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organised detective staff certain members of which might remain on board for a specified time while the steamers are loading for the Philippines, and endeavour to detect any. cases of fraud that might be attempted on the part of the native crews. It would per Ordlanry business coraminutentions should be addressed haps also be advisable to make these crews

to The Manager.

enter into a bond with the companies to The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for indemnify the owner from all damages that any rejectal MS., nor to return any Contribution.might result from the discovery of stowaways in the Philippines. It is a matter which SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). requires careful consideration, and should DAILY $30 per ann WEEKLY $18 per ann

not be allowed to rest in its present unsatis factory state.

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BIRTH.

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

APPOINTMENT:-D., E. ]. Reynolds has been appointed engineer to the Tamar, for duties in the Naval Yard.

HOTTEST DAY:-Yesterday is marked in the Chinese Calender as Tai Shui, meaning

On the 12th of July, at. Chefoo, Mrs. H. C. great heat, and was supposed to be the AUGUSTESEN, of a daughter..

hottest day in China during this year.

MARRIAGE.

On the 9th of June, at Jerusalem, Palestine, RACHEL, eldest daughter of the late B. D. Benjamin, of Shanghai, China, to Dr. ALBERT

ABOUCHEDID.

DEATHS.

On the 17th of July, at the Shanghai General Hospital, of cholera, ALEXANDER CUSHNY,

On the 7th July, at Nailsworth, Gloucester shire, England, MARION, wife of Edward Stevens, LM. Customs, of Amay.

On the 16th instant, at Payal Lane, Singa. pore, FELICIA CONSTANCE (Conny) the eldest daughter of Ham M. E. Angus, age years and months. Deeply regretted R. I. P..

On 8th July, at Penang, MARIE FLORENCE, widow of the late Capt. J. F. Mills, of Penang Kanguo. Aged 45.

As Marble Hall, Penang, on the 13th inst JAMES LOGAN, Surgeon Dentist, second son of the late Abraham Logan of Penang.',

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1901.

CHINESE STOWAWAYS.

I is not trespassing beyond the pale of veracity to assert that since the early days of navigation there has scarcely been a crafi, from a barque to liner, which has not, at one time or another, carried stowaway stifled and starved in voluntary confinement complicity has often been found to exist beneath decks. It is equally true that between those on board, and, among the pative crews in Hongkong, there appear to be an unusually large number of these evil disposed persons, Many strange points were recently brought to the notice of the public when the Magistrate enquired into ile Aujong case not many months since. The Chamber of Commerce took the

THE ORDINARY

HALF-YEARLY

MEETING of the shareholders-in-the Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will be held at the City Hall on Saturday, 16th- | August, at noon.

MONUMENT TO THE SOLDIERS

OF THE KING.

UNVEILED AT HAPPY VALLEY."

A small assembly of soldiers, officers, non commissioned officers and privates, besitles fow civilians, including the Hon. F. H: May, CM.G. (Colonial Secratary), and the Hon. W Chatham Director of Public Works, nict at Happy Valley, on a plot of ground reserved for the graves of those soldiers who have died in Hongkong, • yesterday evening, to attend the unveiling ceremony of a mong ment to deceased soldiers of the Hongkong Garrison.

"On the arrival" of His Excellency. Mafor General Sir WJ. Gascoigne, who was accam panied by Lady Gascoigne, the ceremony commenced by the Military Band, under Band, master J. H. Moir, of the Royal Welch Fusiliers playing Crofel's setting of the beautiful voluntary Comfort O Lord." The Rev. E, H. Good, of H.M.S. Tashar, who officiated, led in the singing of Hymn wards read a portion of the burial service. 225, Brief life is here our portion" and fler Then H.E. stepped forward and said

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Soldiers of the Garrison, of all the things in which I have been identified at Hongkong, ROBBERY AT HOLLYWOOD ROAD think this soldiers' cemetery is the one that The Chinaman, charged with entering a con. gives me most pleasure to feel that I am as tractor's shop in Hollywood Road and stealingsociated with, and in saying this, pray believe $3,372, was committed to that at the next

Criminal Sessions.

