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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1902.

KANOMICE,

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The "HONGKONG TELEGRAPII should be

Address.

ta The Manager. :

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service in Somaliland...

shui, did not likin and Chang Kuan and are agents for another. In March the THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION | – | THE KAISER'S RESTING PLACE SThe

new cathedral at Berlin is now in its last stages: conspire to retain the trade at Canton amalgamated companies placed an addi- The London Daily Mail states that a naval Tanks, he states, could be safely and con- tional stern wheel steamer, the Sainam, upon | brigade will shortly be landed for active of completion. It is in this building that the Emperor has expressed his desire eventually" veniently built at Kongmoon, where junks the Canton-Wuchow line, and the move was

to be buried. It has cost £800,000, and is a coming from Nanning and West Kwangsi fully justified by the satisfactory returns LAND FOR SALE:-Enormous tracts of magnificant specimen of the architect's art with rice could easily take their return ship reported. Adverting to statistics, we find that land in the Orange River Colony are being ment of oil without having to go to Canton. the total revenue for the year amounted to offered for sale, Farms aggregating 44,000 PACIFIC CABLE CHARGES:-The Pacific This, he adds, will be some day, when fiscal Hk. Tis. 348,215, or an excess of Hk. Tls. morgen (about 110,000 acres) will shortly be Cable Board has fixed the charge for messages competition comes to an end. The impor-45,000 over the collection for the previous auctioned,

to Australia and New-Zealand at 3s a word for: tation of kerosine oil, through the foreign year, and being the maximum collection so For this satisfactory position

DEMOLITION OF PRETORIA FORTS: ordinary message, as n word for Government messages, and is, a word for press messages. customs, which in 1900 was: Samshui, far recorded.

The work of demolishing the forts erected by

The Eastern Extension Company is likely to 483,000 gallons, Shiuhing, 199,000 gallons shirtings, yarn, metals, kerosene oil, and

the Boers round Pretoria after the Jameson Kongmoon, 35,000 gallons fell in 1901 to

matches were chiefly responsible, the raid, has begun. The guns are being parked lower its rates for messages between England Samshui, 33,000 gallons, Shiuhing, 124,000 former having established a firm hold on the in the city barracks. gallons, and Kongmoon, nothing. The middle classes. The net value of foreign- reason assigned for this was merely a saving imports was estimated at Hk. Tis. 5,552,443, of some $15 per 100 cases imported in against Hk. Tls. 4,496,811 in the year preced. Single Copies Dally, ten cents; Weekly, twenty: native vessels through the native customs, ing. Hongkong prices throughout the illustrating the promptitude with which twelve months ruled low, and in this respect the Chinese trader will forsake one market beans, which form an uncertain import on

any refected MB, nor to return any Contribution. SUBSCRIPTION BATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY--‡30 per annunt. WEEKLY $13 per annum. The rates per quaster and per mentem, proportional. The daily issue in delivered fros when the address is accessible to messenger. On copies sent by post an aditional $1.80 por quarter in charged for postage. The postage on the weekly iwne to any part of this

world is 80 cents per quarter.

five Cents.

The Hongkong Celegraph

elegraph

Hongkong, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1902.

WEST RIVER TRADE.

for another if he can save money. The

account of their being an actual production

SCOTTISH-AUSTRALIAN

MINING

The accounts of the Scottish-Australian Min- ing Company, Ltd., show a profit for the half- year of £4589. A.3 per cent, dividend has been declared, and £839 carried forward.

THE

STEAM REVE UE CUTTERS Balubac and Pulawas built by S. C. Farahan, lloyd and Co, L., for the Philippine Govern ment, have, like their sister-ships, proved satis factory in every way on their trial trips. RETURN OF VISITORS to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 7th December, 1992-

Library Non-Chinese...

,205 Chinese

Museum

92

.... 89

Total ............ 20

2,175

2,268

and New Zealand.

PUNISHMENTS FOR DUELLING-M.

le Comte has introduced's bill in the Senate at Paris making duelling a misdemeanour punish.. able by imprisonment and fine. The bill pro- vides, if death ensues from the cricnunter, for the punishment of lie surviving duellist with imprisonment from one to three years and a fine of from $100 to $1,000,

NAVIGATING THE AIR-The Rev. John' M. Bacon and Mr. Stanley Spencer, of Spencer Bros., two distinguished ae onauts, have sailed - in their steerable balloon from the Isle of Man, and landed safely in Dumfriesshire. A trail rope was suspended down to the water. The experiments were intended to ascertain the visibility of submarine boats at various depths. The gunboat Fennw escorted the airship and exchanged signals with it.

