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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ERATED WATER

MANUFACTURERS.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1903.

At the Presbyterian Church, Penang, on the 25th ult. by the Rev. John S. McKnight, M.A. assisted by the the Rev. Wa. Murray, M. Singapore, GEORGE WILLIAMSON PARK, MIL CS, SC, Municipal Health Cicer, Penang, in JEANIE ALLAS Roan, only daughter of John Stronach, Esq., Penang,

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, Saturday, May 9, 1993.

PIKES IN 1902.

16 will be recollected that, giving it as a cause the inadequacy of the Colony's water supply, the Fire Insurance Association re- solved to increase the premium on fire policies in respect of Chinese risks, by 35

Keep your eyes apen for C. E. LeMunynn's Watch C. E. Lepnyon's announcement in locals.-Adul

this paper.-Advt.!

SOME disgraceful ragging" incidents are reported to have taken place at one of the theological colleges at Cambridge Universay,

WHIT Monday, the 1st June, will be observed as a holiday in the Government.Offices with

the exception of the Police Magistrate's Depart

meat.

It is reported that the Italian Government is organising a direct steamship line from Genua to Australasia, ho,ing to attract. Gering ex- ports via Genoa,

Ion Northcote, Governor of Bombay, after visiting the hinterland of Aden, recom.nends the construction of a railway from Aden to Othala, thus tapping the richest part of Arabia THE date after which occupiers of land in and providing a sanatorium. His lordship also Survey District No. XVI, New Termories,pr. poses to these develop the commercial shall be deemed trespassers has been fixed as possibilities of Aden, the jist inst.

THE vacant land on the Praya Reclamation opposite the Central Market is to be leased for one year, commencing from the 1st June.

rcoders are invited.

M. S. T. Dunn has been appointed as the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforesta tion Departine of Hongkong in the place of

Mr. Charks Ford, retired.

cont. This called for some protest on the part of the assured, and at the meetings of the land owning companies a hint was thrown out that if this surcharge on the fire premia was going to be adopted, unreason- ably as it was considered to be in the opini-On April afth, the British Consular Court in an of property owners, it might be deemed Siam ceased to exist in lieu thereof is His necessary for those companies to establish aonic Majesty's Court for Siam, over which an insurance fond of their own. The Mr. W. J. Arch.r, CM, presides as judge. Humphreys Estate and Finance Company, Limited, was the first to show the way how to meet the extra demand which the Fire Insurance Association was to impose upon them by carrying a resolution transferring the money, hitherto appropriated as a reserve by the Company, to a special insurance Of the highest standard of excellence and fund to cover risks on their Chinese purity, our Ginger Beer forms a must refresh-property. Without expressing one way or another the expediency or otherwise of ing and health-giving beverage.

large property owners accepting risks on

The Ginger Beer we supply is prepared. in our well-known factories from the freshest

and best ingredients, and holds the unique position of being THE ONLY GINGER BER IN THE COLONY THAT IS

REALLY BREWED.

PRICE IN STONE BOTTLES :-

Per duzen.

$1.75 One dollar, per dozen is allowed for the hotdes when received back at our Fac tories in good condition.

their own account when there are re cognised offices for such a purpose, we are much struck by the figures revended in the report of the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade for last year which are printed in the Gazette and reproduced by us in another colunm of this issue.

A record of 76 fires and 95 incipient fires during the twelve months is one sufficiently large to indicate that some more drastic measures must be taken with a view to minimising the loss incidental to any outbreak which may have

.A. S. WATSON & Co., for its inception the nefarious practice of the incendiary. The estimated amount of LIMITED,

damage cause by the fires during 1902 at- BREWERS OF GINGER BEER AND tained the enormous total of $2,144,916.50, or upwards of three times the amount in ERATED WATER MANUFAC-

go, when there were 58 outbreaks involv ing damage to the amount of $630,381, 11 1900, 51 fires occurred and the damage

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DURING the nails of April, there were 4 725 inches of rain recorded at the longkong Observatory. The highest temperature recoid- ed was 85.5 degrees on the 22nd of that month, and the lowest 047 degrees, on the jul.

