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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1902.

A CORONATION WARNING →The | HICKS-BEACH SERIOUSLY THINKING |. In connection with the above case, it trans- medical officer of health for the City of London, OF RESIGNING The Aforning Leaderpired that the defendant paid his fina in forged

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lobbyist asserts that there were dissensions at a Cabinet Meeting recently, and also states 'on the authority of a leading member of tlie House of Commons that Sir Michael Dicks: Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, seriously

In a report to the City Coporation, issues a word -of warning on the subject of the use of powder, ed mica as confetti on the occasion of the Coronation festivities in the City. This metallic substance, beautiful as it appears when thrown from a distance, is, the medical officer of health thinks of resigning. declares, highly injurious to the eyesight and if used in throwing from upper windows into the street it may have widespread effects.

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ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD SEYMOUR will be the naval officer in attendance on the Duke of Connaught when his Royal Highness pro.... ceeds to Madrid to represent the King at the enthronement of the King of Spain. The Admiral attained the age of sixty-two on 30th April, and should, in the present state of active flag-list, become Admiral of the Fleet in February, 1905.

COULD BETTING BE ABOLISHED? If betting could be stopped, na enormous bulk of those who engage in it (apart, of course, from | professional bookmakers) would save a great dent of money; but there is no more chance of abolishing betting than of abolishing cham pagne, cigars, and mutton chops. It would not be a bad thing if bookmakers were licensed, LIQUOR AFTER PROHIBITED HOURS: but they never will be, partly because of the Chan Chui, of 208 Hollywood Road was difficulties of finding a satisfactory licensing charged by Detective Sergt. Watt with selling tribunal, and chiefly because of the outcry that spiritunus liquor after prohibited hours. It would be raised about the legalisation of appears that the complainant gave the informer gambling"-Badminten Magazine, ¡ a marked ten cent piece on the goth ulto, nad He told him to go to the shop after to p.m. to buy SMART GUNNERY PRACTICE: The Sam-shu which he did, when the informer

·Journal states that in the course of some gun- came out of the shop with a tin containing Sam nery practice by the Bougainville in the Raysh the detective went in and examined the of Camaret on the 1st May some dozen shells. till where the marked ten cent piece was found in consequence of a mistake, fell quite close to Mr. Hazeland, Gsed him $50 or one month, $10 the shore, and several persons narrowly escaped to go to the informer if the fine was paid. being struck. One of the projectiles descended in the midst of the bouts lying at anchor a few yards from the quay, which at that hour is much frequented. Signals were made to the warship to warn her of the mistake, but the firing did not cease till an hour later. The incident gave rise to great excitement on shore

CHINA THE CYCLISTS PARADISE The Velo-a journal devoted entirely to bicy- cling and automobiling-publishes some notes from a report addressed by the Italian Consul at Tientsin to the Foreign Office at Rome, from which one learns that the paradise of cycle manufactures lies in China. The roads ate good, the villages lle far apart, the rich are tired of sedan chairs, the poor are tired of walking, the bicycle is the ideal means of communication, and the Chinese are taking to the wheel with a passionate enthusiasm which is rapidly making the fortunes of the only two bicycle agents in Tientsin, who are selling machines, at nearly their weight in gold

"PIDGIN INGISH:"-Below is an interes- ting example of how English is translated by our Chinese brethren. Whilst in Peking Prof. Davis bad a Chinese showbill arranged and printed. The following is its translation as is rendered by the compradore of a leading

firm

TO-NIGHT FRIDAY DO IT AGAIN, Just now come from English Mr. Davis make curto pigeon, three hundred million men no aayee, how to do it, 11th of March do it again, not all same before but in Hen Yu, do it again, any Mandarin, Manager of any hong, lady if likee, come soon please. This Theatre go round the world, come to Foochow number one good, so fashion.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY SHARES have been influenced by talk of American efforts to control the line and affect rates, says a London journal. Here and there one hears a denial emanating from important quarter regarding this, but personally I find it hard to believe that the considerable buying of these shares is not of Yankee origin. This effort to,

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CASKET which is to contain the Coronation address from Aden to the King conveys an idea of the beautiful presents which, in countless numbers, will be poured into the royal hands in a month or two. It is of solid silver, and measures zo by to by to inches. The front is ornamented with embossed floral and scroll work, with a large oval panel showing a representation in répoussé of a caravan crossing the Arabian desert by night. The opposite side is similarly ornamented with floral and scroll work, the panel here bearing a view of Steamer Point and the Prince of Wales Harbour. This is also worked up in repousse, and shows quite a panorama of the principal quarter of Aden with the shipping in the barbour.