exportation of native goods steadily advanced, of the province, were considerably-affected. the most important items being fire-crackers, A noteworthy feature of the imports is the packing straw bags, straw mats, for beds, distribution of foreign flour, which is so paper and rice birds, of the latter 1,000 much in favour on account of its whiteness dozens being tinned in rgor. As, we all and purity for the making of comestibles. know, these birds are delicious when fresh; During the year 12,474 piculs were imported Were any proof needed of the great in but, Mr. Aalst observes, after having been as compared with 3,658 for the correspond portance of opening up the inland waterways enclosed in tins, with highly malodorousing period of the previous twelve months, of Southern China the facts and figures grease, they become 'repulsive to the foreign and these passed to ten principal centres in furnished each year in the Chinese Imperial palate. Their cost, moreover 40 to 50 Kwangsi, together with. An-Shun, in Kwei- Maritime. Customs returns of trade and cents a tin on the spot-would preclude chow, graded in three qualities, locally 2.25 trade reports would supply it. "It may their exportation to European markets. The priced at Ts. 1.70, Tis: 1.50, and Tls: 1.30 confidently be said that, in spite of its delicacy is reserved for the [Californian respectively per bag, averaging 374 catties. pirates, snakes, insects, inundations, plague, Chinese, together with equally unpalatable The export trade; with the exception of 2.75 levers, epidemics, heat, dampness, and a tinned meats, fish, worms, frogs, and fruit, sugar, was fair, although it is worth arrived at Shangh from Canton Inst Monday arrived at Sydney with 4oro lons of olfor

note to find that with poultry, The netting of these birds takes place in of autumn, under the direction of Cantonese 623,253 domestic fowls, "&c., were exported merchants, who travel there for the purpose, principally from Konghow, and were remark and, after they leave with their harvest,able for their plump condition, plumage and not one tin of birds can be found in weight. As for the native coal passed for THE ROYAL NAVY:-The tenders which by means of a steam injector. The most the district. Dried rats also con- steamer use, which is obtained from the has, if peace gives itfits blessings, a future, sidered a delicacy in the Canton pro-surface of the areas in Kuei-hsien and the Lords of the Admiralty invited from Clyde When using coal the Clam had a crew of $57

general disrepute attached to it by people for whom Shameen or the Shanghai Bund constitute the whole of China, the West River Delta, with its soil so rich and fertile, its people so intelligent, active, and progres- ... 40.00 3.50 sive, ita villages, and cities so easy of access,

and a great future before it." These are observations by Mr. J. A. Van Aalst, the Commissioner of Customs at Shamshui, I who has furnished most readable

ARE

GUAR- and extremely interesting report upon the

are

THE REMAINS OF THE LATE VICEROY of the Two Kuang pr vinres, 1.E. Tao du, And were the same day pla ed in a large native houseboat and towed by a scam launch to Chiah-ing (Kashing) by way of the Soochow Creek His late Excellency's family accom panied the remains,

SHELL STEAMER CLAM-The Shell Transport Company's steamer Claw has just

that company, from Batoum, The whole voyage was made with liquid fuel. She made an average speed of 91 knots an hour, which is half a knot better than her speed under coal consumption. Oil is sprayed into the furnaces

noliceable feature is the cost of operating

hands: now, her complement is 40 hands.

"

shipbuilders a fortnight ago referred to a first class cruiser of 13,000 tons, with a speed capa city of 22 knots. The guns are to be within the citadel, instead of in casemates, and will include several 9. zin. weapons. The cruiser Squadron is being gradually strengthened, and will ultimately consist of the Drake, the King † proceeding from Upper Lascar Row. It seems

Brilliant and three of the County clars,

ANTEED TO BE PURE COGNAC, the trade of the district during 1901, conceming by two steamers plying between Canton and owing to the failure in sugar, the accounts Alfred, the Good Hope, two vessels of the

difference in price being merely a matter

of age and vintagċ.

LIA E

The Hongkong Dispensary.

1st December, 1902. "

TELEPHONE NO. 155.

CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHEE," HONGKONG. A. B. C. CODE, 4TH EDITION.

