The Old
Intimations.
Familiar Beverage
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 10 1902
Co-de)'s Advertisements.
ST. ANDREWS HALL, CITY HALU.
Intimation.
has made the change, and probably success fully, and so has Japan, and we are sure that the commercial men of Hongkong are quite capable of taking up the matter and bringing it to a successful issue,
Dirty Meat Vans.,
THNCED MR. ALEC MARSH'S│A. S. WATSON & CO tention to the very dirty state of the vans
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Hongkong, 19th February, 1902:
17140
WILLIAM MACLEOD, D.D.S.,
DENTIST.
Beaconsfield Arcade, Nos. 11 and 12,
2nd Floor,
FAREWELL CONCERT,
Under the Distinguished Patronage of H.E. Major-General Sir WILLIAN GASCOIGNE, K C.M.G., and Lady GASCOIGNE, &c.
TO-NIGHT!
(THURSDAY, 101 APRIL,, at g`r.m., The following Ladies and Gentlemen have kindly promised to assist:-
LIMITED,
ESTABENDED A.D. 184
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
[HE CATHOLIC UNION
entertainment on Aloaday nex esitled "Magic Melody" mission is one dollar.
LA GENEROUS GIFT: -A- Her Chinese mmerchant has given a big amount of mo
the establishment of the public garden and library at Peking
The price of ad
ORGANIZATION OF ARSENALS
ALIENS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A committee has been appointed to consider reponed that a big arsenal will soon be n what measures should be taken in view of the ganized In Nanchongiu. Five hundred unrestrained immigration of aliens, especially workers are now engaged to build this strung. in London.
hold."
We have on several occasions called at- used to convey meat from the Slaughter Honse to the Central Market, To-day we noticed a couple of these vars which had just brought up a load of meat, and they H.E. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR W. J. GAS THE HONAN COLLEGE: The foundation could only be described as filthy. Doth COIGNE, Commanding the forces in China of the college buildings has been laid and the outside and in they were dirty in the extreme and Hongkong, has written to the Shanghai work is progressing in a satisfactory manner. and seemed to have been innocent of soap Volunteer Corps of his inability to hold the The Hanan authorities have arranged toast and water for ages. Italeries and laundries annual inspection of the Corps this year personaside Tis, 20,000 a year to carry on the work in the Colony are inspected for cleanliness; ally, but that he will detail Lieut-Colonel the THE AMMUNITION DEPARTMENT OF we believe, and we quite fail to see why-Hon. R. II. Berlic, C.B., Commanding the and PEKING – The Ammunition Deparment, meat vans should not be subjected to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers to take his place.
which was destroyed by the Allies after being same supervision. If any member of the Government Service will take the
first looted and damaged by the Boxers, is to trouble to look at a few of these vehicles we
be at once repaired by the Government, and feel sure that his appetite will be affected.
restored to his former condition, What is the good of having a clean and
THE NEW MARKET AT TIENTSIN —–—– B. Superior l'ale Dry, Din-
well kept market if the meat is brought to it f11dner Wine, Green Seal Capsule $10.80 $0.00 in dirty vanis? We trust that the Auths on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. The China Times states that the Tientsia Messrs. Madar and Farmer inform us that they Municipal Market Ioan of Tis. 60,cco, at 7 per ilies will ok into the matter. Water is scarce, but surely a nit van could be never employed Smith in any capacity, as hiscent, was nearly all subscribed, in Tientsin on account of his employment, as given to the the first day of application by one person, Tis. serabbed daily with seawater!**
Police, was simply an impudent falsehood. 15,000 were applied for, but only 37 per cent. TELEGRAMS.
can be allotted.
Mrs. MUDIE, Mrs. LowsON, Messrs. G. I. LAMMERT, C. H. P. HAY, Lieut. DALE, RAW F., Messrs. G. GRIMBLE and A. G. WARD;
Reserved Seats
Unreserved
.53
SEATS may be Booked at TIE RODINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED.
