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Entimations.

CROWN BRAND

WATKINS LT

HONGKONG

WATER.

Throughout the Manufacture of this justly celebrated brand of Table Waters all ingre dients used are guaranteed of purest quality. The machinery, used is the most, modern

type and we have gone to great expense to erect our plant on latest scientific principles which has such a great advantage over the old process of manual labour still in vogue' through the Colony, thereby further ensuring the purity of our products.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1902.

Intimations.

A. S. WATSON

AND CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED A.D), 1841.

ERATED

WATERS.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1903,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

low in Simla.

THE KICK OF A RIFLE: The Millar THE WATER-SUPPLY is beginning to run Zeitung reports that two artificers in the

Budapest Arsenal have perfected an arrange ment for cbviating the recoil or kick of a rifle. COAL DEPOSITS have been found in several The contrivance consists of springs in the butt places in Kashmir:

of the weapon which are acted upon by com pressed air. A series of experiments have been THE GERMAN. MAIL of the 14th May was carried out with the new invention, which is delivered in London on the 11th inst.

MESSAGES FOR THE PHILIPPINES :— The repairs to the Hongkong Manila cable are completed. There is a delay of about 24 hours on traffic to and from the Philippines.

FAMINE IN INDIAN:-There are now

433,000 persons in receipt of relief in India, The famine returns from Western India are likely to be melancholy reading for some months to come.

GIVEN TO THE GOVERNMENT The city of Shingwu consists of 3,609 families and the monthly taxes gathered from the people to pay the Government amounted to $1194 and cash 505,116, while the city of Fedong is populated with 1,770 families and the money she has to contribute to the Government is $1,350 and cash 120,077.

"ORDINANCES

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGNDIG repo

DEAR SIR;—The report on the question or':

NO MORE WAX -In spite of its enormous | SOLDIERS TURN POLICE › – All the | THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDING size the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris has soldiers now stationed in Peking except two hitherto been simply lighted by wax candles, battalions have by the suggestion of their.com | as gas, it was thought would damage the walls mander been converted lato police. They are and valuable paintings. Now we understand to he used both in the city and the settlement; that it is about to be electrically lit. The coat The remaining two battalions are all to bole housing of the population of Hongkong," printed in the Government Goseffe of the ruth of installing the electric light is estimated at drilled and disciplined under the Western

instant, is rather a large item to be brought 90,000 dollars,

method. A

forward for consideration by such a conserva- five government as that of Hongkong, and will require a lot of mature consideration before it is thoroughly digested by the members, and passed into law. But what is most surpri about the report is its thoroughness, the great scope which it embraces and the plaid shuight: forward matter of fact way in which it is writ ton. It comes as a boon to all woll wishers of tae Colony at the very moment when new blood is adivitied into the Legislative Council, and blood, which we believe, is well qualified and determined to get put into practice any and all measures which are brought before the Council. having for their object the betterment of the condition of this most thriving Colony. One cannot but feel the exceeding icat loss we the Colony of the Hon, T. H. Whiteheada have suffered by the sudden departure from

said to work admirably, and the matter is now in the hands of the milkery authorities. '

THE NEW DOCK AT MALTA-Work on the immense new docks at Malta is pro ceeding apace. The ground has been cleared, the creek dammed out, and he actual excava-

tion of the docks commenced. The contrac tors are experiencing a greater inflow of water than was expected, and three very powerful pumps are kept going. The rack is seamed in all directions like the veins in a block of marble-and through these the weler constant-

THE WATER used is THE PUR-DR. KRAUSE DEBARRED: It is underly finds its way.

The Manufactory is under the-personal | supervision of a QUALIFIED ENGLISH EST that can be obtained, and is CHEMIST, who has devoted years to bring

skilfully Filtered on the most scientific this branch of the trade to perfection.

The Water used is analysed daily to en- principles. aure of its absolute purity, and when we say that our method of manufacture has been approved by Sanitary and Medical Authori ties, it is in itself a sufficient guarantec.

WATKINS

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· Hongkong, 3rd May, 1902,

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

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PORTLAND CEMENT.

85.50 Cask of 375 hs. Net ex Factory. $3.50 Bag of 250 lbs.

SHEWAN, TOMËS & CO., General Managers, Hongkong, 15th March, 1902,'

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, HONGKONG,

stood that as the result of the deliberations of

the benches of the Middle Temple Dr. Kause has been disbarred and his game removed from

WILD ANIMALS :-The number of wild animala destroyed in Madras 1900-1901 was:

WUCHANG AS A TREATY FORT—It is almost a year since the question in regard to the opening of Wachang, as a treaty port was first broached, says a Shanghai paper. H. E Chang Chih Tung has ordered men to obtain an accurate measurement of the land to be used for this purpose, and it is found that it extends along the coast to the length of 10,000 feet by 3,000 feet in width. The whole management is entrusted in the hands of an Englishman..

CORRESPONDENCE.

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man who, in season and out of season, has fought single-handed and with compative lie encounement for the good of the Colony, and who would have been to the front with a bill such as this, and, with his vast experience, would have insuíca its being brought to practi cal utility. Eut I have lule doubt the our

the roll of the members of the Middle Temple. 1915, or 41 more than in the previous year. Of CHINESE REPRESENTATION ON THE new members on the Council, Messrs. Play-

THE CRICKET SEASON, Gloucestershire his beaten Sussex by 211. Derbyshire has beaten Hampshire by 182,

tigers killed there were tes, or 16 less than in the previous year, but of pambers, leopards, and cheetalis killed there were 820 accounted

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

TO THE EDITOR Of the "Hongkong TELESTATÍ.“

SIR,As your columns are, 1 take it, still open for the discussion of the above subject,

your next issue my reply to Mr. Tze Tsan Tai's letter which appeared in your evening con temporary

THE MACHINERY employed is off Somersetshire has beaten Middlesex by 1 wicket.rewards disbursed during the year amounted shall feel grateful if you will kindly insert in the bill, and make theat as far as practicable a

Worcestershire has beaten Warwickshire by 35.

the latest design and most approved Notts v. Surrey ended ia a draw.

type.

·THE BEST AND MOST EXPEN- ĮSIVE INGREDIENTS only are used.

GUARANTEEING ABSOLUTE

PURITY.

[ ENGLISH EXPERTS Manage our Factories and their

WING to the insufficiency of accommoda. practical knowledge and constant

tion in the present building and the in-

creasing demand for admission, it has been

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found necessary to extend the wings of the supervision enables us to produce main building and to enlarge the Chinese de-

partment by an additional storey with two waters of unrivalled excellence and

wings. The estimated cost will amount to over $15,000. To cover these expenses we Appeal

to the liberality of all friends of Education, purity,

The establishment has been in existence for the

last 25 years and is open to all classes. Much

of the clerical work of the city is carried on by

its past papils. As this is the first time we have

applied for assistance we expect a generous A. S. WATSON & Co.,

response. The names of our most liberal Benefactors will be inscribed upon marble tablets, as a lasting testimony of their generosity. THE CHRISTÍAN BRÖTHERS. 'Hoogkong, 22nd November, 1991.

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EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENT IN

PEKING: The foreign settlement in Peking will be extended along the Northern boundary of the palace. The authority in charge of this proceeding did not use any force in occupying the land possessed by native landlords, but bought from them with their consent.

A NEW THEATRE –The high structure, of bamboo and malting, on the Praya, between the market and the water is to be a Chinese Theatre, or 'Tai Chiu. It' will be the first of its kind to be erected on this waste ground, and ought to provide amusement to the gangs of Chinese usually loafing in the vicinity.

LOCAL AGENTS WANTED-A Munich tailor proposes to lessen the perils of hot climates by clothing made on approved optical principles. The outer layer is of white material to reflect heat rays, and an inner layer of black or other coloured fabric is expected to absorb the chemically active light rays,

TSAI CHUN AGAIN:-Tsai Chun, otherwise known as Tsai Tortai, has been again den ounced by a censor. On the former occasion,

for, or 55 more than in the previous year. The

to Rs. 20,761, against Rs. 19548 in the previous year. The loss of human life caused by wild animals was as high as 206.

BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut. Col. Eaillie and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Bombay, Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Saturday) evening, from 8 to 9.30 p.m.

"PROGRAMIME. ".

March........" The Bustic Bridge "............ Rageva. Selection...." The Belle of New York... Kerler. Vale

sie Prout. The Cloister" Pullia..

Old Chia".

....Covic.

Barn Dance,..."The Boston Belle" Selection. „..** The Shop Girl".

"God save the King.

.Godfrey,

Cary!!

THE ABOLITION OF THE QUEUE IN DANGKOK It is some time ago now since we heard of a movement being on foot among the Chinese community to do away with their national appendage which so distinguishes them from all other nations, says an exchange In the Straits many Celestials have diverted themselves of this prehensible encumbrance; and some few in Bangkok have followed suit. Still another prominent Chinese, we hear, is about to doff his queue next week, wealber propitious. The journal would feel obliged to any Chinese residents who would give their opinion on this matter.

I have made further enquiries and am in a position to confirm my statement that Mr. Tzo Tsau Tai has been, and still is, private secre- tary to Mr. Fung Wa Chua. If his denial that he does not bold such an appointment is valid merely because he is also attached to some other posis, then would it not be equally in accurate say to discribe His Excellency the Officer Administering the Goverument

The General Officer Commanding HM Forces'? To quote Mr. Tre Tsan Tai, facts are facts and we cannot get away from them,

The question why the statement was brought before the public is easily answered. They wanted to know who he was because, in the first place, it would throw some light on the subject he had stirred up and, secondly, his name "Tze Tsan Tri' was, until recently, no less muonymous to a good many people than that of

Yours faithfully,

WOO TO TSUNG Hongkong, 13th June, 1902.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGXono TELEGRAFIL!

SIR, While fully recognising, the reasons which prompted "John Chinaman"tocoaujbute his scurrilous attack upon Eurasians under an

fair and Shewan, with their practical businers" Whitehead, and will use all their chergy and qualities, will prove walby followers of Mr.- experience to bear on fire various cinuses, of

lasting benefit to the Colony, But it is not with the members of the Legislative Council only that the success of the suggestions con lained in the report of Mestis Chadwick and Simpson depends, for it conce. us every member of this ingefad ever increasing community, and there is not a resident who will not, in some way or other, be affected by the alterations and improvements which the bill contains. It is, therefore, with the idea of getting all shades and bite ests of lue com- munity to express their views in the press on the various subjects a sue that I have penned this letter. Messrs. Chadwick nad Simpson, es experts, have done their work thoroughly and conscientiously and deserve the gratitude of the members of the community for the candid. and painstaking way in which they have placed their views before the government, hit remains for the residents and those interested in the lands and propertica, which the bill affects, to develops and perece, as far að it is practicable, the excellent reforms suggested by these two experienced gentlemen. If the work is to be done thoroughly and promptly, it will necessi ale radical reforms in almost every department of the Government, and in order that those reforms

shall ta rual, and not merely paper reforms the advice of all interested is necessary (o enable the Government, without doing any interest unless rendering just and adequate

ITsai Chun would have been recalled by the MAMMOTH SGHOONERS:--With refer- assumed name, I am entirely at a loss to under undue violence to any special department or

Government but for the mediation of Yung La. He is charged this time with being not fit for the position which he now holds.

The plague RETURN for the twenty four hours ended at noon to-day shows nize fatal Chinese cases. One hody was found

in Queen's Road West, and the other eight were from No. 25 Gough Street, Sai Wo Lane,

Aberdeen Street, Stone-cutter Island, No. 4,200 Fishing Boat, opposite Kowloon Hotel, Tung On Lane, and Pokfulam Road. Two other cases from 314, Queen's Road West, and Station Street, Yaumati have also been noti- fed.

