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is the best thing of its kind in the market.

WATSON'S TAI YEUK FONG HAIR

WASH prepared from a recipe of the late

Dr. Ayres, continues to give much satis

faction to those who use it.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1904.

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HONGKONG. ATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1904.

PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION.

It will be matter for satisfaction to the Culony generally, and to Marine Lotholders on the Praya East in particular, to know that the negotiations relating to the reclama- DENTI- tion of the eastern foreshore of the Istand,

The nu uber of aquatters licences on the roli at the commencement of last year was go, representing an annual rent of $1,429 63

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole llosa's begs to acknowledge with thanks the flowing donations" to the funds of the Hospitals -- Taikoo Sports...

Ko Check Shing...

rit

$52,80

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H. E. the Officer Administering the tavern: ment has been pleased to previsionally ap point Mr. N. H. Jones, Acting Director of Public Work, to be an official member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, during the ab ence of Mr. W. Chatham or til further notice.

BREAKDOWN OF THE NDA, "OLDENBURG,"

DEPARTURE DELAYED.

We have received the following communica- tion, dated ist instant, from Messrs. Melchers & Co, Joral agents of the N.D.L.:--

"The agent of the Norddet.scher Lloyd at Aden wired, on the 30th March-Oldenburg cannot sail on acmawnt of shaft broken probably departure 18th Apr 1;' and we would therefore kindly ask you to publish that the departure for Europe of the Imperial German Mail 8, Oldenburg will delayed for about three weeks,”

MILITARY LANDS.

Fegotianus between the Colonial Govern ment an the. Milnry Authorities, for an exe ange of in Is are still proceeding. Pend- ing a settleut, the 1. P. W. reports, the

CONRESPONDENCE,

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this coluan.]

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

**¢

TO THE EDITOR OF TIK "Honowano TrimNAPH SIR,-The Committee of the V.R.C., under whose auspices the athletic sports are to be held on the Happy Valley on Monday, are surely not to be congratulated on their liberality to the men in the Fleet. On every ship on the station a list of events for the forthcoming! meeting is posted, presumably with the object of notifying intending entrants of the events open to them. To the surprise of the men in the Navy all the events, with only a single exceptior, are reserved to members of certain specific social clubs and the V.R.C. in the Colony. The only event for which the Bluejackets are allowed to compete is a Dall mile Flat race.

TRE 1 Revenue in Peking has had the brilis Plea fcollecting the taxes partly in silve, and partly in older the impression that they will thereby on a supply of the

currency The Throne is said to have approvsion of considerable areas at Pinewood Battery, ed this ta h of financial cenius.

belew High West Gap, and at a point on the Jubiles Road, about a mile beyond the Plague Hospital. Arrangements were also made for the construction of new Ritle Ranges behind Kowloon City under the supervision of the Royal Engineers and at the expense of tie Colony. This is necessary to enable the pro

ent ranges to be relinquished with a view to the formation of the King's Park in Kowloon.

yellow metal and be alien insitute a gold Military Authorities were allowed into posses.in H. M.'s navy should not be excluded.

THE firm o' Anal, and Armstrong have re- reived an aider from Turkey Faven torpedo boats to cost zbocoa. This same firm

which suppled the two cruisers #fire're and Kasuga for Japan, with passed through Colombe last month. It looks very much as if Tussey is making preparations for the war for which every Turk is longing.

THE Imperial Chinese Post Offices in Liu Kung Tau and Port Edward, have been with drawn from yesterday and all posta: business in

FRICE. In the early days of the Colony the initiated by the Honourable Sir the depitude-ry of Wein wei will be luc

Chater. C. and acquiesced in by the public used no other. Liquid dentifrices property owners, have been brought Es a do not keep the teeth white and clean. We satisfactory issue with the exception of those recommend the above preparation to all, relating to the houndary between the pro- and especially to those who are heavy posed scheme and the Naval and Military properties, These were still in progress at the close of last year, having proved to be very protracted and troublesome. It is evil ent that the Public Works authorities believe

smokers.

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS.

ESTABLISHED (8).

