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Intimations.

ESSETS FLUID ACAINST THE PLAGUE.

What Pure Carbolic Acid will do n three hours, Essets Fluid will do in nine minutes. The microbe or bacillus of bu- bonic plague grows readily in artificial media, and is destroyed by Essets Fluid.

These

(WATKINS, CHOW-SUI).

are important results proving the exceptional power of! Essets Fluid, in fact, it is far superior to pure carbolic acid of the same strength.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1902.

To-day's Advertisements.

PERSEVERANCE

LODGE OF

HONGKONG; No. 1,165,-

REGULAR MEETING of the above.

A LODGE will be held in the FREEMA sons' HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 17th instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.in. precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend. Hongkong, 11th February, 1902. [181d

FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND

KOBE.

THE H.A.L. Steamship

"ANDALUSIA,"

Captain von Dohren, will be despatched for the

above Ports, on THURSDAY, the 13th instant, nt Daylight.

For Freight, apply to

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 11th February, 1902.

[1782

INDIO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT). "HE Company's Steamship

THE

"YUENSANG,"

Captain 1. H. Rolfe, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 13th instant, at 4 P.M.;

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation

WATKINS, for First class l'assengers, is fitted throughout

LIMITED, CHEMISTS, ÆRATED WATER

MANUFACTURERS,

APOTHECARTES HALL,

No. 68, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong FACTORY:-Mason's Lane,

WAI KIN TAI YEUK FONC.

榮大建威

Canton, Shanghai, Hankow and Poking.

Branches also at

Hongkong, 4th February, 1902.

HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTION

LIBRARY.

(7140

18, Bank Buildings, Wyndham Street. FOUNDE

OUNDED in 1891, by DR. CANTLIE and conducted for several years bý H.E. POLLOCK, ESQ., K.C.

TRUSTEES:

HON. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G., G. B. DODWELL, ESQ.,. R. SHEWAN, ESQ.

SUBSCRIPTIONS-Payable in Advance.

$7.50.

$1.40

or

......Ter Half Year.

..Per Month.

The Library contains, in addition to Fiction, a number of Standard Works en 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, 1901. [14130

WILLIAM MACLEOD, D.D.S.,

DENTIST.

Beaconsfield Arcade, Nos. 11 and 12,

and Floor.

[1750

with Electric Light, and carries a Doctor.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 11th February, 1902. - INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA

THE Company's Steamship

"LAISANG," Captain Gen. Payne, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the, 15th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 11th Februnty, 1902. (176d INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

LIMITED.

COMPANY,

'FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

PLAISANG,"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Gonds will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 2 PM, the 12th instant, will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense inta. Godowns at East Point..

£ffected.

No Fire Insurance will be Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.

(1774

Hongkong, 11th February, 1902.

FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE HAL, Steamship

"ANDALUSIA," Captaingvon Dohren, having arrived from the above ports, Consigners 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 forward unless nolite to the contrary be given before s P.M., TO- DAY.

Ary Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and [77dstored at Consignees risk and expense.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining

LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

$5.50 Cask of 375 lbs. Net ex Factory, $3.30 Bag of 250 lbs.

SHEWAN, TOMËS & CO., General Managers,

Hongkong, 1st June. 1901.

undelivered after the 18th instant, will be subject to rent.

All Iroken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

examined on the 18th instant, at 3 P.M.

No Fire insurance has been effected,

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office.

[1790 [19 Hongkong, 11th February, 1905.

Millinery.

SPLENDID

OF

SELECTION

FASHIONABLE MILLINERY,

JUST UNPACKED

AND NOW ON VIEW IN OUR SHOW CASES.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1902.

Wз. POWELL, Ltd.

BANJOS

Lasse

STEWART AND BAUER'S 20th Century” and “Thoroughbred

also

WASHBURNS.

MANDOLINES, GUITARS, STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS.

