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Intimations,

WATSON'S

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WATSON'S GLYCERINE AND CAR-

BOLIC SOAPS effect a saving of 50%. owing to the large size of the tablets. They are made of the purest ingredients and are elegantly put up. Our Carbolic Dog Soap 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.

WATSON'S

ORIENTAL

DENTI

FRICE. In the early days of the Colony the public fused no other. Liquid dentifrices do not keep the teeth white and clean. recommend the above preparation to and especially to those who are

snickers.

NOTICE

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BERTH.

On the 20th April, at 24, Notilt Szecbuen Road, Shanghai, the wife of FRED W. GOD:EL of a son (prematore),

MARRIAGE.

On the 29th April, at Nin.po, before E. 1. Mortimore, Esq, H.B.M. Consul, Jous O'SHEA to EMMA GOMERSALL

DEATH.

Al the General Hospital, Shanghai, on 27th April, WILLIAM FRANCIS STEVENSON, of Sydney, late Imperal Maritime Castoms, aged

60 years.

he

Hongkong Celegraph

Mongkong, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1901

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We | THE N.V.K. has bought the British: steamer all,

easy

St. Ivent.

AN enjoyable smoking concert was held at the Engineers' Institute on Saturday evening.

MR. "Ryoki " Saute, the great Japanese satirist, died on the 13th at, in his 37th year

THE Rev. E. J. Hardy, Chaplain to the long-

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THE Hongkong Gurgo ex Barber Lives.s. Richmond Castle from New York will be tran- shipped to the ss. Yuen Sang at Manila,

A PERING despatch says that Vicely Then Chun Hsuen of Ling Kwang has decided to east 8 regiments of recruits from Henan and lupeh.

THE O. & O. S. Doric had to be disinfected at Nagasaki, having anived there on the 21st uit.

with a se rlet fever case on board. The victim was a Chinese sailor,

THE Los Angeles Times has the following - "A dispatch from Port Arthur states that a'l is quiet there, and that miliary bands play twice a week in the public square. The rentunder of the time the inhabitants doulless spend quietly but convivially in their cyclone cel.ars."

Trin Board of Revenue have wired the different provincial Viceroys and Governors to take

the subscription of shares to the National Rank casures on behalf of their Government for

of China from the merchants and people, and to contract a loan to a certain amount to carry aut the preliminary arrangements of that or ganization, which loan will be repaid as soon as the share subscription 15 sent up to Peking

THE. Jepan Akui tales" scrumsly Mrs. Admiral Atack's brave denial that there wa large party at her house on the night of the 8th of February. On the other hand we have

from the hips of U

Rassian sympathiser who was

at Port Arthur during the first bombardment. that it was grunly amusing to see the Russian Baral officers in full gala qaform going uli on the morning of the y b, ubbing their eyes and wondering what had happened to their ships in the night.

THE accounts of the Astor House Hotel Co.,

A. S. WATSON & CO., kong Purves, recently paid a flying visit to the L., Tientsin, for 1753 show a divisible amount

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS.

ESTABLISHED ISH.

Hongkong, 26th March, 1904.

TELEPHONE NU,,201.. CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHER," HONGKONG A. B. C. CODE, TH 5DITION

ESTABLISHED 1859.

135

A CHEE & CO., 祥利 廣

17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

port of Irhang.

Police Sergeant Sellyan has won the May Memorial Pure for proficient police work dur ing the past year

PROCLAMATIONS have been posted within the city of Lawhoufu stating that a railway is to bɛ built fream Chefoo westward. Some say it will be built with Japanese capital,

This morning was a record for a Munday et the Police Court, only very petty cases being on the charge sheets, and their Worships being "releved from duty" before 15 aMT.

11 was a pleasant surprise to the congregation to find, on arriving at . John's Cathedral yesterday, that the punkahs were again in full swing, and the interior of the building con. siderably cooler than on the previous Sunday.

Tu. Nagarabi Press learns from "a reimble private source" that "on the representation of neutral governments, the Russian Governinent has withdrawn its threat to treat war corres- pondents on the high seas as spies."

THE dispatch of the second. Japanese army is almost completed. The third army is now

FURNITURE being used, and preparations are made for

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.

a fourth army, if necessary. The removal of the Imperial headquarters to Hiroshima is likely to take place shorty.

ON passing Elhot Island, those aboard the s.5. Jungmoon sighted the Chinese craiser Hailes ashore. Capt. Kalkofen reports that the after. part of the vessel is submerged to amidships, while the forepart projects high out of the water at an angle of about 30 degrees.

Non-Chinese ....

