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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters)

The Boer Generals to visit Germany.

LONDON, September 16th The Boer Generals are expected in Berlin next week. The Pan-Germans are making great preparations to receive them, and there is alarm in official quarters at the prospects of Anglo-phobe demonstrations. The semi- official journals are dwelling strongly on the impolicy of such attitude.

LATER.

Yachting-The America Cup. Sir Thomas Lipton has finally decided to issue another challenge for the American Cup to be sailed for in 1993. Shamrock III will resemble her predecessors, but will be less costly.

Remarkable Speeches by the French Minister of Marine, M. Pelletan, French Minister of Marine, recently visited Ajaccio, Corsica, where he emphasized the necessity of fortifying Corsica in order to consolidate the position of France in the Mediterranean; and, as though aiming full at Italy heart, M. Pelletan has now gone to Bizerta, where he has delivered another remarkable speech. Speaking of the French ramparts at Bizerta and Corsica, he said that France had no desire to go to war with England, but it was her duty to prepare for a holy war for "patrie" against any enemies. It is reported that M. Del- cassé is much annoyed at M. Pelican's speeches.

{Manila Times.} Important to Merchants.

NEW YORK, Sept. 9th. The Treasury Department has decided that invoices of merchandise shipped from the Philippines to the United States must be certified to at the port of exportation by some foreign consul or two reputable merchants, the Philippi- es being, for customs purposes, foreign territory The certification by the American Collector of Customs cannot be accepted, as it is illegal.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1902.

come and the best way is to clear out and give. it a chance to occur forthwith, so that next time the Powers can act a little more practical. Jy. It is an interesting theory-to work out on paper, but-well, if carried out you see we have to be part of it, and it is very doubtful whether the next records would be "Siege of Tientsin so much as "Destruction of Tientsin."

SKIN DEEP KEFORM,"

THE S,S.** KOREA.*

INTERESTING FACTSU

The following article is from a San Francicso paper of the rath ult, and will be of interest to many in Hongkong where the steamer is due

to arrive about the end of the month.

The Korea, thrgest and fastest of the steam- There is nothing very new in Chinese circles, ship in the Pacific, has come from Newport only a steady confirmation of the conviction News, Va, to take her place on the San that reform is only skin deep even in Tientsin Francisco Honolulu Hongkong route for the City. One feels that the present new-broom Pacific Mail Company. The big liner left activity and cleanilness has no lasting stamins, Newport Newson June 18th, arrived at Mon- which the elements of mischief and dormant tevideo on July 7th, sailing thence on July hostility crop up directly the surface of things 11th. The straits of Magellan were entered is scratched. Criminal cases in which foreigners on July 15th, and five days later the Koren will be as coy a domsel as in days of old. are concerned hang fire Indefinitely, and justice passed into the Pacific, reaching Coronel on Bowever, pending the formation of a Mixed

July 24th and sailing two days later. Through- Court as in Shanghai, only better, jurisdictionly manner, by the big steamer, no accidents out the long trip, which was made in a leisure- in the foreign settlements is of course an infringement of Chinese rights and the treaties and the Chinese are beginning, to take note of it. In the British Settlement the Provost sends all important cases on to the Chinese Marshal only deals with petty thefts, etc., and But even for this there is no legal precedent and the Chinese have the tight to object In the Italian, German and French Settle ments I believe mach greater licence pre. vails. Certainly in the Italian and Austrian where, the native papers are reporting, all cases are being dealt with by the foreign police, and the Chinese Magistracy in the shall find representation being made to the City ignored alt-gether. Soner or later we

Ministers about this, which will prelet hasten the advent of the Mixed Coun

THE KWANGSI REDALLION.

