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Intimations.

The Old-

Familiar Beverage

STONE GINGER BEER,

HOME

YCLEPT "POP."

CROWN BRAF

DREWED.

$1.75 per doz., less $1.00 allowed Bottles returned.

WATKINS

LIMITED, CHEMISTS, ÆRATED WATER

MANUFACTURERS,

APOTHECARIES HALL,

No. 66. Queen's Itoad Central, Hongkong.. FACTORY: Mason's Lano.

WAI KIN TAI YEUK FONG. 榮 大建

Branches also at

Canton, Shanghai, Hankow and Peking.

Hongkong, nah Febnedy, 1992,

SANITARY BOARD NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1902.

Co-bay's Advertisements.

THEATRE

CITY, HALL.

ROYAL,

R. HENRY DALLAS' MUSICAL

MAND DRAMATIC COMPANY.

TO-NIGHT! (SATURDAY), 29 MARCH, The celebrated faroical comedy, "WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES," To te fallowed by a CRAND VARIETY CONCERT by the full strength of the Company.

MONDAY: 318-MA RULE. Grand Production (for one night only),

"THE SIGN OF THE CADES."

PLAN THE ROBINSON PIANG CÒ.

PRICES AS USUAL, Hongkong, 20th March, 1991

ST. ANDREW'S HALL,

CITY HALL.

MR. A. G. WARD'S SECOND SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT.

13084

(Under the distinguished Patronage of His Excellency Map General

Sir WELLAS Gascoigne, KCM 41., and Lady GASCOIGNE, MUJ

TUESDAY. Ise ÁPRIL

AT 9 PM.

The Programme will corest of Instrumental Pieces and the two popular Song-Cycles

(1

12140

Icon, the public burned against the CONSUMPTION 61 SEIFE or OVER-RIPE FRUIT, LXCOOKED YEGE. TABLES and UNBOILED "MILK WATER.

By Order,

TN view of the Prevalençe al CHOLERA in

G. A.. WOODCOCK, Secretary, Hongkongh March, tean.

WILLIAM MACLEOD, D.U.S.,

DENTIST.

Beaconsfield Autade, Nos. 11 and 12,

and Floor

OF

IN A PERSIAN CARDEN

66

AND

"

THE DAISY CHAIN,'

Both by LIZA LEHMANN.

The following Ladies and Gentlemen have

kill used to sendines La higws, Gonnos, Mein, undi Quest (Vindan), Miss RAMGAY, Messra, OpimBLE, HAY, LAM- NERF and Schmur.

Reserved Seals 1imeserved

53 ગ

SEATS may be BOOKED a: THE ROHN- SON PIAND Cos

Hongkong, 19th March, 1992.

T3830

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

ITICA ME POD SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, HIUGO AND YOKOHAMA. Imperial German Mail Steamship

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THE

I

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

$6.50 Cask of 375 bs. Net ex Factory, $3.50 Bag of 56 tbs,

*SHEWAN, TUMES & CO.,

Ceneral Muangers..

Hongkonce 15th March, too.

"KONIG ALBERT."

of the NOLDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Captain C.Polack, due here with the out ward German tail about the 1st April, will leave for the above Place, about 24 hours after arrival..

A

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 28th March, 1002

THE TWO POPULAR

SCOTCH WHISKIES

SIGNEATA

K

SCOTCH WHISKY

HOUSE OF COMMON

MAAL 14-16) A

ARE THR CUA,ERATED

HOUSE OF COMMONS "

Betty known as

Black and White"

White Scal

AND

UCHANAN BLEND

[Red Seal).

Distillers by Appointment la

His Majesty the King

SOLE

AGENTS:

*HA

ZRED OLD SCOTCH THE HOUSE OF COHOX

Temes Buchare!?

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

HONGKONG..

BANJOS

STEWART AND BAUER'S

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20th Century" and "Thoroughbred

£6

also

"J

WASHBURNS.

MANDOLINES, GUITARS,

STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS:

Hong

28th Jaut

THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Singapore. 19350

Today's Advertisements.

CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT

7 PER CENT SILVER LOAN OF 1886, E.

31st HALF-YEARLY: DRAWING,

INTEREST DUE and DRAWN BONDS of

this LOAN will be PAYABLE at the OFFICES of the CORPORATION of or after the -IST APRIL, 1902.

.

