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ntimations.

WATER.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY MAY

Co-dup's Abertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

*HE Undersigneitheve received instructions

froan can oficial, he river to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

21

SATÁRDAY, the 19th May, at Neon,

YAUMATIC..

The Steam Lunch ~ CHOY FO" built of Teakwound, in so ad working outer as she now

YUMATI............

1 eggah for jeet, Brams 12 feet, Depth 5 feet, uches, Engines compound, non-condensing HP: Cylinder 725, -1. P.-Cylinder. 1, Stroke 8". Throughout the Alor acute of this justly i toler-B. Certificate to carry 100lbs, pres- celebrated brand of fable, waters all ingresars Diameter a fert, Lergli a feet, 2 inches,

"dients used' are gum,anteed of purest quality. The nachinery used is the most modern type and we have gone to great expense to erect curiam na latest 'scientific principles"! which has at l. la girat 'advantage over the old process of santane labom'sti in vogue through the Colony, thelety atrtier ensuring | the purity of our paltats,

The Manuductory is under the personal - supervision on JUMLIFIED ENGLISH:

A Steam Lunch will leave BLAKE PER AL 14.43 A.M. to convey intending purchasers.

TERMS:--As Usual.

"HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. Is+3d

Hongkring, 5th May, 1902.

XDTTCE

THE OFFICES of THE HONGKONG

La Co., LIMITED, have

now been REMOVED w No. 35, QUEEN'S

ROAD EXTRAL

Hongkong 28th April, 1902.

HUUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SATOW.

CHEMIST, who has devóted years to bring THE Company's Steamship

this branch di the trade to peltection/

THALES,"

Capan Robson, will be despatched for the en-above Pun, TOMORROW, the 6th 'instaut.

The Water ustad is analysed daily to sure of its absolatie purity, and when we say that our method of hanufacture has been! approved by Sarhany and Mecheat Author, ties, it is in sci a sufficetu pyarantee.

WA

KIN

LIMITED,

66, QUÊLIOS ROAD CENTRAL "Hoogkungi" sa Mayo 192

[Frac

GRANS KLAND GAMEST QOM VANY,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

of the Net ex Factory, 0.072 kg u zgü l'

SHEWAN, TUMES & COLL General Managels. Qarsalgia, 4511, March, 1902.

At Ja A..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. General Managers,

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Hongkong, 5th May, 1992, ...

[ORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

NORTHERN COMPANY

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP DUKE OF FIFE" FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, VORO. HAMA, KUBE, MOJI AND SHANGHAI

The above Steamer having rive, Con signers of Cargo are hereby requested to send in the Bills of Lading für countersignature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods hran alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be tanded and stored at Consignees' risk - and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

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DODWELL & Co, LIMITED,

· Agents. Hongkong, 5th May, 1902.

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Intimation.

A. S. WATSON

AND CO., LTD,

5.

Non Chinese Chinese.

--- Total

1,630

Xpril 243

their own slipshod way. It must have been- THE RETURN patent for several years past to any reasoning Hall Library and man that the water supply of the Colony was 4th inst., shows totally inadequate to carry us through a pro- longed drought. For the last three years we have been put on short commons in the dry. season, and yet nothing has been done to place our water supply on a proper footing. Instead of tackling matters boldly our Public Works Department has allowed itself to get THE KING OF SPAIN hupelessly behindhand in it work, as shown.R.L. The Duke of Connaught will take the by the recent Commission, and we are now journey to Madrid, arriving on May 13, 10 lit lace to face with a situation which could vest the young King of Spain with the Order never have necurred had sensible business of the Gaker, on the occasion of his Accection men, been at the head of affairs. If any

to the Throne of Spain, King Alfonso XII -doubt-the-justice of this statement they have

was born May 16, 1986, and assumes the broje only to look to Messrs... BUTTERFIELD AND Swine's Sugar Works. A business man was on his sixteenth birthday anniversary at the head of affairs there, with the result NEW HEALTH RESORT-We are a that instead of being dependent upon the formed that a certain British subject has re- WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. |Covermutent water supply the firm is able to

come forward and lend the Gingerement cently bought one of the innumerable islands water whey its own want of foresight has of the Chasan Archipelago, with the object of placed it in an unpleasant predicament. We establishing a sanitarium on a large scale, and commend the letter of A SCOTSMAN, appear also making the place a general health ing elsewhere, to the perusal of the Gover resant. The island, which has an area of over twenty square miles, is near the celebrated island of Pootoo dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy.

"Réfant reinosÀ, DEVIKU

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

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WATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY.

Our Celebrated E LIQUEUR WHISKY is a blend of the best WHISKIES distilled in Scotland. It is of great age, very fine and mellow. Its superior quality has estab fished its reputation as THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.