ESTABLISHED 1859

A CHEE

CO.,

祥 利 廣

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD.

vince, and cost about 35 cents a catty. Ho-hsien, the Commissioner points out that Regarding the shipping of the port, the most it continues smoky and crumbly, and is important fact to be noted is that during neither suitable for the household grate nor the year changes in the nationality of vessels the furnace. Although the outward transit was observed. The British flag was carried figures are below those of the previous year

Wuchow via Samshul, and by four others place the prospects for the present year as running regularly between the latter port good. Among the new items under this and Hongkong. Five Chinese steamers head appear China_coot (whole) and dried connected Samshui with our own port, and lizards, the latter chiefly coming from two with Canton. Many of the steamers Nanging and Haun-chou, passing to the under the British flag were Chinese owned, coast ports via Hongkong, and are used for the Hongkong regulations compelling them the cure of consumption and elephantiasis to fly the red ensign and carry foreign and as a tonic. Regarding the shipping, officers, the tonnage being over 6o tous. the interport entries-479-were practically The Fortuguese flag was flown on two the same as those of rgoo, but the tonnage steamers only, which plied daily to and96,540 tons considerably advanced, lar from Macao. It appears that the aggregate cargo-carrying capacity of the gely from the appearance of the Sainam. vessels visiting Samahui was considerably in excess of the port's requirements, with the result that freights were lowered so as to leave but little margin for profits. We however, have the assurance of the Com- missioner, that great developments are ex-window glass, 30 cents per box of 100 square pected in the delta, while steam launches feet; flour, 5 cents per bag, and bar iron, as have already exhibited signs of activity. cents the picul. These appear to be the

...

The flags represented continued British and Chinese, the latter predominating, Freights on some principal imported commodities from Hongkong were follows:Cotton Yarn, 8o cents per bale kerosine oil, 8 cents per case of two tins;

as

the chief ports on the West River, and as the development of industrial enterprises, the extension of railways, and the expansion of the various resources of the district is pushed forward much greater results may confidently be expected.

THE GERMAN ADMIRAL, who arrived on Saturday alternoon in his flagship, First Bis mark accompanied by his Flag-Lieutenant, his secretary and the German Consul, landed at companies of the Sherwood Foresters, with their colours and the Band, were drawn up at Blake Pier to receive them. After an ins eci- ion, the party proceeded to Government House, where they paid an official call on II. E the Governor, Sir Henry A Blake. G. C. M. G

Blake Pier at tt o'clock this forenoon). Two

UN SAFE BUILDINGS -A- veritubla Niagara was to be seen this moming pouring its water into Queen's Road Central from a lane

that the main waterpipe barst last night, near No.7 Upper Lascar Row, where the water after coursing through the foundations and buildings in construction emptied itself into Queen's Road. It may be mentioned that these build- ings, as they now stand, present a very unsafe appearance and what with the rains of the last the bursting of the main at their foundations, few days meeting the bricks and mortar, and

the outlook for these houses when constructed is far from being safe.

THE FAMOUS KRUPP WORKS:—A writer. in the Times gives an interesting description THE LOSS OF THE VENTNOW :—A of the extent of the great Krupp Works at

magisterial inquiry into the loss of the steamer Ventnor was commenced at Auckland on the was caused by negligent navigation. No 14th: ult. the allegation being that the wreck charge at present is laid against the surviving officers, Cameron and Ure, both of whom were of duty at the time the vessel struck. Mr. Cameron, the first mute, stated that the captain

Essen. This vast establishment was the sole property of one man, the late Mr. Frederick A census taken in May, 1900, showed that the Alfred Krupp, who employed 43,083 persons.

total number of persons connected with the works, including wives and children of those employed, was 147,645. The founder of the business in the first decade of the nineteenth steel-making, which was then practised at perseverance with his venture died, leaving the Sheffield, and after fifteen years of unprofitable

secret of steel making with his son. a lad of 14 Eleven years later, after severe difficulties, a three pounder cast steel gun was finished. The late owner entrusted the management to a board of fourteen directors.

which we may be pardoned for dwelling at greater length than usual. It will be remembered that, by the terms of an agree. ment, signed at Peking on the 4th February, 1897, the Chinese Government engaged to open Wuchow, in Kwangsi; and Samshui city and Kongkun market as Treaty Ports A. S. WATSON & CO., and Consular Stations with freedom of navigation for steamers between Samshui and Wuchow and Hongkong and Canton by a route from each of the latter places and Kongmoon, Kumchuk, Shuihing, and Tak- hing were established as ports of call, the former having since been opened up under the New Treaty as a Treaty port. From each of these places the most gratifying reports are furnished by the Commissioners of Customs, and although the conditions of the surrounding district are such as to bave an adverse benefit on both the import and exports trade the returns show satisfactory

