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TELEGRAMS.

16 HONGKONG TELEGRAPH »

SERVICE,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1902.

DIFFICULTY,

think 11 E. the Viceroy would confer a greater | THE WHANGPOO CONSERVANCY benefit by introducing more paper money, and confining his attention to a good copper coinage instead of complicating our difficulties by the. introduction of another coin which sooner or

of the native dollars and subsidiary coins are at the present time-P. & T. Times,

(By special arrangement with Der later is sure to become discredited as so many

Ostasiatische Lloyd.)

The Canton Delta.

A STRANGE 'RIPORT.

BERLIN, 20th Nov., 6 p.r. The Times reports from Hongkong that lingland demands the sole con- trol of the apton Delta. The statement has er ated some sensation here.

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[Such a report would naturally create con.. siderable sensation in Berlin; but at head. quarters in Dongkong, representative of the Longkong Telegraph was assured that nothing whatever is known of the demand.-Ed, H.A.T]

The Evacuation of Bhanghai. An English Blue Book has been pub ished containing information regarding the evacuation of hang

bai.

The Kaiser. Emperor William will return to Potsdam from England on Saturday Animated Discussion

IN THE REICHSTAG. In the German Reichstag, the discussion regarding the Customs Tariff is very aninmated,

The Queen of Italy. The Queen of Italy has given bir h to a daughter.

France and Siam, The objection of the French Colonial politicians against the Siamc-e treaty of M. Delcasse has 80 far been without result. M. Del- casse will not resign voluntarily and refuses to withdraw the Treaty. The decision of the French Chamber

MORE CHINESE ONSTRUCTIVENESS. The China Gazelle publishes a free trans

the waye and means of providing funds for the lation of a statement on the vexed question of

conservancy of the Whangpoo River which appeared in the Shanghai Universal Gazette THE CEREMONIES AT NANKING, (Chinese) on the cth inst. The statement The following is special cable, dated 16th sets forth that the matter of Whangpoo River Conservancy has already been mentioned in inst, from Nanking, and published in thee Peace Protocol of, 1901 and the late

N-CAD. News ;-

At six the banquet presided over by H.E. Viceroy Liu Kun-yih frequently discussed the Viceroy Chang Chi-tung took place. There result, there being so many points which he subject with the foreign consuls; but without were seventy-nine guests. Admiral Bridge considered infringed Chinese sovereignty such General Knappe, Acting Doyen of Shanghai, and the taxing of land by the river being also was on the right of the V ceroy and Consulas the management being under foreign control Consular Body in the absence through illness in the hands of foreignore. After several dis of Consul-General Goodnow, on his left, vil

cussions the matter has now been settled on The Viceroy proposed the health of the the basis that the management shall be under Empress Dowager and the Emperor of China, the joint control of Chinese and foreign repre the Foreign "overeigns, and the guests present. sentatives, with Shanghai Taotni as President o which Admiral Bridge replied, thanking the and have the sole management. It is now Viceroy. This was followed by an inspection ported that Mr. Bredon, the Deputy Inspector of the students of the Military College.

General of the Imperial Maritime Customs, intends to propose that all steamers coming, in and our of Woosung and the Whingpoo siver and all inland steamers shall pay mace per

At ten o'clock on Saturday morning the captains of the twelve warships in harbour called on the Viceroy. They were followed at half-past ten by the English Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, K.C.B., and staff, with the English. Consul, Mr. F. E. Wilkinson, and at eleven by the members of the Shanghai-Consular Body,

At half-past cleven the Viceroy returned the afterwards called on the Foreign. Consuls at Admiral's visit at the British Consulate, and

the lloard of Foreign Affairs.

At five the Viceroy held a reception at the Military School, attended by the Consuls, the Customs staff, the representatives of the Muni. naval and military officials, the members of the

cipal Councils of Shanghai, etc., etc.