LISTS of DRAWN BONDS can be obtained on application to the Undersigned."

For the HONGYONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

Agents issuing the Loan, T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Tepukone, 20th March, 2002,

GOVERNMENT ZOTIFICATION.

810-

FORMATION has been received from the Military Authorit esthat GLE PRACTICE

(wail be eatitud nat foam Showcattery island on j the al prox.in, et taggets in a Westerly atl South-westerly direction, also on the and proximo, from lielcher Batteries at targets in a Westerly and North-westerly slirection.

Firing will cominemin about 6.30 A‚M. By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Ollice,

Hongkong, 17th March, 1902.

Intimation.

SOUTH AFRICA.

IMPORTANT CAPTURES. The British columns under Geneml Walter Kitchener, Colonel Kekewich and others, have begun a driving movement against Commandant Delarey. So far the

soners, and a quantity of cattle and carts, The troops covered eighty miles in 24 hours.

A.S WATSON & CO., British have captured five guns, 140 pri-

1.1 MCTED.

ESTABLIMMED A.D, 1895,

Wine and Spirit Merolants.

SHERRY.

Perdor. Per last.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH will not be published on Easter Monday, INWARD PARCELS by s.s. Bengal are now ready for delivery.

HIS HONOUR A. G. WISE has been appointed Acting Attorney General of long kong

THE KING has been pleased to approve of the appointment of the Hon. W. M. Goodman, K,C, a-Chief Justice of Hongkong,

B. Superior Pale Dry, Din.. Der Wine, Green Seal Capsule $10.80 $0.00 E RUGBY MATCH on Thursday after

C. Manzanilla, Pale Natural Shurry, White Capsule ......

C.C. Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule

12.00 1.00

14.40

[1820

D. Very Superior Old Pale Dry, Choice Old Wine, White Seal Capsule ....

16.20

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND POOCHOW.

"HE Company's Steamship

"HACÍUNG?

THE

Captain Davis, will be despatched for the above Ports, an FRIDAY, the 4th April, at Daylight.

For Freight or l'assage, apply to

"DOUGLAS "LAPRAIK & CA

General Managers.

(1701 Hongkong, 29th March, 190p

COMPAGNIE DES MUSSAOERI'S MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS,

NOTICE

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADIAS, CALCUTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT. MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAY AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX; ALSO PORTS OF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE.

YN MONDAY, the 7:h, April, 1992. at IP.M., the Company's steamship ERNEST SIMONS," Captain,

with Mail, Passengers, Specie and Cargo, will leave this Port for MARSEILLES, via Ports of Call, WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for on- dun as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in ansit. through Marsetes for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Mon, Cargo will be received on board until 4¿M., Specie and Parcels until 3 P.M., on the oth April. Parcels are not to be sent on hard; hey must be left at the Agency's Office) Jon- tenis and Value of Packages are required.

For further Particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Office.

.G. DE CHAMPEAIX,

Agent. Hongkong, 26th March, 1902,

ORIENTAL

STEAM

E. Estra Superior Old Pale Dry, Very Finest Quality (old bottled), Black Seal Capsule... 24.00

Corton Mills-Hongkong Cottons have been dealt in at $14.

Cigar Companies-Nothing doing. Miscellaneous-Green Jaland Cements have been booked at $219 and Sat, and more shares are enquired for at the latter rate, A. S. Wat- sons are procurable at $147. „Watkins' are.

quoted at 57, ex the dividend of 9e ce paid to-day. Electrics bavelenquiries at 131 for the old, and $6 for the new shares. · Langkats have further declined and are offering a Tis. 310.

SERIOUS FIRE IN HONGKONG.

FORTY-SIX HOUSES DESTROYED.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE. One of the largest fires which has occurred in Hongkong during the last fifteen years started this morning at a few minutes past two o'clock in a house occupied by a Chinaman at: 288, Queen's Road West. There was a very strong breeze blowing at the time from the South West, and an eye witness informs us that a considerable amount of kemsine was that the flames spread so rapidly as to suggest noon between the Hongkong Fastball Club

on the premises. It was 2.35 am, when the fire, and HL.M.5s. Glory and Terrible, ended in a decisive victory for the Club by 21 points to.nila first seen by the walchman on the Fire Tower in Queen's Road, and the whole Brigade FOUR CRIMINALS fixed to be hanged at turned-out-immediately, under the charge the Kuala Lumpor jail on Monday could not of Acting Captain" Superintendent F. J. 1.20 be" strung up," says the Singapore Free Press, Badeley and Acting. Deputy Superinten. owing to the necessary warrant not having dent A. Mackic. When the men arrived on arrived.