River Delta is a matter of grave importance sengers, of which more than 130,000 to Hongkong, and furnishes no inconsider travelled between Kongmun and Hong able profits to those of our citizens already kong, and 26,000 between Kongmun and having commercial interests in the locality. Macao were carried during the year, so that The Commissioner of Customs at Shamshiui the importance of our new Treaty port as points out that during the period under regards transport of passengers is quite

stages, Kongmoon and Kumchuk, showed to the opium traffic as follows-Very little undoubted signs of its tenacious vitality and foreign oplum comes lawfully into the unrestrainable tendency to grow and expand, delta; clandestinely is quite another in spite of terrorising piratical spectres and affair, and it is said that smuggling intimidating fiscal realties. Conséquent via Wongmoon is carried on. upon the events of 1900 it was generally quite an extensive scale by evil-doers using depressed, but soon after China New Year the various steamers visiting Kongmoon. If a "bustling revival showed itself in commer is reported also that a good deal of native cial matters, in local industry, in agricul- opium finds its way into Hongkong by the tural pursuits, and even in the elements:

same channel." Glancing at the Wuchow Custom receipts (the thermometer of com trade report for last year we find another mercial activity) increased month by month, very gratifying statement, showing as it the outturn of silk (the chief industry of the does, in comparison with the net total value WHITE TURKISH TOWELS. delta), attained a very satisfactory figure, the of the year preceding, an advance of some harvest of rice (the main staple of the thing like one million taels, the best op district) produced two good crops, and the record since the opening of the port. The river (the highway of trade) rose to such a total net value of the trade was Hk. Ti height that the flooded British Consulate.

7,496,243 as compared with HE T12. had to show side lights to notify its position 6,552,591 in 1960, H.k. Tls. 6,134,183 in PHOTOGRAPHIC When one realizes that the likin at Samahui the other hand, there was a falling off in the to the fleet of vessela passing it on all sides." 1899, and Hk. Tls. 4,321,758 in 1898. On DEPARTMENT. was capable of producing about Tis. 300,000 exports which Mr. Ement Alabaster, the a year, some idea can be formed of the Junk Acting Commissioner of Customs, attributed traffic passing the point, and of the revenue to the complete failure of the gas stocks, capacity of the place. From the report we resultant upon the former season's bad crops gather that for 1907, the foreign Customs and when the figures are furnished for the due greatly to more births, but especially to appears, that a few days ago, the complainan chow left Shanghai on Saturday, at 11 p.

FURNITURE review the trade of that port and its principal apparent. In concluding, Mr. Aalst refers

DEALERS.

DRAWING ROOM,

DINING ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

FURNITURE.

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS, ROCHESTER LAMPS,

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES:

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, Sth July, 1901”

BAY VIEW

BEST BRANDS OF WINES AND Liquors A SPECIAWTY,

•

LOCAL AND GENERAL, HONGKONG DOCK CS shares are in strong demand at $215.-

on CRICKET-On Saturday, the "Longe" beat the "Shorts" by oro run and nine wickets. The "Shorts*" total was Iai runs. -- LEPROSY IN PARIS-There are 1g in curable cases of leprosy in St. Louis, Hospital, Paris. The public have become alarmed, FOOTBALL-Saturday's match between the :ongkong Football Club and H. M. S. Ocean resulted in a win for the Naval team by, goals,

THE BURIH DIL-FIELDS. The lading Government has refused the Standard Com pany permission to prospect the Burman oil

fields, 20

Wellington, and no liquor was served after last. The vessel was well found. The captain striking. The compasses were adjusted in June was justified in attempting to reach Auckland, believing that the watertight companiments would keep the vessel afloat. Eventually the bulkheads must have given way, as the Ventour sank with amazing suddeness.

ITEMS:-From Japan paper we leam that, the political world of Seoul is in a ferment again, but these complications are so frequent and so incomprehensible that the details are not worth giving.The total amount of gold coined, less recoinage, in Japan to, date, is 293, 79 200 yen, of which the sum remaining in the country is only 73,046,423 yon. An old Kobe resident proposes to sail to San Francisco

with one Japanese sailer in a boat ay by 9 feet

now being built at the Kawasaki Pockyard. Mr. R. Clark, well-known as the shore gauer" of the P&O, Kobe, died there after forty years service in the Company on the popular chief officer of the T.K.K.S the 27th ult, aged 61.—Mr. R. J. Bennington, America Mars, died at Yokoharba on the 24th ult. The Paking and Tienisin Times says:

The R I.M. steamship Clive, due at Shanghai

on 18th December, will convey back to ladia the oth Jats and all other details awaiting passage to that country

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

*

MAILS-DUE.

German (Klautschou) to-morrow, Indlan (Lightning) toth inst. German (König Albert) joth inst “Canadian (Athenian) 21th inst.

