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Intimations.

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is the best thing of its kind in the market,

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WASH prepared from a recipe of the late

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DENTI-

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FRICE. In the early days of the Colony the

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do not keep the teeth white and clean. We

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smokers.

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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ESTABLISHED 1841.

Hongkong, a6th March, 1904.

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BIRTHS.

heltenham, the February at der er Cheltenham, the wife of Commander J. K LAIRD, R.N., H.M.S. Bandow, of a daughter.

On the 28th March, at 10, Harrington Gardens, London, the wife of W, BRUCE

ROBERTSON, of Shanghai, of a son,

MARRIAGE.

On the 6th March, at Lackay, Tonkin, CAMILLE ADRIEN DE WIER, Yunnan Railway, to Mrs. JEANNE SELBERG, widow of the late J. L. Seeberg, of the Imperial Chinese Customs, Shanghai.

DEATHS.

On Feb. 27th, at Edinburgh, J. P. WINGATE, of Amoy, aged 28.

On Feb. 29th, at Wiesbaden, W. KROHN, late of Singapore, aged 60.

WILLIAM

On the 29th March, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, FREDERICK SHERRIFF, aged 44 years.

On the oth March, at the Missionary Home, Shanghai, MARGARET, relict of the late James

Dalziel, in her 67th year.

Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1904.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AN account of the athletic sports at Happy Valley yes erday afternoon is unavoidably held over.

THE (). S. K. has ordered from the Mitsu Bishi shipyard at Nagasaki a 1,560-ton steamer to replace the burnt Tahung Maru,

Sia Frank A. Swettenham, late Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements, [35 has had the honour of heing received by Bis

Majesty.

A CHEE & CO.,

祥

利廣

17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

FURNITURE

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING ROOM,

and BED ROOM

FURNITURE

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

THE Nevoye Vremya welcomes the loss of Port Arthur as likely to mark an epoch in Russian civilisation, similar to that which fol- lowed the fall of Sebastopol.

THERE are at present 2,321 banks in Japan with an aggregate capital of Yen $31,473,049. These figures comprise seven foreign banks with a capital of Yen 3,414,400.

THE first plague case reported from Kowloon City for some considerable time is notified on the return issued by the Sanitary Board for the three days ended at noon on and inst.

THE Novi Kral announces that General Smernoff has arrived at Port Arthur, and taken over the control of all fortifications there Admiral Stark has returned to Russia.

It is understood that the seventieth birthday of the Empress-Dowager will be celebrated this year in the same manner as it was during the China-Japan war, i c., the celebration expendi-

Chinese.

www.

Total 269 1,785

THE CONNAUGHT HOTEL.

Ata meeting of the Justices of Peace this affemupo at the Magistracy the adjourned ap- plication. from Mr. F. Bishop for an adjunct Ficense for the Connaught House Hotel, came 'ün for Consideration

Mr. H. Kemp presided, and there were THE Figare says that the Government con-preset-Messra. F. J. Badeley, C. D. Mel sidering that so much public discussion touch-bourne and A. Rumjaka... ing in a near or remote degree on affairs in the

Mr. P. Goldring appeared, on behalf of Far East would at present be premature, has the applicant, while Mr. G. K. H. Brutton ap decided not to ask the Chamber for the credit peared on behalf of Mr. Clark. the present of f. 10,000,000 for placing the dockyard at holder of the license. Saigon in a state of complete preparation, as was intended. The Premier and the Minister of Marine will communicate their plans of the strengthening of the Saigon dockyard to the Budget Commission, and the works will be proceeded with. Afterwards the Chamber will be asked to ratify this course,

THE Toyo Kishen Kaisha (Oriental Steamship Co) held a general meeting on the 20th March, when the accounts for the fast half-year were submitted to the shareholders. The serincomed was Yen 201,657.77, to which the balance, Yen 74-496.27%, brought forward from the previous account, was added, making the total of Yen 277,154.04. Of this total, Yen 10,137 was set apart as reserve; Yen 105.000 as dividend at the rate of six per cent; and the remainder was In this carried forward to the next account. context it may be remarked that negotia ions for the purchase of the British steamer Strathgyle by the T. K. K. were concluded the other day. It is stated that she has been chartered from the Company by the Japanese

Government.

