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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1902).

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

to

winds.

exception, and continue training, the minds | NAPLES OUTRAGE: The man Guerrero, of the youngsters to the belief that the object who threw stones at the royal train at Naples of life is the struggle for the dollar; that sen i lately, now openly declares himself to be on ment and patriotism can be cast aside; and Anarchist, telling the President that he does that the love which has elevated us to our not want a defending counsel, and that the. present, honoured and respected position amongst the nations can be thrown to the tribunat may deal with him as it pleases,

ADVANCE IN PROPERTY HAS - showing the advance made in the value of property in China, it is pointed out that in the Panshan -district; hand which could have been haught three years ago for Tls, 400 per mow, is now realising Tis: 1,750 to Tis: 1,800 per muset

"BRAVO, BOES!" cried a boy to Lord

· POSTPONEMENT:-Owing to the inclem- Roberis, as he went to inspect the Indian ency of the weather, the departure of the s.s.camp the other day. Much amused the Gaelic for San Francisco, etc, has been Commander-in-Chief stopped. "Thank you, sir," he said to the boy who had greeted him, postponed until to-morrow at noon.

and, greatly to the delight of the group of

ads, he shook hands with them all.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

GYMKHANA - The Officers of the Kowlood Garrison a. bubling a Gymkhana in Happy Valley on Thuisday next.

MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE:--There will not be any band performance on the New Parade Ground on Wednesday next, 30th insi, owing to that date having been fixed for the opening of the King's Park.

THE OPERATION ON THE KINGA cable to American papers from London states that the daughter of Sir Frederick Treves, the surgeon who performed the operation on King Edward, died a few days before the operation on the King, of appendicitis.

CHINESE AND TIENTSIN:-We have some ground for suspecting that when the City is given back, the Chinese are,to bave a pretty free hand to deal with the various concessions and franchises that have been granted during the term of the T. P.G. The number and importance of these have been much exaggerat. ed, and we confess we shhit be surprised if the Chinese do not at once approve them on their merits.-Peking and Tientsin Times.

EQUIPPING SOLDIERS IN AMOY General 500, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial forces in the district of Amoy,, has received from the Provincial arsenal zoo rifles, 10,000 cart idges, 4 bugles and a drums for the equipment of the soldiers under his com mand-not to speak of bird cages and umbrel-

las, which the mea have to provide for them selves. The valiant braves, however, are to be supplied with new summer uniforms at Gov-

The Dock Co.'s Proposal It was three weeks ago that, we gavę expression in these columns to the views of a large number of shareholders in the Hongkong and Whampoa Duck Co., Ld., in regard to a proposal under consideration for the building of a new dock at Kowloon in the canying out of which a large expenditure is expected to be emailed an to provide for which it will be necessary to raise the necessary funds by loan or the issite of debentures. Either of these courses, it will be remembered, does not commend itself the shareholders, of, as far as is known, to even half the number of the Directors themselves. In relation to the proposal which has already | been discussed at some length, the verbatim report of proceedings at the second annual meeting of shareholders in S. C. EARNTIAM, Boro & Col, Ld., of Shanghai, which was reproduced in our issue last night, will have been read by the shareholders of the local Dock Co. with some interest. We allude especially to that portion of the proceedings baving reference to the proposal for a reduc tion of the increased capital of Messrs. EARN HAM, BOYD. Mr. C. Hotlapay, who ap.... pears to have acted the role of spokesman for the other shareholders. remarked that smelling under a year ago the Directorate proposed the issue of new shares, 10 which the shareholders agreed. They then went, further and said that as the prospects were so good the new shares ought to be issued to shareholders at 125 premium: The shareholders agreed to that also, and accordingly theonstration for: about ten years, although

there have been gruptions from Mauna Loa. capital was increased by the isstic of 6.900 new shares, the sale of the new issue realizTHE NEW STAG HOTEL-On the occa ing Tls. 1.554500. It has evidently been sion of the re-opening of the new and extensive found that cousequent upon a slackness premises, of the Stag Hotel, which has just business, the increased capital was too great been rebuilt after a unique existence in the for the earning powers of the Company to

Colony of 45 years it having been established in 1857-the band of the hand Bombay Infantry all, of the shareholders. The Directorate

by kind permission of L-Col. R. Baillie and Officers will play at the Hotel to-morrow, the 30th inst., from 6 to 8 p.m.

per cent.

A. S. WATSON & Co., pay a dividend satiskictory to some, if not

LIMITED...