The native press in Shanghai, also here, are bringing to light the arrival of a large ship ment of arms, some 10,000 rifles and on field guns which appear to have been importeri far the rebels in Kwangsi, or at least have fallen into their hands. The arms were slipped finns sponsibility in ordering them, so the suppositing Germany, but all high officials dicclaim

is that they were either secretly ordered by the government, and in transhipping them down snuth with the intention of bringing them up over land from Canton fell into the deliberately shipped to their order hands of the rebels by accident, or

and other firms appear to file orders of this kinzi with very few enquines as to the real destina intion of the arms, so long as they offer

though the German authorities are as keen others in trying to stop this sort of trade

SWATOW NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent

German

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Large Democratic Gains. The Democrats have made large gains the election for goverpor in the state of Maine. The issue made by them was the necessity for the restriction of the trusts. Notwithstanding the gains made the position of Congressman Littlefield, candidate for the sp akership of the House, has strengthened, as he is an avowed opponent of the trusts and will lead the fight against them in the next congress.

Swalow, September 14th, (Libertas-Mercantil.)

THE TAX N OPIUM. Disturbances in Barcelona.

On account of an increased tax on opium, the drug has not been procurable in the market PARIS, September 9th. On the occasian

for some time Opium merchants pointed out to of the anniversary of President McKinley's murder, several anarchist

the Taotni that their present stock had been im. troubles took place in Barcelona. Seven people into force, and asked permission to sell the stock ported before the present form of taxation came

on hand free from duty, promising to pay the new tax on subsequent importations. The Taptoi granted the privilege, evidently being guided by the previous action of the Canton officials. A few days afterwards a merchant, named Tsap Fung Hong, sold six halls of opium, sending them by a hireling to the customer. The man, however, was arrested on his way by deteclive searchers employed by the Kwong Hing Farm authorities. Before they released the man an order was sent to the merchants to have their present stock stamped. The merchants again compla ned to the Tactai receiving the favourable decision that stamping was unnecessary. The opium trade is now brisk..

were wounded and numerous arrests made.

were

*

NO PORK OR FISH.

Park is still unprocurable in the market, and merchants are holding out well against the tax.

usual stalls. The fishermen are all on suike Fish is also taxed and is now absent from the

THE SINGAPORE MURDER.

TIENTSIN DAY BY DAY.--.

(From Our Own Correspondeut.)

September 6th. UNSATISFACTORY TRADE OUTLOOK. I regret to say trade outlook is still unsatis factory here. By the statistics of stuff passing in and out the contrary may proclaim itself; but as a matter of fact the business being done is on the wrong principle and the result is a continuance of the tightness in currency which has been hampering a should-be increasing trade for over a year past. The native banks resolutely refuse to part with silver at less than a 20% premium and an attempt on the part of the Chinese authorities to remedy this hy proclamation has fallen entirely to the ground, merely causing an impact in business as its sole result Yuan now talks of raising a three million currency loan with the foreign banks to relieve the situation, and though, providing of course the security is good enough, the

PRISONER BROKEN DOWN. banks will meet this want, it is to be feared; the relief would only be transient.

The Frenchman Goin, recently convicted of crux of the situation lies in the simple the murder of a rikisha coolic in Keppel-rd fact that imports, are exceeding exports at an on the morning of July 6th, now lies in rae of ever increasing rate. Several importers have the condemned cells in the criminal prison been distributing their merchandise gotong awai ing the decision of the Governor. He is Chinese whose justification for long credit is to be hanged on a day fixed by the Governor not sound. Exports have been below par and and as three Sundays have to elapse between what little money has come into the country the passing of the death sentence and execu on their account, instead of going into the tion, this will probably be carried out in the interior as formerly, has been detained here to first week of October. balance off some of the debit accounts created The Singapore Free Press understands Goin by excessive importation. Thus the area of has quite broken down, but persists in his in- circulation has been narrowing, and bankers,nocence and it is not unlikely that the French both native and foreign, have not been slow to recognise the opportunity offered them of making hay while the sun shines, and rates of interest have flourished accordingly..