CORRESPONDENCE has been published relating to the British Government's determination, with regard to the Brussels Sugar Convention, not to penalise in any way bounty fed sugar going into the United Kingdom from British Colonies.

THE matter of water supply is severely exerci sing the public mind at Saigon, where, beyond a system of wells, there appears to be no com- Frehensive method of supply. Le Courrier Sign of the th April heads its first article "Saigon sans Eau," and points to the considerable increase in the garrison as making the subject a matter of extrense urgency.

A MEETING of the Justices of the Peace will be

held at the Magistracy, at 2.15 p.m. on Tuesday,

jagt instų, for the purpose of considering an application from Mr. H. Rutonjer for the transfer of his publican's license to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situate at 40 to 44. Elgin Road, Kowloon, under the sign of "The Occidea:al flotel," to Mr. J. D. M. Cameron.

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A SQUADRON of German dragoons crossed the French frontier at Armaville, and marched 50 yards beyond it, while the captain of the spudion described the bearings of the sur, The Prefect of Nancy in- rounding country. formed General Andre, the French Minister of War, of the accurrence.

Ir is reported from the German settlement in China that the German brewery of beer at Tapautan (Kianchow) has at last succeeded in producing a beer which is quite able to stand any competition with the home product. Is is made only of hops and malt, has a fine taste and good appearance. A company is being founded, with a large capi al, to extend the undertaking.

Wing a train was travelling on the Great

Eastern Radway from Harwich to London, a passenger, a Dutchmas, made some insulting temarks in reference to Queen Alexandra. The Dutchman's observations so provoked another passenger, Queenslander, that a fight occurred, and the Dutchman was severely Eandled. On arrival at Broad-street both com- batants were arrested: Their faces were then covered with blood.

THERE has been a terrible outbreak of small pox at Saghalien, says a London wire of 14 b 1. The burials scarcely keep pace with the deaths.

THE KWANGSI FAMINE;

TELEGRAM FROM GOVERNOR WONG.

The fo'lawing is a translation of a telegram Is Neutral Bay, Australia, the was recently hom Weng Chús, Governor of Kwangsi, to mured a small banque-rig-ed vessel, with 'a | the Goveţior of jongkong:- short funnel, and generally presenting an in- Whức at Tatam Chow I received a telegram offensive appearance. The vessel was a Russian from Consul Fox informing me that in conse. cruiser named the Digits (pronounced Jujati), | quence of the fanine in the various districts in bound from Kronstadt to Port Arthur.

Wuchow, Team Chow and Yung Chow, Your Excellency had despatchel Mr. Clementi to proceed thi her to make investigation and

HARRY A. Brown, a master matiner, was charged before Mir 1. 11. Kemp this morning with being a vagrant, and was seat to the house of detention. It will be remembered that about three months ago Brown was charged with stealing a mackintosh from the Hongkong Chub. Three weeks' later he was again charged.. by two military officers at Kowloon with stealing ja watch and other articles from the mess, and hard labour. He was recently discharged, but for this offence was sentenced to one momh's

was re-arrested for the above offence.

MORE than a dozen launches are now laid up, carelessness of the native engineers" and in Manila for repairs consequent on the criminal

"firemen," who, caring more about their fiesta, chow, and "oh ! listen to the band 'excitement, C. E. LeMunyon has an announcement to permitted the property of others to take care of make to you very shortly; watch for it--Adatuself. A partial es imate of the damage done in the course of two weeks is as follows:- THE Dika Coat at Bangkuk has given judg. Colon, 12000; Alice, $1,00; Frisco, $1,000; ment for Messrs, Ramsay & Co. against Prince Ele, 11,020; Luzan, 5,00% This dues not Samprasat for Tes. 33,958, for goods supplied include the demurrage on the launches or the by the firm to the Prince on private and Govern-

costs which will accrue on the Milpitas —Ex. ment account. The suit opened as long ago as 1896 in the court of Foreign causes, and was