Chinese.

THE following is the return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 1st May, 1904 :—

Library Museum

197 61 78 1,086

275 1,849

THOSE foreigners who may have felt some annoyance at the interest and curiosity display- ed by the rustics of out-of-the-way villages in Japan will sympathise with Mrs. Morgan (née

Total....

of Tis 21,302, after paying on interior dividend ulto per cent and wrong off fls. 5,540 lar de- precatiim and bad debts. I was decided at the annual meeting on the 19th to pay Tls 1,500 to directors and auditor as their fees, a bonus of Ts. 1,147 to the foreign staff, and a foal dividend of 8 per rent, making 18 per cent for the year, and a Bual sum of Tls. 10,000 in Mr. Riter, carrying forward the bal ance, Tls. 655 It was also decided to raise a sum of Tis. 100,00, for additions and improve- inents by 7 per cent deb ntures.

THE HEALTH OF HONGKONG.

PROGRESS OF THE PLAGUN.

Returns are to hand reporting tea fatal cases al plague, thes: having occurred during the 48 hours ending at noon on the 1st inst. All the victims were Chinese. Three cases are report

ed from Shaukuwan West and one from each of the lollowing thoroughfares-First Street, Des Vieux Road West, Queen's Road West, Wan- cha Road, Pun Pin Road and Station Streat North.

A dead body was also found on the Reclam- ation ground at Mong Kok.

TELGRAMS TO SAIOON, &C.

The Superintendent of the E. £. A. & C. Telegraph Co. informs us that, owing to damage by typhoon, the lines of the French Administration between Cape St. James (where the Qui's cable landaj and Saigon have become interrupted. The tone of restoration is uncer lain, but it is not expected to be before to- morrow, if by then. In the meantime telegrams for Saigon, Cholen, &c. and for Bangkok via Saigon, will be posted trom Cape St. James to Saigon daily at 5 p.m., according to present arrangement.

The route to Bangkok via India is at the moment also interrupted.

ROWING AT KOWLOON,

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MONDAY, MAY 2, 1904.

PRESENTATION OF CHINA •

MEDALS

*PORTLAND AND ASIATIC COMPANY

ON BOARD OF HIM.S. "TAMAR,"

NEW FLEET CHARTERED FOR THE ORIENT, Commodore (harles G. Dicken, & M., yester- About four years ago the Portland and day morning prestated the medals fof transport Asiatic Steamship Company commenced to service during the, China Expedition, of 1900, operate in the East and the incicasing demand to live officers at present engaged on local for freight to and from the Orient together with steamers, who to k pan on that memorable the facilities offered by the Company. led occasion. The officers and crew of H.M.S. to a rapid development of their service. Tumar were mustered on deck and the Com- Arrangements have now been made by the modore on handing the medals to the recipients Company for a large increase in its to expressed his pleasure at performing the cere

nage, and the following details regarding the mony and congratulated the recipients on hav- Company's plans, taken from the Morning ing become entitled to the souvenir. Capt. G. | Oregonian, will be read with much interest by H. l'ennefather of the ss. Kaifong was the first the shipping community 10 step forward and receive the medal, after which followed his chiel engineer, Mr. Mac- don, and then Mr. John Furniss, chief en- gineer of the s.s. Loongsang, and Messrs. Crow and Chandler, mate and second mate, respect-

vely, of the ss. Hattan.

The medal, which is similar to that awarded for transport service during the South African campaign, is by no means such an artistic pro- duction as one would have supposed. On the obverse is a bust of the King, attired in the uniform of an Admiral of the British feet, and with the words "Edward VII Rex Imperator," engraved above the head. On the reverse is an outline of the world, beneath which a two- funnelled ship is depicted steaming through a choppy saa. Engraved around the representa-

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PORTLAND'S ORIENTAL FLÆET.

P. AND A. LINERS. Ste mer Aragonia

a ralia... Nicomedia... Numamia

Tons Reg.

5,198 4.438

CHINA COMMERCIAL LINE! Lothian Athol Ching We... Clavering

Grand Total Carrying capacity

4:90

414

***

+

114

3.883 3.328

1,817

35,196

60,0.0

Total

Commencing about May the Harri

TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'

·SERVICE.

THE WAR.

FIERCE LAND BATTLE NEAR THE YALU RIVER.

TERRIBLE LOSSES.

TWENTY-EIGHT RUSSIAN GUNS

CAPTURED,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

YOKOHAMA, 2nd May,

12.40 p.m.

General Kuroki has reported that the Japanese troops have occupied Antung and Kiulin.

The staff moved their quarters to Kiulin.