the spot the condition of the fire was considered so serious that the Brigade and engines at Wanchai were immediately summoned. Num- bera 288, 286 and 254 Queen's Rond were one mass of flame and Numbers 255, 287, and 289, on the opposite side of the rond, had already caught fire, the heat being so intense that the numerous sign boards and lanterns of these bouses became ready

1.35

2.00

B, C, ând CC are gxcellent Dinner Wines, D and E are After-Dinner Wines of a very fine vintage. All are Superior Xezes Wines. The following Wines, bottled in Europe, have been specially selected, and procured

from the celebrated firm of Messrs. Geo. G. Saxmimas, Soxs & Co, of London. Opono and Xures :---

LIGHT DRY

OLERA

Perdiz. Per bot $15.00 $1.25

21.00

VERY PALE DRY ... 21.00 FUL. GOEDE:

1. 5 1.75

24.00 PALE DRY MUITY.. 27.00 2.25 FINE OLD BROWN.. 36.00

3.00

2.00

MADEIRA.

GOO FIN

Perdiz? Perhat

15.00 1.25

24.00 2.00

A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED, The Hongkong Dispensary.

MARRIAGE.

On the 27th February, at the Mairic of the, 171k Arrondissement, Paris, and afterwards at the Temple Protestant de l'Etoile, Louis ROCHER, Commissioner Imperial. Maritune Customs, China, to JEANNË MARGUERITE,

AN ADDITIONAL RATE of two per cent per annuin, to take effect from the 1st April next has been levied on the villagers of Chai Wan in consequence of the destruction of trees in that place and its neighbourhood, GUN PRACTIVE will be carried out from Stonecutters' Island on the 2nd prox, at targets in a Westerly and South-westerly direction, and from Belchers Batteries at targets in a Westerly and North-westerly direction. Firing will commence at 9.30a.m.

UNSAVOURY SIMILES--The Singapore savoury similes, says one of its contemporaries. It talls with fine scorn about its local name sake, slopping over in a couple of columns" in the expression of is surprise at the nod inclusion of Siam in the Anglo-Japanese Agreement.

Free Press like Prince Hal bas the most un-

A VERY ENJOYABLE EVENING was spent at the Royal Engineers Non-Commis sioned Officers Mess on Thursday evening, the 27th inst, when a sinoking concert was given on the occasion of the departure for England of Sergeant Majors Marsh and Crombie, Quarter Master Sergeants Ward, Wallace, Miller and Smith, Staff Sergeants Sivier and King, and Sergeant, Conway.

BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut.-Col Baillie and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Bom- bay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening, from 8 to 9.30 p.m. ---

PROGRAMME.

2. Bara Dance...."'iccaninties

3. Paka..." Sea Breeze“.

*. Valst.......

Les Sirences"...

5. Sang.

Sunshine and Rain

-6. Selection...." Les Cloches de homeville “

God save the King."

Sullian. Godfrey. ..Wheeler.. Wadionicl Blumenthal

Planquette..

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VICTIMS TO THE FLAMES and, as there was no water on the spot, the buildings were soon burning. It was some fifteen to twenty minutes after the arrival of the Brigade before a supply of water could be procured, and By this time Number 290 had caught fire. The flames mapidly spread to the buildings at the back on either side of the road, the fire would have been considerably more and, but for the great excition of the firemen sericus than it has proved to be. However in spite of the copious supply of water pro cured from the floating fire engine it was a considerable time before the brigade felt they had the fire in hand and great fears were enter. tained that it would spread a long way up the bill. As it was, it quickly got a hold of all the houses between Queen's Road and Lascar Pow and, ileaping over the narrow path between Nos, 190 and 297, gradually spread along the Street as far as Number 296 to the west and to the east, was arrested at Nember 280. On the north side of the road, numbers 281 to 285 were burnt out together with numerous smaller houses at the back, almost down to Jervoise Street. Altogether

SOME FORTY-SIX HOUSES WERE BURNT out, and many others must have sustained more or less damage from water, smoke and falling buildings. Considering the nature of the

second daughter of Munsieur le Pasteur Gory THE SECOND SUBSCRIPTION CON fire it is surprising that considerably more

Blida, Algérie.