On Sunday at ten o'clock in the morning, the foreigners were received by the son of the late Baron Liu at the late Viceroy's yarên, in te presence of enormous crowds. The pro cession of the remains to the riverside, whence they were taken to a Chinese gunboat for conveyance to Hunan, was headed by the highest Nanking offic'als, followed by Ad- 'miral Bridge and staff, the Consuls, the naval and military officials, the representatives of the Customs, and he foreign civilians.

coffin was borne by sixty-four men.

The

The Viceroy thanked the foreigners for their attendance.

The whole ceremony was very impressive as The warships in part fired minute, guns. well as unprecedented.

ton more tonnage dues than are now levied (according to the new Anglo-Chinese Treaty steamers of more than 150 tons pay 4 mace per ton and those of less than 150 tons 4 mace) thus making a total additional in- also to collect a wharfage tax of 1 per cent. come of about 35,000 jaels per annum and

pèr 100 taels on good imported, and ex-. ported in addition to the wharfage which is now collected by the Municipal Councils of both the International and French settlements, so as to raise another révenue of about 45,000 taels. All these revenue are to be put into the. Whangpoo conservancy fund. These contribu tions are what China is going to pay and a not to be counted as the foreign contribution to the fund. The China Gazetie very justi- fiably remarks that it does not believe the Treaty Powers will for a moment countenance. any such propósition..

CURIOUS INCIDENT AT SEA.

Commercial.

TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENTE

Co-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

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A good feeling prevails for the following shares

BANKS $137.50, HONGKONG HOTELS Lessee and Manager Mr. W. REULE, which are in strong demand, and are wanted at $139.50, DOUGLAS S.S.- $41.50, WEST Representative. Mr. ARTHUR SEYMOUR, FPOINTS at 5,9,50. CHIN SUGARS are weaker with sellers at $96, as well as INDO. CHINAS 21 599 HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENTS are slightly weaker with sellers at $184, HONG- KONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAM BOATS BTS unchanged, with more sellers than buyers. quoted at $37.75. Other stacks .remain

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

*HE Uñdersignedhave received instructions

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on

TURSDAY, the 25th November, 1902, at 1 A.M., at their SALES ROOMS, No. 20, Des Vœux Road,.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF GALVANI-ED TOWER BOLTS, CABIN HOOKS, ESPAGNOLETTE BOLTS with BRASS HANDLES, BRASS BUTT

TERMS:-As Usual.

HINGES, DOOR SPRINGS, &c., &c.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 21st November, 1991

GOVERNMENT BILLS.

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Doors Open at 8.30, Performance al 9. Special Tram and Ferry Services. Hongkong, 21st November, 1902.

[12580

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

COMPANIES (WINDING UP):

IN THE MATTER OF THE COM- PANIESÛRDINANCES 1865 TO 1899

..

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE WA HING SILVER MINING CO, LIMITED.

Today's Advertisements.

WARREN'S GRAND

AMERICAN

CIRCUS.

FACING THE CENTRAL MARKET.

TO-NIGHTI

AT 9 F.M.

AND EVERY EVENING TILL

FURTHER NOTICE.

TO-MORROW (SATURDAY),

The Performance will be under the Distin

guished Patronage

and in the Immediate Presence of

*His Excellency

Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, O.C.M.Gy

Governor of Hongkong,

Lady BLAKE and SUITE

[f2560 NOTICE is hereby given that by an Order made by the Supreme Court of Hong. kong in the above Matter dated the 12th November, 1902, on the Petition of WONG CHI TONG, a Judgment Creditor of the above named Company, it is ordered that the said Wa Hing Silver Mining Company, Limited, be wound up by the Court under the Provisions A PROGRAMME OF SPECIAL MERIT of the Companies Ordinances 1865 to 1899.

A. R. LOWE, Provisional Liquidator.

NOTICE.

TENDERS for SPECIE, MEXICAN or BRITISH DOLLARS, Current in this Colony, in Exchange for Sterling Bills drawn | 12594] at 10 days' sight on the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, will be received by the Chief Paymaster, Anny Pay the 26th instant.

will be published in January. As THE FOREIGN POLICY OF CHINA. bridge saw several of the crew looking Department, until i A.M., on WEDNESDAY, WE, THE BAN AN STEAMSHIP CO.,

M. Delcasse's probal·le successors, Doumer an Lienne are nained. Jaboteaux chances.are milavourable

(Ruters)

Explosion of a Magazine.