THE HANKOW RAILWAY

·

The most important advance in Hankow is the railway to Peking: it now reaches as far as Yen:cheng, 384 kilometres or about 240 miles. The line near Yenicheng crosses the river Lanwan, which taps all the trade of the big market town Choukiakou, considered to be one of the largest commercial centres in Honan, Now it is certain that instead of sending their cargoes down the Lanwan river to Chinkiang, which takes at least 21 days, the merchants will make use of the railway and send their Cargoes by rail to Hankow, This is not the only important town which is tapped by the railway. One train a day leaves from either end of the line, the Hankow train leaves Hankow, "Hankow Ville" at 730 am. nd the amount of cargo and passengers which crowds the train is really wonderful. The Railway Company has already discovered that Hankow Ville "must be the station for Hankow, and is now filling in the ditch which was originally made when building the em- bankment, as the double line at the station does not give sufficient room to allow trucks, etc. to be easily shunted.-M. C, D, News,

THE NEW ARMY SCHEME.

ALLEGED Breach of agrBE MENT.

13.-These regulations are only provisional. and further details require to be drawn up to sult local conditions in each province.

At the Sup eme Court this afternoon before. 14-The easiest and surest method of carry. the Puisne Judge, His Honour T. Sarcombe ing the system out is to hold the various Smith, Fung Wai Shan, insurance broker, sued Viceroys and Governors responsible to the the Tak On Insurance Exchange and Loan Board of Revenue, and every year certala Company, Ltd., of 23 Lower Lascar Road, for reliable officials should be dispatched to the sum of $1,000 damages for breach of an

certain districts to inspect the papers, certi agreement, dated 24th July, 1903, whereby the defendant company, for a consideration ficates and accounts, and if this is done pro agreed to pay plaintiff $200 per annum for life. perly Tls, 400,000,000 annually should be

collected.-P. & T. Times. Mr. J. Hastings appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. D. V.Stevenson (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon) represented the defendant com.

Mr. Goldring urged the granting of the ap- plication, and said that the license held by Mr.pany. Clark had eight months to run. He submitted that as Mr. Clark had left the premises and had censed to take any interest in the affairs of the hotel, or management of the business, the Justices were justified in granting the applica tion

Mr. Brutton said that the position was that Acense had been already granted to Mr. Clark, and he was the only person whom the Justices had any confidence in, as the holder of that license. He was to all intents and uses the proprietor and licensee of the die The proprietor engaged him to mahage The hotel, and apply for a license, which was granted. If the application was granted there would be two licenses granted in respect to the same premises. The license was granted for the premises-the man was only an adjunct to the premises. Mr. Bishop was, no doubt, a very estimable person and competent to manage a hotel, but supposing he fillowed a breach of his license to take place, he would be brought up and his license would [be endorsed. On a second offence his license would be forfeited. That however would not penalise the house, for Mr. Clark could, by arcángement with the proprietor, walk in and self liquor, as though there had been no breach

Mr. Stevenson maintained that in view of the fact that the shares in question were nor taken up the agreement was bad for want of proper consideration.

(Proceeding.)

SIR ROBERT HÅRT'S PROGRAMME.

THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND CURRENCY, REFORM.

Mr. Hastings explained that the company was registe.ed in June, 1903, prior to which Kwak Chu Kwan and Sit Chi Nam, who were

In consequence of the pressure which the afterwards appointed the permanent secretaries various Powers have been bringing to bear for of the company approached plaintiff request. some financial reform, in accordance with the ing him to obtain shareholders on payment provisions of the Protocol, the Government are of $100 per annum in perpetuity for each

now making sundry tentative, pecks in this person whom he got to subscribe $40,000 direction, and that in the fond imagination that He agreed to act, and was successful they are thereby instituting a new financisy in obtaining two persons to subscribe for regimie. As in all Chinese reformations, there abares and defendant company agreed to pay is no attempt to strike at the root of the evil, him $200 perpetually. This year, however, but the usual effort, merely to create a mask the directors wrote him to the effect that as the behind which the same corruption, and dis- business was greatly decreasing and there order will continue to exist as formerly. Be being fears of it not being able to continue for cause jewelle:s and gold workers deal in gold, much longer if he had a better situation to take it is p oposed to make them pay a special tax, up he was at liberty to go. That letter in no as a nucleus for the future 'gold standard *: way affected the agreement, and Mr. Hastings a certain class of taxes, too, are to be contended that plaintiff was entitled to regard paid partly in gold, which will go to swell this it as being effective during the whole of his life. nucleus, and so on. The most apparently In such case damages should be such as would serious scheme, however, is that of Princa purchase him an annuity of 5:00 per annum for Ching, who memorialises the Throne in regard life, and it would be seen that the amount to the establishment of a National Bank. In claimed was very small indeed.

