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Puss. A few days since the Harbour A GREAT feel, trust is being formen Ger Master (Hon. R. Murray Rumsey) accom- many, on the lines of the American Steel panied by the assistant Harbour Master (Mr. Basil Taylor) visited the island for the purpose of selecting a suitable site, and we gather they suggested having a couple of lights, visible to shipping enter The Editor will not hiriako to be rajonale foring the harbour from Canton or Macao vin

Addros.

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to The Manager.

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE),

A.;S. WATSON & CO., DALY-830 per unions,

~ LIMITED,

PORT.

B-OLD VINTAGE, super-

F'er dor.

P'er hat

ior quality, Red Capsule -$16.00 $1.40

C-FINE OLD VINTAGE

superior quality, Hilack

Seal Capsule

·D-VERY FİNE OLDVIN-

- 20.00

1.70

TAGE, extra superior, (old

bottled), Violet Capsule - 27.00 All less 10 % discount on account of current exchange.

WEEKLY--$13 per aiuuuu,

Do your own developing without a dark room by using an Eastman developing machine. LeMunyon dyt

FOR carrying twenty-seven passengers, in excess of the number allowed by his licence, the master of the Yaumati ferry launch Te Lee, this morning was fined $75 or one month's inprisuunn

the Capsuimun Pass. We are advised that two green lights would be the most serviceable as in case one failed ship ping would continue to stand on, where as if red was the colour selected and such an accident occurred mariners mightÁ take it for the light of an approaching vessel and thus be delayed without cause. We

TRAVELLER wrtes from Harbin that in the Moukden Chahe district eight Chinese villages all the crops are mobilated, and the roads have been completely destroyed by floods,

The rates per quarter sud per se, proportional. The daily but is delivered free when the addrow is ecoxibla to mospager. On copies sent by post an aditional $1.80 per quarter is chargial for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the Single Copies Daily, ten centa; Weekly, twenty. hope the decision will be arrived at to pro have entirely disappeared.

vide this further facility in the matter of lighting and so great assistance will be YESTERDAY afternoon a pleasant function took afforded to shipmasters, and especially to place at the Harbour Office when the lion. R.

world is 30 cents per quarter.

Bra Cente

Che

We learn from Cantos that the British auiorities have modified, the wording of the notice recently issued prohibiting: Chinese on the concession, and nalivo merchants have resumed business on the Shaimen

on.

VICEROY Chang, seeing the fragile stale of the Emperor's body, has suggested that his Majesty construct a gymnasium in the Palace where he will be able to strengthen his muscles by gymnastic exercises. The idea has been thaslastically taken up by their Majesties, but it has not yet transpired who is to have the honour of being the Emperor's gya nastic in structor Probably Viceroy Chang will be commanded by the Empress Dowager to select one for the Emperor. Such is native report

on se de

Hongkong Eelegraph those having charge of the craft com- Murmy Rumsey, the retiring Harbour, Master, Two of her masts were broken off and lying in

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1903.

PROPOSED LIGHTHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS AROUND

HONGKONG.

It is now more than twenty-eight years ago that the local authorities commenced

prising our ever-increasing fleet of boats was the recipient of a piece of silver plate sub on the Canton run, many of which artive inscribed for by the staff of that department. Hongkong late at night or in the early hours

a

GENER

ND LADY

GASCOIGNE

At halfput three shir ufternoon, to the strains of the Band of the Sherwood Foresters, a company of the Derbyshiren

marched down to Blake Pier and there formed a guard of honour, under the command of Colonel Brown, R., awaiting the arrival of the popular retiring Officer Commanding the Troops, H. E. Major-General Sir William J Gascoigas, KCMG, with Lady Gascoigne, who were to proceed on board the Pacific mail liner Siberia. on their journey home vid America, A large gathering of officials and unofficials consisting

