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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 27

U.S. MAIL LINES.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.

OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S.S. CO.," TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

"COPTIC "

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG..

AMERICA MARU".

"UITY OF PEKING "

"GAELIO"

"HONGKONG MARU" "CHINA"

THURSDAY, 3rd July, at Noon.. :SATURDAY, tath July, at Noon, SATURDAY, 19th July, at Noon. TUESDAY, 29th July, at Noon. TUESDAY, 5th August, at Noop. .THURSDAY, 14th August, at Noon.

THE O&O. Company's Steamship #COPTIC," will be despatched for SAN FRAN- CISCO, via AMOY, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, INLAND SEA, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, on THURSDAY, the 3rd July, at Noon, taking Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe. Passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point

en route.

.....

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada.

Passengers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the choice of the Overland Rail Routes from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL- WAY; also the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY on payment of £4 in addition to the regular tarif rate.

Passengers holding Orders for OVERLAND CITIES in the United States have between SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, the option of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and other direct connecting Railways, and from Chicago to destination the choice of direct lines.

Special rates (First-class only) to European Points, are granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Consular Services, and European Civil Service Officials located in Asia, and to European Officials in the Service of the Governments of China and Japan.

TO UNITED STATES and CANADIAN POINTS, Special rates (first class only) are confined and will apply only to Missionaries, Members of the Naval and Military Services, and to Consular and Diplomatic Officials of the Governments of China and Japan.

Return Fassage-Reduction will be made to passengers who do not hold return tickets, making the return journey between ports in the Orient and Honolulut or beyond, within twelve months. *:

Through Bills of Lading issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Franscisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Overland Railway, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Companies' and connecting Steamers.

Intimations.

FOOK WO COMPANY LIMITED. JO

NOUR

TOTICE 'is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the Company will be held at the Courány's OFFICE, NO, 43, Bonham Strand, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, TO-MORROW the 28th day of June,, at 12 o'clock, Noom, when the SUBJOINED RESOLUTIONS "which were passed at the Extraordinary General

Meeting of the Company held on the roth day:

· of June, 1902, will be submitted for confirmu-- tion as SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS.

ISTRESOLUTION.

That Article 71 shall be cancelled and that the following: "Article" shall be – substituted" therefor. W

71. The First Directors and the Secre tarics named in these. Ait cles shall be paid for founders remuneration in ench year'tal% 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 tors and the Secretaries named in thesa Articles shall also be paid for founders remuneration of the net profit of the Com- pany each year to be divided among them in proportion to the number of shores. taken up by them and by such Shareholders. as they introduced on the formation of the Company. The Managing Directors shall also divide 1% 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 manner, as the Managing Directors shall determine.

2ND RESOLUTION. -That Article 72 shalt-be cancelled and that the following Anticle. shall be substituted therefor

73. 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 shall 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 legal personal representative of such Direc tor or Secretary so dying as aforesaid. By Order of the Board of Directors,

WONG YU TUNG, Chief Secretary. Hongkong, 27th June, 1902. ·

[642d

CELEBRATIONS IN HONOUR OF THE CORONATION OF THEIR MAJES TIES THE KING AND QUEEN.

Freight will be received on board until 4 PM, the day previous to sailing, Parcel Packay to ceived from England as to the POST-

will be received at the Office until y r.a. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full value of same is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany each shipment of Cargo er parcel (valued at $100. 'Gold

or over) destined to Points, beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Companies' Office addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

Merchant's Invoice will be sufficient for cargo or parcel (each shipment) when the value

is less that $100. U.S. Gold...........

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the 'Com panies, Queen's Building.

11902

Hongkong, 24th June, 1902.'

j. S. VAN BUREN, Agent.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY.'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.

"SAFETY.

SPEED.

PUNCTUALITY.

THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE, VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.

(CALLING AT SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, B.C.) Twin Screw Steamships-5,000 Tons-10,000 Horse Power-Speed 19 Knots.. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

1902

R.M.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN... Comdr. H. Pybus, R.N.R.......WEDNESDAY, 16th July,

ATHENIAN..........Comdr. H. Mowalt SATURDAY, 26th July. EMPRESS OF CHINA...Comdr. R. Archibald, R.N.R.WEDNESDAY, 6th Aug. EMPRESS OF INDIA...Comdr. O. P. Marshall, R.N.R.WEDNESDAY, 27th Aug. TARTAR.Comdr. E. Beetham, R.N.R...WEDNESDAY, ruth Sept.