his memorial, the Prince requests permission to establish this bank in connection with the Board of Revenue, which undertakes to supply . half the required capital, the other half to be raised among wealthy Chinese here and of the regulations. Section 16 of the Ordin-

abroad. He points out that, by this means, the n ance gave power to the Justices to transfer a

way may be payed for radical improvements in license, and then only to the nominee of the

the currency system of the Empire, and tha:- licensee., Mr. Clark, whether rightly or wrongly,

adoption of a gold currency. It is said, the i, declined to give bis consent to transfer to Mr.

Imperial sanction has been given to the Bishop. He therefore submitted that nothing in

scheme, and the various Viceroys and Gover i the Ordinance empowered the justices to grant

aors are in the usual way baing consulted in the application. They knew there had been

regard to ways and means, or in other words, some difference between Mr. Clark and the pro-

as to whether there are the necessary number prietor, and that Mr. Bishop had been appointed 1-A reformed system of tax collection of wealthy Chinese willing to come for manager in his stead. If a license were grant- should be inaugurated in one district only inward with the remaining half of the capital. ed to Mr. Bishop it be as though the Justices one province, and if found workable extended In the meantime, as a bird in the hand is judged as to the right or wrong between Mr. by degrees to the neighbouring districts an always worth two lo a bath, the raising of Clark and the pier. When the proprietor provinces, as if an attempt be made to start it fund', through the well-known medium of the entered into an agreement with Mr. Clark he in all the provinces, simultaneously a lack of rank purchase system, is belag anca more simply made a verbal one, and Mr. Clark con-uniformity and some confusion must result, brought into play. One half of each purchase silers that he has been badly treated by being 1. When a district has been selected for

is to be paid in gold, all of which is to be dismissed. He has carried on the basiness to

devoted to forming the gold reserve which so the best of his ability, and does not consent to

many financiers regard as absolutely essential the transfer.

to the adoption of a gold standard. - Quite la- accordance with a whisper which formerly reached us, the other half of the purchase money is to be devoted to military training, expenses. Much as we desire to see financial reform in China, and would applaud the most primitive and bungling efforts in this direction, we fear the present moment is not propitious for the undertaking, and that the foverish scramble for fundi now taking place, han a far less useful and meritorious object, The mind of the country, is agitated, about other things, and wa fear is in „Anything but the right mood to consider the wearying complexities which necessarily surround he question of China's monetary system. Funds from all quarters and by any means are unquestionably the demand of the hour; bot we question much whether, a gold standard or financial reform are anywhere near the front ranks of the raison d'etre for this activity. F. and T. Times.

Mr. Goldring submitted that as Mr. Clark was engaged on #monthly agreement he could be | dismissed at any time. His client (the proprie. tor) was perfectly willing to state what had

· taken place between them. It would be a mani- fest injustice if the application was refused, and he submitted that the Justices should consider the position of the proprietor. Failing the granting of the amplication he would be com

VICEROY'S GAZETTE.

experiment the Government should appoint 10 intelligent and reliable officials to assist the Magistrate of the said district, and these officials can then be drafted to other districts later on so as to carry on the work with uniformity.

3-The Magistrate of the selected district must issue proclamations requiring all land owners to send in full particulars of their pro- pertics and plans of the same for registration within a certain period, each property being divided into 4 equal sections for convenience of inspection.

4--The Magistrate in order to save the people annoyance need not make an official survey of these properties, but he should After consideration in private the application caution land owners that any attempt to was granted.

misrepresent the measurement or value of the same will be severely punished.

A further report in five sections, drawn up by the War Office Reconstruction Committee,pelled to take out summonses to secure justice composed of Lord Esher, Admiral Sir J. Fisher, for the proprietor. He submitted that there forwarded with a covering letter, dated Feb. 25, granting of the application. and Lieut. Colonel Sir G. Clarke, has been was nothing in the Ordinance to prevent the

to Mr. Balfour, and published. These five sec- tions are of the utmost moment and show that the reform of the Army is to be far-reaching and complete. The following are among the most important changes recommended→