Hongkong, 28th January, 198

THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Singaporo. [9530

To-day's

Adverksentent.

NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (Florio and Ribaltino United Companies); STEAM FOR

BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG.

Having connexion with Company's Mail Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA;

ALSO

VENICE and TRIESTE,-"all MEDITER RANEAN, ADRIATIC LEVANTINE, and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS UP

to CALLAO. Taking Cargo at throughs Rates to PERSIAN

GULF and BAGDAD, also BAKCE

· LONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, AL- MERIA and MALAGA. HE Steamship

THE

"BORMIDA," Captain Belsito, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 14th instant, at Noon..

BIRTHS.

On the 4th of February, at 89, Range Road," Shanghai, the wife of K. H. VON LINDHOLM, of a daughter, “

On the 5th of February, ai 25. Boone Road, Shanghai, the wife of IYOR J.THOMAS, of a son.

MARRIAGES.

On the 3rd of February, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by ilic Rev. H. C. Hodges, MA, RUPTEL DUODALE CASWELL, of Bristol, daughter of the late Captain John B. Isbister England, to MARGARET STUART, youngest if Kirkwall, Orkney, Stinn

At the British Consulate and afterwards at Union Church, Shanghai, on the gth of February, CATHERINE (KATE), youngest RUFUS HERBERT THOMAS, second son of J. II. daughter of the late-1. C. Jansen, to HENRY Thomas, of Wandsworth, London.

DEATIL

At 6, Mohawk Road, Shanghai, on the 3rd of February, WILLIAN GEOFFREY, mich-be-

loved elder son of William Seaton and Annic

King, aged 6 years.

At HOMBAY, The Steamer is discharging in e Hongkong Celegraph

VICTORIA Dock.

For further Particulars regarding Freight and-Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 4th February, 1952. [180d

Sabang-Bay Harbour and Coal Co., ' Limited.

Fulo Weh, North Sumatra. Cable Address:- HARCOAL SABANG.".

Tis cels at sirent rates.

HIS Company supply best Welsh, Bengal Ships can inoor at the wharves immediately after having entered the harbour, and coaling commences without delay at the rate of 60 tons per hour; timely notice being given, the rate of coaling may be increased to So tons per

hour.

Depth of water at the wharves jo feet at low Excellent pure spring-water can be supplied

spring-tide.

at current prices."

Vessels calling at Sabang are: exempt from harbour ducs and pilotag, and when calling for the purpose of scaling only and taking in water, stores or provisions, Le wharfage is levied. ̈

T

A floating drydock for vessels of about 5,000 lors displacement lies on the north side of the harbour entrance, close to the shore.

The company execute ship and marine ca- gine repairs of all descriptions under the superintendence of experienced European Shipwrights and Engineers, at moderate

Proode and October, 1901:

Intimation.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1903.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Mercantile Marine.

For some considerable time past there has been a growing feeling of discontent amongst the Officers of the Mercantile Marine em- ployed in the China Coast Trade. The men complain that the scale of pay, namely, 14 per month for First Mates, £8 for Second Mates and 27 for Third Males, newly joined, is not sufficient for their needs. Prices have risen everywhere upon the China Coast and what was formerly a fair wage is now hardly sufficient to keep body and soul together and certainly, offers few induce melts to good men to serve away from home. Accordingly a series of meetings have been held both here and in Shanghai, and the Northern and Southern Rise Committees formed to deal with the question of the pay of shipsrespectively. Both Committees have, we mates employed in the northern and southern understand, addressed the principal owners of the coasting steamers asking for a rise of pay to 30 for First, t for Second and

for Third mates.

The Officers argue that of late their ex- aminations have become more difficult and that a very different and better educated class of men are now required than was fusterly the case. The days of the old illiterate class, of Mercantile Marine Officer, who could only work out a position by rule of thumb, are passed and gone, and the owners have profited therchy in obtaining a better and more responsible class of men for their ships.

