS AND CIGARETTES,

to be held at VOLUNTEER HEAD QUATERS, TO-MORROW, the 5th instant, at 5.15 P.M.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1903.

TO LET.

HE KENNELS" Magazine: Gap. THE Apply to

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THE

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and a duly-qualified Surgeon

TION COMPANY and vice verså.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

"GLEN” LINE OF STEAMERS.

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND

"HE Steamship THE

STRAITS.

"GLENARTNEY," having arrived from the above Port, Consignees of Cargo by her, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godawns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co, Ld., at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed,

Goods not cleared by the oth instant, will be subject to rest.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Co. within ten days after the steamer's arrival, after which no claims will be recognised.

MCGREGOR BROS. & GOW. Hongkang, 4th February, 1002. froid ORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP BRAEMAR FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO- HAMA, KOBE, MOJI AND SHANGHAL

The above Steamer having arrived. Con- signces of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

AND SMOKERS REQUISITES,

&c., &

&c.

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

RETURN TO INDEPENDENCE AND POWER OF THE EMPEROR. But as matters go just now, with the Em- press Dowager returning in the guise and pomp of a conqueror and not as the humble fugitive that she really is, allowed to return by the suffernce of the Foreign Powers, what hope has the Empire of ever seeing a free Emperor on the Throne? This is the question that is being asked every day Amongst those who truly love their country and their Emperor and had come up to Peking in the hopes of seeing reform inaugurated once mare at the initiation of the Emperor himself "Under advice of a loving (sic) Aunt who has been reconciled to his Majesty and whose heart beats in unison and sympathy with the Imperial Reform.?

MISLED BY THESE ASSURANCES-

in previous emantions of the reactionaries of Hsian, a large number of true patriots, mind you, tlie mająity of them men of official rank and substance-many indeed of quite high rank- have conte up to welcome the Court's return to the ancient capital. Even before the | eventful arrival from Kaifeng the awful sham of throwing dust into the eyes of the Foreign Owls" become apparent to all the new-comers, and now despair grips at the heart of every lover of country and Emperor. Some have already even thrown their new-horn aspirations to que four winds, have given up their chances of official appointment in disgust and despair, and have returned to their native cities to pass their lives as country geatry once more. The cunning winks of the eye and knowing nudges of those of loose principles, who do not care who uppermost so long as the

is

THE 'NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENT.

The new New Zealand Contingent had an enthusiastic send-off from Auckland. The Right Honourable Richard J. Seddon, in the course of a speech, said that New Zea- and would cheerfully give a twentieth con- tingent if required..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

FOOTBALL-To-morrow afternoon on the Happy Valley, in the second round for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield, C Company, R.W.F., will play H Company, R.W.F. Kick-off at four o'clock. The Shield Committee decided at their last meeting that the semi-finals must be played off on or befors

March 1st next. `-` COMMUNICABLE DISEASE-The only cases of communicable disease reported as accurring in the Colony during the week ended on the 1st inst. were two cases of enteric fever, one of which proved intal. These came from the City and the U.S.§. Brooklyn respectively. Considering the shortage of water and the con. sequent state of our drains it is surprising to And the town so healthy,-

CLEANSING AND LIMEWASHING W would call the attention of our readers to an advertisement appearing, elsewhere which re- minds the inhabitants of the Eastern Divisions of both Kowloon and Victoria that their pre- mises must he cleansed and limewasked before the end of the current month. The Sanitary Board is determined to rigorously prosecute any person in default after the above date. THE BAND-The fallowing programme will be played by the Band of the XXII Bombay infantry, on the. Parade Ground, to-morrow

afternoon:

PROGRAMME.

March........" Le Regiment favori." ....................Ertl." 3. Overture........ Schubert...Suspe 3. Vale........"Verus Reigen" ..........................

cung 4. Selection..." Reminiscences of England" Godfrey. 5. Saug........."Sunshine and Rain"..Blemential. 6. Selection..."Th: Bohemian Girl"......Dalfe. God sad the King."

RUSSIA, GERMANY AND BRITAINA Russian diplomátist contributes a striking ar ticle to the January National Review, in which he strongly advocates a friendly understanding between England and Russia. He ridicules British fears of a Russian invasion of India, and suggests that we should do well to accept accomplished fact in China, Eree Lance," in the same review, urges that the only answer to the German hostility towards England is to be found by isolating Germany and ourselves joining the Dual Alliance.

COMPETITION-A London contemporary present shows a chance to them to get

has been publishing some opinions of repre wealthy, in narrating the subterfuges of the Empress Dowager and her reactionaries in sentative men as to how Great Britain should rouse herself to fare the problems, involved in throwing dust into the eyes of foreigners by

the keen competition of races at the beginning pretending to repent and recognise the import.

of this twentieth century. Sir Thomas Suther ance of reform for the Empire, have made land tersely remarks' So far as Capital, every true patriot heartsick, and but few will

Enterprise, and Commercial Sonndness are probably remain and accept office inside, the concerned (I put these elements in capital walls of Paking. They all feel that while the letters), we are quite woke up in this of Dr. W. W. Myers; aged 28 years and three Empress. Dowager and her Imperial Princes country; but I believe we have something to

DEATH.

At Aberdeen Scotland, fon the rath January, 1902, HELEN, wife of James Russell Brazier Esq., Commissioner of Customs, and daughter

months.

