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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON

AND CO., LTD.

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

ESTABLISHED A.D), 1841.

SHERRY.

B. Superior Pale Dry, Din-

J'erth Per int,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1902.

The Hongkong Celegraph September you rats were caught in the City Liverpool, where lie was a member of the

Hongkong, Thursday, Oct. 2, 1952,

R-A-T-S—During the week-ended 129th-1-Phe-next few years, Mr. Pinnock asitled-2-|--Ar the biek of the house there way

certain lane at the early part of the which was covered in? Yes.

of Victoria. Of these eleven were infected. In Kowloon 262 were caught, including nine infected:

Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and where he had offices in connection with branch establishments in West Africa at Benin, Bonny, Opobo and Warri. But he was advancing in LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A FOREIGNER'S WORK RECOGNISED: years, and when a wealthy'syndicate offered to The Supao says that the President of the huy him out with a right for an indefuite time 'THE ENGLISH MAIL of the 30th August was Tungwèn Kwan (Canton), Mr. Sampson, has. to use his name, he decided to give up busi- delivered in London on the 29th September. been instructing in that institution for tenness, but the firm of Pinnock Limited, West African Trade, Liverpool, is still well-known THE CIVIL SERVICE C. C. play a prac-years and has been rewarded with the Double.

Dragon of the Third (1,59,

throughout the country. He thought he would tice match at Happy Valley next Saturday.

like to see more of the world and spent much ROTTEN EGGS:-For exposing for sale

time voyaging around the Mediterranean, the anwholesome eggs the vendor was fined $5

Adriatic, Madeira, the Canary Islands and, in or 14 days.

fact throughout the whole of Southern Europe. This finished he determined to make an ex- tended tour, and in company with Miss A.

A NATIVE WAS FINED $300, or three months, for unlawfully having in his possession 15 taels of prepared opium without a certificate. THE GAELIC Ift San Francisco with -3800 tons of freight, and brought to the Orient treasure valued at $700,000 in the form of silver bullion.

ner Wine, Green Seal Capsule $10.80 $0.90 A TEN STORY HOTEL to cost $500;pon is

C. Manzanilla, Pale Natural

one of the enterprises undertaken in anticipa Sherry, White Capsule ... 12.00 1.00 tion of the World's Fair and the continued

C.C. Superior Old Bry, Pale Natural Sherry, Ret Seal Capsule

D. Very Superior Old Pale Dry, Choice Old Wine, White

Seal Capsule

11.40

16.20

E. Extra Superior Old Pate Dry, Very Finest Quality (old „bottled), Black Seal Capsule... 14.00

1.20

135

2.00

3, C, and CC are excellent Dinner Wines, D and B are After-Dinner Wines of a very fine vintage.

ALL ARE SUPERIOR XERES WINES.

The following Wines, bottled in Europe, have been specially selected, and procured from the celebrated firm of Messrs. Gro G. SANDEMAN, Toys & Cot of London, Oporto and Xures --

Werddor. fer lost,

LIGHT DRY-

SOLERA

$15.00 $1.25 21.00 1.75 VERY PALE DRY... 21,00 1.75 FULL GOLDEN 24.00 2.00 PALE DRY NUTTY.. 27.00 2.25 FINE OLD BROWN.. 36,00 3.00

MADEIRA.

GOOD. FINE.

Perder int 15,00 1.25 2400 2.00

growth of St. Louis.

WATER ANALYSES for the month of September shows that the water of the Pok fulum, Tytam, Kowloon and Cheung Sha Wan supplies are of excellent quality,

THE LIMEWASHING RETURN for the fortnight ending 27th September shows that in the Eastern District 1,220, and in the Central District 271 houses were limewashed.

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THE RECENT, ROBBERY of $50,000 from the Zafiro between longkong and Manila promises to become as great a mystery as the strange disappearance of the boxes of gold bars from the s.s. Fungshun at Shanghai some twenty years ago, which has never yet been

solved. At latest advices there was no trace of |the Zufre stolen treasure.