LONDON, November 19th. A nitro-glycerine magazine at Cairo has exploded, killing eighteen Egyptians and in juring many others.

Russian Ambassador to London.

Count Benckendorff, Russian Minister at Copenhagen, has been gazetted Ambassador in London.

The Waziri Expedition, The expedition against the Waziris is meeting with obslinate resistance. Colonel Tonnochy commanding the fourth column has been badly, wounded. Reinforcements Are asked for,

In their dealings with the Foreign l'owers, says the Sin Wu's Ae,"our officials have one.

fixed policy, viz. the avoidance at any price of a foreign war. It is owing to this policy that more than one foreign war has been warded off. But it is also owing to this policy that our foreign intercourse has been attended with greal calamities. Our real motive in, inking special care to avoid foreign wars is because we do not wish to suffer the calamities insepar able from such wars, But, to our great dismay, we suffer calamities just the same, though wars are av..ided by our policy of submissive ness And why? fiecuse the Foreign Powers quite understand that China is very much afraid of a foreign war, and so their fixed policy is to threaten her into compliance with their demands by means of naval demonstrations.

The Tenders to state, the total amount, re. quired (in Pounds Sterling), and the amount Bliswill be issued for less than £100, for which cach Bill should be drawn, but no

The Tenders to be in Duplicate, and in scaled covers, addressed to the Chief Paymaster, Army Pay Department, and endorsed "Tenders

for Government Bills."

AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT.

On one of the N. Y.-K. liners, the Wakasa Afaru, reports a Japanese exchange, there was a Japanese steker who was always up to`all nearing land, the ship running easily with a sants of tricks and pranks. One day when

perfectly smooth sea, the captain from the

over the side. Sending an officer forward to inquire into the cause, he on his return reported he had found the fire- man with his body half way through a port hole and his comrades could not get him either forward or back, the man bring quite exhausted, and they had lowered a bowline down to sup. Purt him a little. The captain then took a hand and the man was stripped, greased, pushed and pulle! but all in vain, At last the engineer was called, the man by this time being much exhausted, and a sea coming up was getting ducked pretty freely. There was, nothing left but to cut out the frame His Majesty's Treasury Office,

Queen's Road, of the port, release the man, and make all

Hongkong, zath November, 1902. (12570 secure. This was done, but the end was not yet. The man was free, but the frame or ring

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, of the port hate was round him yet. He had swollen so from the experiments already tried

MACAO, that it was impossible to file it off, although

NOTICE. several attempts were made, and as a last re source he was put in the refrigerator to see if cooling him down might reduce his size, and so get him cleur This was done and

When a war breaks out between China and any Foreign Powers, the calamities, brought on by it, can only last for a short time. Iut the calamities attending China's policy of sub- missiveness 'will be permanen. It was after Colonel Tonnochy has succumbed to his the Clino Japanese War of 1894-5 that China proved a liule help, and after a time with the began to adopt such a polcy nd the disastrousaid she engineers he was got free. It will be Fresult was that Russia occupied-Port Arthur and | hoped that in the future he will be more careful Talienwan; Germany seirad Kízochou ; France in his pranks. The whole matter was the out-

LATER.

wounds.

Captain White was killed while leading a

Tenders is reserved. Forms of Tenders can The right to accept or reject any or all of the

be had on application,

GEO. H. FERRIER,

Colonel,

Chief Paymaster, China.

LIMITED, of Victoria, Hongkong, hereby give Notice that in consequence of change of owners, we have applied to the Board of Trade under Section 47 of the Mer- chant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the shp ESMERALDA, of Hongkong Official Number 95,859 of Gross Tonnage 1,495 tons. Register Tonnage 966 tons, heretofore awned by the China and Manila Steamship Company Limited for Permission to change her name to AN PHO and to have her registered in the New Name at the Port of Hongkong as owned by The Ban An Steamship Company Limited. Any Objection to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hongkong within 7 days from the Appear ance of thus Advertisement.