The Hongkong Dispensary,

GEO. PATTON & CO.

ELECTRIC BATTERY TABLE

FANS.

(Latest American l'atent. }

CHEAPEST AND DEST YET PRODUCED.

SMALL CONSIGNMENT OF 14.

GEO. PATTON & CO.,

Coppersmiths, Plumbers and General Engineers.

[7280 Hengkong, 24th July,"1992. ~

HIS MAJESTY

now put forward a scheme for the reduction of the capital which is to be effected not at 125 per cent. premium, but at par. That is to say, the T. 1oo shares for which Tis. 25 was paid by shareholders are to be called in,

and in exchange shares worth 75 percent, are to be given in addition to a cobeniure of a value of Tls, 25 bearing interest at 7 per cent. per annum. The effec operation would seem to be that shareholders stand to suffer a loss of Tls, 31.25 for every share held by them.

ernínent expense.

THE VOLCANO KILAUEA, on Hawaii, is again active, according to a report received at Honolulu on June 3rd. Flames and some

The out smoke are rising above the crater. break occurred on June 3rd. Up to the time

ROUND THE WORLD-On Nov. 12, a "Lound the world tour" is to start, to be carried out by Messrs. Gaze. The time allotted is 200 days and the cost $30 guineas, France, Switzerland, Italy, Egypt, the Delhi Darbar, Ceylon, the Straits, China and Japan, and home across the Pacific and America is the itinerary

BLUE ROSE AT KEWA ̈ botanical curiosity has just been landed at Liverpool from "America, and has been alien to Kew Gardens for safe keeping. This is a perfect blue rose, which a head gardener in the States mamed McDonald has succeeded in bringing

intends to exhibit it in England. to pe lection after long experimenting. He

INCONVENIENT The greatest inconve nience of living in British New Guinea is the possibility of waking up some fine morning and finding your skull missing. The Papuans are incorrigible head-hunters, and their natural tastes in this direction have been intensified by the discovery that there is a profitable market for human skulls in London.—Exchange,

EGYPTIAN COTTON THREATENED The colton industry of Egypt is seriously threatenend by a discase which is attacking the

plant, according to the president of the syndicate of agriculturists, who is the discoverer of the new pest. The area attacked by this scourge is rapidly extending, and it looks a involved, though the whole cotton crop of Egypt will be

BUBONIC PLAGUE caused the death two Chineso during the day ended at noon to day. This makes goz cases since the beginning of the year.

-NAVAL CADETS -The Civil Service Com

missioners state that: a revised schéme of examination for the entry of nayal cadets will conie Into operation at the competition to be held in March, 1924. thanh &

IN AN ICE PACK-The steamer Nowe City, Com Nome; reposis that the steamer. Portland, of the Northern Commercial Com pauy's fleet, got caught on the iu in an ice of the last reports it was continuing The outpack, and when the Nome City left was being break had been foreshadowed for many days. slowly carried up Behring Straits to the Arctic No eruptions of lava or ashes had taken place. Ocean. The revenue cutter Thetis has gone This is the first time Kilauea has made such a

The Portland has 109 pas.

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LIME:--Although it is not difficult to prepare

to the rescue.

sengers on board.

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TOURNAMENT. FOR THE MARTINI." QUE SUFFERERS - The great military festival which was organised by the Belgian any for the benefit of the Martinique sufferers took place recently and was a brilliant success. Large sums were collected.

GOLD RESERVE IN THE BANK OF JAPAN :-The reserve of gold in the Bank of Japan has continued to increase since January last The amount on the 3rd Inst. stood at Y77.500,000, which is expected to be increased to Y80,000,000 before long.

THE ATLANTIC SHIPPING TRUST — One of the first effects of the Atlantic ship- ping trust has been to hit the French Atlantic trade. The Compagnie Général Transatlanti. que makes the formation of the trust an ex- cuse for asking for Government aid for French shipping. The trust is hardly responsible for. last year's bad working of the Transatlantique, but it is a good enough excuse for the moment. But an industry that has to appeal to its Government for support must be in a bad way. Artificial aids to.commerce are delusive, and, as the Stecte pertinently remarks, a French Minister can no more pravent English, Ameri- cans, and Germans from forming a great navigation company than the Emperor of Chini could. If the French shipowners are to get their fair share of the carrying trade they must win it by commercial" competition; a spoon-fed industry cannot become strong, says the P. M. G..