THE MORTALITY STATISTICS for the week ending the 20th September, reckoning the death rate per 1,000 per annum, are:- British and Foreign community of the whole Colony's civit population, 370 against 27.8 for the corresponding week of last year. Chinese community of the whole Colony, land and boat, 19.1 against 23.4 for the corresponding week of last year.

NEW N. Y. K: STEAMER TO BE LAUNCHED :-The new vessel now In course of construction at the Mitsu Bisti from Works, Nagasaki, and to be called the Abi-

will be launched very shortly. The Nagasaki Prets understands that the date actually fixed is October 6th. She will not be delivered to the Nippon Yusen Kaishiy etil February next, however.

A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH

OF ORIUM was taken in San Francisca on the last voyage of the Hangkang Haru, the con signment being Soo boxes from Macho." A SAMPLE OF WATER was sent to the SHAH ARRANGES A LOAN TO RUSSIA: Government Analyst from a well at the rear of A cable to the Sun from London says: It the Tung Wi sam-shui distillery, Tung La transpires that during the visit of the Shah of Wan, was found to be fit for potable purposes.

Persin to Warsaw he arranged a personal loan of £5,000,000 to Russia. The terms of the TOURIST TRAFFIC OF ROME-Oncial

tuan are unknown. It was designed to keep statistics show that 954,000 foreigners visited Rome from January to June of this year. The the matter a secret, in order to avoid arousing British suspicions in regard to Russian designs Intal revenue from these foreign visitors is estimated at $70,0′ 9,000.

RUSSIA WILL HAVE NO OIL TRUST -- Under date of St Petersburg, 2nd ult, the correspondent of the Daily Express says M. Witte, Russian Minister of Finance, has re- jected the petitions of the oil owners of Baku and the millers of Odessa for the formation of

trusis

A WARNING TO PAWN-BROKERS Tam Yin, pawn-broker, was to-day fined $15 for unlawfully failing to seize, detain and hand over to the custody of the Police a man that was offering for pledge a gold ring when he bad reasonable cause to suspect, the article of having been stolen in this Colony.

A. S. WATSON & CO., MR. G. A. WOODCOCK arrived in the

LIMITED.

The Hongkong Dispensary.

TELEPHONE NO, 296, CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHEK" BONGKONG. A. B. C. CODE, 40 NATION.

ESTABLISHED 1859.

Kumana Mark, yesterday, after spending a most pleasant and beneficial holiday in Japan. It will be remembered that he left the Colony on sick leave about two months ago and that during his absence the Hon. Dr. Clark has been Acting Secretary of the Sanitary Board.

M.B.K. COLLIER STRIKES A ROCK :- The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha's collier Kachidate- maru recently struck on a sunken rock outside the harbour of Kuchinotsu white leaving there for Hongkong with a full cargo of coal. She was soon floated off, but it was found that two or three blades of her propeller were broken. TAKU DOCKYARD MAY BE RESTORED-A Tientsin despatch to the Osaka Asahi is to the effect that Mr. Detring, an employee of the Chinese Government, is now in negotiation with the Commanders of FURNITURE the Foreign Forces in North: China, with the

A CHEE &

祥

利

CO.,

廣

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD.

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

| DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED,

'GLASS, and

FURNITURE.

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, an

HOUSEHOLD) REQUISITES.

in India and on the Persian guli.

JAPANESE TEA FOR: IBERIA :-The Kyushu Tea Export Company of Nagasaki has been, and is, doing good business in Siberia. The quantity of brick tea shipped here by the company for Vladivostock this year amounted to 13,000 cases, valued at about Yen 240,000.

It is reported that the firm is also shipping 1,000 cases of tea by the Russian steamer Harbin, when she leaves this port for Vladi-

vostock.

A FAMOUS TRAVELLER IN HONGKONG.

