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Intimations.

TELEPHONK. NO. 136.

CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHES," HONGKONG,

A. 1. C. CODE. LDITION.

ESTABLISHED 1859.

A CHEE & CO.,

祥

利 廣

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD,'

FURNITURE

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and HED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

FURNITURE

CHINA WARES

PASTEUR'S MICROBE PRO

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TO pa

COUNTERPANES

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUITURA

PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMAFTU

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN Hongkong, 8th July, 1902,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1902.

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON

AND CO., LTD.

BREWED

GINGER

BEER

IN STONE BOTTLES.

NOTICE

All communications Intended for publication. In

· The "LONGKONG TELEGRAFIL? should be addrowed to the Editor. 1, Ice House, toad, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Address,

Ordinary business communications should be added

to The Manager..

The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for any rejected MS., nor to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANÇE). DAILY $30 par enntun. WEEKLY-$13 per acinţi.

The mica per quarter and per mensem, proportional. The daily ianua in delivered free when the address is accossible to messenger. Un coplex sent by poet an additional $1.80 per quartâr is charged for postage. The portage on the weakly issue to any part of the

world is 30 cents por quarter.

AUSTRALIA'S NEW CUSTOMS BILL; strikes a blow • at trusts and like business com- binations. It is provided that goods may bạ admitted free of duty in all cases where those who make such goods in Australia have entered at any kind of a combipation to keep up the price.

and PONIES FOR SALE: The following ponies, the property of Major Warren, R.A. will be sold to-morrow-Brumbie, Bay Waler Gelding 141,-Winner of the Nil Desperandum Stakes at the last Race Meeting. Shoje, Cream Waler ¿Mare 14.1},-Winner of the Morrison Hill Cup Off Day Races, 912. Kangaroo, Winner of races. See advertisement,

BRITISH TRADE POLICY :--Replying to a question of Jenry Labouchere (Advanced Ra- Single Copter Daily, ten rents; Weekly, twenty-dical) in the House of Commons, intended to

five Cents,

BIRTH.

On the 2rst inst, at the Government Civil Hospital, the wife of Acting Chief Inspector H. G. BAKER, of a daughter.

The Ginger Beer we supply is prepared he

in nur well known factories from the freshent

and best ingredients, and holis the unique

pration of being the only Ginger Beer in

The Colony that is actually BREWED.

140 the highest standard of excellence and

gon 45 am Clinget Hart forme a mini refren]

17 ing beverag

(7284 of a per dores in 1 wk fra the

GEO. PATTON & ĈÓ

Have for Sale a large Consignment ed H. W. JOHNS & CON ASBESTOCEL SECTIONAL

COVERING, ASBESTOCEL

PITE

SBCEL

and PAPER for coyering BOH PPS sud FLUES, BULKHEADS, &

ASBESTOS CEMENT for RFPs

DRUMS, HEATERS, &c.

STEAM PACKING, GASKETS aut FIRE-PROOFING MATERIALS

MODERATE COST

BFFICIENT.

DORABLE

Estimates and Samples furnished

application.

Hongkong, 30th July, roas

NEW VICTORIA HOTEL.

ROTISSERIE,

Meals a la Carte.

On

17800

HOPS, STEAKS, etc, etc., at any time.

between 7.30 a.m. and 11 p.m.

Monthly Tiffin at Moderate Rates,

Madar & Farmer,

Proprietors

Hongkong, and September, 1901.

In

1 Just how you mi

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1902,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MR. A. FRASER, chief officer, Zujiro, has been promoted to Captain Fraser, Zafiro.

THREE FATAL CASES OF PLAGUE occurred in the Colony during the past twenty. four hours

WASTE OF WATER-A Chinese coolie was fined $1 this morning for wasting water at Van ma ti

DUMPING DEAD BODIES:- During the past twenty-four hours three dead bodies were lumped into the street.

OPIUM :-A Chinaman and a Chinawoman

were each fined $50 or two months for having raweplom in their possession without a licence.

ALL RIGHT The s.s. Zafiro has mono- polized the China and Manila S.S. Company's huny, which was vacated by the Diamante yesterday afternoon.

THE PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY has perfected arrangements for a

A S. WATSON & Co., service from Victoria to Valparaiso. The fleet

LIMITED

will consist of four steamers.

A GYMKHANA will be given by the Hong- APEWEPS OF GINGER BEER AND kong Polo Club, at Causeway Bay, to-morrow (Saturday) at 5 p.m. The Band of the and Royal Welsh Fusiliers will play during the afternoon.