of members of the naval, military and civil communities were at the wharf to wish God THE Kaiusberg, which arrived at Tientsin on sperd" to the General and his amiable wife. the 6th, reported that she passed a wreck be. There were at the wharf a large number of tween Hawke Island and Cheloo. She was a ladies also, who presented quite a number of four-masted sailing vessel laden with lumber. lovely bouquets of flowers to Lady Gascoigne. Among those present at the Pier we noticed the water. She had a large bole in her star the Lord Bishop of Victoria, Right Rev. board side and her stern was under water. Bishop L.M. Piazzoli, Hon. F. H. May, She had been abandoned by her crew. From of the morning Indeed, it is strange that GEORGE Skeud, stoker of II.M.S.. Cressy, was captain no doubt thinking she was about to go. C. W. Dickson, His Hon. A. G. Wise (Puisne the appearances, this was done in a hurry, the CM. (Colonial Secretary), Hon. R. Murray Rumsey, Hon, Sir Paul Chater, Cu G., Hon, no such light was erected in that neighbour-charged before Mr. Sercombe Smith at theunder. When last seen she was about to miles Judge), Major Hamitan, (Chief Staff Officer);

from Hawke laland and drifting south

NEWS was received at Shanghai on 11th inst that Mr. Barke, late third officer of the C. M. Co's sir. Kiangkwan, was seized with cho'era Ngankin. When the vessel arrived at Kiu- kiang Mr. C. Paplow, the chief officer, and Mr. Cousins, acting second engineer, were landed in a serious condition suffering from me disease. Mr. L. Burns, third officer of the same chip, who was landed at Wuhu some time ago suffering from cholera, has now. entirely recovered and has rejoined the ship

hood many years ago, as having regard to the innumerable junks plying in those waters at all hours of the day and night and burning all sorts and power of lights, the proposal

Magistracy this morning for behaving, in: Road East, last night. He was fined $5 or disorderly manner whilst drunk on Queen's seven days' imprisonment.

ing of catties of rice. He, was sentenced to

two months' imprisonment.

the same

Conselheiro A. G. Romano (Contul General for Portugal and Brazil), Mr. J. J. Leiria (vice- consul); Chevalier Volpicelli (Consultor Italy), Ion, A. M. Thomson, Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Hon. Gerstom Stewart, Rev. Hardy, Major

Nonbcole, H.K.VC, Dr. F. O. Stedman, „Hon. Wm. Chatham, Lieut. Caulfield, toth Bonibay Infantry, Major Bryan, R.CL.A. Major Omiston, Colonel Birdwood, Major Prichard, Capu Hurley, Major Baker Trown, Colonel Lambkin, Major Chapman, IIK. V.C., Hon. He Kai, Com- modore Robinson, Major Dopping Hippen- stall, R.B., Colonel Brown, Colonel Webb, P.M.O., Major Wyllie, Captain Fitzwilliam, Major

2,35 the important work of lighting the approaches will meet with general support from shipmas- | u¡ AM a coolis, and a man fold me to carry and succumbed to the disease that morning at Chichester, D.S. Capt. Brown, Lieut

ters and shipowners from whom, we believe, the rice," was the explanation received from a to the harbour of Hongkong by erecting at small granite tower with a fixed light on the

the suggestion emanated. While on the celestial at the Magistracy this morning before Mr. Sercombe Smith when charged for steal- south-west end of Green Island. Successive subject of lighthouses it would be as administrations have added to that aid well to direct attention to the dangerous to navigation, and since the Green Island vicinity some 180. miles from the Colony, Nore Port, after removal, should be light first flashed across the waters much has known as Pratas Shoal, which, we believe,

rested for a month before use.

been done to improve the service for is at present unlighted. Every year many which captains of steamers, pilots, under-junks are wrecked upon it, and only a writers and steamship owners, who have few months since we recorded the loss reaped the benefits, have reason to be of an American sling ship on that, spot It is on the direct run to Manila, and thankful. At the present time there are four lighthouses and three beacons under the authorities would be well advised to the administration of the British Govern establish a powerful light on the north ment in Hongkong, and we would strongly east corner of the reef the cost of which urge that the ultra-parsimonious policy of the could be bome jointly by our Government

farm contributes so handsome an augmenta:

Wine required, for IMMEDIATE use should be ordered to be' decanted before being sent out.