JOURNEYS FAR AND WIDE,

When one is suddenly confronted with a traveller who knows the world almost as well as we know Hongkong, and who attempts to briefly record his wanderings through the two hemis- pheres the difficulty at once presents itself of knowing where to begin and where to end. To open from the wilds of Old Calabar or to coinmence at the country of perpetual cold and desolation in far away Siberia are equally as interesting, while a start from the Land of the Rising Sun or the sunny ports of the Mediterranean are both available, But to make a start at the very beginning of these strange wanderings one is immediately brought in touch with the Crimean War, for it was there that Mr. James Pinnock, the famous explorer, who arrived in Hongkong yesterday on the Garlic, gained bis first ex- perience of travel. Having already gleaned many interesting items regarding his world

view of restoring the dockyard at Taku to wide wanderings, a representative of the China. The despatch adds that the restoration | Telegraph sought him out and spent a very will probably be effected on condition that all charming fifteen minutes in his company. expenses of repairing the yard since its occupa- The eyes of the wanderer were opened to tion by the Powers be paid by the Chinese Government.

THE CHARMS OF TRAVEL

when quite a youth, and although the trips he made were somewhat limited yet the fascination of seeing the world has remained with him ever since.

to the

CUTTING DOWN ATLANTIC TIME- London, Sept. 25-In connection with plans

He made several for active competition in Atlantic steamship service announcement is made by the Cunard trips to the Crimea on a transport during the Company that it has decided to carry out the great war and later in life weat plan projected some time ago for a service deadly West Coast of Africa, and re- greatly improved in respect to speed. Definite mained for twenty-five years in Sierra word has been received from Liverpool that Leone where he was intunately associated the company will place on its line as soon as with and contributed to the opening up of they can be built two new ships, each with an that great and practically unknown country. assured speed capacity of 15 knots, for the Ultimately he built steamers of his own for river purpose, it is openly declared, of regaining | navigation to penetrate into the unexplored the Atlantic record for quick passage to interior of the vast country and can lay claim New York.

to being the first man in the world to have A FRENCH RIVER STEAMER COM. opened out and explored the very important

PHOTOGRAPHICPANY:-The prospectus of a proposed French Torcados River on the West Coast, which is

DEPARTMENT. DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

"

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th July, 1903.

(728d GEO. PATTON & CO.

Have for Sale a large Consiguiment of H. W. JOHNS & CO.S

:: ASBESTOCEL SECTIONAL PIPE COVERING, ASBESTOCEL SHEET and PAPER for covering BOILERS and FLUES, BULKHEADS, &c.

DRUMS, HEATERS, &c.

STEAM PACKING, GASKETS and FIRE PROOFING MATERIALS.

now becoming the Central Station for all

river steamer company has been published in the Shanghai papers. The company hopes to

the large steamers. He then engaged in acquire a portion of the French Bund frontage business, purchased by barter the ntany now occupied by the China Navigation Co. products of the country, and proceeded The capital of the company is fixed at Tls. to explore the Jameson and Ethiope Rivers. 1,500,000 10 be divided into 7,500 shares. It is Having heard so much of the great Niger, proposed to build three steamers at the cost of Tis, 370,000 each, while the expense of the wharves and hulks is estimated at "Tis. 176,507,

The Company expects to get a subsidy from

the French Government of Tls. 63,000,

ANOTHER WATER FAMINE-in a mild

then so little known, Mr. Pinnock decided to go on a voyage of discovery and, mounting his steamer, the Rio Formosa, with brass guns on either side proceeded to penetrate into the interior passing many days and nights in man- groves and swamps of death-dealing aasmas

and eventually emerging into a most magni way Kuala Lumpur, says the Afulay Arait is ficent country at Sickatoo and establishing in a chronic state of water famine. For a long various trading stations, which with other time now the private house supply has been ormas trading on the river were formed into cut off. The owners and occupiers had closed what has recently been known as the their wells by order, and, on the strength of

GREAT ROYAL NIGER COMPANY."