Hongkong, 10th April, ronz.
ENTERTAINMENT.
THE MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC
UNION
WILL GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT entitled
"MAGIC MELODY,"
оп
MONDAY NEXT,
the 14th April, commencing at 9 P.M.
ADMISSION
..$1 Hongkong, toth April, 1902.
THE STAR FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
CALL of $2.50 and $1.50 PREMIUM
A ($4.00 in all) per Share (PAYABLE on the 1st May, 1902) will be made upon holders of partly paid-up shares an 15TH APRIL NEXT, and it is requested that TRANSFERS of SHARES be registered before the latter Date.
EDWARD OSBORNE,"
Secretary,
Hongkong, toth April, 1907,
Notice of Firm.
NOTICE.
(428d
SHERRY.
C. Manzanilla, Pale Natural Sherry, White Capsule
0.0. Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule
D. Very Superior Old Pale Dry, Choice Old Wine, White Seal Capsule
1 do. Per bal.
12.00
1.00
16.20 1.35
E. Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, Very Finest Quality (old bottled), Black Seal Capsule... 24.00 2.00
B, C, and CC are excellent Dinner Wines, 1) and E are After-Dinner Wines of a very fine vintage. All are Superior Xeres Wines.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM. Special to the Hongkong Telegraph." ANTI-FOREIGN RISING AT
NINGPO,
WARSHIPS TO THE RESCUE. ALARMING SITUATION. (From Our Oiva Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, April 10th, An anti-foreign rising has broken out at Ningpo.
The British cruiser Arethusa and
COOL CHEEK-In our Police Court report yesterday we mentioned that a man named Frank Smith, styling himself manager of the New Victoria Hotel, failed to surrender to his
THE WATER FAMINE-A very good idea of the strontage of water may be gained by a PHILIPPINE PEARL FISHERIES-The stroll along the Praya past the various centres municpal authorities of Bantayan, Cebu, havo where water is distributed. The Chinese stand petitioned to the government against the pearl in hundreds, marshalled in long lines, with fishery concessions which have been granted to vessels of every description to be filled as cach
a Japanese syndicate. The petition states that. individual's turn comes round. The people an injustice is being committed towards the appear to wait very patiently and we do not inhabitants and that the Japanese should be think that it would be easy to find a more ordered to leave. The petition was signed by orderly crowd under similar circumstances two hundred inhabitants of the district. This afternoon's downpour, if only it continues, will prove a veritable godsend. American lady running down a carromata yes FROM MANILA:-The sight of a young
A NEW DEPARTURE :-"A Sacred Service of Song entitled "Humpty Dumpty, and ill- ustrated by life size limelight views will be held in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Lewis Street, on Tuesday, the 15th inst. at 8p.m. says a recent Rangoon Times. There will be 20 a free will offering will be taken in aid of the
terday, in front of the Post office, about four o'clock, was quite an inspiring sight, says the Manila Times. She could run too, bless her, notwithstanding her skirts, and although she was somewhat breathless when she caught up with the brute of a cochero, she made him halt
she got what she was after.
The following Wines, bottled in Europe, two German war vessels liave left her fee for admission, as previously announced, but and take-her. Like most American women
NOTICE is hereby given that we have have been specially selected, and procured hurriedly for the, secue of the dis-
appointed Mr. MOK HAU Wo alias from the celebrated firm of Messrs. Geo. MOK LOI PUN, our Compradore in Hongkong G. SANDEMAN, Sons & Co., of London, and Canton as from the 7th instant.
ANDOOLALLY EBRAHIM & CO., | Oporto-and Xeres Hongkong, 8th April, 1902.
1419d
[774 SANITARY DE
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
85.50 Cask of 375 lbs. Net ex Factory." $3.50 Bag of 250 lbs.
71
SHEWAN, TOMES, & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 15th March, 1902.
110
LEVY HERMANOS. DIAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWEL
AND WATCHMAKERS.