THE Russian Government have entered into an arrangement with the International Wagon Lits Company to extend the fast train service on the Trans-Siberian line, but they have THE Tientsin Takungpao has the following Runny, Colonel Ferrier, Colozel Candy, and stipulated that af far as possible, nil cars are to be constructed of Russian material,

Fresh Kodak film, plenty of them, at LeMun- yon's, 31, Des Voeux Road.—Advi,

southern portion of Mirs Point, indicating Kee, master of a dairy, at No. 17. Elgin Road

On the ist instant M. Lessar, the Russian

Minister, went to the Paiyun Kuan, or White Cloud temple, and there met the Empress Dowager's favourite eunuch, Li L'enying, for secret conference. The Taoist Abbot of the temple is also well known to be a great favourite of the Empress Dowager, and thick friend with sians in the capital who frequently associate

Messrs. L. M: Johnson, H. N. Mody, A

Turner, E. A. Hewalt, C. A Tomes, T. Morgan Philipps, J. roosimann.

These Wines are specially suited for Government be set aside-now that the opium and the Philippine Islands. A light on the SANITARY Inspector Fincher charged Hop the cutuch as well as-with a number of Rus Trefusis, A.D.C., who Invalids and general use, and are too well tion to our revenue-and other houses and the proximity of dangerous reefs to the Kowloon, at the Magistracy before Mr. Kemp with him, for reasons not far to reek. The the Guard of Honour presented arms and there beacons be constructed to render safer the northwards, would be of service to mariners, this morning, with failing to keep all articles Abbot was al o present at the secret conference navigation of the approaches to Hongkong. while several beacons could with advantage used in connection with the dairy in a clean with M. Lessar, and it is known that this meel inspected the moks by whom he is held in

known to need further comment.

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Too much stress cannot be laid upon the fact that no expenditure can be too great to afford any and every facility by which the -A. S. WATSON & Co., shipping trade of the Colony is to be fostered. We owe our very existence to that trade, and the capital at home, in foreign countries and Hongkong, which has been sunk in the enterprise that has so largely contributed to buildupourshipping statistics to the enormous volume of 23,000,000 tons for this port yearly, is surely deserving of our consideration and our earnest cajoling. Since the lighting

masters in making the port from the south between the hours of sunset and sunrise has been simplified, and a great advantage has accrued to mariners leaving this anchor- age by the Green Island Channel' when bound to the southward on the approach of

ESTABLISHED 1841.

TELEPHONE NO, 156.

CABLE ADDRESS: "ACKEE," HONGKONG,

A. B. C. CODE, TH EDITION.

ESTABLISHED 1859.

A CHEE

祥

利

condition. His Worship find him Sto...

Weihaiwei on 29th ult. viz-Glory, Ozean,

THE following British men-of-war were at

be erected on the Brothers, Pillar Point, Lung Ko and at other desirable positions within the waters of the Colony. At present two buoys having a red light mark the west.

Vengeance, Cressy, Amphitrite,· Blenheim, ern entrance to the central fairway in the lumber, Espeigle, Sirius, Thetis, Phoenix, harbour and we are given to understand Fearless, A acrily, and Torpedo Boat Des shipmasters complain that they are fretroyers Handy, Janur, Olter and Hart, quently unlighted at night.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

IT is reported in local mandarin circles that Mr. Odagiri, the Japanese Consul-General has officially addressed a dispatch to the Shang- bai Tantai about the granting of a piece of

ment, and that the Taotni has refused, replying that the authorities at Peking should be applied

of Gap Rock, in 1892, the work of ship-RINDERTEST is raging among the cattle in ground at Yangtzepon for a Japanese Settle-

FOL night. To ocean-going craft it is one of the

廣

TEMPORARY STORE:

1ST FLOOR, 12, QUEEN'S ROAD, (above Messrs. H. PRICE & Co.)