THE GERMAN NAVAL BUDGET. for

the year 1902 provides for a total expenditure of about 10,500,000, whereof some fire and a half millions will be for new construction

and repairs. No less than nine ironclads are under construction, without including the Kaiser-Karl-der-Grosse," approaching com- pletion, and the "Kaiser-Barbarossa, which is practically finished. The battleships will ba of two types; of 11,900 tons and 13,000 tons displacement respectively. Of the larger type two not yet named were laid down in 1901, For each of these a vote of £283,300 is to be taken. Upon the other, two, one of which will be built at Wilhelms-haven, only a small sum will be spent. The total cost of a 13,000 ton. battleship is estimated at about 1,243,000, and they will carry four guns of 11-in calibre of a new type, expected to fire two shots in three minutes; eighteen 7-in quickfirers; twenty-four smaller guas and six torpedo tubes. The speed is to be 19 knots.

KING'S PARK,

„OPENING CEREMONY POSTPONED,

THE V. C. OR A BULLET:-Many causes have conspired to produce the excessive loss of officers on the field. There seems but little lives were thrown away in the mad race for the room for doubt, however, that many young

Victoria Cross, a decoration which, although instituted as a reward for valour, has 100 often acted as an incentive to reckless daring. All honour to the brave lads but one is sort Hospital. WESTERNISING A meeting of Chinese, students in Tokyo is reported to have been ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH MAIL, notable for the spirit which moved the speakers, who spoke in Japanese. Some of the students had cut off their queues and were dressed in who attended were dressed like Japanese the latest Parisian fashions. The Chinese girls

On account of the unfavourable weather, the opening of the King's Park has been postponed till Saturday next, the 2nd August.

The French mail steamer Polynesien arrived shortly after three o'clock this afternoon. She exceptionally bad weather passage. Her mail was 34 hours late, and has experienced an

The analogous condition of the businese / good lime, it appears that much of that used in schoolgirts, and even their coiffures were done from Europe was landed at 3.40 p.m..

of S. C. FARNHAM, lovD & Co. and the Hongkong has been so much exposed to at Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company is mospheric conditions as to be greatly impaired sufficiently striking to convince one that the for building purposes. Samples of lime, mostar, local concern should endeavour to profit by cement, and aed.canth have been sent to Mr. the experience, with the resulting prospec Frank Browne, Government Analyst, for an- live-loss to shareholders, of the Shanghaialysis. The analysis showed the material to Company. A conviction is held that any be derived from granite, of which some of the increase in the capital of the Hongkong constituents had been removed in the process Dock Company with the present poor of weathering. Viewed under the microscope outlook for a revival of briskness in

the earth was seen to be almost entirely in the docking and shipbuilding industry sharp crystals. Such red earth if used instead will be found rather more burdensome of saut for mixing with lime would form a ihan advantageous to the real interests of the Company. Saddled with a larger strong and durable moitar. [78od capital it means that the profits must like-

THE KING

THE TWO POPULAR

SCOTCH

Follo

tcorch WHISKY

De House or comIONE

ARE THE CELEBRATED

HOUSE OF COMMONS "

Better known as

"PHYN

in imitation of the elaborate head-dress of the japanese,

MORE FORUM FINDS: In the primitive necropolis, close to the Temple of Antonius and Faustiua, in the Roman Forum, has now been discovered a tomb for interment, hard by the cremating tomb bought to light last April The tomb is of red tufastone, and contains visible. The anthropological characteristics of three: terra colla vases, and a skull is also

the Romans of Romulus's day will thus no longer remain a secret,

to

THE STORMY WEATHER. EFFECT ON SHIPPING.

rain commenced, the harbour has presented a Since Sunday evening, when the continuous very dismal appearance, and the several typhoon warnings combined with the miserable smaller craft to refuge. Though we have drizzle drove many of the more cautius and

missed the full force of the typhoon and the consequent damage, the bad weather has considerably affected, commerce, Many

favourable weather reports, while others have arrived long after time,

wise increase in the same ratio in order to ƒ OVERCROWDING OF PRISONERS is A LOST ART REDISCOVERED-The steamers have been delayed in waiting for

still a serious question, says the Principal of making malleable glass, which is said Civil Medical Officer in bis annual report, have been well understood by the Egyptians, Four, and even five men have at times but which has been for centuries lost, has been to be put in the same rell, thus reducing rediscovered by Louis Kaufield, of Richmond, the space for each to some 150 cubic feet, Ind. Mr. Kaffeld is a lamp chimney maker

would withs and excessive beat. The new process, itia stated, renders possible the making of coolting vessels out of glass.

thin:

The sailings of the following vessels have

been postponed -S

to-morrow at noon, g

Vladivostock at noon on the 31st inst instead of the 30th.