PRAIRI WATER MANUFAC

TURES.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

Notices of Firms.

W

NOTICE.

K, the Undersigned, Executors of the Estate of the late Mr. AUGUSTO JOSE DO ROZARIO, Deceased, carrying on business under the Style of "ROZARIO & CO.," have This Day authorized and appointed Mr. JOAD JOAQUIM LEIRIA to Sign the Name of the Firm of ROZArto & Co., and to carry on the business as heretofore.

LUIZ CARLOS DO ROZARIO, JOAO JOAQUIM LEIRIA.

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Hongkong, 20th August, 1902,

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, HONG.CONG.

WING to the insufficiency of accommoda.

creasing demand for admission, it has been found necessary to extend the wings of the main bailding and to enlarge the Chinese de- partment by an additional storey with two wings. The estimated cost will amount to over $15,000. To cover these expenses we Appeal NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. EDWARD

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

to the liberality of all friends of Education.

LANGLEY has CEASED to be connected The establishment has been in existence for the with our Business. last 25 years and is open to all classes. Much

Mr. SOUTHEE KENT has been APPOINTED

of the clerical work of the city is carried on by, OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE HARBOUR its past papils. As this is the first time we have AND SHIPPING BUSINESS and all Orders com. applied for assistance we expect a generous mided to his charge will receive immediate response. The names of our most liberal attention. Benefactors will be inscribed upon marble

tablets, as a lasting testimony of their generosity.

THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS.

Hangkong, 22nd November, 1901.

elicit a statement as to whether the resignation of Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, indicated the possibility of the ad- option of a protective policy, the Fremier, A. J. Balfour, said there was no ground for believing that any policy sculed upon by the Cabinet while the Chancelor was a member of it would be changed by his retirement. BRITISH STEAMSHIP PLANS-R. P. Houston & Co. of Liverpool, it is announced, intend jammediately to start a line of cargo steamers Irm Middlesborough, Glasgow and Liverpond to South African parts to, carry In conjunction with the cargo at cut rates. Prince line, the Houstony intend to establish also a fortnightly service between New York and South African ports. The Journal of Cominerce is authority for the statement that the Canadian Government has invited Messrs.

QUEEN'S MINES, LIMITED.

WOUND UP.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, 1903,

THE QUESTION OF COMPENSATIONA

The following is the concluding section of the report drawn up for the landowners on the above Hill :-

An Extraordinary General Meeting of Queen's Mines," Limited, was this forenoos held at the offices of the Company, 38 and 40.

mitting to the shareholders for confirmation, Queen's Road Central, for the purpose of sub-

There is no doubt that many of the streets the following resolution, passed at an arrow and that improvements with regard Extraordinary General Meeting of the Com-to back lanes are required, but it must be res pany held on the sth instant: That membered that the land was sold by the Go. the Company be wound up voluntarily ernment in its present form, that the Gover and that Arthur Rylands Lowe, of Victoria, ment received the premium on the sales, in the Colony of Hongkong, Chartered Ac and also the Crown Reats, which are calculated countant, be, and he is hereby appointed, on the areas, and have from time to time ap Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up," proved of every building erected thereon

Those present were Mesers, Hart Buck therefore if it be now considered desimble to (Chairman), A. Jupp, A. 11. Mancell, W. D. decrease the built-on area for the purpose of Sutton, A. P. Nobbs, Lau Chu Puk, Wong sanitation, it is only right that compensation Man Lam and J, L. Cotter.

should be granted and the Crown Rent duced.

፡-

The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, I do not what i think there is anything I can add to have already told you at the last meeting and unless any shareholder has any remarks or suggestions to make I will simply put the Resolution to you. ·

Mr. Lau Chu Pak seconded, and the resofu- tion was carried unanimously.

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.

WOUND UP.

An Extraordinary General Meeting of the above Company was held at the offices of the

For it must be bome in mind that all lots will not suffer to a like extent, many would be entirely ruined and unable to be rebuilt, ethers would lose say half their value, and others again, though unfortunately not many, would be but little affected. "

There is a considerable difference between what are evidently considered by the Sanitary Experts as Insanitary" houses here, and what are considered as insanitary houses at home; the former,have been built in con formity with the laws of the Colony many of them specially made with reference to sanita tion, while Insanitary houses at home are invariablys very

Allan, Holt, jones and other Liverpool ship-Company, 38 and 40, Queen's Road Central, ating or sanitary law. Unless compensation -

owners to make tenders for a service of eighteen-knot passenger steamers between Vancouver, Australia and points on the Pacific, and also for a service of commodious and

quick freight steamers,

|

ncon to-day, whet the Resolution, which was passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on Tuesday, 5th Augus, was submited for confirmation as a Special

Resolution, namely

OLD CLASS OF BUILDINGS which have not been erected under any build

were given, owners of property would naturally strive to keep up old buildings as long as possible, and would not be encouraged to build we and more sanitary houses.