Corea.

A CASE of plague is reported from the French to first. Convent.

By the 95. Frans Ferdinand which left THE King of Servia has contracted a loan of Singapore u 10th inst., Sir William Mit- one million at Paris.

Two Japanese officers have gone to attend the Russian grand military maneuvres at Nikolsk.

most important lights on the China coast, as a vessel coming up from Singapore has a thousand miles to run wiiliout sighting land until some eighteen miles from the Rock THE revenue collected by the I. M. Customs when, at night, she can pick up the white light and proceed towards Green Island. At present, we believe it is impossible to

FURNITURE see the lesser light until Gap Rock has been

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-FLATEU,

GLASS, and

FURNITURE.

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

COUNTERPANES.

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and-

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

left some considerable distance behind, and when it does appear it might at first be

at Dalny is to be deposited with the Russo- Chinese Bank.

AN English Note proposes to submit all com- plaints against the Congo Free State to the Hague tribunal.

LeMunyon, 31, Des Voeux

chell, CM.C., is coming to the Far East on a three months' trip. Sir William has letters of introduction from the Governor of Ceylon to Sir Ernest Satow and Sir Claude Macdonald. He is head of the firin of Darley, Butler & Co., Colombo, and is senior unofficial member of the Ceylon Legislative Council. He intro duced the colon industry into Ceylon, and has rendered many services to the Government, taking a prominent part in the development of

the Colony,

ing of three was made at the command of the Empress Dowager-It has since been averred that the conference had reference to the making

of a loan from the Russo-Chinese Bank. *

At five minutes past four o'clock Sir William Gascoigne arrived. H.E. was dressed in the fall inform of Major-General and was followed by Lady Gascoigne and Mejor the Hon. H. W. voyage home. On the arrival of the General, Accompany H.E. on his

salate. His Excellency then

such high esteem. He bade them all Good. bye." He then took farewell of the large. number of people present and afterwards em barked on board the military launch Tômmy Aitkens which, dressed for the occasion, con-

was general

Framing, fancy and artistically, done by Leveyed the party on board the P. M. s,s. Seris

lying in harbour.

Munyon, 31, Des Voeux Road.—Advi

A BAG OF JEWELRY

AND-A COOL COOLIE.

Yesterday forenoon an Indian constable re- ported at the Central Police Station that: merchant had lost some valuable jewelry at an Indian store; in D'Aguilar Street. A European policeman was despatched and was not long in returning with the suspected culprit. It appears that on the 13th inst., Mrs. Glover residing at No. 10, D'Aguilar Street was Inken suddenly ill and was ordered by her doctor to the hospital. Before going there, she handed a friend a satchel gold bangles, two diamond rings, a pair of diamond earrings, two plain gold rings, a diamond brooch,

gold coin brooch, a gold chain and $30 in a small purse, total value, $1,530, and asked him to keep them for her. The merchant took the satchel con taining the valuables, placed it in his pocket and then accompanied her to the Government Civil Hospital. The salchel was not removed, when he went to bed, and in fact he placed the he again proceeded to the hospital and then returned to the Post Office for any letters that might have arrived.

casily mistaken for a junk's light,. We One more chance to buy a Kodak for $5; aa coolie carrying a bundle. He stopped Lim, trousers under his pillow. Yesterday morning: understand that it is proposed at an early good Kodak. date to remove the apparatus on Cape Road.—Advt. D'Aguilar to Green Island thus enabling mariners to pick up the light before losing | THE King of England, it is now known, ex- sight of the one on Gap Rock. Since the pressed himself strongly against the action of Waglan Light was acquired from the Bulgaria while in Vienna.