1. The Army Corps to be replaced as a unit by the brigade, except in the case of the 1st, or expeditionary Army Corps, at Aldershot, 2. Five Generals-Commy-in-Chief to be created commanding the troops in five districts. 3. Eight "administrative Districts," undermajor generals, who will manage all routine work, to be established. 4. Nineteen brigade districts be created, and all infantry and cavalry to be brigaded. 5. A corps of army paymasters to be established. 6. A General Staff to-be tablished. 7. The linked-battalion system for foreign drafts to be abolished. 8. The old numbers to be resumed by the regiments. To emphasise the allegiance of the Army to the King it is recommended that persons other "The government of the Army by soldiers in," remark the Committee, "the keystone of the policy we have laid down." There is also to be a complete change of personnel to "fully convince the rank and file of the finance branch THE Caylon Observer states that the mooring that the old system must be abandoned and

ture will be reduced by half.

THE NEW GOVERNOR

OF MACAO.

5-When all properties are duly registered the Magistrate should grant a certificate to the owners, and require the taxes to be duly paid on the 1st of the 4th Moon every year, at the rate of 200 cash per mat, a complete record As we go to Press the provisional government | being kept of all certificates so issued. at Macao will have come to an end by the as- sumption of the administration by the new registration of the lands above referred to Governor, His Excellency Senhor Martinho de

6.—The issue of these notifications and the

should take place within 3 months of the new

Queiroz Montenegro, Mr. Montenegro arrived system being inaugurated, and when this is from Lisbon by the French mail steamer Annam yesterday morning and is accompanied aged on the work should be drafted to other completed the 10 officials who have been eng. by his wife and three children. His Excel-districts in the same Prefecture to perform leacy's aide-de-camp is Ensign Magalhães.

On the arrival of the Annam in port, Senhor

similar duties in new districts, and to other Montenegro was met on board by Senhor Conselheiro A G. Romano, consul-general

for Portugal, and Mr. J. J. Leiria, vice-consul.

officials be taken on to serve their apprentice- ship in their tura,

7-At the end of the second 3 months these other to officials will, in their turn, be drafted

DON Jaime de Bourbon and his sister, Princess Alice, are expected at St. Petersburg shortly. than the Sovereign shall no longer hold levees His Excellency and family put up at the Hong- auf, and so at the end of nine months all the

They will leave for the Far East, Don Jaime on the staff of General Kuropatkin, and his sister as a member of the Red Cross Society,

buoys in the harbour are to be connected with the telephone exchange, so that directly a

PHOTOGRAPHIC with the shore. The same paper says: Singa vessel is moored conversation can be opened

DEPARTMENT.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

OYPRIDOL CAPSULES.

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pore having once led the way in respect of telephones, it is doubtful whether Colombo can annihilate the lead and pass her before a con- siderable number of months have passed.

officers were warmly cheered. Several Lega

completely new habits formed."

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE,

Canadian (Athenian) 8th init, English (Malia) 8th inst. German (Hamburg) 12th, inst, Canadian (Empress of India) 15th inat.' American (Siberia) 17th inst. Canadian (Tartar) aand inst,

order,

The Boston Co's 1.4. Skatimit sailed from 8.-When all the returns are duly obtained Victoria for Yokohama and the usual ports on of the landa taxable in each district and the each Magistrate should prepare a complete livrat inst.

The P. & A. Co.'s vs. Indravelli arrived it amount due on same for the information of the Yokohama on 4th fast, and 'may:1 be expected Prefects who should in turn present them to the here on 14th lust. Viceroys and Governers to forward to the Board of Revenue,

kong Hotel during their brief stay in the Colony, districts in one province should be lo working proceeding to Macno by the Portuguese gun- boat Deu at eight o'clock this morning. Owing to the inclemency of the weather Mr. Monte- artso had no opportunity of seeing Hongkong negro did not move out of the Hotel yesterday

Our amorphous military system has frequent Paying any official visits. He assumes the ly been tinkered at and modified in

of government in the Portuguese colony Now, for the first time it is to be reconstructed forthwith. Mr. Alfredo Lello is returning from. throughout for purposes that are clearly stated,

Libon to again take up the duties of Colonial in accordance with principles that are definitely Secretary, telegraphic advice having been re- laid down. A clean sweep is made of the ofreceived at Macao yesterday of his departure congeries of defective and clashing authorities,.

from the Portuguesa capital. and in its stead is substituted an organic unity, which is the creation, not of temporary necessi ties, or of compromise, or of hand-to mouth

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The Imperial German Mail ga. Prise Aide, rich which left here on the 31st ult, at noon sell their registered lands the vendors and pur The Imperial German Malla. Hamburg In the event of any owners desiring to arrived at Shanghal on Sunday at 1 am,

chasers should both apply to the Magistrate in person and have their certificates altared and inst, and may be expected here on raib Inst.

left Kobe via Nagasaki and Shanghai on 4th

the land registered afresh.