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taken in turn through the various appeal courts, ill the final decision was given by the Dika of Privy Council court.

caused was estimated at $130,599, while în the year previous, when the number of con- flagrations was 31, the estimated damage was put down at $829,814, which included $500,000 as the result of an outbreak on December 22 when three godowns next to Hing Lung Lane were destroyed. Going back another six years we find that the num- ber of fires with the estimated amount of property destroyed is as-follows:-1898, 16. tires, $35.001.74 damage: 1897, 26 lires, $177,150 damage; 1896, 30 fires, $105,595

1894, 24 fires, $322,650 damage; and 1893, 36 fires, $208,210 damage. To bring the charge of arson home to any culprit is not a task that can be casily accomplished. construction." Take, for instance, the case cited by

Keep track of C. E. LeMunyon's lucals.--Advf. SAYS a London wire of 16th ult:-The case of Whitaker Wright, of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, who is now under arrest

New York on a charge of issuing a fraudu fent balance-sheet, etc., was again before the New York Police Court yesterday. Evidence

A TELEGR M from Haiphong to the Courrier Saigounais state's that the Governor-General of French Ludo-China has decided on the immedi ale construction of the railway line frm Vinh toon behalf of the British Government, which is

right bank of the Mekong, Ubon, connecting wi.h the Bangkok Korat line. The Bangkok Times says that the interesting point of the communication is the "immediate

FURNITURE that a case of attempted arson was distinguished engineer who returned to France

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED, .

GLASS, and

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

COUNTERPANES.

that an unsigned message from Warmley was sent to him at Havre, warning Wright that things were looking bad. Wright afterwards telegraphed to his wife: 'Give Florence £500."

it wonderful clearness of the atmosp ere during the past two days his been the subject of distribute rice amongst my people without a g and deal of comment, says the Straits Times | distinction of race or creed. In this Your It is alleged that more stars are visible than Excellency, shows uabounded kindness and

behalf of the have ever hitherto been seen there. This should on prove of interest to the authorities, who are cumpling a fresh declination table, the old ane being now somewhat out of date.,

THE first-class armoured cruiser Aurora was ordered by the Admiralty to be commissioned on April 22 for active service. The Aurare, which was last employed on the Chian Station, has been reported ready to leave the works of Messis. J. Brown and Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, ou the completion of a thorough overhaul and repairs to her hull and machinery.

WE have to record the death, which necures last Wednesday, of Inspector McMichael who had been in the employ of the Sanitary Bar! for the past three years. We understand that he came to the Colony cig f years ago, and was for some time chief warder at the Victoria Gaol, after which he was employed at the Quairy Bay works, and subsequently jined the Sanitary Board

A FOREIGN Office paper on the estintates of the German Empire for the year 1913 notes that provision is made for the creation of a Minister Resident at Seoul. Shanghai is to receive an increased provision for a Vice. Con ul and an Archivist, Singapore is to be come a Consulate General, and a regular officer, is to be appointed at Saigon. A vote is asked for cousulates at Hankow and Canton, and for the purchase of ground at Nat-king, on which a new German consulate is to be erected.

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millions of starving people it is my bunden duty to thank Your Excellency. Mr Clementi had personally in- terviewed me at Ts'am Chou and shortly after- war is he arrived at Yung Chou.

With regard to the relief rice which you have already sent, I have despatched a steam launch to tow it up to Ts'ain Chou, and I have als ordered all the officials along the route to alford all accessary protection and assistance, and have, further given instructions to all likin stations to totally exempt the rice from ali likin charges. This has already been put on record. But have rend from Hongkong newspapers statements asserting that in this Province we were not willing to waive likin charges. These statements are without founda. ion and are utterly unreasonable. As Your Exellency, moved by your well-known chari- ible feeling for those in distress, has e me forward to save the lives of the famine stricken people I feel truly and deeply grateful to you, Is it reasonable that I should still tax this rice? I trust Your Excellency will not believe such mis-statements, and beside thanking you in a writ en despatch, I sand this telegram in the first instance to thank you.