On Sunday, the Russians attacked the Japanese to the north-west of

tion are the words "Ob patriam militibus per steamship service out of Portland will cons Kialin and, after a fierce battle, were

mare transvectis adjutam," while on the edge of the medal is the naine of the recipient, There is a clasp on which is engraved, "China, iguo," and to which a red ribbon with two blue stripes is attached.

CROWN LAND SALE.

The plot of Crown land in Star Street, put up for sale by public auction at the offices of the PAY.D. this afternoon, was bought by Mr. Chang Chan for $2,381, being $20 above the upset price. There was no competitor for the land which contains 3,935 square feet and for which an annual Crown rent of $54 has to be pad. We understand it is the intention of the purchaser to build Chinese tenement houses on the site.

FUNERAL OF INSPECTOR GIDLEY

AT HAPPY VALLEY.

The

All that was moal of the late Mr. T. H. Gidley, Inspector of Hongkong Detective Department, was laid in its final esting place in the peaceful shades of the Happy Valley, on Saturday afternoền, shortly aftes 4u'clock. Leaving the Government Civil Bospital about 3.40 p.m. the coffi was borne on the shoulders of eight police and detective inspectors, and placed in the hearse which was in readiness to receive it. Passing the No. 5 Station, the funeral cortège was joined by as many Inspectors, Sergeants, and Constables, as could be spared from duly and who had gathered at that point, wearing the badge of mourning and respect on their left arms. At the entrance to the Naval Yard, the procession was joined by another contingent of the Police and Detective Forces, being headed by M. F. J. Badeley, Captain Superintendent of Police, Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Deputy, Mr. P. J. Wodehouse, Assistant Superintendent, and Mr. H. G. Baker, Chief Inspector of Police, with Mr. J. W. Hanson, Chief of the Detective Depart- ment, the two latter being responsible for the funeral arrangements. At the Monument an- other party of mourners, consisting of a num ber of brethren of Lodge S. John, 618, S.C., of which deceased was also a member, together with many mber sympathising friends, naval, military, and civilian, joined the mournful pro- cession. The coffin was entirely concealed by the beautiful wreaths and crosses which had been placed there by the brother officers of the deceased, while large numbers were carried to the grave side, where the service was very im- pressively read by the Rev. C. II. Hickling, Pastor of the Union Church. The grave was afterwards filled in by brothern officers of the deceased.

FINE AT SHA.

“SUNGKIANG RETURNS TO PORT.

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of eight steamships, with a combined carrying cap city of 63,00 tons, and a schedule which will give this port an Oriental steamer sailing every ten days. In order to increase the ser- vi.c so as to achnit of such frequent sailings, the thre: Indras now comprising the Portland & Asiatic Steam-hip Company's fleet will be released, as their charters expire in April and May, and will be replaced by four new modern. built freighters of the most approved type, with a deadweight carrying capacity of from 7,000 to 8,000 tons on a draft of 24 feet of water. The vessels are all Hamburg-American liners and on account of their large carrying capacity on a comparatively light draft of water are parti. cularly adapted to this trade.

entirely routed.

He estimates that the Russian cas- ualties probably exceed 800.

Twenty-four officers, many soldiers, and twenty-eight Russian guns were captured,

The Japanese casualties are esti- mated at 700.

The artillery fire of the Japanese was very effective.

The Russians retreated to Feng-

RESPONDENCE.

We do not Excessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

Correspondents In this caldaın.)

THE DIOCESAN SCHOOL.

To rax Entron of the "Hongkonɑ Telegraph." ·

The largest of the new fleet is the twinscrew steel steamer Aragonia built at Flensburg in 1897. She registers 5,198 tons gross and is 404 | huan, feet long and 5o feel beam. While built but seven years ago, she is the oldest of the fleet.

The next in size is the Arabia, which was built at Glasgow in 199. She registers 4,438 Lons gross, is 385 feet long, and 40 feet beam. The other steamers are twins, the Numantia and Nicomedia, built at West Hartlepool in 19:1, of 4,311 and 4,372 tons gross register, respec- uvely. They are 384.5 feet in lengil, and 52 leet beam, both being immense carriers for their tonnage. As the charter of this feet was only effected on March 16, no schedule has yet been made up for the steamers, but it is be- ieved that the first of the new craft to appear on the route will be the Nicomedia, which sailed from Hamborg for the rient late in January, or the Aragonia, which sailed from New York for Manila on February 14. Of the old steamers of the Portland & Asiatic line, the Indravelli sailed from Portland last week, and on arrival in the Orient will be turned over in Ler owners. The Indrapura is scheduled leave Portland on the farewell trip on March 18, and the fadrasamtha, the last of the fleet, leaves on her last trip on April 18.