Dated at Victoria, Hongkong, the 20th day of November, 1951,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

[1260d

FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH & LONDON.

HE Steamship

TH

"MONMOUTHSHIRE,"

Captain H. N. Vyvyan, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong Limited, at Kowloon and stored at Consignees and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, risk and expense.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

WILL BE SUBMITTED..

TIME AND PRICES AS USUAL.

Hongkong, 21st November, 1907,

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

THE SPOONS.

HERE will be a COMPETITION 15 above TO-MORROW, tha zzud instant, commencing at 1.30 PM.

RANCES-200, 500 and 600 yards. Seven Shots and a Sighter at each Range. MOWBRAY 5. NORTHCOTE, Hon. Secretary

Hongkong, 21st November, 1902.-

TO LET.

N4 KNUTSFORD TERRACE.~KOW-

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD Hongkong, 21st November, 1902,

112514 CONSIGNEES NOTICE

|SS, "SALAMANCA" FROM BANGKOK.

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining CONSIGNEES of 100 Bags of Rice marked

-storming party to the attack on a tower held annexed Kwangchnawan and Great Britain come of a bet with a shipmate, that he coult will be necessary for bidders to prove that they undelivered after the 17th instant will be sub-

by outlaws. The other casualties were three British officers and eight natives wounded.

took Weih iwer; not to mention the numerous get through the post-hole and in again.. mining and rail y concessions, extorted by The porthole was to inches in diameter.

T is hereby notified by this Department that at Twelve o'clock Loon on the zzad November of the current year; Tenders by Secretariat of this epariment, for the public auction will again be invited at the erection of TWO BLOCKS OF BUILDINGS for Shops in the Market of San Domingos.

In order to be admitted to the Auction it have made a provisional deposit of $543.25.

Conditions for Competition and Specifications of the Work can be seen in this Department

tween the hours of 10,30 a.in, and 3 p.m.

Public Works Department, Macao, 22nd October, 1902.

A. NUNES, Engineer in charge.

ject to rent.

The other columus arc meeting with but the hreatening policy on the part of the Foreis THE BONDED TEA WAREHOUSE 9n Week Days, not being public holidays, ba-examined on the 2,th instant, at 2.30 PM.

little résistance.

Accouchement of Queen of Italy, The Queen of Italy has given birth to another daughter.

The Peking Post Office. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, in reply to Mr. Henniker-Heaton, said that from inquiries which had been made, he was satisfied that a British Post Office in Peking-was unneces sary:

TAEL COINS.

Powers. But the more China yielded, the demands. She felt at last that she mest assume more bold the Foreign Powers became in their

"RING."

INTEREST OF TRADE, TO HE BR ́KEN UP.

[BY AN INDIAN TEA PLANTER.]

The Calculta Correspondent of The Finan

chests,

Warehouse charges.

Quantity of tea 67,930 lb. 67,547 lb

(of which

1621]

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MACAO.

NOTICE.

is hereby. Botified by this Department that at Twelve o'clock noon on the 22nd November of the current year, Tenders by public auction will again be invited, at the Secretariat of this Department, for the CONSTRUCTION of FOUR SHEDS for the Market of San Domingos.

In order to be admitted to the Auction it will be necessary for bidders to prove that they have made a provisional deposit of $425:25.

Conditions for competition and Specifications* Week Days, not being public holidays, between of the Work can be seen in this Department on the hours of 10.30 am, and 3 p.m.