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KODAKS and FILMS.. Sole Agens for "OMEGA" WATCHES. "OMEGA" is the best, "THREE YEARS" guarantee given to every purchaser.
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BOARD.
WNERS of HOUSES situated in the Central Division of the City of Victoria and in the Westem 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 on the 30th day of APRIL, 1952, and the Sinitary Board being convinced of the necessity of cleanliness in its efforts to stump out Plague, is determined to rigorously prosecute any owner in default after the above named date.
The Central Division of the City lies between
Garden Road on the East, and Multisun 3nect
and East Street on the West. The Wester
Division of Kowloon is all that part of the
Kowloon Peninsula to the West of Robinson Road and includes Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Ti, Mong Kok Tsui, Tai Kok Tsui and Sham Shui Po.
By Order of the Board,
Sanitary Board Office,
1st April, 1902.
THE POPULAR SCOTCH
IS.
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WHITE."
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SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS. By Appointment to
H.M. THE KING.:
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BANJOS
STEWART AND BAUER'S
[399d
Century" and "Thoroughbred "
also
WASHBURNS."
MANDOLINES, GUITARS, STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS.
January, 1902,
THE FOEINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Bingapore. 19350
LIGHT DRY...... SOLERA
Perd z. T'er Lot, $15.00 $1,25
21.00 1.75.
VERY PALE DRY FULL GOLDEN 24.00 PALE DRY NUTTY.. 27.00 FINE OLD BROWN.. 30.00
21.00 1.75
2.00 2.25 3.00
MADEIRA.
0003 FIN:
Per doz. Per bot. 15.00 1.25 21.00 2.00
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turbance.
It appears that a small boy has been found near Ningpo with his eyes gouged out and the Roman Catholic Missionaries blamed by
are
sunday school." This is certainly the first
a
1.4
CONCERT.
We would remind our readers of Ms. Alec Marsh's farewell Concert which takes place at
time we have heard of Humpty Dumpty being
biblical personage or in any way sacred." MR. ALEX MARSH'S FAREWELL we can only suppose that the good people of Rangoon have canonized him as a saint.⠀⠀⠀ LAST YEAR'S FLOODS IN NAN CHONG:-A flood causing immense destruc- tion befel the inhabitants living outside the Chinese. :
Nanchong city last year. Refugees escaped to There is great excitement in the the city of Nanchong amounting to ne less than 56,0. Besides the enormous amount of vicinity.
personal and household property lost the is so immersed in water that a fruitless harvest is the consequence Consequently a sum of 2,000 dollars was raised for the relief of these poor sufferers. (one thousand dollars was con- tributed in Shanghai; while the other thousand was raised in Kiukinng by the foreign consul- Song.
The British Consul demanded an explanation from the Tantai, who seized and decapitated the supposed culprits, which tended somewhat to allay the excitement.
Afterwards the villagers gathered at Ningpo and demanded satisfaction from the Roman Catholics.
The Hongkong elegraph The situation is alarming and the
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1902. "
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
British gunboat Britomart has been ordered to Ningpo from Foochow
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.
LONDON, April 8th.
The Washington House of Representa lives has passed the Chinese Exclusion Dill."
LATER,
The Currency of the Colony. With the dollar down to one shilling and ninejence it is about time that some con- sideration should be given to the currency of the Colony. It is a most intricate and perplexing subject to dwell upon, so many different interests being concerned, but we
THE SITUATION IN IRELAND. believe if it were properly ventilated some substantial result might follow in the shape
The Times again dwells on the serious of a fixed basis on which the trade and situation in Ireland, and urges the suppres commerce of the Colony might rely. Atsion of the league. present the whole affair is reduced to a matter ofsacculation in which few, if any, know how they stand, and so far as we can understand nobody reaps any real benefit. If we look at the various companies and pro- perties in which the leading men, of Hongkong are interested, the figures by which they are represented, the arrounts presented and the dividends declared are apparently successful, but when you take the trouble to turn their value from a white metal into a yellow one a very serious chenge comes over their comple:ion. Take for
The Right Honourable Arthur James instauce a company with $5,000,000 of "capital paid up-twenty years ago. To this Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, hopes
if sum it may, very successful, have added to introduce the Budget to Parliament.on another. $5,000,000, and paid, an annual Thursday.
dividend at the rate of seven and one-half
JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA. The Right Honourable Edward Barton, Prime Minister of Australia, is unable to accept the invitation extended to him to visit Japan.
