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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY APRIL 8, 1902.

Th-Day's Advertisements.

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that we have

appointed Mr. MoK HAU Wo alias' MOR LAT PUN, our Compradore in Hongkong and Canton as from the 7th instant.

ABDOOLALLY EBRAHIM & CO., Hongkong, 8th April, 1901.

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VICTORIA.

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CHAPTER,

No. 525, E.C.

REGULAR CONVOCATION of the above CHAPTER will be held in the FREEMASONS HALL, Zetland Street, on TUESDAY, the 15th instant, at 8:30 for 9 p.m. Visiting Companions are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 8th April, 1902.

[420d

: DOUGLAS 51 ZAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

f

FOR SWATOW.

THE Company's Steamship

"THALES."

Captain Robson, will be despatched for the

at Daylight

$1.75 per doz., less $1.00 allowed above Port, on THURSDAY, the roth instant. Bottles returned.

WATKINS

LIMITED,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..

General Managers.. Hongkong, 8th April, 1902.

[421d

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PEÑANG and

SINGAPORE.,

CHEMISTS, ÆRATED WATER THE Steamship

MANUFACTURERS,

APOTHECARIES HALL,

No. 86, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, FACTORY:-Mason's Lane,

WAI KIN TAI YEUK FONG. 房菜大建威

Branches also at

Canton, Shanghai, Hankow and Peking

Hongkong, 14th February, 1902.

(7140

WILLIAM MACLEOD, D.D.S.,

DENTIST.

Beaconsfield Arcade, Nos.. 11 and 12,

2nd Floor,

(770

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED

PORTLAND CEMENT.

$5.50 Cask of 375 Bs. Natex Factory, $3.50g of 250 ths.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers.

Hongke, 15th March Jung.

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LEVY HERMANOS. DIAMOND MERCHANTNICERSY

MERCHANTS, JEWEL

`EASTMAN'S

KOBAR and FILMS.

Sole Agents for "OMEGA" WATCHES, "OMEGA" is the best, PTHREE YEARS": guarantee given to avery purchaser.

4. QUEEN'S ROAD,

Watson's Building,

34)

"LIGHTNING,"

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

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once at consignee's risk and expenses.

Cargo remaining on board after the roth instant, at 2 P.M., will be landed at Consignees risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited.

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside; such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

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

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,

Agents.

Hongkong, 8th April, 1902.

[418d

"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S. "MACDUFF," FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargoare hereby informed

that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, andail Goods remaining

undelivered after the 14th instant, will be sub-

ject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre-

To-day's Advertisements,

FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.. HE H.A.L. Steamship

THE

"SAXONIA,"

Captain Fäger, will be despatched for the above:

Ports on THURSDAY, the 10th instant, at Noon.

For Freight, apply to

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 8th April, 1901.

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FROM HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE.

THE H.A.L. Steamship

"SAXONIA”

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

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

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the Godowns of the longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 15th instant, will be | subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 15th instant, at 3 P.M:.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 8th April, 19cz, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE.

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'MARRIAGE, MA At Dumfries, February 27th, D.LANDALE, of Shanghai, to MILDRED ŠOFILIA FORTUNE. **

DEATHS...

At Lladley, S. Africa, February 26th, W. OVERWEG, son of the late C. W. Overweg, of Shanghai.

At the General Hospital, Singapore, on March 31st, ALFRED LLOYD, aged 23 years.

R.I.P.

The Hongkong Telegraph elegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1902.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THREATENED INVASION OF NATAL.

LONDON, April 5th. The elaborate defensive measures which are being taken in Natal appear to confirm the Boer reports that Commandant Botha is threatening an invasion of that territory. `

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HEAVY FIGHTING :—BOERS

REPULSED.

CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE THE INDIAN BUDGET -Sir Among the provisions for war services is a vote recently read the Budget Stat of £350,000 for Chins (£2,160,000 last year). | Viceroy's Legislative Council: Pay, &c, to the China Expeditionary Force, the year 1901-3 is £4,673,000 and the £50,000 (£630,000); provisions, forage, and surplus for next year is £837,800, other supplies, £60,000 (£500,000), ment will borrow aj millions sterlin THE POPE has just sent to Mgt Favier, Bishop of Peking. A very eulogistic brief nominating him Assistant Bishop of the Pontifical See as a reward for his services to the Catholic cause in Ching. This brief is an

lawbone million will be raised in india,

eloquent reply to recent attacks and calumnies spread by the anti-clerical organs in Italy against Mgr. Favier.

of which

THE CORONATION. It is stated that the Indian troops for the Commation, consisting of 750 Infantry and 250 Cavalry, will be encamped within a few miles of London for, the greater

part of the month and then probably, in the vicinity of Hampton Court. The Papal Nuncio of Brassels will represent the Pope at the King's Coronation

THE FIRST-CLASS CRUISER AMPHI- TRITE, Captain W. Stokes Rees, which is to A NEW HOTEL is to be opened at Macao pay off at Chatham shortly on the termination on the Praya Grande, It is 10 be situated in! of her naval relief duties, will be commanded the building next door to Government House by Captain Charles Windham on recomand is to be conducted on the lines of a family. missioning for a three years' term of service on hotel. This will, we believe, fill a great want the China Station. Captain Windham has only and be much appreciated by those Hong- just returned from China having been in com- kongites who wish to sand their families to mand of the second-class cruiser Iris which Macao for a summer.holiday. was paid off into the Medway Ficet Reservo in January.

THE EVENING COURTS, which have been so long on the tapis, were inagurated at Buckingham Palace on the rath ult. It is ad. mitted they, they are a great success and an unqualified improvement upon the after Boon Drawing Rooms. The scene was a fifty most brilliant one. Nine hundred and invitations were issued, chiefly to official and

BARMAIDS IN CALCUTTA —It is reported

in Calcutta that the Government of ladin has vetoed the order of the Bengal Government forbidding the employment of barmaids is Calcutta as interfering with the right of private contract, such a radical reform, Involving financial responsibiliy, needing the prior sanction of the superior authority.

CHOLERA FROM HONGKONG →The

of the coolies died of cholera on the day of the vessel's

arrival thore, and six coolies have since died at the quarantine station at St John's Island. There were nine other cases of cholera oa board.

Heavy fighting has occurred on the Harts River, Western Transvaal, in which the Boers were repulsed. The British lost three officers and 4 men killed, 'sixteen officers diplomatic personages. It is understood the German steamer Emma Luyken arrived at and 130 men wounded.

Queen and the Princess of Wales, who were Singapore from Hongkong on Friday the 28th TERRIBLE AFFAIR AT A FOOT-magnificently attired, ware dresses of British alt with oor Chinese coolies on board. Two

manufacture." BALL MATCH.

DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN PARSEE: It is our sad duty to record the death at the ripe age 52, of Mr. Bomajce Byramjce. The sad event took place yesterday at the Peak Hospital, where the deceased had previously had an operation performed on him. The deceased, who was a bill-broker, was a wel known figure in the Colany. He was one of the early pioneers of Hongkong, and had resided here for upwards of 40 years. The Eight thousand Boers are said to be still funeral, which took place this moming at 8 o'clock from the Farsee Club, was largely at in the field,

tended. The deceased was also a Justice of the Peace.

March 6th, At the Association, football match, Eng CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship land versus Scotland, played at Glasgow, the CONSIGN

"PERU,"

crowd broke through the barriers, and twenty persons were killed, and 128 injured.

are hereby notified that their Goods are at their risk being discharged into Lighters and/or landed into our Godowns at Wanchai and delivery may be bad either from Lighters or from our Godowns upon countersignature of Bills of Lading.

Goods remaining unclaimed after the 14th instant, will be subject to reEL.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

J. S. VAN BUREN, Agent. Hongkong, 8th April, 1902.

NOTICES TO, CORRESPONDENTS.

is requested that all communication alating to Sab- scriptions, Advertisements, &c, te addressed to sha Masager, Hongkong Telegraph "and not to the Editors. Lellers on Editorial matters to be sent to "The Editor " and not to individual members of the suff,

Communications intended for publication must be accom- panted by the name and address of the writers, not necessarily for publication ; but as evidence of good faizli,

SOUTH AFRICA.

THE BOER FORCES.