TS JAPAN, and usually make the voyage POKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER THE magnificent Twin-screw Steamships of this Line pass through the famous INLAND (B.C.) in 12 DAYS, saving THREE DAYS to a WEEK in the Trans-Pacific journey, and make connection at Vancouver with the PALATIAL OVERLAND TRAINS. of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY which leave daily, and cross the Continent FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIC WITHOUT CHANGE. Close connection is made at Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, New York and Boston with all Trans-Atlantic Lines, which passengers to Great Britain and the Continent are given choice of

TN consequence of Telegraphic News re- PONEMENT of the CORONATION owing to His Majesty's indisposition, the Celebrations in Hongkong have been INDEFINITELY POSTPONED with the exception however of the Tea to the Children. The Tea will be given as previously arranged, at 4:30 PM, at the CITY HALL, TO-MORROW, the 28th instant, those Ladies who have already kindly promised to attend are asked to be good enough to be present.

EDBERT A. HEWETT.

*. Hon. Secretary, To the Coronation Committee. Hongkong, 25th June, 1902, p

1677d

VICTORIA RECREATION 'CLUB"

HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Twilt be held in the CLUB GYMNASIUM, (KOWLOON), on MONDAY, the 30th June, at 5.30 P.M.

FRANK W. WHITE, 'Hoo. Secretary.

[669d Hongkong, 23rd June, 1902.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,

LIMITED.

is hereby given that the THIR

Intimations.

WREXHA

SOLE AGENTS

RITCHIE & Co.,

Des Voeux Road.

· · Honglering, 24th June,

167jd

LEVY HERMANOS.

MERCHANTS, JEWEL DIAMONU

LERS AND WATCHMAKERS.

EASTMAN'S KODAKS and FILMS. Sole Agents for " OMEGA" WATCHES" "OMEGA" is the best, "THREE YEARS

guarantee given to every purchaser.

40, QUEEN'S ROAD,

Watson's Building,

#17

WO SHING. PRINTER, BOOKBINDER

AND

RUBBER STAMP MANUFACTURER.

Moderate Prices,

No. 29, Pottinger Street.. Hongkong, 18th January, 1902.

TAI

Fraid SANG MOW,

DEALER IN

Rattan Furniture, Bamboo Blinds and Matting of All Colours: No. 45, Queen's Road, Central, Price Lists On Application, Orders Executed Promptly, H'kông, 12th May, 1902 (341d

LOONG.

2 and 3, Lyndhurst Terrace. OR Fancy Muslins and Piques,

Flowered Delaine, Ladies' and Children's Shoes, New Chiffon Hats.

Hongkong, 1st May, 1902.

[gozd

CHEONG SHING,

No. 39, Queen's Road Centre, (Opposite to Messrs. GAUTP & Co.) DEALERS IN

GOVER

hira Brigad

the Governm

Sir,1,have the

ing report on the Go

BRIGADE

arch, 1902

follow- Brigade for

Gas World and

by the loterest taken in its

engineers and others concerne facture and distribution of gas. me, therefore, that home reader

ention journal may like to reciprocate the fovated abroad to them and their work by reading some little account of a gas over the seas which have the pleasure of inspecting

the year (gol. There ere fifty-eight fires and eighty four incipient during "Details" regarding

Aro allached. The Brigade tumed out fifty-seven times during the year. The estimated damage caused by the fires was $630,381, and by the Incipient Fires $212.50. A list is attached showing the number of Fires that have occurred during each of the the Hongkong and China Gas Company's works last ten years with the estimated value of pro-at Hongkong. perty destroyed in each case. The water in the mains was turned off from T11th November