OBITUARY.
The Earl of Kimberley is dead.
THE BUDGET.
per cent. This, if the money still remained THE MANCHURIAN CONVENTION. as the property of members of the community,
would represent $7,000,000 in dividends,
The Manchurian Convention between
$5,000,000 as reserve fund and $5,000,ooo Russia and China has been signed at the original amount of the capital subscrib- Peking.
ed, or a to,al of $17,500,000 as the result of
twenty years' accumulated profits. But if
you lake $5,000,000 at the subscribed rate
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
of 4/6 to the dollar, you get £1,125,000 in THE KINGS BIRTHDAY will be celebrated sterling, and if you (ale $17,500,000 al 1/9 on the 10th May.. £1,531,250., or £406,250, as profit during
ales there.
DEATH OF AN ACTOR-The death
soil
the City Hall to-night, We are sure a full house will greet the appearance of Mr. Marsh, especially when so many talented focal artists have kindly tendered their assistance. The following is the programme — Pansforte Duet.." Moning" and "Anstra's Danca" Grieg (From the " Peer Gynt Suite)
Mesar, Grimble and
Song.
anounced, after a long illness, at the Medical Vis College, Calcutta, on Friday, the 7th ult. of Mr. Arthur Stanley, the well-known actor. The deceased gentleman, who was connected with
PART E
-Mir, Alec Marsh, "A Summer Night”:
Mrs. Madle, Love's Praving" -Mr. C. H. P. Hay
Lleus, Dale, RWE
Moon of my Delight.Lia Leban
(By request)
Mr. G. PLammert
Oh, that we two were Maying",A-35; Solis | Mes. Mulla ang Mr. Alec Mashi
PART ILL Flanoforte Diet Two Hungarian Dances.
Mestrs, Grimble and Ward,
castase for several years, was an excellent. Dus...... low comedian, and came to Calcutta as Strgo Manager to the Twinning Theatrical Company, under the management of Mr. T. V. Twinning. He next joined the Taylor Company, with which he played leads for some yeais, and Song subsequently joined the Janet Waldorf Com pany. Latterly he was with Mr. Dallas, and Sons.. used to play in musical comedy. Mr. Stanley, who was well-known and liked in Calcutta, had a quiei unassuming manner, and was very popular with the profession:
Mrs. Lometh "Toreador's Song "(Carmen) MyAlec Marsh
Schlemmerlied. “ Lieut. Dale RWF
A Summer Skower**
Mak Muda,
My Happiness"
Mr G. P. Lammert
*(By.request)
Brahms
Sebpman'
Carl Balen
Accompanista -Mesure. George Grimble and A. G. Ward.
LEGISLATIVE COUNOLL
meeting of the
Legislative Council was,
MASSED DAND PERFORMANCE In the Parade Ground yesterday evening a perform song.. ance was given by the Massed Bands of the R.W.F, 22nd Bombay inity, 5th 1.H.C., and the H. K. Regt. This was the first occasion. on which a combination of such bands had been heard here, and great credit is due to Bandmaster J. H. Moir, R.W.F., for the
held this afteravon excellent manner in which the programme was rendered. During the performance the field was well filled with spectators of ber. There were difierent nations among those present were Major-General Sir General and Lady Gascoigne. The military(Officer Administering the Go ment), authorities in announcing that the performance Hoi A, G, Wise (Acting Attorney General), had been arranged mentioned that if the public Hon. H. Stewart Lockhart, Ca.c. (Colonial showed appreciation of it, it would be repeated frequently. Ever since the weekly perform ances were commenced some months ago they have attracted large crowds on every occasion. The following was the programnce last even- ing :—
1.March...... Under the Double Eaglo... Wagner. 2.-Overture...........Light Cavalry
Cunaway Girl
3.-Selection.