. Subscription lists will be found at the follow- ing places-Bloogkong and Shanghai Bank, Hangkong Club, Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong Dispensary, Messrs. Brewer & Co. Mestr Kelly and Walsh, Messrs. Lane Crawford & Co., and at the German Club.

Sir C. P. Cha ar, C.M.G,,,and Fr. J. R. M. Smith are the hon. treasurers.

AFTER a lapse of over seven years, peacefully THE TROUBLE in Kwangsi, following the call ng of a mèndicant, Pastano, Kemp this morning by a burly Sikh for soli- a Dutch-Malay; was brought before Mr. J. A.

citing alms from passers-by. Pastano has been a familiar object to all Hongkongites, and many have been the coins tossed to him by charitable persons. His field of operations was confined to Hlywood Road, Old Bailey and 1 yndhurst Terrace. In a pitiable story be unfolded to the Magistrate, Pastano stated tha he was once a seaman, but owing to a fall which deprived him of the use of his legs and necessitated him using crutches he could obtain no employment, and in order to keep his wife and himself he was forced to beg. His wife managed to eke out a living, by sewing, After this story, he left the entire matter in the bands of the agistrate. Mr. J. H. Kemp stated that as this was the first time the man had been before bim for begging, he would be discharged with a caution, but should he be brought up again, he would send him to prison without the option of a fine. Pastano replied that he could do nothing but beg, in order to earn a living, and as both his legs were cul off from the kace, he could not even go about property. After due consideration the to the Captain Superintendent of Police with a view to see what the Government could do for tim.

THE MOFFIT CASE.

Mr. R. P. Moffit, the defaulting secretary of the Dairy Farm, is expected here in the course of next week, per the Indrapura in charge of Sergeant Erder. The case in which

REPORTED BATTLE NEAR NANNING

{From Our Correspondent )-

CANTON, May 8th, News continue to slowly filler into Canton from te. affected districts of Kwangsi, and latest intelligence to hand reports that the rebels instead of making small raids are driven by. want of food into organizing concentratedate tacks upen the Imperial troops and robbing the di tricts of all rice and food stuffs. l'emple arriving from the province and private letters rceived by the merchants state it is evident that the situation is of a very grave natuic. A few days since à force of imperial Chinese troops were camped some 60 miles to the south of Nanning and were attacked by a section of the rebels numbering some 1,019 lo 3,0rr. A desperate fight is said to have ensued, and by means of repeating Mausers and a large gun, upposed to be a Maxim, managed to bent off the attacking forces with considerable loss of life on both sides. "Such warfare as this must be totally different to the mountain side kir mishes or attacks on isolated villages which have previously taken place in this district. From what I have been able to gather the ris ing in Kwangsi and along the borders of Kwang- tung is not so much due to the reform scheme, promised by the projectors of the recently discovered plot in Canton and South China, as to the action of influential Chinese in the dis trict who, while not taking an active part in ibe movement, influer ce the outlaws, and rubbers. around the district and preach sedition and death to the fandwai, who has desireyed That they are fairly well ted

their crops.

on the morning of the 6th December French Indo-China and the eastern extremity morning for Weihaiwei thence to Nagasaki, Mr. Moffit is charged with misappropriating there is no doubt, as is seen by the many