The ss. Savola will leave for Nagasaki and

billed to leave on August 1st

maintain the payment of the same steady dividends which investors invariably look forward to in a sound, first class industrial undertaking. In the opinion of those most concemed it is deemed extremely doubtful that any increased capital will bring in the whereas the Public Health Ordinance, 13 of and has for years tied to devise a chimney that O. and O. 6.8. Gaelic for San Francisco until same measure of return which its sanguine 1901, requires that the individual allotted space promoters so hopefully anticipate.

should be of 400 cubic feet. The temporary Red Tape. or Humbug!

hospital is also at t'mes overcrowded. The For some unexplained reason the educa officers quarters which were altered and fitted tion authorities of Hongkong have considered up some two years ago for the Gaol Hospital PATENT PAPER LEATHERS-Man, from

The ss. Silesin, for Havre and Hamburg, is WHISKIES inadvisable to avail themselves of the is yet unavailable for the prisoners, being still his bowler to his boots, will be paperclad in

instead generous offer recently, made by the local occupied by the Indian Gaol Staff, The the future. Paper teeth would appear quile: July 30th. branch of the Navy League, to award the present temporary hospital is most inadequate, Impracticable, yet actual use has proved them N. Y. K. Tosa-mart's departure for Victoria, sum of $40 to each sclfool where English is

via taught, for the best essay on Naval subjects. offering no proper accommodation of facilities equal to those made of porcelain. Another B. C., and Seattle, Japan, is further post- It would appear, that the object of the for the treatment of patients.

interesting use modern ingenuity has found for poned until Thursday, 31st inst, at daylight. League, apart from encouraging the rising THE FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE: skilfully can it be prepared that in appearance with mails for Europe, leaving port this paper is to manufacture foot-gear from it. So The French mail Annaur was a day late- generation in their studies, was for purposes, of enlightenment, and to incite in them Thirty-seven exhibits were examined at the it is almost identical with that of patent leather, afternoon. some of that pacciotism which has been Goverment Laboratory last year. The follow- It is however, considerably lighter, and so so conducive to the present standing ing table shows the results of the examination that it apparently reduces the wearer's "feet's of the British Empire. It is an undisputed of 32 samples taken for the purpose of analysis couple of sizes or more-Puber Maker, " fact that England relies for protection and by the Police and by the Sanitary Boarkimi position more on her Navy than on any.

- Description. other of her great forces, and to instil into these young minds facts with which some of Beer... the scholars would have shown themselves Brandy to be unacquainted, would be forging an

Tea... other link in the chain which binds Great | MIK.... Britain and her Colonies so closely together. Bread- But those in authority evidently see fit to Coffee. ignore the offer, and by so doing lay them;

Whisky..... selves out to very severe criticism and con ricamation on the part of the community,- After fifty years of British rule, it is time that the Colony possessed an institution to which a parent could send his son to acquire some tile knowledge of, how. Britannia rules the waves. If not, lien let Hongkong be the COTTAM & CO, FOR SUN HATS,

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AND

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No, of N found No. found Sasuptes. Genulie. Adulterated.

THE MATCH TRADE OF KOBE": During last month 30,653, cases of matches, valued at Y554,298, were exported from Kobe. Compared with the corresponding month of last year, this shows an increase of 438 cases, but a decrease of 3,251 cases

ses compared with the figures for May last. The decrease: fast month is attributed to the bad market for, A number of various kinds of food were inatches in North China, due to the decline of examined for the public at the specially low-silver, and also to the scarcity of vessels which fees laid down in the Ordinance and the result will convey such good. Some shipments of the systematic method of taking samples by were made to Victoria and Vancouver last the Police has been that the sale of adulterated month for the first time in the history of the liquor has practically ceased in the Colony

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BHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE.

Canadian (Empress of China) English (Chusan) 1st mox. American (China) sili prox. German (König, Albert) 5th prox. German ( Krauliciou) 6th prox Americal Deklich nož. ~Americau (7, ippon Maru) ziet proziune

Tha N. I S. Cola steamer Tacoma from Yokohama for Hongkong on the 28th inst.

The N. V.K Cos steamer Kagoshima Maru (Bombay Line) left Bombiy uze Colombo and, Singapore for this port on the 28th inely m and is expected to arrive here on the igili prox. UTTAM & CO. FOR GENT'S BATH-

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