CORONATION AUDRESSES:-The Ad dresses to the King from the General Com munity of Hongkong, the Masons and the Chinese were sent house by theP. and O. sica mer Malacca, which sailed this afternoon, FORTHCOMING MEETING: The seventy-second half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Hongkong and Macao. Steam Boat Company Ltd, will be held at the Company's office on Tuesday; the 5th August

at nocu.

that I do not forger that I have had but a very small part indeed to do with it It is the The officers have helped, as the officers always soldiers' work, the soldiers of the Garrison. will do in anything that meets the wishes. of the men, but it was the soldiers entirely who carried out the thing. Perhaps it may interest spine of those who have lately come to the Garrison to know something of

THE FACTS OF THE CASE concerning this soldiers' cemetery and the memorial I propose to unveil to-day. 'It was' very shortly after I came to Hongkong that 1 found that the soldiers of the Garrison who were buried in this cemetery were buried in A GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION ap-

any part of any part that happened, to be in our advertisement columnas stating that convenient, and not together. Well, I think pears the Crown Lands situated at Bowen Road and we soldiers are all alike in one respect, and I adjoining R. B. L: No. 9 are to be sold by think perhaps that the public generally does Public Auction at the offices of the Public

not qu to realise whint that is. We soldiers give Works Department, on. Monday, 28th July-up our lives to our profession, not certainly.

3 p.m.

FOUR FATAL CASES OF PLAGUE were notified during, the twenty-four hours en ad

Jardine's Bazaar, and the other three cases at hoon jo-day. One body was found near occurred at the following places --No. 3 Tai Wong Lane, 22 Graham Street, and 127 Third

Street.

for the sake of money; we are paid to enable us to live, but it is certainly not for money that we give our services in the first place; it is for the honour and glory of serving par King and

any part of the globe; we may be sent to n our country. We have to take that service in

good station and a healthy climate, or to a bad-station and an unhealthy climate. It FORTHCOMING ENTERTAINMENT:-us, from the seniors to the juniors, like to is all in the day's work, and we soldiers, all of

The members of the Royal Engineer Variety feel that when that day's work is over, done to

we not buried in a nameless grave, but that we or a long day-we like to think, to feel, that we remain green in the hearts of our comrades, that there is some kind of image.of which perbags a photograph could be taken and seat to our loved ones at home. So I thought it

risan, you will not be surprised to hear ma says that I am proud of being associated with these two things, the Soldiers' Club, which contribut ed to this memorial, and

MOUR, SOLDIERS' GRAVE,

two institutions have been carried out by the as we might call it, when you know that those soldiers themselves without any outside, help what wers know well, from the feeling and from the feeling there is for the have had shown to me in Hongkong, soldiers, that if I had gone aut into the streets to ask for any sum of money I should have got it, but these things. oncerned them entirely in our own hands, and am very ourselves; and I thought it was well to keep glad to think that these two institutions have. been carried out entirely and completely by the soldiers, and the soldiers only. Well now, we propose shartly just to unveil this monu nient, which marks, as I say, for all time that here we have a little resting pla e for every poor fellow who died here in Hongkong, so that they might feel they were not forgotten by say, I am more proud to be associated with thely comrades nor by their country, and, as "I this movement than I think I am with any thing during my stay in Hongkong, I would very much like now if one of the members of to mark-heir sense of the thing the sub-committee would say a few words Just

ward and after saluting His Excellency thanked Drum Major Kirkpatrick, R.W.v., stepped for him for his kind words and for the interest he that the cemetery was to be reserved for Euro had all along taken in the scheme,and explained pean soldiers of the Garrison who died here, and that their names would be inscribed on tha who died or were killed in North China and of monument, which also bears the names of men those who perished in the fire in Tichtsin Barracks last year

THE MONUMENT

His Excellency is of Hongkong granite

The monument which was thien unveiled by

by a cross. On one side is the inscription, stands about fifteen feet high, and is surmounted.