The replacing of these steamers with the four German liners does not in any way inter- tere with the regular schedule of the China Commercial liners, Atholl, Clavering, Lothian and Ching Wo, which will continue to give supplemental service in connection with tae Purilarid & Asiatic steamers. The addition of the eight vessels to the two fleets will enable the Portland company to dispatch a steamer for the Orient every ten days, thus providing this city with a service equal to that of any other port on the Pacific Coast.

SIR-in the interests of those parents whose circumstances may more or less resem. ble my own, I should feel obliged if you will kindly give publicity to the following facts I am the through the medium of your paper. father of a large family, residing at one of the quip.rts on the coast of China, where, as yet, o provision has been made for educating the rising generation. I sent two of my sons to the Diocesan School, in Hongkong, on a fixed charge of $16 per mensem inclusive. I am now informed, that at the discretion of the headmaster, boys may be sent to the hospital on an extra charge of $t per diem. My first

26th April, 1904.

X. Y. Z.

SHIPPING AND MAILS,

MAILS DUE,

French (Ernest Simons) 3rd inst. Indian (Namsang) 4th inst, Canadian (Empress of Japan). English (Sintia) 6th inst.: Indiaa (Sutsang) roth inst. German ( Sachsen) 13th inst..... American (Korea) 13th inst. Germán (Oldenburg) 13th inst.

hospital bill (516) is now, to hand-one boy having had a mild attack of rheumatism., My complaint is that this hospital charge is, or becomes, a gambli for parents. If i send a child to school on certain fixed fees, said fees. should be inclusive and not expansive at the goodwill or the reverse of the headmaster. The fees payable, by agreement, amount to $16 monthly for each boy. Under the Hospi tal arrangement, I may possibly have to pay $46 monthly for each, which would leave my wife and the rest of us to starve. This, I con-, sider, more or less immoral, and I appeal to the good sense of the Hongkong community, Mention was made last week of the with, and more especially of the Committee of the drawal of the Tacoma line of the Northern school above mentioned, that this state of affairs Pacific Steamship Company's steamers Tube no longer tolerated.—Yours, etc., coma, Olympia and Victoria, leaving the port with only the China Mutual Steam Navigation Company's five steamers and a portion of the Boston Towboat Company's fleet from Seattle. This company will shortly take aver the business that is now handled by the japanese line, and the latter will retire. When well out at sea on Saturday morning the This would leave the Seattle line with five officers of the China Navigation Co.'s steamer steamers, and the Tacoma line with the same Sunghiang noticed smoke issuing from the number. From Vancouver the Canadian after hatch, and investigations led to the dis-Pacific is operating three passenger and twa covery of a fire among the cargo which had freight boats. It will then be seen that been shipped hence for Manila. Pumps were Portland has a larger fleet of steamers in the at once Lot to work, but owing to the ifficulty | Oriental trade than is sailing out of any other On Saturday afternoon, two four-sared scratch races, between crews of the Victoria Recreation of getting at the seat the outbreak and the port north of San Francisco.

inflammable nature of the cargo, the flames Club, were rowed at Kowloon. The fist event, was

marle such headway that Capt. Robinson ecided shortly after half-past three, when crews

decued is advisable to return, with all speed, husband, is travelling through America. On of the Shamrock, The tie and Rose put together

to Hongkong. Water was continually being passing through Chicago, the young couple a good race, which resulted in a tassel between

thrown on to the burning cargo, and every were reduced to desperation by the persecution the Thistle and Rose for the first place. The

effunt made to confine the outbreak to the No. 3 of reporters. The bride, between her efforts to former, however, just managed to gain the hold. When about three miles to the cast- dadge photographers, who snapshotted her in

victory, although Shamrock made a bold bid for

south-east of the Colony signals were tun up, all directions, was plied with questions, says premier position. The crews were: Thistle.-

and the watchman at the Waglan Lighthouse the New York Herald, as to the clothes she

R. Witchell (stroke), E. . Musso, A. G. V.

could just distinguish, through the twilight, meant to wear, if ber fox-terrier was a japanese Riber.o, J. H. Seth (bow), and T. Miller (co)

that she wished it reported that fire bad broken dog, and how Mr. Morgan carried on his Rose,-). Witchell (otroke), L. E. Lammert, G.

out aboard, and that she was returning to courtship.