The

News to hand from up country where Mr. Douglas, of Messrs. Wilson & Co., and Mr. Carwill of H.B.M's Consulate, have gone to try and recoverio'money or find the fosses in bargain money experienced by export merchants here in 1900, against which nothing was allowed by the claims commissioner, though representing many hundreds of thousands of tsets. They have passed beyond Kalgio now and are going. westwards. They bad up to time of writing experienced no inconvenience, but the greatest civility. They travelled as far as Kalgan in chairs, but found the method so slow and tedious that they there secured horses and were proceeding much better. It is to be hoped they will fare as well when winter shuts down. They can hardly get back before it does

There is much talk of the troops clearing out of here in the spring, the iden underlying the general plan being that trouble is bound to

Consul will appr, ach the Governor with a view to getting the death sentence commuted to one of penal servitude for life.

All who have followed the evidence in the case cannot have failed to notice the absence of motive for the crime, the only inference to be drawn being that Goin must have engaged a rikisha when in an intoxicated condition and later, becoming irritated with the puller for little or no reason, after the usual manner of inebriated persons, have pulled out his razor and killed the unfortunate inan.

occurred, and there was no rough weather. After lying off the Heads several hours early yesterday morning, waiting for the fog to lift the Korza entered the harlour, and at noon went to the Mail dock.

the largest steamships ever built in the United The Korra cost $2,0 0,000, and is one of States, having a length of 573 feet, breadth of 8 inches. She has a displacement of 1840 64 feet and 2 inches, and depth of en font and luns, coal bunker capacity of 2,583 tons; water tanks, ballast, 3 146 tons The big vessel has a horse power of 19,000, provided by two sets

of quadruple, four evlinder, four crank engines.

diameter

with twin

screws 10 feet and 6 inchan in There are fyteen boilers, of the | Sentch type, with fifty six farmares, and in the engine room besides the officers connected with that department, there are six junior engineere, twelve oilers, three were tendeur, two shot

ians, and fifty firemen and ein i passers

Gain is not the first European who has been sentenced to death in the Colony. In July 1887 a Russian named Sigimund Grabowski was convicted of murdering a woman in Victoria-st, by pushing her down a well and in 1890 a man named foster murdered his wife in Selangor and was brought here to be tied. He was convicted and sentenced to be hanged, but the sentence was not carried into effect here and he was sent bone. Grabowski's sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life.

AG. Girault

SASA JAPANESE DEER ASK OF JAPANESE BEER

Girault,

While the pable was denied adquittance to the steamer yesterday, there were a few person allowed or heard, and they found the big Kors in object of surpassing internch Nothing sn large and strive in marine arbiter tus has evat halore entered this port any other in the 'fe, and the furnishing and equipment of the seamship are in knenirp «ith her sire for the Karena is designed on a speedy pas senger ship of the first - lase he has an sorie a enenelation" for 212 Pilon pas senger att hundreds of strange passengers can be recommendated in both the Forapan quarters, under the furcastle, a hs Aninti spartments under the poop sterk All the is!

laen passengers will be Jouster smil Jupe two of the upper decks There are suite of Joonis on the kete mme spremnus and eŋora eleganth fushed than the tudat soms on some of the best of the other large dramers inning join this part, and the line congla Tennis are attractive and well vomited All These thoms indeed, all the artemmedations for passengers on the Konta will be filled an her first anyage, for the women whe fill weeks ago

Jedzeni

The most notable leation of the Kora, as passenge: steamer, it her magndicent dining

aloon

at

This extends across the whole width of the vessel, and willaccommodate 28 people One sifting It is ghted during the day from a dome of colored glass extend- ing throw, two decks. Un the deck in mediately above the dining saloon 15 Che Loci hail, possessing numerous high-barked nphoi tereal buches that give the ellcat of a series of aboves. The smoking-room, some distance aft, on the same deck, is large and finely furnished. Rubber. led floors are in the writing parlor, the smok ing room and other rooms The commander's rooms, and those of the other deck officers are

PLAGUE ON A MAIL STEAMER.