¦

Bates, who is an independent indy, much imbred with the spirit of travelling, set out from England just twelve months ago hound for

A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. They first visited the whole of the West Indian Islands including the scene of the great vulcanic eruption at Martinique and St. Vin- cest and proceeded to Jamaica where a month's stay was made before passing onto Yucatan, the most southerly point of the Mexican republic. Before going on to Vera Cruz, Grizava and Esparanza they were enabled to study the singular, beautiful and extensive evidences of the skill and taste of a now, forgotten race, and when at length Mexico was reached the two travellers were amazed at the magnificent city with its straight streets, its famous square, and grand public buildings. Having visited the whole of the countryfsunuanding the city they travelled 2,c00 miles up into Texas and from there to California and Los Angelos with its valley of vines and European fruits There they remained for a month, working their way up into the surrounding country and acto 5 10 the beautiful Bay of Monterey. A prolonged stay wasmade at San Francisco ere setting out across the Pacific to the Orient. At Honolulu and the neighbouring islands a splendid time was spent, the travellers visiting Kilauea, the largest active volcano in the world, where the guide showed them that it was a white heat only a couple of feet beneath the surface of the ground. After a stay of six weeks, Miss

and went to the Bates and Mr. Pinnock crossed to Yokohama

NORTHERNMOST POINT OF JAPAN,

and crossed over to lakodate, on the Island of Yezo, known to many as the "Land of the

and customs of the Ainus, or Aborigines of this Hairy Barbarians." They studied the babits Island, and at one of the principal townships called Supporo, discovered a European, the Rev. Batchelor, who was working there for the good of the race. A journey was then made to. Siberia, and upon returning Korea was visited and a trip made to Moji.. From there, staying at all. the intermediate places and stations of interest, they found their way back to Yokohama, and taking steamer to Shanghai had a rest of a couple of weeks Taku, up the river before proceeding to Pei-ho to Tientsin and away to Peking, where they were most cordially received by the representatives of the various Embassies. To relate the many interesting experiences which fell to the lot of these travellers would 6ll volumes of most readable matter, and if will subsequently be induced to place on record even a brief summary of all they have seen and heard they may rest assured of securing readers through- out the wide world. Journeying back to Chefoo, a visit was made to Weihaiwei, after

either othern

How far dil that cover extend The whold Tength of No. 56.

Above that was a house-There was a storey, I do not know that there was a house.

Was that storey occupied ?-1 cannot say The Western wall of this covered way, what

was that The Western wall armed the back

wall of houses Nos. 27, 29; 31 and portion of

No. 33.

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having visited the on the same day, which part of the building. fell first ?--I should say that of the kitchen floor fell first.

-Your reasons?--I found a lot of broken

bricks and debris showing it, must have been caused by filling weight.

Do you know Tak Kee-Yes

What is your opinion of him as a contractor/ - consider him better than the average,con When did you have anything to do with these tractor in Hongkong, and he is not in the houses In the beginning of April or May, inhabit of sub-contracting his work, and in my opinion this sub-contracting accounts for the amount of had work done in this Colony,

19 2.

What had you to do with it I was engaged by Tak Kee, contractor, in prepare plans for rebuilding Nos. 37 to 4i Centre Street

Before preparing plans, did you first inspect the buildings in question - inspected the buildings first.

You then had plans made under your supervision ?—Yes.

. These plans were sent to the D.P.W.—This is only a copy.

Is that the one sent to the D.P.W. to be deposited under section 69.of the Building

Ordinance ?--Yes.

Speaking of your experience as a previous" officer of the P.W.D. whose duty is it to in- Spect these buildings The Overseer of Build- gs, otherwise known as the Inspector of Buildings.

W. D. went there to inspect these buildings? Do you know whether any officer of the

No,!

do not know.

Is it customery for the P. W. D. to send a man to che X the plans submitted to the actual locality Yes.

Can you say that plans have been passed and checked by the F.W.D. without sending man to this locality, and only by comparing

And with this plain did you send this notice dated arst May 1992 to the D.P.W.-Yes

The notice was signed by one, Pow Chow, as the plans with those in their possession?-Yes the owner? Yes.

I know

Do you personally know Pow Chow --No You do not know whether he is the actual owner or agent?—No,

Does that notice bear your stamp?—Yes. That notice was sent in by you?--Yes. was acknowledged on the 9th July ?—Yes. You sent in your notice on the 21st May and After you sent in these plans, did you actual. ly inspect the site with an officer ofthe PW.D.

it

-No.