A. S. WATSON & Co., in taking time by the forelock. The head of that department in his last annual report, printed in the current number of the Gaseffe, states that, in consequence of the proposed construction of the electric tramway along Praya East, it was considered advisable to proceed at once with the raising of that roadway to such a level as would admit of the drains and sewers being extended here after across the reclamation to the New Praya front, is obviating the taking up and re-laying of the tramway at an early date. A contract for the work was let in November, 135 premium being uffered for its speedy com

pletion. Very satisfactory progress was made, and by the close of the year the raising was practically completed from Arsenal Street to No. Pulice station, whilst a considerable amount had been done on the remaining portion of the road to the eastward. The space to be occupied by the tramway was left about a foot below the finished surface of the mad so as to save the filling in and subsequent digging out of material over this The first commencement of the actual

Hongkong, 26th March, 1901.

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area.

FURNITURE work of reclamation is looked for with cager-

. DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED.

GLASS, and

FURNITURE,

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS,

COUNTERPANES,

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

ness, since the completion of the scheme will render available a large area of arch needed building land, centrally situated, which is destined to provide accommodation for the working classes of the Colony and so help to relieve the acute congestion of the population now so densely buddled together in certain districts of Hongkong.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

GENERAL Ventris accidentally fractured his leg on the 12th ult He is reported to be pro- gressing favourably.

ei through th - Bitish Tu

kety a Lan Kang Imperial hinese Post Office in the Cty of Wel wei will be retained for the trans. mission of Chinese correspondence to the interior. The British Agency at Lin Kung Tau will open a branch office at Port Ewerd.

By bind pression of Major Radcliff and officers the Hand of the y3rd Burma fantry wl play at the fl ongkong Hotel this evening

from 3 to 9 30 p.m.

BAND PROGRAMME. Mueule.. "The Stars and Stripes for Ever".... Dual Introduzelinas.. pd Act Lahugrin

Wagner Selection,... San Toy "....... 1.Spiney Jules Mattel'. **La Comtesse

Tran-eur Selection "The Dicnd".....

Avan Carr]] Waltz

April

Halica Dayton Thomas

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Japane Plata.

find save the King

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BUILDING ACTIVITY

IN THE COLONY,

In the gener 1 remarks, included in his report on Public Works, for 1503 the Director of Public Works wines: The Naval Yard Extension and Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's shipyard works were still in progress through out the year. In the case of the former, the sea wall and inner-wall or quay forming the

on the north side of the Basin, a portion of Extension and romtheid beyand it were li the east wal of the r and the Murray Tier

brought above law-water level, whilst the confer dam enclosing the site of the graving dock was completed and the water pumped out.

In the case of the Quarry Bay Shipyard Works, the site walls of the graving dick for more than half its le- gth were in progress and the excavation for the remaining portions well advances, whilst the cofferdam to enclose the A MAIL paper has the following interesting

site of the entrance was nearing completion. pointe-about the Siberian railway: Sauber of

ubstantial progress was also made with the levelling operations, large masses of ck Stations on complete i ne, 399; Sati tu Laliwaving been excavated and tipped to form the 14,738: number ol lucas tires, 7j1; number ul pussenger car ages, 5.8; number of goods waggons, 7,743; number of mail vans, 33 miles of ling in Siberia, 3,559; mies ol line in

Manchuna, 1,444; Moscow to trautsk, & days; Erkutsk to Mancamna (7.1 miles af al 5

inthes ferry), 74 hours; across Manchuria, 949 miles to Port Arthur, 77 bouis; farmer as Terminus for Vladivos.ock, Stremens; west terminus of Viadivostock railway Koabowsk; river steamer route to connect Khabarovsk and

Strelbusk, 1.340 milas; Vluilvustock to Lundon by ra 1 (7,92 males; 17 days.

THE JUBILEE ROAD.

Mr. W. Chachum thus describes the Jubilee Road in his annual report just published.

The road commences at Kennedy Town and

and the adjoining hulls to Aberdeen, opening traverses the southern skupes of Mount Davis

out ex out a portion of the island which has hitherto been practically inaccessible. It is 5

designed as a camiage road. andles long has a width of 16 feet and is

Leaving Fennedy Town, it rises for about a mile with gradents of a in 20 and in 30 until level; one of the conditions upon which the it attains a height of about 180 feet above sea

Milnery Authorities withdrew their appasition to its construction being that it should be kept 50 feet above the sea. J'assing through a smt gap adjoining a site acquired by the Military Authorities for gun practice, it falls at in 3 unit reaches the 150 feet contour, when it is carried level round Sandy Bay to below Disnee Villa. Another ascent at t in 30 is then made to a gap about 250 feet above sea level near Sassoon's Villa, at which point there s a cross road connecting it with the old road from West Point to Aberdeen, which is at a considerably greater altitude, From the gop, it again falls at the same gradient to the 150 feet contour and then runs

VERY extensive quarrying operations are now carried on, in the New Terstory, notably a Cha' Kwo Leng Eyeemun and gau Tau Kok.lv the property of the Missions

PHOTOGRAPHIC THE Governor of Foochow has sent a quantity

DEPARTMENT.

of rifles, annnunition and same Tls. 9,000 to the Viceroy of Liang Kwang sa contribution to help him in restoring order in these provinces.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS,

GOOD WORK,

PROMPT RETURN.