TOPOGRAPHICAL”, -

A few lines may be devoted at the outsel to last, since which date the steam engines and Hongkong in its topographical aspects. A sea water were used, and the work of extin Crown colony, ceded to Great Britain by the guishing Fires was rendered less prompt and Chinese Government in 1841, and declared considerably more – arduous, One large fire free part in 1842, the island possesses occurred in a warehouse after that date, one of the finest barbours in the world fortunately quite close to the sea-wall. One and offers protection to vessels in all weathers Fire occurred in the Harbour during the year. The island is about eight miles long and A new telescopic fire-escape, capable of reach about five wide at the widest part, and is ing a height of 60 feet, was received from Eng. shut in by mountains on all sides. It has. tand on the 5th November, The men were six peaks of from 1,016 to neatly 1,900 feet drilled in handling it, but it was never called in height. The range of mountains running into actual use at a Fire. I attach a list of along the front of the harbour is know as The places where Fire Despatch Boxes are kept, Peak." There is a cable tramway running up. and copy of report by the Engineer on the state, the northern of the Fire Engines, which are all in good order., (Since the report was written No. 3 Engine has been repaired). The conduct of the Brigade has been good. I acted as Superintendent of the Brigade, and Mr. Mackie as, Assistant Superintendent from the sth September, when Mr. May left the Colony on leave of absence. An additional Assistant Superintendent was added to the Brigade from the 15th July, the "post being filled by Inspector

Kemp.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

F. J. BADELEY,

(Acting Superintendent of Fire Brigade.)

List of Places where Fire Brigade Despatch Bores are kept.

FACE OF THE ROCKS! the terminus affording an excellent view of the harbour and district. There and on the summit are numerous handsome residences in the Easier style of architecture, with spacious open balconies. The foliage of the trees and shrubs (planted by the Afforestation Com mittee), by which the rocks are richly clothed, lends a charm to the whole picture, presenting, as it does, an exquisito panoramic view of beautifully diversified hill scenery. Nestling at the base of the cliffs is the city of Victoria, the capital of Hongkong. Irregular lines of streets consisting of shops and ware houses line the lower portion of the cliffs in

terrace fashion, spreading Irregularly for about four miles from east to west, and these extend down to the harbour front. There are numerous handsome public buildings. in the island, some good hotels, an excellent variety of shops, splendid banks, a free library, a theatre, churches of nearly every denomina tion, naval and military institutions and hospit als, recreation grounds, and a racecourse. Many other institutions of various kinds go to make up the most important and imposing city in the East. There are practically no horse

1 Box. No. 1 Police Station 3 Boxes. En gina House at No. 2 Police Station Box Naval Dock Yard; Box: Clock Tower 1 Box Government Offices, 1 Boz. Government House; Box No. 7, Queen's Carden, En gineers' Mets; 1 Box. Central Police Station; Box Wellington Street at Lyndhurst Terrace; Box Government Civil Hospital; 1 Box. Staunton Street at Sing Wong Street; 1 Box. Water Lane at Queen's Road-Central Boxes No. 7 Police Station; 1 Box Bouham Strand conveyances in the island. The mode of gett West, at West End; Box, Gas House, West, ing about is by Sedan chair and jinricksha.

Point; I Box. Fat Hing Street, at Queen's Road West; Box. Ko Shing Theatre, Box. 1:Bor. Goverment Lonatic Asylum; 2 Boxes, Nam Pak Hong Fire Station; Box. Man Mo Temple; a Boxes. No. 5 Police Station; Box Kennedy Town Hospital; Box Collinson Street, & Box, No. 463, Queen's Road West

List of Telephones to which the Police can,

have access to communicate

unicate with Gentral –

Station in the citat of a Fire breaking out. Hongkong and China Gas Company, East and West Point, 7am.to g.p.m.; Tung Wa Hospital, Po Yan Street Man On Insurance Office, Queen's Road West Hongkong Hotel, Praya Central Royal Naval Yard, Queen's Road East; Mr. J. Kennedy's, Causeway Bay

RECLAMATION OF THE FORESHORE.

the

belöng.