Sacred to the memory of soldiers who died in the service of their country. Dulce et decorum est fuo patrin mori"; and on another, "This enclosure is reserved exclusively for the graves of soldiers who have died in Hongkong The other two sides of the monument are taken up by the names of soldiers of the Garrison who died here and in the North.

The ceremony concluded with the voluntary by the Band," Chorale," by Novello.

MACAO NOTES, [From a Correspondent)

MACAD, July 24th.

THE HARDOUR APPROACH, A chronic source of trouble and one for whose removal repeated representations have been ineffectively made is the notoriously bad- approach to the harbour of Macao. Again has the subject been brought recently to the notice of the Macao Government by the owners of the Steamboat Co. Ench

year the task of navigating the large boat plying betw:en this port and Hongkong becomes more and more difficult as the channel geis gradually silted up with the detritus: washed down by the action of rain and tida," Travellers between the southern colonies know it to their annoyance what the San Francisco

matter up in the interests of the shipping Club will give a concert to-morrow and Mon- the best of our ability, whether it is a short day. } warrier is like during low tide, the daily stesiner

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ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, HONGKONG,

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firms and wrote to the Government regarding Ordinance for the prevention of aiding and abelting stowaways owing to the stringency of the law relating to the prohibition of the immigration of Chinese into the

Wellington Barracks, commeriting at 8 pm. day, 26th and 28th inst, at the R. E Theatre, each evening. A capital programme has been arranged,

ENGINEERING AND MINING-The

Philippines, and suggesting that the Shangliai agent of the Chinese Engineering would be a very nice thing indeed if we could shoal spits off the Barra Fort round which the

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and Mining Co., Ld., reports that according to telegraphic advices from the Tongshan head office the output of the Kaiping Collieries for the week ending the 12th of July was 16,500 tons, and sales 9,500 tons of coal.

ELECTRIC FANS-A sinal consignment of the cheapest and best Electric Battery Table Fans yel produced; recently arrived in the Colony. Messrs. Gen. l'ation and Company

are

the whole consigament is already bought up, the sole agents at Hongkong Nearly but those who huny along will be able to secure one from the firm's premises over the New Victoria Hotel.

WAR MEDALS' WON BY A. BOY-Sir Charles Scott, Ambassador at St. Petersburgh,

get a little cemetery reserved to ourselves, the assembled the soldiers together in their soldiers of the Hongkong Garison, and I different units, by representatives, and 1 put the matter to them whether they liked the idea, and they one and all agreed to it. Well, just at that point-

THE LEGATION TROUBLES

broke out at Peking, and both I and my staff were up to our eyes in work, and I confess the by, and then-I think it was Colonel Bertie, matter escaped my memory. Mouths went

commanding the Royal Welch Fusiliers, caine to me and delivered a message from the men

General might have forgotten his promise, they of his regiment. They said that although the had not forgotten it, and they begged that it

anchor within sight of Praia Grande, and wait ozriving off the Macao rearls having often to for quite two hours at times before the steamer can again plough its way through the channel with the next food tide. But to the captain of navigation of his charge and her freight, the. the vessel, who is responsible for the safe

vessel has to be taken to get to her wharf

anchor and numerous tiny crafts in its vicinity present features of increasing anxiety. The

does not lessen the hazardous nature of fairway with the large fleet of Chinese-junks at.

the task in describing the large circle neces- sary in order to take the vessel safely round the fort to the fairway. It is feared that. the lethargic indifference that pervades, the Colonial Department in Lisbon in regard to the condition of Macao will allow the present representation, like so many others that precod.

when it is borne in mind that the opening of the more remarkable and equally unaccountable ed it, to sink into oblivion. This apathy in the

French port of Kwongchauwan has bad the effect of diverting Macao's trade direct from:

opium and foreign goods have been known to Macao a wide beth. Large consignments of Hongkong to the rival port, thus giving.

have been recently shipped direct from Long-

in distributing the prizes at Cheltenham College might be fulfilled. They were already raising kong to Kwongchauwan and taken from

in the South African war, and won two medals. I felt then that there were no grounds for he him amid treniendous Cheering. Of old Chel-Office and to Mr. Chatham, the Director of Sir Charles then handed one of the medals to sitating any longer, and I went to the Colonial tonians in the war 51 last their lives and 8 have received decorations.:

thenos into the neighbouring Chinese districts.