Hongkong, 8th January, 1904

THE

CYPRIDOL CAPSULES.

His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with re [43 spect to the Ordinance to amend the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1993, (No. 1 of 1903).

"HE MODERN REMEDY for CON- TAGIOUS SKIN DISEASES does not salivate or affect the gums like Mercury. Doctors recommend them.

BOTTLES of 50 Capsules... 51.75 each

TO DE HAD AT

THE PHARMACY

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Hongkong.

A. STEVENSON, Chemist, Registered by the Pharmaceutical Society. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1904.

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MR. J. F Houlion has been appointed to act as Assistant Director of Public Works on and from the 30th ultima for so long as Mr. P. N. H. Jones is acting as Director of Public Works, or until further notice.

Etrangères. Crossing the Pokfulam Stream on a bridge of 4 arches, a little further on, it

joins the old road to Aberdeen, of which a length of 800 feet has been unlized after improving the gradients. Diverging again at No. 10 Bridge, which has been widened con- siderably, it is at in 20 and finally ter minates in close proximity to the Aberdeen Docks by joining the old road near sea level,

the reason for constructing this portion being the excess vely steep gradients of the latter below the bridge mentioned. The road is serfaced throughou: with decomposed granite.

There are o bridges, all of which are built of granite masonry, with brick arches faced with granite, the spans varying from 10 to 17 leet. All bridges and retaining walls are pro- vided with parapet walls of grasite masonry, whilst other parts of the road are protected by before referred iron railings where necessary. The pathway

reclamation.

The large blocks of buildings na the Praya keclamation between Ice House and Pedder Streets were in progress throughout the year. the trangular block at the junction of Des Virox and Chaver Roads, designated Alexandra Bildungs, being nearly com fleted. The south-eastern section of Princes Buildings was ranfed in before the close of the year. The buildings for the Elec nc Tramway Power Staun, on the east side of

Lowrington Canal, were nearly completed, and a new Chinese theatre was erected near the Gas Works, West Point. Substantial progress was made with the reclamation at Tsim Sha Tsui briween Blackhead's Point and Kowloon Marine Lot 6.

in any sportsmanlike s irit

Surely if the competitions are got up the sailors

There are many good men among them who can ran and jump and by whose admission the various events on the programme will be more keenly contested and the flat, hurdle, and bicycle races will furnish more keen competition and greater interes: aroused amongst the spectators than the tame events of past meetings were capable of exciting.

I am one, among many, who hope to see that the hist will be taken by those responsible for the getting up of these annual sports and a larger number of events, in future, thrown open to men of the Fleet.- am, etc.,

A BLUEJACKET.

Hongkung, 2nd-April, 1904

SHORTHAND 2,000 YEARS AGO.

people that shorthand was known and practised two thousand year ago. Manilius, a conten- paraty of Cesar and Cicero, Virgil and Horace, asserts that same system of reporting very similar to our shorthand was in vogue in his

of Virgo and Mercury, he says they are ~ days. Writing these words under the influence

In shorthand skilled, where little marks

compr.se.

It will, no doubt, come as a surprise to most

Whole words-a sentence in a single letter

lies;

And while the willing hand its aid affords, Prevents the tongue to fix the falling words.

Cicero's grand orations were committed to It is certainly a novel conception that

paper with as much skill as our modern stenographers boast.

THE REAL TSAR.

DEPRESSING PEN-PICTURE.

nightly gives a depressing character-sketch of An anonymous writer in the March Fort

Nicholas H. His estimate is as follows:-

The Tsar Nicholas II is physically weak; his nerves are shaltered; his will feeble. Ile is amiable where iron-handedness is essential. He is dependent when a strong individuality is required. He is constantly in subjection first to one influence and then to another. He is more than usually amenable to women's control; and the fair sex has on more than one occasion exercised powerful, if not calamitous, influence upon his life.

TELEGRAMS.

*HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ”

SERVICE,

THE WAR.

SINKING OF A PRESS BOAT

BY THE RUSSIANS.

CREW CAPTURED. THREE ESCAPED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

WEIH AIWEI, S1st March, 9.10 p.m.

When near the Miaotao Light house, on the 26th inst, the Russians

chartered by the Osaka Asashi' top fired upon and sunk the s.s. Hanyal,

serve as the despatch boat for that 'paper.

The crew were captured, with the exception of three who made goud their escape.

.

THE MANDJOUR

QUESTION

AT SHANGHAI.

(From Our Correspondent.)

17

SHANGHAI, 31st March,

6.20 p.m.

The Mandjour question is now settled, the dismantling of the vessel having been completed to the satis faction of the Japanese Government.

The Japanese cruiser Akitsushima left this morning.

In our issue of the agth ult, we stated that, according to a Peking despatch, the lapanese Minister, Mr Uchida, had informed the Wai- wupa that his Government was not satisfied at the way the dismantling of the Mandjour in Shanghai had been condicted. In other words, it was complained that only the breech-blocks of the big guns and the ammunition had been

board were not touched. Under the circum taken out of the vessel, while other must important parts of the machinery, etc., on stances therefore the Japanese Government did not consider that the Afandjour had been actually made harmless.

**The above telegrams were issued in an "extra" yesterday forenoon.-Ed, H.K. T.}

{Renter's,) Parliamentary.

LONDON, 30th March. Sir Michael Hicks-Bench has informed his constituents that he does not intend to seek re-election to Parliament.

The House of Commons.will adjourn on the rath proximo.

Mr. Balfour will probably introduce the Budget on the 19th proximo.

LATER.

The War. Naturally, the history of the Imperial house

The Destruction of the Russian is suggested as one of the causes which have

Quarantine Station at operated in the formation of the present ruler's

Ban-Shantao. characteristics. The details are too well known Russia having protested, through the to be referred to here, and, in spite of them, as French Minister at Tokio, against the at were, the writer asserts that the Emperor destruction of the quarantine station at Nicholas "is as right-meaning, benevolent, San-Shantao during the fourth attack on and clement a ruler as though he did not bear Port Arthur, as a violation of the Hague upon his shoulders accumulated memories of

JAPANESE CHILDREN.

Japanese childr n must be quite delightful, judging from the description given of them by a French writer, who tells us some wonderful facts about the babies of Japan. He declares that "they never cry, and never make a noise,' bloodshed, malignity, and strife? The record, Convention, as previously telegraphed, and that Japanese children "play without however, goes to explain a constitutional Baron Komora, replying, said he was not possessed politeness is innate with these bale furthermore, as though to emphasise his the Hague Convention did not apply to quarrels and without tears." A grave, self-melancholy to which he is subject, and, aware of the destruction of the station, but people, and they behave with the most irrepro-gloomy retrospect, and to continue it in his Naval bombardments.

achable sangfond in the presence of their elders. The love of children is a veritable cult in Japan, and the little ones are surrounded a care and solicitude that are almost

with

religious. A story is told of a burglar who had broken into a house, and postponed hi nefarious purpose to amuse a baby who was playing by itself, and recome so absorbed in his game that only at the entrance of the parents did he beat a retreat. Japanese children, we are told, are very fond of fairy tales, and several of our own familiar figures appear in their favourite stories, such as "The gre and Tom Thumb" and "Mother Goose, Many of these tales treat of animal, and among their records of talking beasts there is a dialogue between mbbits and crocodiles. feeling towards animals and an intense love of The Japanese raconteur shows a kindly

nature. Thus it is that chillren in Japan will display a keen interest-in-natural-objects especially in flowers and insects, of which las they are invariably tender in their treatment.

own lifetime, the disaster on the Kbodinsky plain during his coronation festivities is recalled.

..

The French Navy.