FROM HONGKONG

When the last homeward bound French mail steamer Polynesien arrived at Colombo on

September 4th, a case of plague was discovered

on board her, one of the European crew, who is stated to have been ailing at Singapore when the vessel left on the 31st ult. Strict plague precautions were taken, only the mails being allowed to be landed, and the patient was to be taken by the ship to Galle. The Ceylon papers say

The case was isolated on board immediately it was declared to be plague, and it will be fortunate indeed if the present is the only case that occurs, in face of the fact that being unaware of the serious nature of the disease from which the man suffered, an unusual pre- cautions were adopted in the treatment of the case. There are a large number of passengers on board the vessel-362 in all-of whom thres first-class passengers, viz, Mr. J. K. Rangham, Mrs. E. Warburton and Mr. G. Drakotis, and thirty Chinese were booked for this part. The Chinese are a telief crew for a tank steamer due in Colombo in a few days time. Extra. ordinary precautions have also been adopted taken alongside the vessel, where they were in coaling the vessel Lighters of coal were

left by the boatmen, and the unusual spectacle was witnessed of the crew of the French steamer hard at work taking the coal on boardi

ABERDONIANS KILLED ON THE ALPS.

TERRIBLE FATALITY,

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On the 16th August, notice reached Grindel wald that a terible agrident had necurred on the Welterbern.

Two Aberdonians - Messrs J. H. Brown and William Garden, with two guides from St Niklausen named Salomon Kuubel and Im boden were surprised and overwhelmed by an avalan be It appears that an avalanche ne custed at about four o'clock that afternoor, as they were coming der o lir. They fell

ante than goo meires, as far as the Krianen glamer. Another caravan, having seen their fall, went to their assistance at once; but the transportation of the dead and wounded to Grindeal was very dieult eving to the extreme violence of

#jorm which raging.

Mr Brown and the guide Knule; hail their skulls hactured and death must have been instanjanemis M. Garden, whose head was wounded, and who sustained a bad contusion an his leg, was able to take lunch at a restaurant on auriving here yesterday morning. The guide Imboden was rather seriously injured.

with

Mr Carden and Imboden narrate that when they were in the Couloir a whole mass of fesh snow suldenly began in shift under their feet, dragging the four men roped together along The bodies of Mr Brown and the guide Kaubel have been deposited at the schouthouse. Knubel, whose life was not insured, leaves a widow and three small child. ren.

Mr. James Brown, who was killed, was fifty- wine years of age Ile was the agent of the North of Scotland Bank at Ellon, near Aber deen. He left Scotland on a mountaineering tour with Mr. William Garden, advocale of Aberdeen.

THE ENGLISHMAN'S GROWING CORRESPONDENCE.

TREMENDOUS INLAND REVENUE STATISTICS. The Postmaster-General's report for the year

THE SINGAPORE WATER FAMINE.

NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.

Today's Advertisements.

THE HONGKONG" DAIRY.

5

the roth inst. there was a depth of 13 ft. of milk new customers can now be supplied

Latest advices from Singapore report that on

N consequence of the increased yield of

229 million gallons. water in the reservoir which means a supply with Fresh Milk twice daily.

No Milk is supplied except that from the " Take about half this Herd of Dairy Cows on the premises at Cause amount as available and it gives a per capita way Bay. The Herd as well as the bottling supply of about 15 gallons per head per dien of all milk is under direct European acperví for forty days or so. That is, of course, with the ion and the Cows are regularly examined by prevailing restrictions, since at present the milk is now bottled on the premises at Cause the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. All the duly consumption averages from million gallons. There have been wild rumours sealed bottles.

2 to 24 way Bay and only leaves the premises in disseminated reg rding a leak in the Reservoir, quently examine the seals and corks of the but they have appealed only to the ignorant bottles in order to assist in detecting any Customers are respectfully requested to fre

and the very ignorant at that, says the Singa-tampering with same after the bottles have left pore Free Press. The work of cutting off the Dairy, and if any such is found to at once private supplies in byc-mains is proceeding communicate d rect with the Undersigned. rapidly. It causes some little inconvenience otherwise ordered, to any part of Hongkong or Milk and Cream delivered twice daily, or as to householders who do not keep tukang-ayers, Kowloon in sealed bottles. and therefore have no servant to send to stand- pipes. The Municipality have purchased the boring plant which Messrs. Paterson Simons had for sale, and propose to utilise tat likely places.