Cruickshank, W. T. Andrews (bow), and F. Lammert (cox). Shamrock.-C. E. A. Hance Hongkong. The news was at once transmitted THE new field-gun for the British Army, the (stroke), E. F. Ancolt, H. A. Seth, H. to Messrs. Butterfied and Swire, who had the M. Bain (bow), and F. W. White (cox) intelligence conveyed to the Central Police month, is a marvellous production. So rapid in the next race the buats were manned as Station, and assistant Superintendent Baker man is preparing to take care of all the flour

eMaila, Dand is due is the fire that the batteries may be reduced follows:Rose, H. Rapp -(stroke), H. C. and six firemen at once went aboard of the trade of this territo y, and it was on his promise from six guns to four in three years' time, when Austen, J, P. Jordan, J. D. Cameron (bow), and Government floating engine and proceeded to

to supply the transportation equipment that T. here on 6th inst, at about soon, a

The C. P. R. Cols sus thenian strived at the rearming is complete. The gun is adapted F. Lammert (cox). Thistle.-L. A. Musso Quarry Bay. The pumps were got to work. Wilcox decided to enlarge his big mill at from the French pattern, and in recent trials at (stroke), T. E. Pearce, F. M. Roza Pereira, T. and altogether twelve feet of water were this point. Since that time, the Wasco Ware. Shanghai at 10,30 m, on: 3011 Okehampton has established a record of C. Swaby bow), and F. W. White (cox) pumped into the after bold. Yesterday morn house & Milling Company, of The Dalles, have again at 6 pm., same day, for 1 twcaly-aine sounds per minute. This rate of Shamreck.-F. K. Tata (stroke), II. S. Holmes.ing this was taken out, and the steamer taken let the contract for increasing the capacity of she is due to arrive a

The Imperial fire is unsurpassed by any field gun in Europe. A. V. Barros. E. Millar (bow), and O. R. the Royal Dutch Petroleum Works where their mill over 50 barrels per day." "As this. Its cost, complete with carriage, is about 600, Chunnutt (cox). Alter rowing for hity yards or

was already a good sized mill, it will be scen Cir.) and about 1,100 guns will be needed, involving so, with no apparent advantage to either boat,

that there will be considerably more furlor Harlin of the rath no expenditure of nearly a million sterling. the Rore took the lead and, continuing to draw

ship nent from Porland than ever before. Experiments with the new gun have extended ahead, won the race by several lengths. The

PHOTOGRAPHIC Kate Yak, the Kyoto geisha) who, with her

DEPARTMENT. DEVELOPING and PRINTING

NDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

CHEMICALS, PERFU

DRUGS,

MERY, PATENT MEDICINES,

AND

DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

ADDRESS :

FLETCHER & Co,

THE PHARMACY 14. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Hoogkong.

A. STEVENSON,

Chemist.

Hongkong, 15th April, 1994.

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manufacture of which was to commence this

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over two years, and it has now a range of Chairman of the Club subseq 10,000 yards. A new time-fuse has been the prizes to the succes invented, and this enables a shrapnel shell to announced that, at 5.30 p.m. burst effectively at nearly 7,000 yards-an meeting would be

£38; enormous advance in gunnery.

forthcoming

presente

she-eschored, and the discharging of cargo commenced. This included bales of colton sugar, fice and various wooden cases, and consignment of, matches among which, it

the are priginalndy amount

The C. C..Co.'s a Alkoll arrived at Salina Cruz on 28th ult,

The Boston H. S. Colasa: Trainon arrived at Victoria, B.C, on 25th-uit

This increased service, which cannot be otherwise than highly gratifying to the people of Portland, is a fulfilment of Mr. Harriman's promise to supply Portland with all of the sh ps needed to take care of the business originating in this territory. He has not only arranged for a service ample for all immediate needs; but the traffic departments of his Eastern roads The C. C. Cos.. Chingwo sailed from bave special representatives in the field bust-Astoria for Japan Ports and Hongkong on t ling up through freight for the Portland line alone. This Eastera freight is needed in order The CC. Co.'s 5.3., Zolájan kirived at Yoko- to keep a sufficient number of steamers on the hame on the and and will tail on the 3rd and route to take care of the fi sur, grain and lumber

inst.

offerings from Oregon and Washington should arrive in Hongkong on 12th lent.

steamers were secured for l'ortland, Mr. Harri-

The P

The P. & 0. S. N

Jeft

Singapore for this port op ret (hot, at t p...

with the Outward

the Ga

May, am, and may These new steaters of the Porland & Asiatic inst ine are more than duuble the carrying capacity, Tthe Oriantal liners which, handled this

lithe half a Lozen year ago

in turo