-Valsi...Ofer's Coole 5.--Intermezzo..from Rusicana-Sintonko...Macaul Jones. 6. Eclection................ San Toy
God Save the King
the Council Chain- entHis Excellency.
Gaicoigne, KCMGE
Secretary), Hon. Commander,
Rumsey
RN. (Harbour Master), Hon. A. M. Thompson Colonial Treasurer), Hon. W. Chatham (Direc for of Publ
65), Под Hon
Hom
Erowin Whitelicad m, Hon
Hon Dr. Ho Johnson
The Clerk of Cou Jast meeting.
LAID ON THE TABLEA The following: table. provention in "New
read the minutes of the
the
Educ
Ppointe
FOREIGNERS DECORATED — Through the instrumentality of Viceroy Yuan Shih-k'at, the following gentlemen have been decorated for rendering and settling the missionary claims arising out of the Boxer disturbances of 1900 To the French Bishop Fan Kuo-liang (Mortgr. Favier), wearing the brevet buiten of the 2nd grade, with peacock's feather, is given the Depart
quire.
apre
twenty years working. This means slightly THE FRENCH CRUISER BUGÉAUD Tou-plinting-tal or premier button; to the Sanitary condition. over one and a half per cent. per annum has left for Japan. profit on the original capital were it recon-
verted into gold and the whole concem sold VARSITY SPORTS:-In the University at its face value at the current exchange of sports Oxford beat Cambridge by 5 events to 4. the day. These are rather startling figures
and will probably cast, a gloon over the PARCEL MAILS for Europe, &c, per s.s. minds of many of the capitalists of the Malta will close at 3 p.m. to-morrow, the 11th Colony but, nevertheless, they are facts, and inst
mean that while they have apparently been LI HUNG CHANG'S FUNERAL:-The increasing their wealth by a long and weary funeral of the late Grand Secretary Li Hung résidence in this small colony they might Chang will take place some time in the Chinese have invested their money to much better advantage in other and more congenial parts 3rd Moon,
of the globe. Of course we know how THE OPIUM TRADE-1. rd George difficult is the problem when it concerns Hamilton, replying to a memorial from the the alteration of the currency of a country Society for the Suppression of the Opium a more difficult problem it is impossible to Trade, denied that government had pledged suggest and it cannot be less in a small themselves to diminish the poppy area and also colony like Hongkong considering the en-denied that the area had increased. He ormous extent of the country which it quoted statistics showing a restriction in produc supplies and which has no real currency of its own; but we feel sure that the time tion and export.
has come when some steps must be taken; to
substitute a gold for a silver standard: India COTTAM & CO, FOR SUN HATS,
Erench Assistant Bishop Liu Moute Jarli wearing the brevet bution of the 2nd The Colonial the decomtion of a peacock's feather; to Po Ju-Jiao, French Bishop () of Panting, the brever Minutes, bution of the 3rd grade; to priest in charge Tinaace of the Roman Catholic Church at Heitn sien, Chihli province, Ké Kuang-pei, the brevet button of the 4th grade'; to Jen Lei sze, French priest in charge of the R. C. Church' at Tsingyuenhsien, the First Class Star of the Third Division; to the English; Missionary of the Auglican Church, Ngo Fang-chili (Norris), the First Class Star of the Third Division; to the Belgian Li Fu-ch'en, wearing the brevet bulton of the 3rd grade with peacocks fenther brevet button of 2nd grade, to the English Colonel, Ku-té, the Third Class Star of the Second Divison; to 1o Chih-y French connected with the Reorganisation. Once the brevet button of the 4th grade and decoration of the peacock's feathe bot on of the above list was the meaning" Noted" written with the Pencil of the Emperor
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