American (Gaelic) 14th inst. Canadian (Empress of Chirux) aand inst. American (Hongkong, Maru) z3rd inst American (Chino) zist inst.

The C. M. S. N. Co.'s steamer Oopack left Singapore on 6th inst., and is expected here on 11th inst

The O. S. S. Co steamer Tydeus left - TALE OF A LOST BIRD--Before Mr. Singapore on 8th inst, and is expected here on

BAZAAROn the 13th ist, a bazaar will be Chinese orphans of the Asile de la Sainte held in the City Hall, under the patronage of Sir Henry and Lady Blake, in aid of the Enfance FRANCES POPULATION INCREAS ING-The population of France during 190s increased by 72,393 persons. The increase is

the lower death-rate..,

The Imperial German Mail steamer Kinùls»

Kemp this morning, a bird douler was charged 13th inst at the instance of Mrs. Joseph, for using abusive language and alleged bird stealing. It [728d Revenue of the district was Hk. Tis. 174707 present year one cannot hope to find any

lost one of her parrots, which had been in her and may be expected here on or about-to- made up as follows:→→Samshui, Hk. Ti material change; for the province of Kwang ENGLISH RADICALS ACTVIVE-In day afternoon, having occasion to go to the

possession for the last eight years. On 9ur morrow, the 9th inst, at 6 in. HOTEL. 113,664, Kongmoon, H, 115, 37,751 and si, always more or less in a state of unrest, has anticipation of their augnierit, powerstar der the dentist accompanied by her son, the complain. Tarlar arrived at Shanghai a4 men ame *The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Kumchuk Hk. Ti5. 23.318. This was the been more than usually disturbed, and both. Education Act, th Radicals die displaying an ant in question went into a bird fancier's shop day, the 6th inst, and left again at 3 pm, same- highest on record, in spite of the disappear trade and people have suffered much. The increate of activity in connection with the to charge some money, Whilst doing so, she day, for Nagyunki where she is due to arrive at ance of kerosine oil, piece goods, cotton year under review was locally uneventful, County Council elections, or

heard the familiar words of Mother, mother, 62 yarn, and other articles passed over to the with the exception of the unustel ties of the DANGEROUS HOUSES: Whiz Ching-coms bere. On looking up abe found ber lost 6 am, on Tuesday, the 9th fret. Native Customs. Piece goods were driven river, Building Operations upon the Brithir man was engaged yesterday in. Il a demolition, parrot. Naturally the bird dealer was asked to The P. M, S. S, Co's steamer Gorlié with away from steamers to junks and from foreign Consular property across the Fu-ho were of a house in Sha-tin, in the New Territory, bring the bad down, which he refused and at mails &c., from San Francisco to the 15th ult, to native customs by the 5 per cent tariff, continued, and at the other extremity of the a beam suddenly broke from the building the same time, commenced abusing the com- vlo Honolulo, has arrived at Yokohama and but the Commissioner is confident that port the American Baptist Mission com- and was hurled on the unfortunates workman plainant. Although she was willing to pay when an enterprising firm establishes itself menced the erection of premises on a site Death was instanlançons.

for the last bird, and on being refused, she informed the polic, with the result that at the port for the purpose of dealing in adjacent to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, & RUN-ON A FRENCH BANK 1—A 190

Lee Delective Sergeant Kerrand an Hansergeant those commodities, and commences can- Co.'s property, A British firm financed by set in upon the non-postal banks of France went down to the shop and got ibs bird. On Art, carrying the German Mails with vassing the North River Samshui will

Chinese capital and managed by a native It is attributed to reactionary agitators Since no doubt become most important staff was opened in the autumn and is the beginning of the present year the with

a Messra H. DOWNS and market. No better site for oil tanks and said to be doing well. It owns one of the

CHRISTIE,

distribution could be found them?

usual type Hongkong pai Proprietor,

BOTTAMEA&TICO FOR

BOW TIES

DIENERS AND TIFFINS SERVED ON SHORT NOTICE.

OYSTERS, STEAKS, CHOPS, &c.- AT ALL HOURS

Hongkong, Mb December, 1902.

OTTAM & CO. FOR

and TELT HATS,

steamers

Bas

drawili from the banks judicated have sexE.

the deposits by $2,000,000 francs

the bird being . slbred

Corkie showed every sign of affe

was that the bind fancier

nd the bim returned to

COMFOR PAN

left for this port this morning via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai,

The Imperial German Mail steamer König

from Berlin of the 11th ulto, has left Sing on Intarday at 2 pm, and may be exper

out Thursday, the rith inst, at.

FOR SUR BATO: