1902-10-15 — Page 3

SHANGHAIB GRIEVANCE.

TIME GUN WANTED,

Surprise has o'ten been expressed, observes the Shanghat Mercury, that in such an import nat shipping and business centre as Shanghai, no time gun is fired daily. "Of course the reason for this is only to be found in the fact that in many matters the Model Settlement is as yet very much, behind the tines. In Hong kong, the Princely House has rendered this service to the Cólong for more than half a century, and&gn is fired from, East Point at 12 noon and at 9pm. daily, thus enabling all be residents 10 correct their time pieces twice a day in their own houses. Besides this the senior naval ship in port also fires a goa xi 9 p.m. We in Shan hai have to content ourselves with the bi-weekly time gun which is seldom or ever heard anywhere beyond the immediate vicinity of the Band. The Custom House clock was very useful when it could be seen from one end of the Bund to the other, but the new Russo-Chirese Bank building has since shadetl.it from view at least from the most important end of the Bund. Many residents have been depending on the huge clocks suspended over the doorways of the Nanking Road watchmakers, but they have found lately to their great chagrin that these clocks are the worst time-keepers in existence. It is partly owing to the want of an official time that nearly all public functions here are held about half an hour or so after the

advertised time, and no end of grumbling is indulged in by those who have been kept wait- ing. Time is money in all civilized places bu: Shanghai and the only consolation to be drawn from this fact is that the struggle for existence has not yet reached that state of keonness as to make time a consideration in our daily avocations.

MINES IN CHINKIANG.

as to

|

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1902.

MUCH IRON AND COM," but the local gentry appealed to the Viceroy objecting to the mines being operated upon and

e maller was dropped. Recently about 20, iom the South Gale of the City some mission converts have been working in the mountain and found ores which contained iron, the orcs having been sent to Shanghai for chemical

examination. Again, in Sishan (West Moup tain) leadores have been found in great quantity w th coal below. These mines had also been looked into by an expert and sketches had been made of them. In addition to the above, there are other mountains which contain minerals but have not been prospected by experts as the others have beer,

THE AUTHOR OF THE HUNAN INFLAMMATORY PLACARD,

Although the telegram Governor Yi Lien san to the Great Council with, regard to the anti-missionary placard of a certain Ho Chin- sheng, Assistant Commissioner of the Hunan Military Secretariat, mentions that be (Gover. nor Yü) had ordered Ho Chin-sheng's removal from office and summary arrest, and also that he was to be brought under escort to Changsha for further punishment it would seem that the latter part of the Governor's order was nut so časy as it looked. Ha, it seems, was n the time surrounded by a bodyguard...of some six hundred armed friends and sympa thisers at. Shaoyang, his headquarters, white as Assistant Commissioner of the Military Secretariat he bad a battalion or two of the militia of Shaoyang and other cities in that vicinity under his orders. In face of this, the authorities of Shaoyang dared not openly arrest Ho Chin-sheng, from whom they also

KEPT SECRET THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS removing him from, the Military Secretariat, cashiering him of his licentiate degree, and ordering bis summary arrest. The Shaoyang- mandarins had therefore recourse to trickery, and taking advantage of the fact that He is a protège of Governor Yu and a particular

i

CHINESE SUPERIORITY.

ENVOV'S APPRAISEMENT OF WESTERN IDEAS AND, CIVILISATION.

VANCOUVER (B.C.), August 30th, While British Columbians continue to

agitate against what they call the Yellow Peril otherwise, the competition of cheap coolie labour-official China evidently looks upon the

movement with some amusement, not unmixed with contempt.

It is doubtful if the people of the British Pacific Coast ever heard such, cool comment from Chinaman as one of the suite of his Excellency, Prince Chen, made to a local reporter before the envoy to King Edward's coronation embarked for home this week on The Empress liner...

Mr. Pong Sze Chi was asked for an expres. sion of the feeling of official China and that of the better classes, in regard to the Canadian antipathy to the immigrants from the slums of Shanghai, Fekin, and other cities.

"I mean no offence," was his answer, “but I do not think they have begun to think about the matter at all. Probably not one-ten thousandth of our population knows that there is such a baby country as British Columbia. And probably not 1 per cent, of that one-ten thousandth cares particularly what British

Columbia thinks of the Chinese."

DIFFERENT COLOURED SPECTACLES.

That was plain enough, but a further ob- servation was, characteristic, as well as in. teresting, Said Mr. Pong Sze Chi:

"You see, the East and the West regard events through spectacles of a very different colour. You do not like the Chinaman because his standards of life, of morality, of happiness, are not-your standards, and you do not under- stand them. You are in that bellicose period of national life that is chiefly interesting to us under the microscope of our philosophers.

"The Chinese, if the truth be told, are your

MURDER AT CHRISTMAS ISLAND.

MANDOR KNIFED.

A murder took place recently at Christmas Island, and ten Chinese are now in Singapore awaiting trial at the next Assizes on a charge of being concerned in the murder. It seems that the coolies were called to work in the early, morning by the mandor when the unfortunate man was set upen, and stabbed to death with a knife.

The ten Chinese were brought before the resident officer, Mr. Clayton, who after hearing the evidence committed them for trial at the Singapore Assizes... The men arrived at Singapore by the Ir ander. They are described as having been exceptionally peaceful men while on the ship.

VOLCANO ON STROMBOLI

ISLAND IN ERUPTION.

Rome, September 9-The volcano on Stromboli island is in full eruption and is throwing up great columus of fire and torrenis of stones. The island is shrouded in smoke. Mount Vesuvius is showing signs of activity. Stromboli is the northernmost of the Lipari islands in the Mediterranean, off the north coast of Sicily. Its area is eight square miles. It is wholly of volcanic formation, and has a constantly active volcano, 3,040 feet high, with an extinct. crater on top, but an active one on the side at the height of about 2,150 feet. On the east side of the island lies the small town of Stromboli. The population of the island is placed at 500 persons. It was announced from Naples September 7th that large volumes of flames were issuing from the crater of Mount Vesuvius the previous evening.

VESUVIUS LIVELY. Vesuvius continues to belch out quantities

of cinders, smoke, and lava. Last night, in particular, it threw up a vast shower of ashes, Any approach, near the crater is strictly pro- bibited, and the service guides about the Giornale d'Italia quotes a remark made to volcano are doubled. A correspondent of the

|_ Mails,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.)

PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

STEAMERS.

KAMAKURA MARU ⚫ H. Petersen

TOSA MARU...ungan.... A. Christiansen...... KANAGAWA MARU

J. Mackenzie KASUGA MARU..

H. Fraser

INAJIA MARU...........

W. Bainbridge

VAwata Maru....

A. E. Moses

KAGA MARU

DESTINATIONS.

(MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANT-"

WERP, VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO and PORT SAID ...... {VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE, U.S.A., VIA SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA KOBE and YOKOHAMA

NAGASAKI, KOBE and YOKO-2

HAMA

remete

MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANT-

SAILING. DATES..

SATURDAY 18th Oct., at

Daylight.

MONDAY, 20th Oct, at

P.M.

FRIDAY, 24th Oct., at

Daylight

FRIDAY, 24th Oct,

Noon.

"Daylight

WERP, VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, SATURDAY, 1st Nov., at COLOMBO and PORT SAID ..... (SYDNEY and MELBOURNE, VIASATURDAY, 1st Nov, at

Noon.

THURSDAY ISLAND, TOWNSVILLE and BRISBANIC........

(VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE,

MONDAY, 3rd 1 P.M. TUESDAY, 4th Nov., at

Noon.

at

U.S.A., VIA SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA ..................nitas

J. W. Ekstrand KAGOSHIMA MARUKOBE and YOKOHAMA

K. Kori

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading issued for the Principal Cities in tha United States, Canada and Europe, in connection with the GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY and; Atlantic Steamers.

For further faformation as to Freight, Passage, Sailings, &c., apply at the Company's Local Branch Office at Prince's Building, 1st Floor, Chater Road.

A. §. MIHARA,

Hongkong, 15th October, 1902.

NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

favourite, they sent word to Ho Chin-thèngs superiors in practical economy, and that may him by a scientist, who said he would not be BOSTON TOW-BOAT COMPANY.

be the reason for your dislike. The Chinese-

A vernacular paper publishes a report of Manager in, of the Chinking Telegraph Office, in response to an order of Director Sheng, who instructed him to investigate the whereabouts and what kind of mines there were in Chinkilang District, as the Director was about to send an English engineer to the place to investigate the matter. The reports say patronage of Governor Yü, who has always conditions that remain fixed, no matter how

that Manager Lo upon receipt of Director Sheng's order immediately used his best efforts:

to carry out his superior's instructions and fur- ther asked the co-operation of President Mac of the Chinkiang Chamber of Commerce, and together went far and wide to investigate so that a comprehensive report might be made and

THE NATURAL WEALTH OF THE REGION

developed. In the north-eastern part of Chinking and south-west of the Yangtze

The

River there are many mountains which all contain mines of different producis, richest mine in Clinkiang is the copper mine. of the Tsanto-han mountain which has been examined by a Foreign engineer appointed by Hu Yun tai, (Treasurer of Nanking). This mountain is opposite to Kao-tze-cheng (a town) on the other side of the river, and is about forty li from Sicheng (West Cly), Taotai Shen Tun-ho bad the intention of having this mine worked, but had to give it up when he left for the north. In 1899, President Mao accompanied an English merchant pamed Dudgeon and an engineer who examined the whole region from Si-shan (West Mountain) to Nanshan (South Mountain) and about Changshan. The engineer sala Changshan contained

ཡ

TOTTAM & CO., FOR TRESS'S STRAW

and, FRIT HATS

saying that his patron had sent through them a present for him which they would be glad if he would come for personally." Not sus pecting treachery, and feeling secure in the

treated him with marked favour, Ha Chio- sheng was on the point of falling intende we

laid for him; but his more wary friends were evidently of a mare suspicious nature, and bade him wait awhile "for developments." So Ho did not go to receive the present" in store for him, which in this case meant a `pair of handcuffs and a couple of leg irons -be being by the act of his patron reduced from being a member of the literati and provincial gentry to the position of

A COMMON FELON,

He, however, had a bosom friend, a notable of Shaoyang, who, unfortunately for Ho himself, was also a bosom friend of the district magistrate of Shaoyang. This bosom friend then, at the instigation of the latter, invited the cashiered Ho to a tête-à-tête dinner one evening, where also the district magistrate and military commandant of the city, with a strong body of soldiers and yamên runners were concealed, with the result that Ho eventually found himself securely bound and on the same night speeding under a strong escort on his way to Changsha where he is now probably confined. This promptitude of Governor Yu may do a lot of good, and again may be productive of harm in raising discon tent to an alarming degree. The next month or so will show.

"OTTAM,& CO.,

BOW TIES

are your superiors also in thoroughness of ut ilisation of every little thing, in placidity that is bom of recognition and understanding of

aim to utilize the power of the revolving earth; fit the world moves round. Your great men

ours would seek to solve the mystery and pur- pose of this little earth's position in the mar vellous planetary system.

TEACHERS OF "PHILOSOPHICAL HEREBIKS." "If our rulers were to deacend to your plane of consideration, possibly we should impose an educational test that would be pro- hibitory, inasmuch as we should aim to exclude such of your race as might be capable of doing mischief by the teaching of philosophical bere- sies, calculated to disturb the serenity of life, rather than to exclude the humble and unthink.

ing labourers, who never cas exert an influence upon a substantial people, or even upon their times.

surprised if a rain of sulphuric acid fell

Intimations.

WORTH A GUINEA A BOX

BEECHAM'S

FOR ALL

BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS

SUCH AS-- SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, IMPAIRED DIGESTION,

WEAK STOMACH,

DISORDERED LIVER,

AND FEMALE AILMENTS. ANNUAL SALE SIX MILLION BOXES,

50 Cents per Box'

THOMAS BEECHÁM, St. Helens, England.

Prepared only by the Proprietor

SOLE AGENTS for HONGKONG and the EMPIRE of CHINA:—

CL

Obj.no, we are not angered by your objec- tion to our people; we are amused. We

WATKINS, LIMITED, regard you as a promising race in one of the APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road

Central, Hongkang

for earlier periods of development. We do not understand cach other thoroughly perhaps; 'LARKE'S B 41 PILLS are warranted to therefore each to the other is amusing."

cure, in either sex, all acquired or cons- against missionaries and men who desire to Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years. This slegestion of an educational testtitutional Discharges from the Urinary Organs, Gravel, and Pains in the Back. Free from exploit China commercially is certainly In boxes, 4s. 6d. each, of all Chemists and amusing.

Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World. Proprietors: The Lincoln and Mid- land Counties Drug Company, Lincoln, [28

FOR WASHING Cors

OTTAM & CO. FOR PANAMA HATS, England

MEMORY POINTS ABOUT

SINGER SINGER

SEWING

MACHINES

IF YOU BUY A

SINGER

SIMPLE.

SEWING

STRONG.

MACHINES.

SILENT.

SOLD ON INSTALMENTS AND FOR CASH.

WE make but one grade of product, admitted to be the best; hence attempts at imitation.

SPEEDY.

WE deal directly with the people, through our own employees all over the world, selling 1,000,000 Machines

annually.

YOU get an up-to-date. Machine, built on honour, to wear a life-time. YOU get it for the Lowest Price at which such a machine can be furnished. YOU will receive careful instruction_from_a_competent teacher at your home.. YOU can obtain necessary accessories direct from the Company's offices.

YOU will get prompt attention in any part of the world; our offices are everywhere, and we give careful attention to all customers, no

inatter where their machines may have been purchased..

YOU will be dealing with the leading sewing machine manufacturers in the world, having an unequalled experience and an unrivalled

reputation to maintain the strongest guarantee of excellence and fair dealing.

THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

GENERAL OFFICE FOR CHINA:

18, BANK BUILDINGS, CORNER QUEEN'S ROAD AND WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG. BRANCHES IN EVERY CITY IN THE WORLD AND AGENTS IN EVERY TOWN, RETAIL OFFICES 3A, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG.

64, ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON,

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG,

VIA SHANGHAI, INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, FOR VICTORIA, B.C., AND TACOMA, IN CONNECTION WITH NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

Steamers.

Victoria

Pleindes

Olympla Shawmur

Captains. Tons. 1903.

18

J. Panton 3502 Oct. V. H. Smith... 3753 Oct. 23 .....J. Truebridge... 2837 Oct. 29- 9606 Nov. 7

Steamers marked (*) have no passenger accommodation.

The attention of passengers is directed to the very cheap mates offered by this line to the Pacific Coast and to the Interior and Easter Cities of the United States and to Europe.

Special rates allowed to members of Gayem

ment Sérvices.

Through Bills of Lading issued to Parific Coast Points and to the Principal Cities in the

United States and Canada,

For further Information as to Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, & CO., LIMITED;

General Agents. Hongkong, toth October, 1902.

[87411

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES, MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS.

NOTICE.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX;

ALSO

PORTS OF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE.

\N MONDAY, the 20th October, 1902,

ORIENTAL

Manager.

STEAM HAV

COMPY

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAM FOR TRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON,

(Through Bills of Lading issued for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERI- CAN and SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.) THE Steamship

"BALLAARAT,"

Captain F. Summers, carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 45th instant, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports,

Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, and Tea for London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colomba into a steamer other Carge for Lonion, &c., will be conveyed proceeding direct to Marseilles and London

Bombay with Transhipment.

Parcels will be received at this Office until 4 P.M. the day before sailing. The Contents and. Value of all Packages are reijaired

Shippers are particularly requested to nota. the terms and conditions of the Company's Bills of Lading,

For farther Particulaes, apply to

E A. HEWETT,

Superintendent,

Hanger ih Uctober Z

Notice of Firm.

NOTICE.

TAGENT OF HONGKONG and VICINITIES HE. Undersigned has been appointed

for the NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY from This Date.

ALEC KIENE. Hongkong, zoth September, 1903. (989d

1..

For Sale.

FOR SALE

ON HONDA the Compact Steamship ONE BROADWOOD PIANO.

"SALAZIE," Captain Aubert, with Mails, Passengers, Specie and Cargo, will leave this Port for MÅRSEILLES, via Ports of Call, WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit, through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Sadie and Parcels until 3. P.M., on the 19th Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.

instant. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Coa tents and Value of Packages are required.

For further Particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Office

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, 8th October, 1907.

· [10010

HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTION LIBRARY.

18, Bank Buildings, Wyndham Street-

Apply at

ROOM No: 146,

Hongkong Hotel. !Tongkong, 7th August, 1902.

(836d

To be Let..

TO LET.

EUR 12, 3 and if Morrison Hill Cap

UROPEAN Nos. 3, 5,

(opposite Monument at Racecourse).

Apply to

SANG-KEE, Compradore Department, Messis. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hongkong, 8th October, 1902. [τας σα

TO LET EIRION No. 2, the Peak, 6-Room October, 1902.

M House near the Flagstaff, from 15th

Apply to

E. JONES HUGHES. Tongkang, 7th October, 1903 [ros3d

TO LET.

Fand conducted for several years by HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, CON-

OUNDED in 1891, by DR. CANTLIE,

H.E. POLLOCK, ESQ., K.C

TRUSTEES:

HON. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, C.1.0., HON. R. SHEWAN, G. B. DODWELL, ESQ...

SUBSCRIPTIONS:Payable in Advance.

$7.50

$1.40...

..or

.Per Half Year.

...Per Month.

The Library contains, in addition to Fiction, a number of Standard Works on Biography, History, Travels, &c, and Works of Reference; and it is hoped to maintain it up to date. -

Subscribers are allowed to take three books

at a time.

Intending Subscribers as requested to apply to

"BERNARD LANKESTER,

Hon. Secretary & Treasurer, Hongkong-13th September, 1902.

[1413

DUIT ROAD, AR

GODOWNS at BOWZINGTON, Praya East 'HOUSES at CAUSEWAY BAY, facing the

Polo Ground.

"THE RETREAT-MT. KELLETT. No. 3, RITON TERRACE

Apply to:

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO, LD. Hongkong, 17th September. r007,

Masonic.

PERSEVERANCE

LODGE O

HONGKONG, No. 1,165, - -

A REGULAR MEETING of the

LODGE will be held in the MASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, TOM the 16th instant, at 5.30 for 6 p.m. precise Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to atten

Hongkong, seth October, (gozzie