The harbour itself presents at all times a very lively appearance, owing numerous craft always to be seen in the, Channel-craft consisting o

every variety of Chinese junk, small and large sampans, private yachts, etc, merchant vesse ing to various companies, war of several nationalities. Th scheme dealing with the seashore has for some years been in progress and very, fine and substantial wharfage of concrete and stone bas been substituted for what was former. ly an unsightly harbour front. One section of the western portion of the sea front, where the gasworks are situated, is awaling completion. The work is being pushed rapidly ahead, and

kong

NOTICENT ORDINARY YEARLY Jewellery and Silks, Pearls and Jadestone Electric Light Company, Queen's Road East when it is finished the scheme, so far as the

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the COMPANY OFFICES, No. 4. Queen's Buildings, on TUESDAY, the 8th July, at 12.30 PM, for the purpose of pretenting the Report of the Directors, together with a State ment of Accounts to 30th April, 1902, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 24th instant, to the 8th July, both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

·: GIBB, LIVINGSTON-& CO, Agents. Hongkong, 19th June, 19°2.

Sheds

Passengers Booked through to all principal points and AROUND THE WORLD. Return tickets to various points at reduced rates, Good for 4, 6, 9 and 12 months,

SPECIAL RATES (First class only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval,ce Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European Officials in the Service of China and Japan Governments.

The attractive features of the Company's route embrace its PALATIAL STEAMSHIPS, (second to none in the World), the LUXURIANCE OF ITS TRANS CONTINENTAL TRAINS (the Company having received the highest award for same at recent Chicago World's Exhibition), and the diversity of MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN AND LAKE SCENERY through which the Railway passes.

THE DINING CARS and MOUNTAIN HOTELS of this route are owned and operated by the Company, and their appointments and Cuisine are unexcelled

For further information, Maps, Guide Books, Rates of Passage, &c, apply to:

D. E. BROWN, General Agent,

·Pedder's Sirizti Hongkong, 26th June, 1902,

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD.

OSTABIATISCHER KRACHTDAMPIER DIENST.

Taking Cargo at through Rates to ANTWERP AMSTERDAM, Rotterdam, COPENHAGEN, LISBON, OPORTO, LONDON, LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, TRIESTE, GENOA, FORTS IN THE LEVANTE BLACK SEA and BALTIC PORTE-NORTH and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS)..

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG

STEAMERS STRASSBURG.

Madse

SAMBIA

Schmidt RN

SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

DESTINATIONS | SAILING DATES 7 MARSEILLES, HAVRE & HAMBURG G

1st July (Calling a SINGAPORE and COLOMBO) HAVRE BREMEN and HAMBURGE

(Calling at SINGAPORE and PENANG) HAVRE and HAMBURG

SILESIA, CALL

Bahle

C FERD LABISZZ

(Calling at SINGAPORE and COLOMEO), HAVRE and HAMBURG (Calling at SINGAPORE AND PRO WE HAVRE and HAMBURGY (Calling at SINGAPORE and COLCEO HAVRE and HAMBURG Mayer d

(Calling SINGAPORE and PENANG For further Particulars, apply to

Fuchs WURZBURG von:Binze KONIGSBE

Ware, Ivory Ware and Curios, Chinese

Goods of all kinds,

And also General Exmorters. An inspection is respectfully solicited. Good quality and good workmanship

guaranteed.

Prices lower than other shops in the same

line of business;

[soid

GRIMAULT'S(SYRUP.

657 HYPO-PHOSPHITE of LIME

NAVAL COALING DEPOT, "KOWLOON. FRECTION of a Boundary Wall and Fence, concrete work to back.of: Seat Wail and rubble toe to samie, repairs to Coal

and pulling down existing buildings, ***

Tenders are invited for the above, works. Drawings Specification and Conditions of Contract may be seen and Form of Tender. obtained at the Office of the Superintending Civil Engineer, H.M. Nayal Yard, on and after the 30th insunt; Sealed Tenders marked "Tender for Erection of Boundary Wall, &c." are to be delivered on or before TUESDAY, the 8th July next, at Noon, addressed to the. Superintending Civil Engineer and placed in Tender Box, at Superintending Civil Engineer's Office, H.M. Naval Yard,

165 The lowest or any Tendor will not neces sanly be accepted,

1681d

Hongkong, 26th June, 1902. BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE. NOTICE OF REMOVAL

THE HEAD OFFICE of the above Bank PARIS, has been REMOVED from 34, Rue Laffitte to TSBIS RUE LAFFITTE,