PROFESSOR DAVIS, AND DEVILO PIGIN":-Professor W. A. Davis, the clever illusionist who is now appearing at the Lyceum Theatre caused great excitement among the Chinese fruit sellers at Bankow, says the North China Daily News. The Professor, when taking a walk through the Chinese city, stopped a fruit vendor, and taking a lichee from his basket broke, it open and took a ten. cent piece from the centre of the fruit. The Chinaman looked on with astonishment, Pro- fessor Davis then curchased a small quantity, and breaking the fruit open he took a ten-cent place from each. He at once made a further purchase, and also took coins from them. By. this time the street was blocked by a curious and bewildered crowd of Chinese and the fruit seller was almost hysterical, and when the Professor offered to make a further purchase be refused to sell any more, and at once pro. ceeded to break open the remainder of the fruit himself. After trying a dozen, and not finding any coins, he scratched his head, and looked at the Professor in bewilderment, seemed to come to the conclusion that the foreign man was making “devilo pigeon," and quickly gathering up his baskets made off down the street.

get hold of the big Canadian line has not only THEFT OF PEARLS AND MONEY.

come as a shock to the market, but appearing at the same time as the shipping sensation, has aroused a feeling in the City Buch as the control. of our underground lines by the Yerkes com- bination has failed to accomplish. Slow though we may be as a nation, there is likely to be pretty vigorous, fighting when the struggle

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IN QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Pearls to the value of $9.000 and $100 in cash were stolen from the premises of Wing. Cheong, Jeweller, of Queen's Road Central, on Saturday evening. It appears that the thief or thieves had evidently obtained knowledge of where THE REMAINS OF THE LATE MARthe property was kept, for by going to a side QUIS LI HUNG-CHANGIt is stated on reliable anthority that the remains of the late Marquis Li Hungchang, Grand Secretary, Viceroy, etc, etc., were to leave Peking on Sunday, the 1st of June, for North Tungchou, about ten miles from, the capital, escorted by 100s, grandsons and kinsmen of the late statesman: From North Tungchou the remains will be taken by boat to: Taku, where the Chins Merchant's steamer siny# will await them for transport south. The Hsiny is timed to arrive at Woosung either on the

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entrance leading to the premises above the shop a small window looking into the offices of the firm could been seen. The window was broken and, it is presumed, a hooked stick or wire was inserted and the pearls and money thus taken. It was a most daring, theft, committed at the early hour of nine when the shop had just been closed and many people were in the vicinity of the stairway. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police.

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bank notes, purported to be those issued by the Penang branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

He was at once arrested by the police and will be brought before, the Court to-morrow morning to answer a charge against him of unlawful possession of forged bank notes.

BRITISH STEAMER FOUNDERS.

IN HONGKONG HARMOUR.

LAST NIGHT.

What appears, at first sight, to be a most strange occurrence took place in the Harbour shortly before midnight last evening, when the British steamer, Pakshan, of nearly 1,000 tons, disappeared beneath the waters and was lost to sight. It seems that the Pakthan, which arrived from Saigon last Wednesday with a cargo of rice, was mocred to her own buoy in the central fairway off Jardines Wharf, and was to have left for Swatow to-day. However, at 9.30 last evening while a Police Sergeant was on duty in Connaught Road he was surprised at being accosted by a native sailor,

DRENCHED TO THE SKIN, - who informed him that he swam ashore

from the Pakshan, and endeavoured to explain that something aboard was amiss.. The Ser. geant immediately engaged a sampan, and was hurriedly rowed to the steamer to see what was wrong. Upon getting alongside he noticed that the water was barely three feet from the deck, and that the ship was slowly though surely sinking. He at once notified the water police, and they were quickly along. side, and endeavours were made to keep her afloat. The native crew were

HURRYING OVER THE SIDE

into sampans, taking with them their goods and chattels, and, in fact, almost everything within reach. The ship continued to sink and heeled over on her starboard side to an angle of about forty-five degrees.