In a lengthy debate on the condition of A brighter view of the monarch as a dignified the French navy, M. Lockroy sharply personality is presented in the following story criticized the administration of M. Pelletan. of his meeting with the Kaiser in the Baltic: The latter repeated the points of his defence

The Kaiser semaphored an effggive message magnificent yacht the Hohenrn. It was M. Pelletas. The Chamber eventually In the Tsar from the upperidge of his

on the 16th instant. M. Combes supported

couched in the following terms "The passed a resolution promising that a special Admural of the Atlantic salutes the Admiral inquiry into the state of the affairs of the of the Pacific." The Tsar was placed in a difficult position. If he accepted the implica-

fleet will be instituted.

t'on the British Foreign Office might have something to say. If, on the other hand, the signal remained unanswered, discourtesy to the Kaiser was the result. I am informed that signalled "Farewell." The laconic rebuff to the Tsar's reply was his own idea. He simply

the world, and the "Amirul if the Atlantic" the German Emperor went round the fleets of will not get the quiet snub adminis ered to him one grey afternoon in the shallow waters of the Ballic Sea,

་་

Yel the question of "child labour" has as

The Tsar dreads war, and the writer of the sumed a phase in Japan that is fortunately The sentiment has not tended to increase his article attributes this feeling to his mother. rarely reached in Western countries, and popularity, and ever since the attempt upon his heavy work of all kinds is, strange to say,

life by a Japanese fanatic at O su in 1891-and exacted from children to an extent which

the unguarded statement by the Crown Prince wou'd surprise our humanitarian ideas. Child-a doubt of his personal courage, which the of Greece, "Then Nickle ran "--there has been actors and dancers, often not more than six writer suggests is cruelly unjust. fle takes no years old, are habitually employed in the delight in outdoor sports except in cycling, and theaties, and fill the roles that we should allot and hs "amusements,' which are few, include to grown-up performers, with a finish and melancholy verse, but he is a hard worker in photography and the occasional production of intelligence that are amazing. The lile girl affairs of tate. dancers go through an exceptionally severe bridge across the main stream on the road profession. In the factories child Labour is 10 commences near the training in gymnastics to fit them for their from the Peak to Aberdeen and joins the exploited to a considerable extent, children protured by the constant sense of impalpable The atmosphere of suspicion and gloom Jubilee Road near the No. 10 Bridge already being employed for long hours at a stretch at danger overshadows the spirits of everyone at a very low wage, while in public offices they the Russian Cout The Tait never The work was carried out for the Committee are often engaged as porters and lacqueys at knows who are his friends and who his A GENERAL map of the New Territory on a

by Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs, Eng- an absurdly early age, although they fulfil enemies. An abiding sense of distrust is the ineers, M. Li A Ping being the contractor. these functions with the utmost skill and his Majesty feels for his wife, whose faithful result, and hence the passionate affection that scale of two inches to the mile is now being The total expenditure, including all charges, propriety. Small wonder is it that the Japanese ounsel and patient sympathy are the bright prepared. It will show all streams, roads, was, $115.27227, the amount expended under children are grave with a gravity far beyond spots in one of the saddest lives in Europe. paths, cultivated areas and villages, the names the contract being $106,146. These figures in their years, and take life seriously, for itsumming up by the author of the article: There is considerable pathos in the terse of the latter being marked, whilst the hills will clude the sum of $514.25, which was paid by burden falls early enough apen, their small The Tsar is a kindly, saddened, overworked, be indicated by contours.

Government

shoulders

and unhappy man."^

AN area of about four acres of land, mostly hillside, on the promontory west of Lai Chi Kok, was placed by the Colonial Governinent disposal of the Naval authorities in connection with the establishment of a torpedo raoge in that neighbourhood.

mentioned.

The article gives the following painful description of the young, ruler's general

urroundings:-

Dom

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AN ACCIDENT AT TAIKOO.

A regrettable accident occurred yesterday. evening at 9.20 at the Taikoo Sugar Refinery. supplying fuel to the boiler house, were sud- Three coolies, who were working at the stacks,

denly buried under a slip of descending coal. A gang at once set to work to dig out the unfortunates, and medical aid was sent for When the bodies were recovered, life was found. crushed and soffocated by the wo ght and to be extinct; the three men having been density of the coal.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE French (Annam) 4th insty: Indian Hangs g) 4th inst... American (Doric) 5th inst. Canadian (Athenian) 7th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) 15th inst American (Siberia), 17th inst. - Enca Canadian (Tartar) and inst.

yesterday the afternoon and is due bere, on The C & M. Co.'s.. Zaro left Minia on Monday at daylight

The Silk ex C. P. R. Co.'s ... Tarlar left Vancouver BC. for Hongkong via vaual Forts of Ca'l, on' Thursday the 31st March, 215- which here on the 2nd ins,, at noon, has c The Imperial German Mail) Stydiilmi arved at Genos, on Wednesday at 8pm

March, and aves against

The C. P. R. Coli 99 Alkinian Kobe at 3.30, p.m. op Wednes Thursday, the 31st for Shangh is due to arrive at noon, on ath-