Another point pal forward is that the Mates are by no means so well paid as the

TELEGRAMS.

Telegraph

SPECIAL TELEGRAM: Special to the " Hongkong

BIG FIRE AT GANTON. IMMENSE DAMAGE.- (From Our

On Correspondent,}, CANTON, February 11th. An immense fire broke out in the Western Suburbs of Canton yester Between three and four hundred day and raged with great fierceness.

shops were destroyed and immense damage done. The fire was not subdued until late at night,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS: H.M.S. "AMPHITRITE"

. RE-FLOATED.

ANOTHER BIG FIRE AT CANTON, we are informed, broke out shortly after noon. yesterday between the Customs Station and the Shameen. The flames spread with great rapidity and the fire was still burning in this crowded area at ten o'clock in the evening.

BANKNOTES IN CIRCULATION-The following rettirns of the average amount of banknotes in circulation and of specia in reserve in Hongkong during January, as certified by. the managers of the respective banks, are published in the Gazelle

Banks, Average Specie la Amount." Reserva.

5: Australia and China...3,378,700 1,700,000 Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corportion ...9,655,854; 5,000,000 National Bank of. Chion,

Limited

Chartered Bank of Indin,

446,890 150,000

Total.........$13,281,444 $8,850,000

THE HON, STEWART LOCKHART- The followinw is clipped from a northern LONDON, February Stbjournal-We note with pleasure the nomina- H.M.S. Amphitrite, which went ashore in tion of Mr. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., the Suez Bay, has been re-floated.

COMMANDANT MARAIS CAPTURED.

The rebel Coffmandant Marais was capt. ured on the 31st January, - - "

ANOTHER BOER OFFER.

GREAT FIRE IN AMERICA,

February 9th.

present Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, to the Governorship of Wei-hai-wel. We are at a loss to guess if this means a new departure in the fortunes of our last foreign possession. As our renders know, Mr. Lockhart is a Colonial Office man; he may have been ent to the Foreign. Office or even to the Admiralty, but this is unlikely. The pre-

Commandant Lane, a prisoner at St.sumption is that the Colonial Office is about to Helena, has offered his services to the Britake over Wei-hai-rei. In any case the appointment is a rotable one, Mr. Lockhart is tish, with a commnandð...

an old "Watsonian' of Edinburgh, and is a man of high ability, used to deal with Orientalt, and far removed from the namby-pambyism of Exeter Hall; moreover, though a Chinese A fire is raging at Paterson, New Jersey.scholar of some pretensions, sinology has not Twenty six blocks have already been destroy ed, including many public buildings, the entire business section of the town, and the. lightning system. The town is only illu miniated by the Rames, the inhabitants are panic stricken, and hundreds are homeless.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. EXCHANGE remains steady at 18, fod. BAR SILVER has fallen one-eighth and now stands at 251.-

enervated him.

CHINA PROVIDENT, LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

An extraordinary general meeting of the China Provident, Loan and Mortgage. Com pany, Limited, was held the Company's Offices, 14, Des Voeux Road, this morning for the porpose of confirming, as special resolutions, the proposals submitted at a meeting of the Com- pany held on the 22nd January last. There were present, Mr. Robert Shewan (in the chair), THE BUYING RATE for savereigns has Messrs. W. D. Braidwood, E. W. Terry, J. risen to $10.84

MR. S. D. C. ROSS, Cadet; passed his final examination in Cantonese on the 5th January. A DEAD CHINESE GOOLIE has been found at Quarry Bay, and plague is certified as the cause of death.