Then it was seen that she had caught on fire in the engine room, and the

FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY

• Auction,

PUBLIC AUCTION:

THE Undersigned have received instructions

from Dr. HARTIGAN, to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, within his Residence "Scarteen

McDonnell Road, on

THURSDAY, the 5th June, 1907,

it 2 P.M.,

THE WHOLE OF HIS VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE. Comprising:- TAPESTRY · COVERED DRAWING ROOM SUITE, CHIPPINDALE CHAIRS, MARBLE TOP TABLES, WHATNOTS, TEAKWOOD DRESSING TABLES and WARDROBES with GLASS, OVERMAN- TELS, CARPETS, INDIAN RUGS, MAR- BLE TOP WASHSTANDS, CROCKERY GLASS WARE, ENGRAVINGS, and DOUBLE and SINGLE IRON BED- STEADS with WIRE and HAIR MAT- TRESSES, &c., &c.

ALSO: One COTTAGE PIANO, by JOHN BROAD. WOOD & SONS, London.

AND

Two BICYCLES, One SHANGHAI RICK- SHA and a great quantity of PLANTS in POTS,

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TERMSAs Usual, The above are now on View.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

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Hongkong, 2nd June, 1902.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

THE Undersigned has This Day established himself in practice as a CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT and AUDITOR.

ARTHUR RYLANDS LOWE, Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England ard Wales. Hongkong, 2nd June, 1902.

NOTICE.

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DURINGve from This, Date appointed my ABSENCE from the Colony

Mr. JOHN ALLAN PATERSON to act as my ATTORNEY in the Management of my bust ness and to sign the Name of my Firm of "E.C. WILKS & CO., p. pro. J. A. PATERSON.”

Dated this 2nd day of June, 1902. 6a7d]

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED,

to the holds and continued to bart until nearly balf past eleven, when she settled dows with a rush accompanied by the gurgling of water and the hissing of steam from fire and boliers. SheI fell over on her. starboard side in about five dragged her mooring buoy beneath the water, and

fathoms of water. Viewed this morning, it is

very evident that had the ship not heeled a portion of her masts and funnel would have been visible. The only part of the ship which

can be seen, is the boltom end of her port gang way, and by this it is indicated that her bow is

LYING ACROSS THE HANDOUR towards Kowloon. Bubbles continue to rise

on every side, and the scene of the disaster is notified by warning red burgees, hoisted in boats in charge of two native water policemen. The crafts are moored to the gangway ladder and attract considerable attention among the shipping fraternity.

At 10.30 p.m. the police received word that the Pakshan was in a very precarious con- dition, and about to sink through the inadver- tence of an Engineer.

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THE FLOATING FIRE ENGINE

in charge ofthe Deputy Superintendant of Police," assisted by Inspector Riley, in charge of the water police, and McDonald, the Engineer, were soon alongside the ship to pump water out of her, and render all the assistance in their power, but it was of no avail. From Soundings, we learn the stem is about jo feet under water, and the greatest difficulty is expected in raising her, as she has a large quantity of cargo in the hold, and the fire caused great damage; no one knows to what

extent.

With regard to the

CAUSE OF THE DISASTER, many rumours thave gained currency, but, from enquiries made, it seems to be the general opinion that a sea cock was opened by the engineer on watch, in mistake for a stnice, or other value. This being the case, it would certainly account for the slow founder- ing of the ship, which it is thought commenced to sink some time before the discovery was made. At the time, most of the officers were ashore, and immediately they heard of the mishap they went off to her. We understand

aight of the 8th, or moming of the 9th of June, DYNAMITE AT CONNAUGHT ROAD. that no cargo or any of the personal property

COOLIE TENDERS FORGED NOTES

IN PAYMENT OF FINE.

of the officers was saved. Many of the crew were also ashore, and as they had not heard of the foundering of the ship, even at two o'clock this morning, they went off to her, only to find that their home and belongings were far benaath the water..