Many clauses in the proposed Bill have been taken from the Public Health and other some Acts, but it is noteworthy how carefully all the in the Colony of Hongkong, Chartered Ac-clauses in these Acts which refer to compen countant, be, and he is hereby appointed Lisation have been avoided, and we would refer quidator for the purpose of such winding up."

"That the Company be wound up volunta THIEF SEVERELY PUNISHED ; - Arily, and that Arthur Rylands Lowe, of Victoria, coolie was this morning charged before Mr. Hazeland with feloniously attempting to steal from a European lady a gold watch and a black beaded chain valsed £4 on the 21st inst. From the evidence of the prosecutrix, it appears that yesterday abom 7 p.m. while she was going up to the tmm station in a chair, the defendant came running down the hill over his head very quickly with one hand and with the other he snatched her watch and the chain was broken. The chair

down

the coolies And was ри

ran

after the thief down Battery Path. On the

evidence of one of the chair coolies Mr. Haze- land found the charge proven and sentenced the defendant to six months' hard labour, during the first and last fortnights prisoner to be kept in solitary confinement, and also to receive twenty strokes twice.

A CHINESE CONSTABLE disguised bim- self as a coolic yesterday, and by this means

THE PROHIBITION OF CUBICLES is caught six Chinese gamblers in the act of play-one of the most sweeping laws recently propos- ing in the street. Each was this morning ed, beating in mind that each floor of a tene aned $3.

ment house, from the formatios of the Colony, bas accommodated several families. It would have the effect of each family having to rent a whole floor, or several families living in public on the same floor, and it is certain that a farge number of the population cannot afford to rent a whole floor. Therefore the result must be, either to drive thousands out of the Colony, or to materially raise lae price of labour. From a theoretical sanitary point of view the prohibi- tion of cubicles is an excellent idea, so would

CONSUL RUBLEE, writing from Hongkong, says two young San Francisco salesmen have been doing well in China. They studied the language thoroughly before they ventured among the oriental merchants.

MURPHY INDEED-At the Police Court this morning, a seaman, J. Murphy by name, was charged with being drunk. In answer to a query as to whether he would plead guilty or

no he said: "I don't remember." Fined $i.

be semi-detached houses with separate rooms;

but this improvement, the local architects re-

Those present were. Messrs. Hart Buck (Chairman), A. H. Mancell, Lau. Chu Pak, J. A. Jupp, W. D. Sutton, "A. P. Nobbs, Wong Man Lam and . L. Cotter

The President said :-Gentlemen, at our last meeting, I think I explained to you fully the reasons we have for making the proposal to go into fiquidation and I do not think it neces sary to waste your time into going over them- again. If, however, any shareholder wishes for any further information, before I put the resolution to the meeting, I shall be pleased to give it.

No questions being asked the resolution was put to the meeting.

Mr. A. HL Mancell seconded. Carried unanimously..

VERANDAHS IN HONGKONG,

you to:

2

(a) The London Building Act 1895, section 15.

: (6) The Housing of the Working Classes

Act 1890, 1

(e) The provisions of the Lands Clauses Con- la.

solidation Act

(d) The Glasgow Building Act 1900, *60 (2), &c.

1.1900, sect on sal (e) The Liverpool Building Regulations,

sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, C

(/) Birmingham Building Act 1883, sections

31, 39.(3) these refer to cases of compensation in the matter of Town Improvements, &c

It is a legal point how far the

GOVERNMENT AS THE LANDLORD

has the right to alter the terms and conditions *** under which these leases have been granted, the purchase money paid and the annual Crown Rent kept up.This point, as well as the many other legal points in the proposed Bill we must un leave entirely in the hands of your legal advikistan sers, but we would point out that if this Bill is 1

te passed in its present form, it will mean the

LOSS OF MANY-MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to the owners; in fact the sam will be so larger

tion of the population, and raising the price of and its effect in unhousing such a large propor

sands interested in land, and seriously jeopar labour, will be so great, that it will min thou;

dize the financial position of the Colony,

JELEBU MINING CO. :-A special meeting/Commend, should neither be suddenly effected, nies in certain classes of houses were made will, we think, be found by the alteration of the

of the shareholders of Jelebu Mining and Trading Company is called for Aug. 23 at noon to authorise the directors to carry into effect an agreement of Aug. 13 granting an option to purchase the property of the Company.

nor at the expense of owners who have in many cases leased land expressly. laid out for Chinese Leacment houses by the Government.