Public Works Department, Macao, 22nd October, 1902,

a different atitude towards her aggressors. She, AN ORG NISATION WHICH OUGHT, IN THE therefore, changed her policy of submissiveness into one of obstruction. 'ence, when Italy- asked for Sannon Hay, she firmly resisted. the demand and could not be moved by the threats of n..val demonstrations. eial Nitur recently referred to the possibility of After this successful resistance, China began a break in the Indian tea warehouse ring. lle to become daily boller in pursuing her obsaid: "I am told that the warehouse charges as structive policy, resulting in the Boxer war bey, now stand are often equal to the cost per against the Foreign lowers in 1900, Hut ever case of conveying tea from Calcutta to London." since that war Chin has been pursuing her I can say positively that this is actually the We hear that it is Viceroy Yuan Shi-kay's former policy of submissiveness again. Her fact. My disbursements for freight (Calcutta intention to coin silver tael pieces, and he has chief anxiety is to prevent another foreign war, London) and warehouse charges for the pas1 memorialized the Throre of his intention. The no matter at what cost flenes she complied two years s'and as follow, viz.:~~ tael has, except on paper, hitherto been a

with the British demands in-regard to the

Freight. financial tali man for profitable calculation and punishment of the military officials. concerned. nothing more; a will-o-the-wisp in currency, in the Chenchou massacre ease. Compared 1991. £:06 15 1 LUZ 16 1 now on one side of the ledger now on the with the punishments of the authors of the number of packages being 8 1156 1900 181 17 3 others in everybody mouth, in nobody's Toxerism in 1900,

1900, including many Princes pockets, and in everyone's dreams. Now this and ligh Ministers the punishment of the 150 were boxes of 'to lb. net) and 63 full-s sed is to be altered, and the Viceroy is dovuto Chenchou, military ofhcials is but trifling embody this strange elusive currency in tangible Yet, how is it that public opinion apprietor that his charges are excessive, he will say If complaint is made to the warehouse pro- form: Will financiers thank or curse him for proves the decapitation of the authors of he can make no reduction, by reason of the pro- his pains? The departure conjures up pro Boxerism but laments the death prolence spective difficulties in the form of more dis passed in the Chenchou military officials? portion he disburses to the dock companies credited currency, Whatever the many trying Because the calamities of Boxerism were This may or may not be so; but it is impossi qualifications of the tael in the past may have caused by the officials in the former case ble to get away from the fact that the bonded been, its character has been on the whole and it was only by severely punishing them tea warehouse business is a protected one upimpeachables. Nejv however, not only

only may that we could hope to prevent the recurrence inasmuch as there is reason to believe that the we have exchange appreciation and deprecia of such calamilies in future; whilst in the latter Customs authorities have refused to provide CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

officers for warehouses beyond those now exist- tion, the lael in its own individual person may | case the outrage was oot raused by the militarying further, there are directors and sharehole are hereby notified that their Goods are at their furnish variations. We shall have thin faels, officials in question, and so their decapitation dess of tea companies holding interests in some light, lacls, chopped tails, cocked the false prevent the recurrence of similar cal-of the existing warehouse so what they lose taels and the endless variety of nuisances which bandiers of silver coin are weary of in China hów that the coinage is sound convenience - may resul som

vely or maily care inclined to les...

NESE BERR-

Famities in futuriskajo

1162d]

A. NUNES, Engineer in charge. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE:

bu

"COPTIC,"

at

risk being discharged into Lighters and/or landed into our Godowns Nos. t an Kennedy Town, (Marine Lot 243), and delivery may be bad either, from. Lighters-or from our Godowns upon countersignature of Bills of Lading,

at be one game, they gain in the other. It is indeed deplorable that our state man · These united forces, opposed to the weak are so utterly ignorant in the art of diplomacy combinat on of the plaster-importer, and the and readily ac edo to whatever demands that Jack of unanimily existing in their ranks, result Fare put forth by the Foreign Powers. If they in the payment of practically the same charges. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 28th

continue in the pursuance of such a po icy, the to-day as have obtained for years past," when instant, will be subject to rent.. calamities, inevitably caused by it, will be cod the tea planting, industry was in a prosperous,

condition Financial NewsAs

KS for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER

BEER.

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

3. E-WI TILDEN,"

Agent:

* November 1998.)

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

No Fire Insurance has been effected.. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 21st November, 1902. [1262d

PUNTARENAS A No. 1/10 shipped by E. FORNOUS, are hereby notified that same have been landed into be Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

BRADLEY & CO., Agents. Hongkong, 21st November, 1902.

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