Mr. Hadeley in his report. He says IT is announced that M. H. Charpentier, the

discovered at 335, Des Voeux Road West some months ago from a mining mission in of the Chinese Empire, has been charged with a similar undertaking in Russian Turkestan, near the western frontier in China between Amou-Daria aud the plateau of Pamir. The Russian Government is stated to be desirous of substituting the coal existing in that region for

by P. £. 382 Ng Luk. The fire had already got a good hold of the boarding of the staircase and the constable with quick 'pre- sence of mind beat out the fire with his cape. He then examined the place and found some apparatus obviously intended to produce arson, but there was not sufficient evidence to prosecute any person." It is sufficiently evident from this case and those which have come before the public in WHITE TURKISH TOWELS, magisterial investigations of fires that there are those who would not hesitate to set a building alight after covering their property with a sufficiently large amount of insurance provided they thought the risk of detection attending such an undertaking could be reduced to a minimum. A more judicious PHOTOGRAPHIC selection of risks on the part of the fire in-

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REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO,

TELEGRAMS: CARMICHAEL," Hongkong. ABC. Code, 4th Edition.

A Code.

Lieber's Standard Code.

TELEPONÉ, "332"

Hongkong, 20th March, 1903;

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made in the tropics-SAN MIGUEL

surance companies is probably one of the most effective measures which can be taken to discourage any attempt by would-be in- cendiaries to prosecute their trade attended, at it is, with so much danger to life and properly.

H. M. 1st class cruiser Europa 11,0 0 tons, LH.P. 16,500, ND, commanded by Captain Ommanney R., is dus here to-morrow with the new crew. H.M.S. Rinaldo felt the port this Hakodate and sealing patrol. H.M.S. Fearless is expected to leave on the same route to. morrow. 11.M.S. Ocean will leave Mirs Bay in a few days in order to arrive at Weihaiwei on the 12th June. H.M.S. Espiegle is expected to arrive here on the 15th prox for refit. HM.E-

the petroleum brought at great expense from Pique is at present at Singapore, and will the Caucasus for the service of the Trans-leave there fur England on the arrival of the Caspian railway.

of bank notes in circulation and of specie in THE following returns of the average amount reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th April, as certified by the managers of the respective Banks, are published in the Government Gazelli :—

Banks.

Sirus which is expected at that part on the zoth inst,

sums amounting to over $10,000, is down for

instani.

hearing at the Magistracy on Friday, giliucresses that are reported, for each of which there are no doubt many suppressed. Although having been caried. on for a leng period the rising may collapse as quickly as it sprang up, but my informants tell me the. leaders are in earnest and providing they keep up the supply of ammunition they may give die new Viceroy endless trouble. It is im

what will take Possible even" to guess place unless some definite steps are mare at suppression. But if this is the nucleus of a determined revolt in Kwangsi and is attended with success it is ne moral certainty, that

LAN TAO TRESPASSEKS. According to a Government notification printed in the Gazelle the isth inst. has been fixed as the date after which all persons in occupation of land in the Island of Lan The A SPORTING contributor informs us that Mr. shall be deemed trespassers against the Crown Frust, the and engineer of the Empress liner unless such occupation is authorized by grant now in puri, has challenged Sam Bentley, of the from the Crown, or by other title allowed by Athion, to meet him in a few days in a contes: the Court under the provisions of section 15 of for the championship. From what we gather the New Territories Land Court Ordinance. Bentley has been out of training as he is shortly 19 0. leaving f.r home and does not consider himself 'justified in accepting a challenge on a notice of two or three days. He thinks Frost should $1,750,000 have witten him a week or so ago to enable him to get fit by the time the Empress arrived and although there are several well-known gentlemen prepared to back him heavily he is not inclined to go into the ring. In a climate such as we have in Hongkeng one cannot be expected to keep ft and be prepared to meet all comers at short notice.

Average Specie Amount. in Reserve.

ol Chartered Bank

India, Australia and China,.......... 53,467,623 Hongkong and Shang- hat Banking". Cor. poration, ............................... 10,377,098 National Bunk of

Chiga, Limited....... 447,343

7,000,000

350,000

Total,...$14,292,064 $ 8,900,000

SALVAGE REMUNERATION.

Kwangtung will not keep the peace.