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erice to the assertion relating to the launch of the "biggest sailing ship in the world, it is said that though the German five-masted Preusses may be the biggest-sailing ship, so far as dis placemeat and tonnage are concerned, she will not carry so many masts as the Independence the only seven-inasted schooner in the world, and the first steel schooner ever built in Ame rica. There are only two six-masted schooners in the world, the George W. Wells, of Bosion, and the Eleanor A. Percy of Bath, Maine, Both of these do good work and pay profits, and curiously enough they collided in mid-At- Jantic. not many weeks ago.

stand what deductions and authorities led him to draw such absurd, distinctions between them and the Chinese. Of course, if one wishes to read between the lines no difficulty will be ex perienced in discerning his object, but when one comes to view the letter with ukerior motives it is at once seen to be written for the purpose of inciting the Chinese against the Eurasiaus, to say nothing of despising those having the smallest drop of European blood running through their veins, John Chinaman should recollect that he is in a Eilish Colony, where his absurd nations will be treated with the contempt they so well deserve He may as well inform us that in his village in China, Europeans, Eurasians, Chinese Christians, and Chinese in the employ of Europeans, are reated as outlaws, and that their lives are in jeopardy because one word from such

a man as himself would bring upon them a gang of cut-throats;

He has doubtless failed to grasp the broad

compensation,

takes in the most practical and substantial on, to do everything it under- manner consistent with the needs of the alterations or improvements made. Hong kong is a computatively young city, ballt on very ancient lines and being a young city, it has risen with all the ideas of cheapness, and

mere appearance so prominent in the majority of productions of modern times, and especially, those of, or for, the Far East, everyone being left to build as he liked provided he complied with the paper laws and regulations issued, by our apathetic governments of former years. The result is that we have probably the worst TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILING:-ME.

buildings in say colony or possession of the John Muir,the Inspector of Engineering Surveys. ONE OF THE POOR OLD BATTLESHIPS

British Empire, the only city I know, which to the Government of Western Australia, has which has seen its best days and is no

can be compared to it, being Bombay, which just completed a survey for the great Trans- "sheer hulk," is to be put to a novel use. She Australian Railway, which is to run north

is elo a great centre of plague and cholera is to have a stokehole fitted suficiently large towards from Sydney across the continent, from

Messrs: Chadwick and Simpson have, Khe acommodate one boiler each of the Yarrows Sydney to Eourke, a distance of 500 miles, the

fist paragraph of their report given three Dürr, Babcock and Wilcox, Eelleville and line has been already constructed. From

causes only, on which to base their guments Niclausse types, in order that the engine-room Bourke it will run in a northerly direction, and and beneficial ideas accruing to those living and suggestions, namely, by the crowd. raters at Devonport may be able to gain a will connect the inland Queensland towns of under the Eritish flag, and comes forward to ing together of too many houses on loo amalla general knowledge of the several kinds of Conamulia, Charleville, Longreach, Winton, champion a cause with narrow minded views space; secondly, by: sanitary defects in the

new warships now under construction..

will gull the community into his way of think overcrowding of the inhabitants in these ing. Not only does he wish to separate the houses: Eul, I think there might well be added Eurasians from the Chinese, and create a another, and not much smaller cause, fud that class distinction, but he goes so far as is the material used in the constraction of to subdivide the former into those havingas buildings...I have bad considerable casual ex much right to be called Chinese as pura bora Chinese themselves," and those who are

water-tube boiler which are to be placed in the and Cloncurry; from, this last-named place and idle assertions in the fall belief that he design of dwelling houses; and, thirdly, by

will run to Normanton, in the Gulf of Cat pentaria. The chief advantages of this great COUNTY CRUISER COMPLETED :—The