LATER.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A BIG FIRE:-Four thousand houses were burnt to the ground in Fukiu, Japan on the tst instant.

A HUGE DIVIDEND The Mysore Gold Mining Company has declared a dividend of a hundred and thirty per cent,

Whilst the columns of the Hongking Telegraph will always be open for the fair digussion by corespondents of all ques- tions affecting publi; Intereats, it must be disdacily undar. stood at the Edjier does not in say way hold himself THE CORPORATION has granted an allow responsible for opinion thus nagremed.

ance of £300 a year to Lady Monckton, widow of the late Town Clerk of the City of London.

Entimation.

SIR WILLIAM DALBY is coming out for a holiday run to and through the East. Sir William has been consulting aural surgeons at St. George's Hospital for many years.

sented to the Undersigned on or before the 17th A, S. WATSON & CO., RED SEA LIGHTS Lord Cranborne,

instant, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 14th instant, at

P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by ·

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents.. Hongkong, 8th April, 1902.

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THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS have been made at the Admiralty Captain T. H. M. Jerram to the Albion, as flag captain, to date March 14. Lieutenants P. T, H. Beamish (G.), E. J, K. Newman, W. H. HS Thomson, V. J. Howard, E. F. Gregory (N.) to the Amphitrits to date March at Sub-Lieutenant S. D. Blair, to the Glory, to date March 21. Midshipmen D. W. Farmer, W. B. Mackenzie, A. G: D. Twigg, P. H. Irwin, 5. H. Simpson, E. P. Gabbert, TR. Fletcher, C. E. V. Craufurd, and J. P. Farquharson, to the Amphitrite, to date March 31,and, K. C. Ryan and R. R. Baddily, to the Amphitrite,

undated. NAA

THE DALLAS COMPANY,

NA MESSAGE FROM MAKE Y

A full house, witnessed the production of A message from Mars last night at the. quite a sensation in England and had Theatre Royal. The piece, which created

such a run, was very successfully pourtrayed by Mr. Dallas and his talented Company. We are sorry that Mr. Dallas reserved this interesting play for his last appearance here as it was the general opinion that the acting and scenery quite surpassed anything that this Company has yet produced in the Colony. Mr Dallas in the character of "Elarati Parker, was equally as good as Mr. Charles at the Avenue Theatre, London, HD dramatic powers elicited warm applause, Mrs. Dallas as Minnie was welijacted. much praise cannot be bestowed on this talen, ted couple. The ardous duty of The fes senger from Mars was assigned to Mr. Percival Knight, and though we have geen him in his

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comic role, he was quite

as good with the dramatic Special mention must be made of Mr. Carlton as Mr. Dicey, and our old friend the acting of Miss Vemon on Horace's nunt

POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN OPERA to learn, that the popular Pollards Lilliputian COMPANY:-Theatre guers will be pleased

visit again in the near future. They are at present in Amarics, where according to ex- changes, they are meeting with great saccess They were last performing in Kansas City when the Mailleft. We notice that the warm favourities the Misses Ivy and Dapline Pollard, otherwise known as Trott here, are still among. the stars of the Juvenile Company. It is the TERRIBLES AGAIN TO THE FRONT

intention of the management to make a tour of The captain, officers, and ship's company of the East when they finish with America, E.M.S. Terrible, on the China Station have, and we can safely say that should they come per Captain Percy Scott, forwarded £50,ax to Hongkong, they will meet with a warm

replying to a question, said the government was Operatic Company, may give the Colony Mr. Munto as the Tramów communicating with Italy in reference to the latter's proposals to establish a lighthouse at Guardafui.

THE BATTLESHIP VENGEANCE hus beep ordered to commission at Portsmouth on April 18 for temporary service with the Mediterranean Fleet, whence she would go to the China Station if required.

donation to the Cobra relief fund.

THE KING'S VISIT TO IRELAND: The Earl of Cadogan, in a speech at Dublin, said he hoped that before long the King would be able to realise his strong wish to visit Ireland, the idea of which originated with his Majesty. CHOLERA :—Owing to the five fatal cases of cholera in Mr. Dorablee's stables in Robinson Road, the Sanitary Authorities have ordered the closing up of Nos. 1, 3, 5, 79. 21, 25, 27, 19, 31, 33, 35, 37 and 39, Mosque Junction, CONSUL GENERAL OF JAPAN-The London Gazette notifies that the King has been pleased to approve of Mr. Minoji Arakawa es Consul-General of Japan at London. Mr. Arakawa has for some years filled the post of Consul in London, and his recent promotion to Consul-General has already been noticed

by us.