If cubicles be abolished compensation should

be given.

THE WORLD'S PEACE: The esteemed UNLAWFUL POSSESSION-A Chinese prophets of the saffron journals have during the trader was charged with being unlawfully past few weeks been especially busy in predict possessed of 19 piculs of rice value $87.75ing an early rupture of the triple alliance between on the 21st instant at Kowloon. The evidence Germany, Italy and Austro-Hungary, despite for the prosecution was that the defendant was which fact the latest cible advices clearly assert in a boat covered with canvas and under it that this important league of nations is to con there were 13 bags of rice as to the possessios tinue. The Dreibund, as the union under which of which he could not give a satisfactory these nations stand together for mutual defence [B16d account. Mr. Hazeland fined him $100 or 1 in case of attack, is called, was first entered

months. The fine was paid.

into in 1883, and it is said that of its clauses provides that each of the allies shall not only refrain from hostile attack, but shall avoid

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

J. R. CAPELL, Manager. Hongkong, 4th August, 1902.

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH WHISKY

IS

BUCHANAN'S

BLACK AND

WHITE."

SOLD AT MOST CLUBS AND HOTELS,

SOLE AGENTS

LANE, CRAWFORD

HONGKONG.

& CO.,

GAMBLING-Inspector Dymond drove a herd of eleven native gamblers before Mr. Kemp this morning. All had been nicely caught in a trap specially baited, the scene of capture being a long suspected house. While one of the gamesters was trying to make his escape from the house he fell from the top floor to the ground and was removed to the Hospital. Two of the others were fined $50 and the remainder were let off for $3.

BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut.-Col. Birdwood and Officers, the Band of the roth Bombay-Light Infantry will play at Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Saturday) evening, from 8

10 9.30 p.m.

"PROGRAMME. "

t. March...... Menbattan".

Souza,

2. Intermezzo.." Cavalleria Rusticana".... Mascheroni, 3. Selection..." French Maid "..........Slaughter.

. Walte....." Sober fas Olas ".

3. Sung. 4. Valse....

Rosal

Promise of life........Cowen, ‚" Gondoliera "po..........Sullivan. *God save the King."

LARCENY:-The Chinaman, charged with breaking into Nethersole Hospital on the 15th inst., was again brought up for trial at the Police Court, this morning. Evidence showed that a medical student reported to the police that his room was broken into and clothing to the value of $20 was stolen. This put the police on the alert and they caught the prisoner pawning some of the stolen goods. He pleaded not guilty; but it availed him not, the penalty being one month's hard labour. In connection with this case a Chinawoman was sentenced to three months' bard Labour for receiving stolen pro perty.

G. GIRAULT for Best FRENCH BREAD,

Wand 12 Loaf,

In the architects' reports on the pew Public Health Bill a recommendation is made that section 135 relating to verandahs be deleted. This section, they state, means the total aboli tion of verandahs over Crown land in future, and the gradual disappearance, through decay. If, on the other hand, the Bill is passed in and fire, of all existing verandahs. In place of its present form, but with compensation clauses

to all owners who can show loss by reason of: discouraging the erection of verandahs and this Bill, the sum will still be found to be the balconies every inducement should be offered same and will prove so large that we believe to erect them; and it would be conducive the financial result to the Colony will be disas

trous.. to good sanitation if verandahs and balo THE REMEDY compulsory. Nothing encourages the Chi nese so much to have large, windows, and to keep them open, as verandabs or balconies; these interfere very little with the ventilation of streets, and afford a space in which women and children can sit in the open air with a certain amount of privacy, which is a great consideration with the Chinese. Verandahs are concessions Over Crown land, that is to says over public land, but there is no reason why this section should be applied to private streets. Even should verandahs and balconies be prohibited, surely areas need not; they do not obstruct the footway, or exclude light and air from the street, but provide extra ventilation and light for the building.