line to Sydney and other southern markets, it Fairfield Shipbuilding Company, of Govan,

has been pointed out, would be certain a supply N.D., have just delivered the new “County "

of meat from the vast Queensland pastures, cruiser H.M.S. Bedford to the Admiralty. She

whilst New South Wales will greatly benefit by will be completed for sea at Devonport Dock- yard and she will probably be the first of the sending north its lud stock to a certain market. county cruisers to run her trials. It is an HONGKONG RELIEFS:—An Indiau paper fortunate that none of the new county cruisers says. It will be noticed that in the reliefs of has been completed in time to take part in the the Chius force published recently, no regi- coronation naval review. Of these vessels the ment of the Hyderabad Contingent figures in Bedford and the Kent will be added to the the list, though the 5th Infantry, Hyderabad fleet this year, and the Monmouth, Essex, Contingent, is to conte back from Hongkong Derswick, Cornwall, Cumberland Donegal, The decision not to send out a battalion from Lancaster and Sufolk either next year or the the Contingent merely to do garrison doly is to be the porer if he retams to his village in year after. Six more county cruisers of an im- proved type, viz, the Roxburgh, Antrim, Hampshire, Argyll Carnarvon, and Devon shire, have just been laid down.

be commended in every way. The ordinary regiments of the Native Army in India can afford to find men for that class.of duty, which, it may be noted, is highly popular with the THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION over sepoy, who finds it lucrative; and the shoukl not be the Chinese in the Foreign Settlement is still Hyderabad Contingent unsettled. The Chinese papers report that re- drawn upon, except where there is a cently at the special request of the Senior Consul, chance of its units seeing active service in the Yuan Total of Shanghai paid a visit to the field. The Pioneer remarks that as two American Consulate which lasted from 2,30 to battalions of Native Infantry are to go to

4 p.m. Yuan Taolai, with his French interpe-Hongkong, it is about time that another

perici co of building in many parts of the world, but have rarely seen such suositulos for co

FRANCE

be of the

demoli

Thosely

no more Chinese than they are Eurasians,

and mortar, as are in general use I 15 8 suble meliod of arguing, and seen several buildings, consider further comment is needless. After a most in more su

moro, substantial type, in process proper suggestion regarding the election of the tion, and the small pieces of bricks chairman of the Tung Wa Hospital, your one on another, thout any mid-for I can correspondent sneaks into oblivion under the not

not call the Hongkong,marter any other impression that he has saved the Chinese comme

name to adhere them her as positively; munity from invasion, and that the Colony will

surprised meth happen in Ho of those paría be an awf Bury after

on your space,

China. Apologising for trespassing so much

I am Yours truly,

ESHI CHANG KWONG, Hongkong, June 13th, 1902,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HongKong TELEGRAPH SIR-With reference to Mr.sc san

letter, published in the China Mail. instant, will you kindly graut me space valuable columns to bring to the notice numerous renders that Mr. Tso

ter, then went to the French Consulate General regiment was raised in India. The Home is in the employ of Mr. Fung Wa Chur

and had an interview with M. Ratard, French Consul General. Both of these interviews are said to be in relation to a very important, matter, which it is surmised has to do with the deadlock between the Consuls and the Municipal Council arising out of the preposterous line taken by the French Cossul, supported by the U.S. repesentative, in which the acting British Consul General has weakly acquiesced, much to the disgust of all his nationals...

COTTAM

SUN HATS

authorities agreed to the aising of five new he is not his private secreta y battalions to fill the gaps caused by the empordence or copying clerk and ployment of Indian troops in Colonial stations; letters signed by Mr Fung but only four of these have so far been called are in the handwriting of Mr. into existence. It is to be hoped that the bave often seen him working Punjab Frontier Force will not be forgotten Chin's office, antl.can call when orders are issued for mising the fifth corroborate my statemen regiment. The 3rd Punjab Infantry was mustered out in the early eighties, and it might well be restored now to the Army'

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