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monies should be paid into the Provincial

The P. & O. S, N, Co's 14, Malla lett.

not salivate or affect the gums like Mercury |tion officials were present to wish their country adequate recognition, Organisation in time of tin, ls-registered in the Land Office as New Treasury and be at the 'disposal of the Board of with the Outward-English Mails, and is due.

Doctors recommend them;

A NUMBER of persons assembled at Euston

CROWN LAnd sales. Station on the morning of and ult to witness

The N. P. S. Co.'s um. Tacoma arrived at the departure for jagan of about as Japaneso reform, but of clear commonsense informed by

10-Within a few days of the rat of the fath naval and military officers who have been 14- the highest technical knowledge and appiled:

From the fact that the second plot of land in Moon the taxes dus should be paid to the Victoria, B.C, on 25th alt, and the Victoria called to join their ships and regiments. The with perfect fearlessness and independence to the New Territories was to be put up to sale Magistrate or to a bank properly authorised toed from Yokohama for Victoria and Tacoma officers left by the 11.55 boat express for the problem as a whole. The broad principles by public auction this afternoon, considerable receive the same, a careful record being kept, on 29th-ult. THE MODERN REMEDY for CON- Liverpool, where they embarked on the Cellie. upon which the Committee have worked are as interest centred in the proceedings at the offices and any landowners falling in payment should

TAGIOUS SKIN DISEASES does As the train steaned out of the station the obvions and so admirable that one can only of the principal land surveyor (Mr. L. C. Rees) be promptly and ar punished. All such Singapore for this port on 3rd inst, de noor,

wonder why they have had to wait so long for at three o'clock to-day. The property in ques

here on 8th inst., at about 8 sin 45,998 square feet, the boundary measurements Kowloon Marine Lot No. 2, and contains

ri-As it is possible the yamen runners and

The C. P. R. Coʻs sa. EmpresË, being Mia14ft, 3. 700 ft., E. 687 ft., and W. B16 clerks might attempt a squeeze when the arrived at Nagasaki at 9 a 1k, pa ft. The annual Crown rent ataching to the lot fandowners go to pay the required tax of 200 left again at 4 pm, same day, for Kube where

$1,978, the upset price was $10,378. Bidding cash per mau, the Magistrate should be on his she is due to arrive at 8 pm E was commenced by Mr. Henry Humphreys, guard against this and punish ali such proceed- whip was out bidden at $16,550 by Mr. T. F.ings with the utmost rigour of the law, Hough who thus became the owner of this valuable site,

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peace is to be analogous to that required time of wari decentralisation will relieve the MR. C. Montague Ede who has been conacci War Office of a multitude of matters that it has ed with the Union Insurance Society of Canton shown itself incapable of bandling satisfactorie for a considerable time is leaving Shanghai for while at the same time accostoming command this port where he will take up bis work in the ing officers to the exercise of responsibility interests of that firm. Mr. Ede can well claim the creation of an efficient General Staff will to be an old resident of China, having been make the repetition of some of our worst South out here for nearly twenty years, during which African blundera impossible; financial methods he has acquired a vast amount of knowledge of ❘ will be overhaŭled so as to check extravagance things Chinese. Until recently, he was a mem- without impairing efficiency; and feally the ber of the Shanghai Municipal Council. He promoting of officers is to be regulated with a with an area of 5,000 square feet, was sold to bas won for himself many friends, Chinasa as well as foreign, who, undoubtedly, will miss who display keenness and aptitude..ip their : $20 above the reserve of $1,500, there being so view to accelerating the advancement of those Mr. A, Samy, of Mr. John Lemme office, for him very much jp Shaphai.

profession.

Le L1714.

A plot of Crown land, on Bonham Road,

competitor,

Revenue.

The C. P. R. Co's 3,L rived at Yokola

11-At the end of the first year when the reformation of one province has been complet. and left again at 5. ed the officiats familiar with the work can be 'sha is due

same system repeated throughout the Empire. drafted to the neighbouring provinces, and the

way be possible to have the system operating in all eighteen provinces,

and by the end of three years. It should in this

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