DEATH.

On Friday, the 28th instant, at 4 pmrat his Food residence, No. 30, Peel Street, after a long illness, Jamsejec Jamasjee, Oonwalla, (). JAMASJEE), aged 67, cotton and yain braker, uncle of J. N. Katrak, broker, much regretted Indian and Shanghai papers please copy.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENT:L STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANI

STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, AIEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANKAN FOR'S,

PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for BATVIA, CONTINENTAL and AMERICAN PORT),

HE Steamship

THE

I

"MALTA," Captain C. L. W. Feild, carrying His Marsty's Mails, will be despatchert from this for MARSEILLES and LONDON (DIRICT), on SATURDAY, the 12th April, at 7oom, taking Passengers and Cargo for the hove

Porta

Parcels will be received at this Office unil 4 r the day before sailing. The Contentsand. Value of all Packages are required.

Shippers are particularly requested to zote the terms and conditions of the Company's

Bills of Lading

Furfurther Particulars, apply to

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Jongkring, 28th March, 192

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P&

THE P. & Q. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

"BENGAL,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, March 29, 1952.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.

Losnos, March 26th. King Edward's birthday will be celebrat- ed on the 30th May

AMERICA AND CUBA.

The withdrawal of the Americans from Cuba has been fixed for the 20th May, AUSTRALIA AND TEA IMPORTS, The Australian Government has decided not to recommit the question of import duty

on téa.

The Melbourne correspondent of the Times states that there is the strongest pos- abolition of the duty, but that the prospects sible protest from all the States against the

of a reversal of the decision are slight.

LATER.

DEATH OF CECIL RHODES. The Rt. Honourable Cecil John Rhodes,

Director of The British South Africa Com- pany, is dead.

1The following is a brief biography of his life :-Member for darkly, West in Legislative Assembly, Cape Colony: teraler of Executive Council since 1834;, a fourth

you of late Hev; Francis W. Rhodes, Year of Bishop Ster

damage was CERT by Mr. A. G. Wärd takes place in the

not done, which is owing St. Andrew's Hall on Tuesday evening next, to the untiring exertions of the Fire Brigade and will certainly be hailed with delight by all who as soon as they had a supply of water to those who took the opportunity of attending hand set to work and attacked the flames from the first concert. Mesdames D. E. Brown, every position they could avail themselves of. Gordon, Mudie and Ongh (violin), Miss Ram- But it should be a warning to the authorities, to` say, Messrs. Grimble, Hay, Lammert, and be more stringent in their rules as to the con. Schmidt have promised to assist in the pro-struction of buildings in the Colony. It is not gramine which will consist of instrumental enough to insist that plans should be drawn pieces and the two popular song-cycles "In a up by properly qualified persons. There should Persian Garden," and "The Daisy Chain." | be qualified architects to superintend the build- Senis may be booked at the Robinson Fiano ing and be held responsible for all defects.. In Company.

France every architect is responsible for every building be constructs, and every injury caused by his neglect is criminally dealt with. Such a law in Hongkong is necessary if we are to avoid such fires as these, and the insurance. HONGKONG, Thursday, March 27th. companies, who are all interested, should make To-morrow being Good Friday, we are issu, their voice heard: From the appearance of ing our circular one day in advanc. An im- these buildings it is evident that lime is scarce. provement in the price of China and Manilasly known to these jerry huilders, and even is the only feature that marks the week's record, and the amount of business put through during the period under notice has been very small and limited,

HONGKONG SHARE MARKÉT. -

Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, in their weekly share report stale :---

nudis scarce, for in many cases. the bricks are simply piled one ¦ on top of the other and merely limed up on the outside walls and probably whitewashed Banks. Hongkong and Shanghai Baaks merely inside, fer appearance, and not for continue dull, and shares are in the market at strength or utility. It is estimated that some $590. The London quotation has dropped to two millions of property has been destroyed, £62. Nationals are in request at $261, whereas, had the building in which the fire Marine Insurances-Unions have changed originated been put together with some good can be placed at $160, China Traders are of wooden beams--a comparatively small extra hands at $385. Canton are in demand, and lime and sand and Iron girders used instead

offering at $53.