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Chinese Government after the cession of the New Territories, that on Cape D'Aguilar LADY Minto, wife of the Governor-General of has been discontinued so that its removal Canada, is expected at Yokohama by the E

China on the 21st. press will not entail any loss to navigation. The

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS fixed lantern on the little island off West Point, which at present throws a fixed white COOKING RANGES,

light in the direction of Lungting and a red across the Kellett Bank is going to do duty on Cape Collinson, opposite the Futiman Pass, where a red light, visible in clear weather for PHOTOGRAPHIC a distance of six miles, has been exhibited

DEPARTMENT.

EVELOPING and PRINTING

since 1875. This change should prove of great advantage to coast going steamers and

of We have received the programme of the Shanghai Autumn Race Meeting to be held on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th November."

A TREMENDOUS explosion took place in a go. down at No. 11, Yokohama, on the 3, when 300 bottles of collodion went off spontaneously THE directors of the Shanghai Tug and Lighter.

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WHILE L. 5. 97 was patrolling MacDonnell Road, Kowloon, yesterday afternoon, he saw and after putting a few questions, marched him off to the station. Inquiries were then made, and it was found out that the coolie had entered a house occupied by a widow at Yau. ma- and removed ten jackets, four trousers, two blankets, two cotton sheets, one wooden box and $40 in money, amounting to the total value of $61. The stolen property was found in the bundle and he was sentenced to four months' hard labour.

Afterwards be despatched a wire to the lady's husband informing him of her illness. At the Telegraph Office he opened the satchel, placed the copy of telegram in, and saw that the valuables were all there. He then returned home, and entered Hiptoola's stores at 15 Well- ington Street, and inquired whether there were any letters or telegrams Onʼreceiving a reply {"in the negative, he opened his satchel and

the copy of the wire he sent. He then remem

A special function has been arranged on board the mail steamer this afternoon in honour of the distinguished departing official, and to-night a“ farewell dianer will be given on board at which a large number of guests will be present. Reports of both these functions will appear in our issute to-morrow.

We understand that Colonel Brown will assume command of the Garrison until the arrival of General Gascoigne's successor.

CARRIER PIGEONS FOR THE

GERMAN NAVYA

For some time past severe experiments have been conducted by the German Daval authori ties to ascertain the suitability of the carrier. pigeon for intelligence service in the navy; and so successful have these trials proved, that permanent pigeon stations are to be directed. To assist the Admiralty in its scheme, sixty-one Carrier pigeon clubs have placed their services at the disposal of the authorities. From the results of the experiments, it is estimated that the birds have sufficient endurance to fly home from a pojut 300 kilometres from land. Naturally, the time occupied by the birds in flying over the distance to be traversed depends upon the capabilities of the messenger, and the weather, but it is estimated that one kilometre per minute is the minimum speed likely to be attained.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

"MAILS" DUE?

German (Stydlits) to-morrow,

„Canadian (Tartar) 17th inst;

Erench (Annam) 1st jnstei American (America Maru) 23rd inste

Australian Australian) 241h inst, Canadian (Empress of China) 28th insi.

American (Korea) Ist prox

Mail your films and Kodak orders to LeMunshewed Mr. Rasuljce, an assistant in the store, yon, P. O. B. 368—Adut.

bered something be bad forgotten at the TeleAmerican(Coptic) 17th inst. The Important work of exploring the Laos, graph Office and hastened back, but forgot the States bordering on Siam, of which not much satchel. At the Post Office he discovered the behalf of the French Government: The credit but found that the satchel and disappeared. At is known, has just been largely added tq on toss of the bag so bastened back to the store of this achievement belongs to M. Ajalbert, the time he took the copy of the telegram out who has spent three years in those regions of the bag, there were three persons in the Fortunately, though the population is almost store, and he at once inquired of them whether and M. Ajalbert has suffered from nothing had not. The merchant told Mr. Rasulco, worse than hardships of travel, scant diet, and who was in the store at the time, that he river water full of infinite possibilities in the would give anything to find the big as it hai for this port yesterday way of cholera. M. Ajalbert has just returned

contained only valuable documents. The 10 Paris, where the, results of his mission are

merchant sent for the police, and kept bis being arranged for an elaborate report,

eye on a coolie, who was in the shop when the bag was opened.He offered him

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. especially those running to Shanghai and Co. Ld, have declared interim dividends at excessively sparse, it is not greatly anti-foreign, they had seen the bag. They replied that they

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN, Hongkong, 29th August, 1993. (7288

CARMICHAEL AND CLARKE,

"CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

SHIPBUILDERS, SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS.

REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

TELEGRAME;" CARMICHAEL,” Hongkong, A. B. C. Code, 4th Edition.

A Code

Liebers Standard Code.

TELEPONE, 332. Hongkong, 20th March, 1903.

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"HE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Bear * made in the tropice-SAN MIGUEL

northern coast ports. The Cape is the most north-easterly point of Hongkong, and on the direct route to the Fathong Channel and Waglan, and as the Green Island light, which it is proposed to place on it, can be seen twelve miles in clear weather the importance of the exchange is obvious.

the rate of 33 per cent on the preference, and 4 per cent on the ordinary shares.

THREE months' hard labour was the sentence passed upon a celestial at the Magistracy this morning for prowling about a staircase at West Point, with intent to commit a felony.

Mr.

according to a report mentioned by the Japan and said that he had the bag. He retired to with him and the toolie at once turned around- Timer, will be composed of Russians and Chinese presided over by a Russian financial the back of the store, followed by the merchant official formerly on duty at Port Arthur.

duty of Pert Athu The and the storekeeper, and with the aid of a piece IT is reported that on Sunday night, a native custom house in question is, like the other of stick scooped the big frem under a shelf carpenter amployed in the Naval Yard, after custom-housea in China, under the control of and, laughing, placed it on the counter. having imbibed too freely of samisku, made bis Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector General of the Herman had hiin arrested and

at the Magistracy thi way to his verandah at No. 253, Queen's Road Chinese Customs. An ad valorem duty of s Easy and reaching out to jake in same"

by Hii per cent is to be imposed on all goods entering of clothing hung over the street by a bamboo, Dalny, and the receipts therefrom he mer he overbalanced and fell to the street, a distance deposited it the Rumo-Chinese: Bank of about 43 feet, facturing his skull Death security for the Boxer indem was instantaneous

The A. L. S. N. Coss. Persia left Sh ng

The P & O. S. N. Co.'s Ls.. Maxagon cst Singapore for this port on 15th just, at 6 am...

The Mi M. Co.4-3.5.. Gironde left Kobe for

here on 18th inst, at daylight

The E. & A. s.s. Empire, left here on 26th elt, for Australia via Timor, Port Darwin and Queensland arrived at Sydney yesterday.

2.1.55 amakura Möru (Euro- Shanghai for this port to-day and is expected to arrive here on 18th fast, at daylight

We are given to A NOTICE has been issued at Shanghai that, was to have been opened on the 1st inst. Subsequently, Mr. Rasuljce bad a conversation

THE staff of the Custom-house at Dalny, which $20 for the bag, but he said "no see. Hongkong on 13th inst, at daylight, and is due, understand that the old lantern, which has owing t the illness of more than half the staff done duty on the rocky cape, 200 feet above on the Telephone Exchange, subscribers may the sea, for the past twenty-seven years, will be somewhat inconvenienced by delay. be brought down to Hongkong, and placed on Blackhead's Hill, where it should be of great service to shipping plying within the waters of the harbour after sunget. But by far the more important proposal is that contemplated for the erection of lights on the western point of Ma Tak, the small island separted from Lantao by the narrow channel of water known as the Capsuimun THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Beer

made in the tropice-SAN MIGUEL

PHE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Beer- *knade to the tropics-SAN MIGUEL

Powers concerned

THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Be Age (made in the tropica--SAN MIG

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was charged hen asked. the but some

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and left agbal where