THE HEALTH OF HONGKONG-The sixth plague case of the year was reported during the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday, the victim, a Chinaman at 19, Lung 'Hong Street, succumbing to the disease. Last week's figures of communicable diseases were: Flaquo, a carer, a deaths (Chinese); cholera, 34 Chinese cases (at in Victoria, 13 from ss. Hong Moh in the Harbour), 29 deaths diphtheria, one Portuguese case; enteric fever, (one in the Harbour); 6 deaths. * Japanese cases: 'amall-pox, 6 Chinese cases

PROGRAMME OF MUSIC to be played by combined Bands of and R.W. Fus, 22nd Bombay Tafty, 5th L.H.C. and H.K. Regt. on the New Parade Ground to-morrow, the gth inst., from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

welcome.

The Dallas Company sails for Singapore to

day, where we hope the same success awaits.. them as they have received here

CORRESPONDENCE:

We do not pecesarily andori the opinions Expresand by Correspondents in this column. J

THE SANITARY BOARD.-

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.” DEAR SIR,It is perhaps only, through the medium of the press that one can hope to get

AN ANTI-REFORMER The Chinesee satisfaction, by bringing to the light of publicity what can only qualify as a high Minister to Japan, Choy Wo Poh, has recently sent in a long memorial to the Throne, polating handed proceeding on the part of our Sanitary out

Last night I was informed that with the ox-

the evile arising out of the despatch of Chinese students to Japan, for the purpose of:

his memorial can be summarised in a few acquiring Western knowledge. The gist of

lines-That Japan whilst teaching these students has a ulterior motive in view, caper cially to the future of China, and very delicately points out that Japan is simply training these students for her future use. That, the Exche quer of the Japanese Government being rather low, these students are annually helping to swell the already depleted Treasury. That when the time is rips for Japan to do withi China as she pleases, these very atudents would be of the utmost help to her. It will house in Mosque Street but of this membered, that this Minister, who was only

definite knowledge/ey recently appointed to Japan, was considered a but it does not tend to prove so, especially when progressive man, and full of Western ideas such memorials are sent to the throne by him.

hours in which, to vacate their premises. No reason is set forth in the notice signed by step, but I presume it is due to the fact that an the worthy Secretary

ary of the Board such a

alleged case of plague was discover some time ago is one of the houses and back a dead Chlanman was removed from the

few days! stable situated at the comer of this streets am reliably informed that this man was taker

Ception of a couple of houses, the occupants of the dwellings in Mosque Junction, ware given

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to the stable” when already life Condition - Ho is sad ito: have:

from.

The motive that prompted me to write this letter is the unnecessary hardship that will be entailed on, the unhappy onanta Indo noi think that the circumstances are such as will warran such a drastic step If there should be

"THE NATION'S PICTURES "Mesin, Cassell & Co., Ltd., are issuing in fortnightly numbers a selection from the finest modern painting in the public picture galleries of Great Britain. In introducing the work to the public, it is pointed out that the idea has been a con- siderable time in contemplation, and it is now intended that the collection shall be thorough- ly representative of the best modern art of the the Boar country. The chief idea of the publication the is the reproduction of the pictures in colours and apart from the beautiful blending of the numerous tints, a brief descriptivo note is given of each of the pictures. The fint dozen numbers ofthe publication have reach this office and, beyond doubt far surpass excellence anything in colour effect which has ever appeared. The pictures are carefully God Save the King.

enclosed between artistic covers and can Conductor....J. H. Male, R.W. F., Bandmaster," The being the first: occasion on which the easily removed for purposes of frami bands have been massed it is hoped that the dering that the publishers are asking public will appreciate it by assembling in large peace for each part, containing fou numbers on the New Parade Ground, in beautiful productions, ons may hope which case, we are informed, the massed bands | a bare wall brightened and a dismal room will play frequently.

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