Well, you say you went to see the houses. before you prepared the plans; what was your opinion about them?-I saw that the houses in Centre Street were old.

Did you look into the back of houses, Nos.

27, 29 and 31 ?-Yes,

Yes. I also went into the covered passage way Did you go into the house, marked "C?-

and into the lane at the end.

Did you go into the storey above that cover. ed way ?---No.

Can you tell us how access to that storey is obtained P-I do not remember...

Can you tell us when the old buildings were commenced to be pulled down?--In April or Mlay.

intact and left standing ?—Yes.

The old buildings in Centre Street were

Can you say when they were pulled down? The end of June.

That is to say, they were absolutely pulled

down -Yes,

Who was it that pulled down these houses în Centre Street?-I cannot

www.say You had nothing whatever to do with it? None.

Did you see them in the process of demol

tion ?-No.

Can you say when these houses were begun to be reconstructed.—I cannot give the date."

You had nothing whatever to-do with the rebuilding of these houses?—No,

Is there any regulations in the "Ordinance providing for such an oder? Yes, Sect. úg

Who is the present Inspector of Buildings Mr. Crisp - believare

The Crown Solicitor-Can you tell me whether Tak Kee did any Government work whilst you were in the P. W. D-No.

He is not what is known as the Government Contractor ?—No.

Have you ever employed him before ?—Yes, once when building two houses in Queen's Road Central at the junction of Billier. Street.

When About eighteen months ago.

In that job you were only, supervised as architect ?—Yes...

always at his jobs, but if he does 'use sub- You say that he does not employ sub-con tractors? Well, I cannot really say he is

When you were in the P.W.D. whose duty contracting be personally looks after the works.

was it to check and inspect the plans and buildings 7--The Inspector of Buildings.

How long were you in t

in the P.W.D.?-Over 10 years.

You say that these plans were never checked Yes. Never checked, if so, very seldom, Was that the time when the P.W.D. was very much undermanned ?----The P.W.D. is always undermanned.

non-checking of these plans?—Yes.

Do you not think that this accounts for the

Had you known that No 58 was inhabited, would it have made any difference in the plan

It would have made no difference at all in the plan.

At this stage the Chinese contractor, Cheong Hong, was swore and was cross examined by the Crown Solicitor. He said that the contract for rebuilding the houses, Noizy to 48 Centre Street, was $18,400,- Mr. Haze-

land drew up the plans, obtained the permit

On 29th July did you visit these places ? from the P.W.D., and had nothing else to do

Yes, after the collapse.

At whose request At the request, of a man called Yip Sow Chee, who I believe is a lessen of the buildings.

On that occasion did you go to the 1st foor of No. 56 personally ?--Yes, I did.

What was the condition of the kitchen

with the work. A

Asked why the four shorings were erected, he said he was afraid of the typhoon and puc them up to protect his coolies, and when the foundations were laid he asked Mr. Crisp to go and look at them.

Mr. Dennys-When Mr. Crisp came was the

which Shanghai was again reached and a long found that the kitchen on the second floor of western wall of No. 53 still standing.-It was

trip made up the magnificent Yang-tse river That little trip, said Mr. Pinnock, was a great "eye-opener" to me as a traveller. It was magnificent. They returned to Shanghai, and as already recorded, reached Hongkong

yesterday where a short stay will be made before setting out for Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and across to Colombo. Ceylon will be thoroughly traversed, and cross- ing over to India they will work their way up to Calcutta, visiting Cawnpore, Delhi, Agra, Bombay, then steam across to Suez, visit Cairo and go down the Nile to Khartoum, after which it is their intention to work up to Alex- andria where they take steamer for Old Eng- land and finish up what must be the most interesting if not the most unique journey that has ever fallen to the lot of a lady and gentle.

man...

WEST POINT COLLAPSE INQUIRY.