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where she will remain twenty-four hours, or so, to enable the local mandarinate to pay their fast respects to the late Marquis, and then she will proceed to her destination, Wuhu, where the remains will, be landed and carried overland

Two Chinamen, of go Connaught Road West, to the ancestral burial ground in Hofel, Anhui who described themselves as pig-dealer, and

The Pakshan, which is a steamship belong. shop-keeper, respectively, were charged by “UNMMARIED MEN ONLY" Mr AS Inspector Dymond for being in unlawfuling to Hongkong, was originally known as the Baxendale writes to the London Timea from possession of 50 lbs of Dynamite, 8. Calls of Anjer Head,

She was built in 1881, by Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Strakts Seattlements: Fuse, 6 Jars of caps, and 7 Kettles of Dynamite. Mess. R. Dixon and Company, of Middles While far-seeing, Englishmen are deplore Insp. Dymond deposed that he executed a bro, and has a registered tonnage of 1976. With lug facts told by the last census in regard to warrant yesterday in the house in question regard to her dimensions, she in nearly 300 the slow growth in the numbers of the British and ordered the zad defendant to open all feet long, and has a beam of over 36 feet. In raca during the past decade, the custom of the boxes. In the second one (produced depth, the ship is twenty-four feet, and has insisting on bachelorhood as a sine guten in Cour) he found the goods packed up. three tiers of beams and two decks, one of for employment in any position in which Six jare, which were supposed to contain sam which is iron. She was, up to quite recently, youthfulness is desirable is growing commoner, shu, were, filled with parcussion caps, and in commanded by Mr. J. Jenkins, who lately went In my own experience it has occurred that my two tin kettles he discovered some dynamite to Shangbai on leave, handing the ship over to omission to include bachelorhood in the list of covered with raisins. He charged the two Captain J. Reid, at that time chief officer. qualifications required in a subordinate was defendants with having dangerous goods and We are glad to say it is thought that no lives attributed to an oversight.

would urge that ammunition in their possession without a bave been lost Messrs. Bradley and Com will become a danger to the future of the licence from the C.S.P. The second defendant pany are the Agents.

Should young men who are anxious to

that the boxes, belonged to, the 1st ced in their profession be led to believejl

He opened them because he was that marriage before the age of 35%

to do so;; he did not know they oss things Mr. Kemp found that proven against the first de- $too or two months, and

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The so. Pakshan is sunk in the Harbour off the Sailors' Home, on the Southern boundary of the Central Fairway. Her position will be marked by two sampans, moored one at each

HAVE This Day RESUMED CHARGE

of the Company. By Order of the Board of Dire tots,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. Hongkong, 30th May, 1901.

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NOTICE."

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OF COMMERCE,

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of

A MEMBERS will be held on THURS DAY, the 5th June, 1932, at 3 P.M., at the CHAMBER ROOM, City Hall, to nominate a Member of the Chamber to take the place of, the Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD in the Legislative Council,

By Order,

A. R. LOWE, Secretary, Hongkong, 2nd June, 1902.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY MEETING of the above named Company will be held at the OFFICE of the Company, on TUESDAY, the 10th day of fune, at 12 o'clock, Noon, when the SUB- JOINED RESOLUTIONS will be proposed.

Should the RESOLUTIONS be passed by the required majority they will be submitted TIONS to a Second Extraordinary Meeting for confirmation as SPECIAL RESOLU which will be subsequently convened.

1ST RESOLUTION. That Article 71 shall be cancelled and that the following Article shall be substituted therefor :-

71. The First Directors and the Secre- taries named in these Articles shall be paid for founders remuneration in each year 134% of the net profits of the Company to be divided into 29 shares, of which 4 shares shall be given to each of the Mana ging Directors, I share to each of the other First Directors, 3 shares to the Chief Secretary, and 2 shares to each of the Assistant Secretaries, and the first Direc- tore and the Secretaries named in these Articles shall also be paid EZ for founders remuneration of the net profit of the Com- pany in each year to be divided among them in proportion to the number of shares as they introduced on the formation of the taken up by them and by such Shareholders Company, The Managing Directors shall also divide 11% of the net profits of the Company among the Officers of the Com- pany other than those before mentioned in these Articles for good service in such

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72. If the First Directors and the Secre taries named in these Articles or any of them shall vacate their office either by resignation or death or any other cause their successors shail only be entitled to one half of such Founders remuneration (as provided in the preceding, clause) and the other, half share be paid to the Director or Secretary so retiring or to the

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