The first editorial note in the Malaysia Message deals with the topic of the day as

follows:

Singapore's greatest temporal need at the time of writing is a Moses to smite the mock, or an Elijah to call forth tie clouds hearing water to the thirst this getting rinse so the place called hardship when as at present, the city water supp's

avail ble bearly two hours out of twent down and will lay only a few days even at that ante. We hope is item will not be in print before the heavens are opened in benefirent showers Meanwhile the limited supply in hand should be conscientionsly used, Municipal commissioners too hard. A serious and people should not berate Moses - the

responsibility rests upon every user of water authorities to stop supplying or using water for not to waste a single cupiul, and upon the

the populacr any purpose except the absolute necessities n

The present prospect is far fro... ing to European and native slike

Commercial.

INTEL TEHNOF

Kale-freeri HONGKONG RANKS $597 50. CHINA and MANILAS $22.5% HUMPIREY'S ESTATE $25 noch $ 50, HONGKONG FIRES $337.50, CHINA TIRES $84 30. I ire shares are still in demand. In other Stocks there is very liple doine, and nothing iraportant in tepost

ORIUM QUOTATIONS

Hongkong, 8th September To day quotations are as follows in

NEW PARA

NEW HENARES

New MALWA.

TWO YEARS...

THREE YEARS

31

PERSIAN SUPERIOR,

MIDDLING AND IN-7

FERIOR

Per ches

$895

@gsfor

@885

(t) 231

@ 980

@ 091

@ 630

1:25 325/100

To-day's Adversement.

on the upper deck. The bridge, over forty feet ended 31st March last is a document dealing, CONSI

above the water, is the best equipped that bas ever been seen in this post.

Captam W. B. Seabury, for years master of the China, commands the Korea. He has been in the service of the Facife Mail Company for a generation or more. His chief officer is 1. J. McKinnon, formerly master of the Colm, on the l'anama route. The second officer is Henry Lewis, and Wdham Parker is third officer. Paul Rossiter

chief engineer, 15 George W. Quinn first assistant engineer. J. B. Morris second assistant engineer, and H. Cowan third assistant engineer. Purser A. M. Thomp on and Chiel Steward Ashman com. plute the list of principal officers.

The arra is scheduled to say August 26th on her nuden voyage to the Orient. She will carry a crew of Chinese, who are now en roule from China on th: steamer Gaelic. It is

as usual, with huge.gures.

The number of letters delivered in Great Britain and Ireland during the year was no less than 1,411,500,coo, an increase of 55 per cent, This would mean an average of over 58 to every person. Of postcards a total of 444,900,000 postcards are believed to be responsible for a was disp tched (igrease 6.2 per cent.). Pictorial

large share of the rise.

The parcel post business has also grown largely. The year's total was 86,600,000.

The number of letters registered in these islands was over 18,800,000, an increase of ó per cent. The increase in the number of registered parcels was over 14 per cent-the 1otal exceeding a million. The inland regis lered letters alone increased by nearly 60 per cent, a fact largely due to the cheap jewelry trade.

UNDELIVERED LETTERS.

There were 10,000,000 “undelivered" letters

likely that the big, new steamer will be thrown open to the public for inspection some days before the date of sailing, but not before (3,500,000 over the figures for five years ago), the painters and polishers finish their work

ENGLISH TOURISTS ABROAD.

PARIS FIGARO COMPLAINS OF THEIR

MISCONDUCT.

The Figaro has been protesting, and not without reason, at the curiosity displayed by English tourists in the Morgue. The attitude of the visitors, it complains, is not as sympa thetic as it might be--for brakes drive the door, and from them descend excited chattering men and women who jostle one an- other in their altemp's to get a good view of the wretched victims lying within.

up to

also the photographs of the unidentified of the Moreover, they discuss the bodies, discuss walls; and they issue forth uttering exclama- tions and even laughing, and they sometimes

into the brakes again. return to have another look before clambering

Certainly, the Morgue is no place for the curious, no exhibition. And the Figaro is to be congratulated on, calling attention to the deplorable scenes that take place there when ever a troup of tourists arrives before its grim

doors.

but nearly 9000,000 were reissued to corrected addresses or returned to the senders.