EXPORTATION OF ARMS.

A proclamation"published in the Gascite prohibits, for a further period of six months from and including the 28th inst, the exporta tion or carrying coastwise within the Colony of Hongkong, arms, ammunitions, etc..

THE PLAGUE.

During the twenty-four hours ended at noun yesterday It further cases of bubonic plague, making 539 since January ist, were reported, SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE

In the Probate, Divorce and Admiraliy Division the case has been heard of the owners, master and crew of the Afzkanis'on v. La Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. It was an action to recover salvage remuneration under an agreement whereby the London steamship Afghanistan rendered assistance to the defendant company's steamship Matapan in the Red Sea in October last. The Afghanis LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Russian Black Sea Volunteer Fleet has BEFORE Mr. J. H. Kemp this moming, Sergt. † tan, on Oct, 21, fell in with the datapan Aying been ordered to refuse cargoes, and to prepare Kerr had no less that six natives charged with siguals of distress. That vessel, which was INWARD Parcels by s.5. Va'eft x are now ready to mobilise. The ships of the Russian having in their possession a large quantity of bound from Marseilles to Madagascar and for delivery.

"Volunteer Fleet" are, in peace-time, mer-clothing reasonably suspected of having been Cochin China, with general cargo, had broken chantmen, which can in time of war be armed stolen. This gang, for some timé past, has had her thrust shaft four days previously, and her. Watch for C. E. LeMunyon's locals in this and used as cruisers. They provide for the many victims, and rented the third floor of No. master asked to be towed to Suez. It was arrang regular traffic between Odessa, Vladivostock, 16 Queen's Road Centmi as head quarters ed that the Afghanistan should undertake the and Fort Arthur, and run, in addition, the teal Yesterday evening the sergeant, after seeing service for a sum of com. The defendantā No dog brought from Hanoi will be permitted trade and passenger traffic between China and that the members of the gang had all gone into admitted the services, but said that the amount to land in the Colony for a period of six months, the Black Sen, besides being employed in peace the premises, raided the place and arrested the oforo insisted on by the captain of the via Moji for this port tudj

as transports for troops, particularly for carry six men. About 103 to 130 pawn tickets, with Akkuistun was unreasonable and exorbitant. THE name of Mr. E. A. R. Laing has beening recruits and reserves between Odessa and a face value of about $300 were discovered, that the agreement was mads under compul- added to the official list of Justices of the Peace Batoum The Volunteer Fleet" is under the together with knives used for slitting pockets, sion, and that it ought therefore to be set aside. resident in the Colony.

Russian Admiralty, but has its own. manage chisels, crow-bar, jimmies and other house His Lordship gave judgment upholding the nient and capital, Guns are stored for the breaking implements. The Magistrate ad- agreement. He apportioned the £6000 as various vessels. The fleet now consists of journed the case for a week, in order to let the follows: 5,100 to the owners of the Afghanis dineteen vessels, all of which were built in sergant secure further information bearing on, Lyon to her master and 500 to the crew. England.

Judgment accordingly, with costs.

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paper in a few days.--Advt.

from the 8th inst.

SIR Francis Jeune has directed that a writ of sequestration should be issued in general terms against the estate of Lady Granville Gordon. THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Beer

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German (Bayern) 12th inst.... Indian (Lightning) 13th inst. German (Stuttgart) atst inst.... Indian (Kumsang) and inst Canadian (Empress of China) 29th inst. The ALS N. Co.'s R. China left' Kobe

The China &: Manila Bac Zojiro will 'e ve Manila am, Toth, inst, and is duc heto 12th inst, at noon.

The B..T. B. Co's ss. Lym sailed fron Victoria for Vladivostock, Port Arther, Dalny and Taku, or 6th inst

The Imperial, German Mail 5.5. Stull ar carrying the Gerinan Maild with dates from Berlin of the 18th,ult, left Colombo 8 h inst, a.nu, and may be expected here 19th inst..

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