cost compared with the risk incurred-ut.is pro bable that that building alone would have brou destroyed or even only the room, in which the fire originated. The appearance of what remains of the houses burnt cannot fail to con- vince anyoze with the most elementary know-. ledge of building that there must have been gross negligence in their construction and, that some stringent measures should be adopted to prevent any more such buildings being run up in the Colony: From Queen's Roadtothe oily.. wood Road a mass of walls are seen which are only held together with thin iron bars, and in many cases there are no connecting rods extent as to cause the main walls to give way, Fat all, while balconies overbang 10 such-an

and the buildings collapse from the mere heat. of another burding building,sand roads are ́blocked and traffic suspended because of the

Fire Insurances. Both stocks are quiet, Hongkong Fires can be had at $350, and China Fires are still on offer at $83.

Shipping. Hongkong, Canton and Macão Steamboats have been fixed at $374 and $38. Indo-Chinas have found buyers at $139 and $138. Douglas Steamships are steady at: $41. China and Manilas have recovered, and sales

ford, Entered Oriel Coll., Oxford, 1872, but health breaking at $35 and $374 have taken place. Star Ferries down, returned to South Africa; went back to Oriel, 1867 are obtainable al 524 for the old, and at 584 for

Consignees of Cargo by the above-mined vessel are hereby informed that their Goods

oschilated between Oxford and Kimberley çill he took his degion in 1986; was no

and $15. helped to develop Mr. Rudes; they were Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gadova great friends: they met fint in 1881, in Basutoland, when Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each 3. hodes, the newly-elected representative of Barkly consignment will be sorted out mark. by mark

West, was s

was serving in the eCompensation Commission. When and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Gender went to Khartoum he asked Mr. Khodes to come Goods are landed.

willt: bita; he refused, accepting the Treasurer-Generabip in n the Scaiden Ministry, which he was offered by

by the same posi, Originator of the Cape-to-Cairo ibtine; considered his greatest achievement the beeping of Bechuanaland in

are being funded and placed at their risk in the Ceneral Gordono. U.C.L. of Oxford the new issue.

This vessel brings-on Cargo-

From London, &c., ex S.5. Australia,

From Australia, cz S.S. Arcadia,

'From l'ersian Gulf, er B. 1. S. N. and B. & P. our hands, the exclusion of the fluers; Treasurer General

S. N. Co.'s Steamers.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 3 P.M., TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by the 4th April, nt 4 r., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me int any case whatever,

All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob- inined from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised.

E. A. HEWETTES

Refinerics,China Sugars are procurable at $118, ex the dividend of $7 just due. Luzon

have sellers at $29.

Mining Punjoms remain steady at $44. Raubs have been placed at 594.

Docks, Wharfs and Godowas-Hangkeng and Whampoa Docks have changed hands at $160 and $257) closing steady at the latter of Cape Colony, 1884; Deputy Commissioner of Bechuana land, 1984-05; Managing Director of British South Africa figure. Kowloon Wharfs have been done at Co., whose charter was mainly granted by his efforts, 1859: £0. Chairman of the Company: Director De Beers Mine: Premier of Cupie Colony, 1890-56; Commissioner of Crown Lands, 1899-94, Sinister of Native affairs, 1894-96; served in Matabeleland #826-Ed., M.K. 71

THE NEW RUSSIAN LOAN. The issue price of the new Russian Loan of 194 millions sterling, arranged in Ger- many, is 974.

Superintendent, COTTAM & CO, NEW HATS,

Hongkong, 28th March, 1907..

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Lands, Hotels and Building-Hongkong Lands have been negotiated at 5172) and $175 and again at 51721 West Points and Kowloon Lands are offering at $38 and $30 respectively Hongkong Hotels have declined to $40 with sales and small buyers at the rate. Humphreys Estate have been disposed of at $rzt, and China Providents are wanted at Sole

OTTAM & CO. NEW SCARVES and

TIES

danger of these tottering heaps of rubbish.

STILL BURNING.

At the time of yoing to press the brigade. was- still, busy playing on the smouldering debris which will be some time before it can be safely left to burn itself out. The fire has proved a great strain on the hose, and occasions work had to be suspended while fresh engines used by the brigade and on several hose replaced the burst lengths, or some of the parts offis ebgines received attention. A proper ling will probably be made and adequate overh brigade to cope. more at equir ent provided order similar outbreak the misfortano to experience

ány may have the

OTTAM & CO the RAGLAN OVER