HONGKONG TO CANTON RAILWAY

(From a Correspondent)"

CANTON, 24th Joly

It is matter of common knowledge that the princely house" of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-

son & Co. are the concessionaries of the mir

Ordinance be amended empowering the Magistrates to inflict a penalty of one or two years' imprisonment with hard labour, in addition to the fine. It was pointed out that there were bigger men behind the coolic brukers-stevedores, and native crew, who were implicated and should be punished, and that in the Kaifong case the owners were compelled to enter into a bond of $70,000 gold to secure the conveyance of the stowaways back to Hongkong, and that if the officers had not made the discovery. WING to the insufficiency of accommoda-

tion in the present building and the in- and reported same to the U.S. Customs creasing demand for admission, it has been authorities a very heavy fine, would have found necessary to extend the wings of the been inflicted. The Government, however, main building and to enlarge the Chinese de replied that their opinion was that the law partment by an additional storey with two

as it at present stands was sufficient to wings. The estimated cost will amount to over $15,000. To cover these, expenses we Appeal case was exceptional and apparently due to meet ordinary cases, and that the Kaifong PHOTOGRAPHIC to the liberality of all friends of Education.

The establishment has been in existence for the the lack of vigilance displayed by the execu last 25 years and is open to all classes. Much tive officers of the steamer; but that under remarked that one of their present students, subscriptions, and they were particularly to the lass of Ma ao's junk carrying trade.. DEPARTMENT.

of the clerical work of the city is carried on by certain circumstances named it might

a boy named Griffiths, not yet. 13, had served auxious that the matter should go forward. DEVELOPING and PRINTING

its past pupils. As this is the first time we have be a matter for further consideration whether UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. response. The names of our most liberal It will be remembered that a discussion applied for assistance we expect a generous any alteration of the law was necessary. GOOD WORK..

Benefactors will be inscribed upon marble tablets, as a lasting testimony of their generosity.

ensued on this case, during which it PROMPT RETURN.

THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. was pointed out that the executive officers Hongkong, 8th July, 1902.

Hongkong, 22nd November, ront.

had nothing to do with the stowing of the steamer, and that they were not implicated, IF ONLY TRUEI-—The Je-sin-f'ho actually no suggestions of that nature being made had an item fately to the effect that Europeans, by the Magistrate trying the case, and that who are desirous of obtaining favour from the the U.S. authorities at Iloilo had held Cour, whether to work mines or to construct searching inquiry, going so far as to follow railroads do not apply any more to the blinisiry the matter up by sending detectives to of Foreign Affairs, but that they address them Hongkong, with the result that they were selves to the wives of European ministers as satisfied the officers had done all that was' necessary, and were not themselves concern- these ladies are on gonds terms with the Em- ed in the fraud. Ultimately it was decided press Dowager. They have only to say the to forward copies of the correspondence to word and their request is favourably received. shipping firms concerned in the Philippine A LUCKY SKIPPER-To-morrow mor trade and ask for ibeir information and views on the matter. This has since been done, ning the genial and popular Capt. Parker and, at the last meeting of the Chamber, it better known as "Old Georgie" will take from was agreed to have the whole of the corres Messrs, W. S. Bailey & Co.'s works at Kow- spondence, including the replies from the loca another newly built launch, named Goyerment and the shipping firms Navarra, to Manila. Her dimensions are 98 made public, and in yesterday's issue ft. long to ft beam and 9 ft deep. Capt. we were pleased to be able to reproduce Parker has already taken away from the waters them for consideration. The Government of this Colony 35 launches to Tientsin, Post replied to the effect that in the present Arthur, Borneo, Siam and Manila without a instance the executive officers did not single mishap. We hope that this trip to the exercise suflicient supervision to keep the latter port will prove as satisfactory as the stowaways out of the ship, and did not feel previous ones. justified in making any amendment in the THE PRESENT RAGE-Who are the peo-month till finally we had a sufficient sum of Ordinance. On the other hand Messrs. Burple with the smiling faces? Why, those fortu money to enable us to put up a larger memorial, TERFIELD and SWIRE, as owners, quoted the nate enough to secure that little automatic fan