The inquiry into the collapse of the kitchen: of No 56 First Street, West Point, which oc curred on the 29th July whereby a native was fatally injured, was resumed this morning at the Magistracy before Mr. H. Kemp. The Jury was composed of the following gentlemen viz., Messrs W. F. Muat C. M. dos Remedios and Gustav Rast,

Mr H. L. Dennys, Acting Crown Sölicitor, appeared for the Crown, and Mr P. W. Gold- ring, solicitor, for the lessee and the contractor. Mr. E. M. Hazeland, architect, was swom, and examined by Mr. Dennys.

You are practising as a Cvil Engineer and architect? Yes."

Have you been doing so for 28 years?—Yes. And before that you were assistant Engineer

in the P. W. D'Yes.

Whilst in the P. W. D. was it part of your duty to look after part of the Building

Ordinance 7-Yes:

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Are you acquainted with the block of buildings in question, wis that bounded by

No. 56 had collapsed to the kitchen of the f first. floor.

What was the condition of the wall-The wall had also fallen in; the roof was still standing,

not; it had fallen down.

Did the Western wall fall down 2-1 pulled down the western wall:

Why did you say it fell down-It did not

Matfall downl Fuse 523 Kris taken down before Mr Crisp made

bis examinations.

What was your reason for visiting these houses? Yip Sow Chee asked me to prepare. plans to reconstruct Nos. 52, 54, 56 of "First Street, especially the kitchen portion.

Speaking generally of these three houses, what sort of buildings were they?They were: very old, and decayed, whilst the joists of the kitchen floor were rotten, the floor not and the place simply saturated with water; it also seemed that very little mortar waS USED in the work.

You personally. have no knowledge' who built these houses?—No.

In these kitchens of Nos. 52, 54, 56, there were openings in the back yards ?—Yes, h

did not draw the attention of or of any other European to the against Norbi --No, I did not.

the

Idring

potyphoon on the 29th of July Pthere was not!!

reasons why the kilchen of It was in consequence of |_ boarding being retten."

the sole person responsibl

those houses in Centre,

How long have you been a contractor? Between 21 and 22 years

Well, those back yards; can you bay whether | And during that, time you have been, con- they had been there before or built after. tinually employed in the erection of buildings wards 2-1 should say afterwards.

In the first floor of No. 56 did you see signs. of decay? No. I cannot say.

How much of the Western wall had fallen away when you inspected on the 29th The whole portion of the back wall of the first floor: top to the roof.

Did you see any shorings ?--Yes.

How many shoringa did you see either sound or broken?-1 did not count them

In your opinion do you think this was in- necessarily done?—Yoş, because the floor and roof were still left standing.

As far as you know there were no Europeans

looking after the reconstruction of the houses in Centre Street None.

Mr. Goldring: You say in houses Nos. 52.

and 54 there was a pier supporting the kitchen

of the second floor---Yes.

And the joists of Nos. 52, 54 and 56

a rotten condition 7-Yes.

Under those circumstances and sence of a pier, No. 56 was in a

ASBESTOS CEMENT for BOILERS, Goveminent undertaking to supply them with The Government granted a charier somewhat East of Western and Eastern Street, North off condition and liable to collapso

water, they went to the expense of laying down similar to that of the old East India Company: Centre Street and South of Second Street 7- slightest pressure? Yes. pipes from the mains to their houses. They and after they had been trading in the now find that the money so expended is literally money sunk in the ground from which vicinity for several years the charter was ca D- they derive no benefit. The only way they cancelled and the Government, although having obtain water now is from standpipes during the Company nearly a million pounds sterling, the power to do so without recompense voted certain hours of the day.

MODERATE COST.

DURABLE.

EFFICIENT.

Estimates and Samples furnished on application

Hongkong, 30th July, 1993.

1780d

in the Colony ?--Yes.

ad during that at years have you had any accidents to any buildings you bave erected ?

Nac The enquiry was adjourned.

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You refer also to the storey in One of the houses in that block of buildings passage way. Are there any plans

the locality of this place ?—, es is No. 56 First Street ?-Yes.

In the event Centre Street ?—Yes.

The houses in First Street bave the front in

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