THE NEW REGULATIONS for the disposal af ashes in the Harbour will not be enforced until Saturday next.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Engineers, although they have equal, if not more, responsibility and have to pass a LINUTED:

searching examinations to obtain their certi- THE TOTAL SUM received as, revenue in ficates. For instance, a Third Engineer, just the Registry of the Supreme Court during last oat of his apprenticeship and without a certi-year was $39,904.72, ficate, gets more pay than a First Mate, who

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

SPECIALITIES FOR THE SEASON. covered by the Third Engineer just out of his

PORT & SHERRY,

ir all probability holds a master's certificate, THE BALLAARAT, with the outward has passed various examinations and put in English mail, is due here at about p.m. on a far greater amount of time than that Saturday, the 15th-inst. apprenticeship. In addition to this the First Mate has a deal more responsibility and must live up to a position far in advance of that of the Third Engineer, which, on less pay, is

OF THE FINEST QUALITY AND manifestly unfair.

VINTAGE.

GCHAMPAGNE,

Connoisseurs.

Then too, the Customs and Government employees have all received increases of late, and the Mates feel that they are in quite as bad a position as these people. Many of them are married men who have to support wives and families, either out here or at home, and JULES MUMM & Co., a Wine for this they find most difficult to do at the present scale of pay. They want a holiday at times too, for the climate on the China Coast is one which tells upon a man's con stitution, and unless he can afford a trip home now and again he is liable to deteriorate, to the detriment of both himself and his owners. Add to this the fact that no man comes to Ching for his health, but in the hope of improving his position and laying up a nest egg for his old fgo, and one has the whole case in a nutshell.

WATSON'S

E

SCOTCH

The China Coast Captains, we are told, are not so badly off as their Officers. Their pay, which averages about 30 per month for the junior men is, far in excess of that of the First Mates, who, to a great extent share the responsibilities of the Captains. It is argued that too great a disparity exists be

WHISKY. tween the rates of pay of these two ranks

COGNAC BRANDY,

QUALITY GUARANTEED.

CLARETS,

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

CIGARS AND CIGARETTES,

AND SMOKERS REQUISITES,

A. WATSON & 00., LIMITED

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

and this also is a cruse of complaint..

Of course we know perfecily well that there may be a good deal to say upon the other side and that sailor men are proverb ally supposed to be never happy except when discontented, but still we think that thic Mates have a fairly strong case. The whole of us here exist on and for the China trade and it is the coasting vessels which feed that trade and keep it alive. To the men in. charge of these ships thousands of pounds worth of cargo is annually intrusted and when Compared with the value of a fully laden ship the pay of the First, Second and Third Mates is as bait a drop in the ocean. It is these men to whom the safe carriage of our goods and the navigation of our vessels is intrusted and it would seem hard that they should be, as they say they are, paid what is barely a

fiving wage

So far as we can gather in the early stages of the movement, the men, both, here and in the north are perfectly unanimousin their demands, Of the other side of the question, that is to say of the attitude likely to be adopted by the Owners, we are not as yet, able to speak, but we trust that matters may be arranged satisfac torily to both parties. A glance at the profits made by the local shipping firms: will serve to show that their vessels are by no means being run at a loss and thus we imagine that the Mates will, in the end, be satisfied:

OTTAM & CO. NEW HATS for the

RACES,

THE RETURNS OF VISITORS to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 11th February, shows

Library: Museum.

...127

45. 1,997

2,042

Non-Chinese Chinese

43

..170 Totals

A FIVE MILE BICYCLE RACE was brought off yesterday afternoon on the Quarry Bay cycle track between T. Benning, of Hong kong, and F. Gaston, the boatswain of the Empress of India. It was well-contested race but in the lap preceding the final Gaston overtook and passed his opponent and then won easily in 14 min. 28 -5th secs. ♦

A COLLISION occurred at Shanghai, on the 3rd inst, between the Russian steamer Argon and the French gunboat Surprise, but fortunately resulted in little damage to either vessel. The French gunboat was lying at anchor opposite the Bund and the Argon was coming up river, when just above the bhow chow water the Argon got foul of the Surprise and struck the latter vessel on the starboard side. The Russian steamer suffered little or no damage. The gun boat had a few plates stove in above and below the water line and the bow of one of the boats on the davits was badly damaged.