which would, as it were mark the cemetery for report of the chief officer in order to dispute which, as the stationer would say, can be cars time, so loner it exists, as something or ly after he is m receipt of the Toportsi there was not sufficient supervision, while on rice about in, the waistcoat pocket. Messrs. reserved for us, the soldiers of the Garrison from the west side of the city running towards the general question of supervision the other firms concurred with Messrs. BUTTERFIELD and SWIRE Summing up the case for the owners, it would seem that the grievance of which they complain is the inadequacy of the European crew to grapple with the complicity of the largely preponderating Chi nese clement on board their steamers We offer merely as a suggestion whether it would not be a step in the proper direction for the brought to public notice by theca.useful little own funds, to put us

goin Now, steamship companies to maintian a regular fans.

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Public Works, whom I am glad to see here to day to show the interest he has taken in this matter, and I should like to take this public Opportunity of saying to you that Mir. Chatham at once agreed that a cemetery should be re served for the soldiers of the Garrison of Hong kong. To some of you it may seem that the little plot of ground on which we stand is rather small, but when you come to see this great cemetery nearly full, and remember that every inch of ground in it bad to be cut away from the side of the hill, I think you will all agree that Mr. Chatham's part to order that it should be even if the plot is small yet it was generons on reserved for us, the soldiers of the Garrison. Well then, the soldiers came forward again, and they arranged among themselves to give monthly subscriptions purely voluntary order that every poor fellow who died here in Hongkong should have

A:FITTING MEMORIAL

Cised to him. The soldiers then were anxious to give me a larger cum of money than I felt was wanted, yet the matter has gone on and funds have been paid in steadily month by

George Fatton & Co. were giving them away Hongkong. Well, we went ahead, with the wholesale the other day, and all they have left is matter, and we got as handsome a memorials one which the punkah coolie has monopolised, it was possible to get, but when we came to There would be no harm in asking if there look over the accounts we found we had rather was not another to spare, and if not Messi overstepped our bounds, upon which another Patton would do the next best thing and take anti order for a case or two of his '88 Grande Fine institutin that I am proud to say I am Dubreuil et Fils distil, a new shipment of which Champagne Cognac, of the celebrated E. associated

with the Soldiers. Club, came was received the other day, and which is being forward and gave us a sum of 300 out of their

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Hongkong to Canton Railway, but I have heard it reported that the scheine for the railroad is being at present considered by definite Arrangements for commencing the an-Anglo-Chinese Company who are making work of construction. The principal station › here, an informed, will be va Pati, which is situated about a mile to the

town, a large commercial centre in the Tung river, and the route will be, via Shik lung SW. of Canton on the opposite side of the

Kim district. If possible, the Hongkong terminus will be at Kowloon, probably in Le vicinity of Teim-sba-tsul.

ANG CANTON TO HANKOW RAILWAY

CONTRUCTION SOON TO COMMENCEM

(From a Correspondent.) :

CANTON, 24th July. The Chief Imperial Railway and Engineering oner Shing Tarifin, now at Shanghai, has sent an order to Canton for a repost con- ceroing the places and districts which it is Intended, the railway will pass through, and promising to allow the Company to start work

Two separate lines will stait, from Canton, one Wnchow, Kwangsi, va Fat Stan village in Wong Sha district and the other, which is to start from a position between the East and South Fales of Canton City will meet the other. southerly touto vit hem Shui and Taing Un fine at Wuchow after passing through a more districts. From. Wuchow the line will proceed Nollhwards tu: Hankow it à more wesietly vicinity than was intended Before decided that the milway should touch t Wuchow. It will thus avoid many fulls and; high levels, neur

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