154d

The Hongkong Telegraph

and Dukes, ex Boxers, all of them, remain at

the head of government there can be no possible learn in the art of taking pains, and that the chance for frank, hearty and friendly relations working-man must some day take to heart the lesson that restriction of output is an unsound between China and foreign nations, and what

policy," necessary

for such a millennium, reform. Not the reform which is so smugly rattled] FORGED PERMITS:-The Queensland off by the yard in the Imperial decrees of the Ministry has decided not to prosecute a large HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1902: Empress Dowager, which will never be in- number of Chinese prove, to have entered the State on forged permits. The Brisbane Courier. explains -

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Outlook.

We have so frequently dwelt upon the very gloomy outlook for China that we have now and again been accused of taking an abnormally pessimistic view of the real state of affairs. We do not think that such a charge can be truthfully brought against us, but contend that the real fact of the matter is that foreigners in general are too prone to regard the situation through rose-coloured spectacles, and to look at matters more as they would wish them to be than as their own experience would teach them to expect. To show that we are not by any means alone in our estimate of the value of the reforms now being instituted, we publish some ex- tracts from a letter of the Peking native correspondent of the North China Daily News, who, as is only to be expected, is thoroughly conversant with Chinese affairs, and, as will be seen below, takes very much the same view which we have so frequently expressed of late.

UNLESS THE EMPEROR RETURNS TO POWER and the Reactionaries and Conservatives be driven out of the Grand Council, and the no. called Council on Government Affairs (Chéngwu Chu), and their power for harm be broken, there cannot be peace either in the Palaces or in the provinces. I am writing earnestly and sincerely from the heart and from what I con sider accurate knowledge obtained from a long experience and careful observation of past and current events, and the actions and individual characteristics of those in power and who direct the policy and secret councils held before the chief of them all the Empress Dowager Were I doubtful of what I write, believe ma, I would abstain from any futher tracing of my pen on this note paper. Things may not turn out instanter in proof of what I am now

augurated in real earnest while she lives, but the reform as personified by his Majesty Kuang Hsü. All declarations and hints let out gradually by the partisans of the Empress Dowager that "she will probably retire into private life soon," or that "she intends to allow the Emperor a free hand snon" are so much dast.. It will take more than what has hitherto been given out to make any reasonable person believe that reform is anywhere within even smelling distance. in a word, the Empress Dowager and the reactionaries have returned in triumph, and fulness of power, stronger even than before the events of 1900.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS:

The men bought the permits at Hongkong, and there is reason to suppose they were printed there. The men would sold the per- mit are the men the Government would like to get hold of

The Sydney Bulletin comments :--

When it is a case of enforcing anti-cheap-

labour laws the Kanakaland Government al- ways yearns to get hold of the criminal that is inaccessible, and sees clearly that the only re- sponsible party is.that one who can't be got at. LOVED HIS GRANDMOTHER-AND HIS DOGA native of Madras, anxious to bury a faithful old pet dog in a fitting manner, applied for a license for music to be played in paocession at the old sykes' funeral. This was refused. The man was not to be outdone. He submitted an application for a similar license for the burial of that convenient and estimable relative his grandmother. This was readily obtained. The procession started with music The Army estimates have been voted by and the man was arrested, as it was not his the House of Commons.

THE MILITIA.

LONDON, February 1st. An Army Order embodies nine Militia battalions,

THE ARMY ESTIMATES.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. A satisfactory feature of the situation in the Transvaal is the increasing popularity of the National Scouts.

DISASTER TO A JAPANESE

EXPEDITION,

A party of 210 Japanese commanded by 4 Major which left Aomori, Northern Japan, for practise in marching in the snow, lost its way, and all perished in the cold but one.

grandmother, but the dead dog that was being taken along. He was charged for playing music in the street without a license, but the Magistrate, Mr. Gahan, dismissed the case.-- M. Mail, Jan. 3rd.

THE UBIQUITOUS ALMANAC which advertises certain wares, is apt to pall upon ons after a time, for more than two or three dozen in one room are wont to mark the march of the seasons too much for the man who is regretting" his lost youth. Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. have gone many points better in their manner of advertising the Ayala champagne, for which -they are agents, and to-day sent us a very use- ful pocket knife and a neat Hitle russia-leather THE DISASTER TO JAPANESE.

notebook. The knife is one of those very in February and. :'

despensible ones for a picnic, for in addition to Later information concerning the disaster an excellent blade it contist a corkscrew, a saying in this letter; but if there is any truth to the Japanese expedition in the snow, wire-nipper and a cigar cutter, so that the derivable from analogy and a knowledge of the states that four officers and seven men, were possessor is saved the trouble and danger of customs and modes of thought characteristic

knocking off the head of the bottle because the saved. of my own fellowcountrymen, I am bound to

forgetful "boy" has forgotten the corkscrew. declare that there will be a reaction from the

The notebook too is useful, for you can keep present humble attitude and superficially appar-

count of the "dead marines" in it. We should strongly advise our readers to obtain both these ent eagerness" for reform and "friendship"

useful articles by treating themselves to a case towards foreign enemies of a few months ago lately manifested by the Empress Dowager and

or so of the champagne that gave them (the readers) birth.

DE WET'S BODYGUARD REPULSED.

De Wet's bodyguard attacked the South African Light Horse on the Wilge River,

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed, and stored at. Consignees riskber Reactionary Councillors. It will only be a Orange River Colony. The enemy was knife and pocket book, we mean, not our

and expense,

DODWELL & Co., LIMITED;

Agenta, joi Hongkong, 4th February, 1903,

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