McCubbin, A. Denison, J. S. Van Buren, H. P. White, A. Babington, Fung Wa Chun, Chów Hing Kee, and Chan Tang Shang.

The Chairman formally moved confirmation of the following resolution :-" That the Capital of the Company be reduced from $2,000,000 divided into 100,000 shares of $20 each, to $722,000 divided into 72,200 shares of $10 cach, and that such reduction bo effected by cancelling the uncalled capital of $10 per share on 72,200 shares which have been issued, and by cancelling 27,800 shares which have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person."

Mr. Denison seconded, and the motion, was carried.

On the proposition of the Chairman seconded by Mr. Terry, the following resolution was adopted"That after such reduction the Capital of the Company he increased to $2,000,000, by the creation of 800 new shares of Sto each, of which 17,800 may be allotted in such manner at such times and to such persons as the General Managers shall think fit, but the remaining 100,000 shares shall not be issued without the consent of the sbare- holders in General Meeting."

The Chairman-That is all the business, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance,

FIRES AT HONGKONG,

OUTBREAK IN CHINESE STREET. About half-past three yesterday afternoon the Fire Brigade were summoned to a fire which had: broken out at No. 19, Chinese Street,. Queen's Road Central. It is a very narrow thoroughfare and but for the prompt arrival of the firemen a large quantity of property must have been destroyed Though they turned out with such speed, by the time of their arrival James were already pouring out of the building and getting daugerously near to the houses across the street. The ground floor of the premises was used as a state for fruit, the first floor was a coolie house, and the second a family house. The building was completely gutted within an hour, Chief Inspector Mackie was in charge of the Fire Brigade. The ground floor of the premises was insured with "the London and Lancashire, Fire Insurance Com pany for $2,000.

N!

CRIMINAL STATISTICS for the past year show that out of 98 persons brought up for trial in the Superior Courts 10 were acquitted. In 1990, or persons were tried and 18 acquitted. During 190 there were 6 cases of murder, 5 of man slaughter, only one of which ended in judgment being given for the crown, and one of attempted - murder. There were so convictions for robbery with violence, and 21 for other offences against the person. No less than 59 persons were sent. A serious outbreak occured shortly before to gaol with Bard labour, for over a year and 16 pine c'clock this morning in Aberdeen Street," went for a year and under, Thirty-four have which resulted in the total destruction of a been privately flogged, a1 being convicted of family house. The Brigade turned or under rubbery, with violenco,

MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE will be given on the new Parade Ground to-morrow after noon by the hands of the Hongkong Regiment and the Hongkong, Singapore Battalion Royal Anillery. The programme is as follows

3. Melection.Undor the British Ping Kappey idteofol

Polka.

CONFLAGRATION IN ABERDEEN STREET PUMPING-EXTRAORDINARY,

Inspector Kemp and found that No 37 Aber- deen Street, which is situated in the higher parts of the town, was in dames. Some little difficulty was at first experienced in obtaining water; there being only a very limited supply. from the mains, But at length the floating fire en-

HONGKONG REGIMENT,gine steamed along tothe Frayn below and com

Wiliam's March" The Old Desmore,”

menced pamping a supply up to Queen's Road Harold from where another engine sent it up to Gage Overkurat, Zamperini

Street where a third pumped it further up the hill and so onto the fates At times theres was a working pressure of too lbs to the square inch The fire was prevented from spreading. further, though not before some of the woodwork in the adjoining house bad been acorched. The damage, which is estimated at about $1,000, was not covered by msi

6. Calopme

Picarooon!! (I'iccolo Solo)

Eir Rouson Rosenstein, HONGKONG SINGAPORE BATTALION ROYAL ARTILLERY:

Selection

By Loke is but a Lackle Yet Highland Buddies Barren Rocks of Aden;" COTTAMER COM NEW SCARVES

TIES for the RACES,

RAGLAN OVER.