KATEGA MAYER,

DROZ & Co.,

·FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEET

All suffering from Catarrh, Con- sumption, Obatinate Coughs or Colds and those affected with diseases of the Chest, Lungs and Bronchial Tubes, should take

GRIMAULT'S STRUPGI HYPO-PHOSPHITE ALINE Prescribed by the leading medical autho- ritles in all countries for the last twenty- Ave years with the greatest success, it continues to retain its reputation where all other medecines have failed. W

⠀⠀ Grimaull's Byrup immediately arrests the Cough,Spitting of blood and Nighta weats, and the Appetite Improven ra- pidly a fact soon demonstrated by an In crease of weight and healthy appearance. Grimault's Syrup hasa ross colour, and is gold in flat oval bottles. Beware of Imitations. GRIMAULT & Co, Paris, fill by all Chamicia

MEE CHEUNG“

PHOTOGRAPHER,"" TOP FLOOR OF ICE HOUBE, IN Ice House Revd.

Acting Manager at Hongkong.? Hongkong, 23rd June, 1902. 167005 now in a position, in his New and Com

modious Premises, to eclipse, as heretofore, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED in the Colony or in any part of the Far East-

GROUPS AND VIEWS engan

a speciality. Arwiglenn, 22nd S přember, thoß...

WATCH MANUFACTURERS, STEAM FACTORY ESTABLISHED ST. IMIER SWITZERLAND,

SPECIALITIES: LEVER WATCH & CHRONOGRAPHS.

15th July

30th July.

14th Aug

Freight and Passengers. Freight Freight and Passengers.. Freight.

reight:

Mode

28th Aug

Toth Sop

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE.

>> HONGKONG Orsice *:

OGY TRADE MARKS

„MAXIM, BERNA,

EPAIRS of WATCHES and CLOCKS competent European experis – al

Furnit

LEE LOONG.

DEALER IN

Blackwood - Phaled Glans, Crockery Ware, Brass and Iron Bedsteads and Rattan Sofas

for whole sets uk

špensers

* ENGINEERS REPORTINGSHMIN Hongkong, 19th February, 1902.

Sir, I have the honour to forward the Annual Report on the state of the Government Fire Engines, for the year ending 31st December, 1901

STEAMER NO. (Floating Fire Engine by Shand te plason) Thisngine has been 4 years in service was docked and over-hauled in June, root, and the Hull, Engines Boiler and Pumps are now in good order, and condition,

STEAMER NO. 2

1. (Land Engine by Shand and Mason)

This Engine has been 25 years in service (Boiler 4 years) it has been fegularly tested at Drill for Drivers and is now in good order and condition. CO

STEAMER NO.

(Land Engine by Shand and Mason.) This Engine has been, 23 years in service and has been regularly tested at Drill for Drivers "At the last two Drills great difficulty was ex

perienced in getting the Pump to cactly the and an examination I found the Valve Seats badly corroded thus preventing Vacuum being formed in the Chamber

STEAMER NO. dan

water,

(Land Engine by Shand and "Mason.) * This Engine has been 20-years in SOFY

and has been regularly tested at Drille now in good order and condition,

STEAMER NORS KONE Land Engine by Shand & Mason This Engine has been- cars in servic was over-hauled in 1900, and has been reg

·ly tested at Drill and is now lo good- condition.

~All the Manual Engines wild, Real Ladders

good repair and are now condition.

Owing to the precently done al

to that, has

Consider

the mains

first and second-sections are concerned, will be completed The estimated cost of

THE ENTIRE RECLAMATION, USA, east and west, is about 7,500,791 dols. (the dollar is Mexican, and valued at about 1s, in "be defrayed English money), and the cost is by the sale of the land reclaimed. The Gas any have also branch works, co

and

station of about half is at the east end of the ur, 23 miles from the Wes Other side of the channel, His Canton side. Three Indian

is an extensive about four miles narrowest point 15,000

is an excellent ferry ser the other. Th Longkong may be added, is not all tha The roads are macad

and the streets are

The works of the Ho Company as has bee at We harbour. Thes worthy?

Longleatedby

then

erected

and there

Hong

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