PER DOZEN $15

Ae-Thornt's BLESD, White Capsule,

B.--WATSON'S GLENOCHY MELLOW BLIND, Blue Cap

Ber ge of dozen

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$10.80 $o.go

| sule, with" Nanic and Trade,

Mark

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10.80

0.90

ABELOUR-

BARNES 20" CENTURY ENTERTAINERS Laver, Rod Capsule, with

AND BIOGRAPH. CO.

QAVE ARKIVLD BY THE 15. ROSETTA MARU, AND WILL POSITIVELY OPEN IN THURSDAY, ST MAY at the THEATRE ROYAL.

WITH THE FOLLOWING TALENTED, ARTISTS:

Miss Rosa Danais, American Queen of illustrated Song; Mr. HARRY GRAY, Laughing Excentric as Charter Comedian; Miss MALVENA MOORE, Character Dancer, Par Excellene, Mr JOHN R. BEVŇULUS, Rag Time Comedian; Mias AGNES FREED, the Califorain Sightingale; Dox FRANCES and FRANK FRANCES, the Musical Team;! Sindame ELR, America's Whistling Suloist: MA. TOM'QUEEN, the Chinese General aj Miss MARIE HARTOs, the fiqiate Soubrette; and Mr. Jou SOMERS, Solo Pianist and Musical Director:

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THE BIOGRAPH

showing all the latest stirring scenes from South Africa.. during the war.

USUM PRICES BOX PLAN AT ROBINSON CO., LIMITED.

HARRY GRAY, Business Manager.

THE TWO POPULAR

SCOTCH WHISKIES

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SOLE AGENTS:

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BANJOS

STEWART AND BAUER'S

02th Century

13430

and " Thoroughbred

also

WASHBURNS."

MANDOLINES, GUITARS, STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS.

Hongkong, 28th January, 1903;

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

1935

Name and Trade Mark

12.00 1:00 D-WATSON's H. K. D.: * Bussip of the Fixest Sporch MALT WHISKIES. Violet Cap suc

DANIEL CRAWPORN'S FINEST VERS OLD Scorch WINDSEY

14.40

ment.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE CAPE.

Lowbox, and May, 1902.

It is announced by the War Ofice that arrangements have been made to embark Over 10,000 troops for the Cape, including Yeomanry, also 2,000 re-mounts, in fourteen vessels between now and the end of the

month.

THE NEW CHEQUE DUTY. It is understood that Sir Michael Hicks Beach has practically decided to abandon the additional stamp duty on cheques.

PEACE PROSPECTS.

It is stated that Coumiandant De Wet has frankly expressed his opinion that, the struggle in South Africa' is now hopeless for the Buers; and that the terms offered by the British are both reasonable and generous..

LATER.

THE ONE-THOUSAND GUINEAS:

The following is the result of the race for the One thousand Guineas Stakes 1-e

Steptre

St. Windoline Black Panty...

3

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. The Pretoria correspondent of the Stron dard teitgraphing on the 30th April, says it is understood that hitherto the burgher meetings have shown a majority in favour of 1.20 peace, hit that it is not unlikely some incconcilable may hold out, however gener. ons the terms offered.

14.40

1.20

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

CHOLERA IN MANILA-The total num ber of cases and deaths to 8 a.m., April 29th,

in Manila were :--

Filipinos Chinese Americans Europeans Others

Total

Cases. Denibs.

539 39

635. 583.

PROGRAMME OF MUSIC to be performed

by the Band of the 5th Infantry Hyderabad Contingent on the New Parade Ground, from 5 to 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday next, the th instabl

March.....

2. Valse..

PROGRAMME:

"With Flying Calon

"Hofball Tape

"The Toreador".

Kehford. Forms

Caryll

3. Selection...

„Schubert.“ 4. Lavolte... The Mest Ki

Charteristle Piece The Dasies Jubilee Turner. Pance...... "At à Georgia Canip Meeting.

God Save the King,

R FRANCIS LO ELLI quest of die Bon, T. | estr

The following prescit -Profesor Sipsam, CMC, Profdhur Ireland, Dr.

Reunie, Dr Hunter, Dr. Pearte, Mr. Cunningham, and Mrco Tung.

FO

THE KWANG-ST REBELLION the M. C. Daily News we learn that owing to the formidable dimensions (which we hase reason to bolete much exaggerated) of the rebellion in the South, involving portions of the four provinces of Kyangtung, Kwangsi, Yunnan and Kweichau, and the habit of the civil and military officials at the head of operations in the field, of giving coloured statements of what they have done, or are doing, and also of failing to report reverses to the high authorities in the

capitals of the provinces coacered, Viceroys Tao Mu of the Two Kwangs, and Wet Kuang. ad of the Yon-Kuzi provinces, are sending secret emissaries to the various disturbed pre féctures to report direct to headquarters ́n unt they have seen or heard. In addition to these emissaries and official of profector Tootai rank has been sent by each of these Viceroys la military headquarters in the field to report

penly on matters.