The telegraph money order system has be come more popular. One London firm re- mitted to its country branches by this means Lz0,000 in seven months.

The postal orders issued to the public were over 90,680,000, and represented over

32,700,000,

Nearly 4 millions sterling were deposited in the Savings Bank in the year ended 31st Dec. last, the to withdrawn being over 39,890,000. The largest amount ever with drawn in a day was 235-355 on 17th Dec The bank's net proît was £26,177.

KINETY MILLION WIRES. The telegrams over the wires of the depart ment numbered 90,433,041 in the year. It is poted incidentally that the number of words transmitted from London on the evening of 2nd June, 1993, in connection with the announce. ment of the peace terms was nearly 740,0:0.

The postal revenue of the year was £14.465,870, the expenditure £10,466,519, the net profit being thus just under four millions,

expenditure £4,221,853, the net deficits on an increase of some £45,000 on last year.

The telegraph revenue was £3.579,046, the telegrams being thus over £651,000, or more than £314,000 over that of last year.

A SK FOR ASAHI JAPANESE BEER ASK OF ASAHI JAPANESE BEER-

G. Girault

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

NOTICE..

"ONSIGNEES.of CARGO, per Steamship

"AMERICA MARU,"

-

G. W. GEGG, Manager, Hongkong, 15th September, 1902. [975d

PUBLIC AUCTION, PRELIMINARY NOTICE, MARINE LOTS Nos. 2 SECTION A. »

AND M. L. 2.

ΤΗΣ THE above fine block of buildings abutting

on that portion of Ice House Lane be tween Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux at eich cad with spacious Godowns in the Road Central and comprising a block of offices middle, will be put up for Sale by Public Auction in one lot on TUESDAY, October the 14th next.

Further Particulars will appear in due

CALITEC

DEACON & HASTINGS,

Solicitors for the Vendor Rangkong, 18th September, 1902. [970d

WARDMASTER WANTED. HERE is a vacancy in the Government Civil Medical Department for FUROPEAN WARDMASTER.

Salary-10 a year rising to £150 by £10 riennially, with free quarters and uniform.

Applications, with certificates of character, should be sent to the PRINCIPAL CIVIL. MEDICAL OFFICER, at the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, not later than NOON of the *h instant,

[077d

Hongkong, 18th September, 1902, DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW. HE Company's Steamship

"THALES," Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Port on SATURDAY, the 20th instant,

20$ P.M.

For Freight or Passage apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., General Managers.

Hongkong, 18th September, 1903,

· 1973d

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

THE Company's Steamship

"DIAMANTE,"

Captain R. Rodger, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 23rd instant at 4 PM.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the excellent accommodation provided by this Steamer. She is fitted throughout with the Electric Light.

A Doctor is carried.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 18th September, 1903.

[972d THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA

are hereby notified that their Goods are at their THE Company's Steamship risk being discharged into Lighters and/or landed into our Godowns Nos. and a, at delivery may be had either from Lighters or Kennedy Town, (Marine Lot 243), and from our Godowns upon countersignature of Bills of Lading.

"ZAFIRO," Captain A. Fraser, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 26th instant, at 4 P.M.

Goods remaining unclaimed after the 25th instant, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effecteri

J. 5. VAN BUREN, Agent. Hongkong, 18th September, 1002.

fr

Highest Class Passenger Steamers, High Powered, Newest and Most up to date on the rua. All Accommodation Amidships. Electric Light and all other Modern Improvements. A Surgeon is carried.

For Freight or Passage apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 18th September, 1904 19781

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

1

IS

WHISKY

BLACK & WHITE."

•FITOVCH VERLAM

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO. SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS. By Appointment to

AM. THE KING.

SOLE: AGENTS:*

LANE CRAWFORD & CO.

HONGKONG.

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