EUROPEAN RESERVATION.

courses of action liable to awaken distrust in any quarter. Such an alliance makes for. the peace and security of all the world. Over

The authors of the report, on the new Bill against the Ureibund and working to the same pacific end, is the dual alliance between France relating to Public Health and Buildings now. and Russia Still another great faclor looking before the Council, are at a loss to understand to the avoidance of war is the recest grouping the reason for altering the line of European of Great Britain and Japan, with the United. States as a friendly neutral. The prospect is, Reservation and so largely increasing the area as someone has rightly said, that the wars of on which Chinese houses can be built, unless the future will be commercial rather than it is considered that the Ordinance will unhouse military-Daily World (Vancouver),

such a large number of Chinese that some LIANG CHEN TUNG, the newly appointed additional land must be provided on which Minister from China to the United States, is a ordinary Chinese houses can be built. This comparatively young man, being but a little increased area is in their opinion unsuitable, as over 40 years of age. He is a man of pro- it will be found that the poorer classes, which gressive ideas, whose opinions have been formed would be unhoused, will not live on the upper from bis, education, which was received partly and the land available at Kowloon, will afford levels, and the proposed Waschal Reclamation,

in the United States, from his former connec», tion with the Chinese Embassy and from far more suitable accommodation. his contact with European civilization in the course of several special missions. Chen was one of the four parties of Chinese boys who were sent to the United States about twenty years ago for the purpose of completing their education. He studied at Andover Academy, while Chang was Minister to Washington some years ago Chen served as interpreter durs

The present line was fixed by Ordinance 16 of 1888, and relying on that Ordinance a large number of European houses have been, built, many of them very costly; these would be ruined if Chinese houses were built round

them.

The whole of the proposed additional area, with the exception of that in the occupation of ing the three years of his incumbency. Later the Military and the Public Gardens, has been he was secretary of a special mission sent to leased by the Government for 999 years, and Japan, and at the jubilee of Queen Victoria while some of the lots on the lower levels thay be filled a similar position to the embassy which went to London. It was, from the be enhanced in value, others will be seriously connection with the latter mission that he ob- depreciated and should be entitled to compen tained his knighthood. Last year, when Chinasation dispatched a special mission to Germany to 12 is difficult to imagine why the Public Gate make formal apologies for the murder of Baron von Ketteler, Chen was a member of the dens, and lands in the occupation of the party-S. F. Chronicle,

tary, are included in a Chinese area.

GIRAULT for the Best assortment of

CONFECTIONERY

GIRAULT WINES, LIQUEURS,

BEER, and SPIRIT.

Bill as suggested by us, a systematic widening of streets, and cutting of back laner block by block, as the financial condition of the Colony will permit, and be proper compensation clauses, made on the general principle ibat whenever an owner is in any way injured, or mail: the value of land held under lease from the Crown reduced, fall and fair compensation will be paid. The funds for compensation shouldati of which should extend over a period of say so years, thus placing the ratepayers of the Colony- on the same footing as those at home.

be provided by raising a loan, the repayment visitA

We are of opinion that if this Bill were pre sented before any Private Bill Committee Loads or Commons), in the Houses of Parlia ment, by any Municipal Body or Local Govern ment Authority, it would be thrown out simply on account of the absence of any Compensation. Clause,

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS BUE”. French (Laos) 20th inst. American (Peru) zöth inst. Indian (Arratoon Aptar) 28th inst. English (Bengal) 30th inst. • Australian (Eastern) 1st prox. Australian (Chingtu) ist prox Canadian (Tartar) 5th pros American (Coptic) 6th prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 8th prox. American (America Maru) 13th prox. Canadian (Empress of China) goth prox. The DS. & Co's steamer Arration Aptar from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port to-day 22nd inst

A

Singapore on the 21st inst, and is expected, The O. 5. S Co.'s steamer Diomed, left

here on the 26th inst

The C, N. Co.'s steamer Chinght left "Thurg=" day Island on the 21st inst, direct for this port and is due here on the Ist prox

French Mail, will leave Salgon, to-morrow the The ML M. Co's steamer Laos with the next 23rd inst; at 6.4m, for this port more

The PM. SS Co.'s steiner Coptic will maits, c., left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Naga-.. saki and Shanghai, on the oth inst

The PM. S. 5. Co.'s steamer America Mars with mails &c, left: San Francisco for this port

via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghal, on the 16th inst

The PMS. S. Los steamer Per with mails &c. from San Francisco, to the 1st inst., via Honolulu, has anived at Yokobama aud

et des testerday the autom Mili-light, vis Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagas

Shanghit

GIRAULT. GENERAL GE

PROVISION Bad BAKER-