THE NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY — The P&T. Times saysThe appointment of the Hon. F. H. Mây, C.M,G., to succeed Mr. Stewart Lockhart in the Colonial Secretaryship in Hongkong has been received with mixed feelings in the Colony, The new secretary's personal and social popularity and the wide ap preciation of his industry, ability, and good ser vice have not obliterated the feelings of angry resentiment caused by his action and personal GERMAN FØRGES IN CHINA Accord bearing while on the Sanitary Board: The ing to General Gay), the Ustasiatische Lloyd | Prussian system of government, an fible and says, Gamaza troops in China during the honest bureaucracy exercising despotic benevol northern troubles fought Chinese regular troops hence, is wholly contrary to the genus of the on 8 and Boxers un 15 occasions. The navy English people, who do not like to be dragooned lost 68 killed and 130 wounded, the land forces into civic virtue. Als May's long tenure of the gɔ killed and 134 wounded. Through diseaseCaptaincy of Police made him far 100, overbear. the navy lost 8 and the land forces 5,ing and roughshod for the average Briton, who amongst thein General von Schwarzhoff and likes tact and urbanity in his public servants. Colonel Yorke von Watenburg, 8,850 men were Mr. May is a little out of place in the Colonial tended to in hospitals, mostly cases of dys- Service; he should have been a Triton or n untery and tpyhus, and 823 men were sent home: Bengal Civilian, the only classes of men that as uns erviccabic, The number of invalids is have ever tried to scale Olympus and usurp the functions of Heaven. Should a dictator ever yet to be ascertained.

May be wanted in Hongkong, Mr. May's services GENERAL AMNESTY IN THE PHILIP will be it a premium, but for the conduct of PINES All patives, prisoners of war ordinary mundane amirs he is a little too those under sentence or awaiting Arial for military offenses, in the Philippine Islands, will be given their liberty within the next few days, suys the Manila Tinues, of the 30th ult

Department since the provinces of the Third Separate Brigade became pacified. Aguinaldo, as well as all the noted insurgent leaders who are now in confinement, will be given a chance to show, their good faith. It is believed that this order will extend clemency to two thou sand prisoners

A. S. WATSON & Co., A WELL is being sunk on Green Island for This action has been decided upon by the War

LIMITED,

The Hongkong Dispensary.

he Hongkong Gelegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1992.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Water Famine.

the use of the lighthouse staff.

THE GERMAN MAIL of the 2nd April was delivered in London ar the 2nd inst.

FIVE CENTS A SMALL BUCKET is the general price now being paid for water. TWO COMMODIOUS URINALS are being erected by the Government on the Praya. STAGNANT WATER hear the Race Course is being used by conlist for potable purposes. RUNNING STREAMSgprovide enough wåter for the inhabitants near the Metropole Hotel,

OVER 3,500 PEOPLE obtained their water from three of the stations on the Praya two hours on Saturday morning.

fibernian, too prone to follow the Donnybrook mon when you see a head hit it.". Unless the parded les changes his spots, we expect to sec lively times in Hongkong

SUITE WATERLESS COLONY:

VICTORIAA PARCHED City

"It is to be. kloubted if ever before in the history of the Colony, have the weather condi tions been so at variance with the season ofthe Wear, find though it is true an occasional shower

has swept by, the radi thật bas fallen

proved scarcely (enci, gh to lay the cust ed in. every gonk and cranny” It is indeed a deplor-

THE. LEKIN QUESTION-From the Universal Gasellewe learn that Yung Lu, Wang Wenshao, and Liu Kung Yi are in favour of the abolition of lekin, but Viceroy Chang-able condi ion, and one that must lon Chih-tung, though approving of the idea is afraid that should the icin bu done away with the revenue from the increase of duties on imported goods may be very precarious, and cannot decide what to do in the opinion of Lu Chuận-lin, China cannot afford to abolish

duringan, because not only the Central Govern

AN INDIAN WATCHMAN, living at Queen's Road Central was fined $2 for behaving in a disorderly manner in the Hongkong Hotel on. the 3rd instant. -

We wery pleased.on Saturday to publish | THE ICE HOUSE STREET urinal has been His Excellency's expression of sympathy | progressing rapidly, and is nearing completion, with the community for the sufferings occasioned by the water famine, but we cannot agree that the Government is sparing neither trouble nor expense to remedy mat ters as far as possible, We could take any member of the Government service and show him thousands, nay, millions of gallons of excellent water ruaning to waste in the New Territory within casy distance of Hongkong, where water boats could casily be filled by a pipe run down to the shore.

Were this water utilized thirty, bistead of three, water stations could be established and kept supplied and the want of water would be rendered much less of a burden to the respect. poorer classes. There is plenty of water available to supply a series of tanks, right: along the seafront and on the upper levels as well, to which it could easily be pumped by the fire engines, thus saving many people a very long journey..

Of course we shall be told that the Govern ment has no more water boats, or no more pumps to pump the water from them, but that is an old, old story. There are very many | pumps to be obtained in the Colony from private firms, and we believe that, if approx thed on the subject, many owners would lend their pumps free of charge in view of the very grave state of affairs.

As to water boats, they could be obtained literally by the hundred. It does not require a boat of special construction to carry water. Ships often fill up their tanks from water brought off in their own boats, and any junk, so long as it was clean and watertight would make an excellent waterboat in case of emergency. As for towage, it is a well known fact that Hongkong possesses more tugs and launches than any other port in the world, so that question is easily settled.

THE DROUGHT is being seriously felt by building contractors who have to pay for all water used on their works. One Government

contractor is losing, $400 a month in this

WHOLESALE EXECUTION-Since the return of the Imperial Court from size to Peking on January 7th, a native exchange says) that over 3000 Boxers and unruly characters

have been beheaded..

A CARPENTER from Sun On, name Cheong Un Lung, living at n. 43 Tsin Wan, was fined $50, for being animed with a revolver without a perniit from the C. S. P. on the 3rd instant af Chun Wan. The revglyer was confiscated.

H.M.S. BRAMBLE is now the guard ship at Sin Ho, and the Rambler has arrived to survey the Bar, &c. We have some ground for thinking the British naval authorities will make an in- dependent survey of the River as well, says the Peking and Tientsin Türes..

hent but the Provinciál authorities derive their expenses almost entirely from this source of revenus.

in the memory, of bose unfurtunate croush 10 experience the worst drought ever Hongkong. Affairs have now,

grave that everyone is, hemanning the fact that his own source of supply practically exhausted and until a long and steady downpour, favours the Colony, bo must. depend on the water, obtainab crom the many running streams on the "Main- land. Though all are imitujally, complain-

ny of the great inconve

A RETIRED SEA CAPTAIN and a lawyer the scarcity of door to each other. One very windy hightot so 'who were always at loggerheads, lived Daxt (bat, the grumbi

the lawyer was reading a book in his study when a terrible crash upstairs startled hiin

fulid dens of West

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an acute

trouble

Recon655

Upon investigating be found that a chimney had hurled itself through his roof, doing consider able damage, and soon discovered that it was the sea captain's chimuty. Eastening dewe to his library, he pulled out his law books and that an encient supp hinted up similar cases, devising and scheming how he could secure satisfaction. from the detestable captain. While thus engaged a nute arrived from his enemy that read as fulENTARY lows: If you don't return those bricks at once I will put the matter in the hands of the law."

'ought

slave bit the many disea Community are such ready.victims

Jumplinosi rleksha mornings and go along the Pr

title inform

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A RECORD FINE:- The Magistracy, pre-yo sented quite an unusual appearan this after and noon when no less than 131 lacse,"wɑro

charged by Captain Pennefather of the s Kaifong for being stowaways The Capit said the ship left this port on the 5th

month for Cebu, Phillipine Island during the voyage, he was REMOVING A DEAD BODY -Chan Law, certain stowaways had been a widow from Tung Kun was imprisoned for hold of the ship.. Investig three months with hard labour, and Li Yuk, a once instituted with the result married woman, was fined $100 for removing number were discovered T the dead body of Chan Lin, a female child, | mustly from Fokien, and wore quile without the sanction of the Sanitary Board, on why they were brought un before

trate. To questions put the 4th instant.

Hazeland they either stated the wrong ship or lind nothing presented quite din aPT aways were each fined haid labour. They all fines were paid it wou

It will thus be seen that we have the water the boats the pumps and the tugs all ready to hand for the increase of the very scanty water supply,and yet we are told that the Government AT THE WEST POINT SLAUGHTER is doing its utmost and sparing no expense 1-HOUSE nearly 70,000 gallons of water was The Water Authority even goes so far to try used during the first four months of the year. and convince us by figures that we are, all In January, the supply was 15,800 gallons, in geiting rather more water than, we want Truly, such a state of affairs would never be February, 15,000, March 15,500 and last month allowed to exist in any other place than 11900. Two days is April the supply was cut Hongkong--but here we have a set of officials off altogether, and the animals felt it severely who are only too willing to let everything. slide so long as they can jog along in COTTAM & CO, FOR SUN HATS

able sum of $8,040

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