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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, MAY 30 1904.

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ADMIRAL Sir Gerald Neel paid visit to the flat the final round of the annual Captain's Cup, | AN Ironclad train is reing built for the Tsar to General Hospital at Shanghal and expressed in connection with the Hongkong Golf Club, take him to the Far East if he should decid to himself as highly pleased with the arrange on Saturday, Dr. Drew, R.N., beat Mr. T. U. head the army in person. The train will con ments made for the blue)ickets and marines, Gray by r up. of which quite a number are under treatment.

sitt of summer and winter palace cars, sleeping The vallankan kang amaran on

horses.. quarters for 300 men and stables for too. DRUNKEN men are not often found in posses

A. 5. WATSON & Co., The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for sion of Bibles at the time of incapability, but

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The rates por quarter and per inansen, proportional, The daily issue in deliverol free when the address eccoalbiu la monger. On coples went by post an

such an one was discovered by Inspector Collet last night near No. 2 Police Station," and Mr. Kemp fined him $z this morning-not for possession of the Bible but for being drunk

and incapable.

THE remains of Consul, a trained monkey, which but a short time ago was the rage in

aHE China and Manila Steamship Company's steamer Perla will be despatched for Manila, via Amoy, at 4 p.m. tomorrow, instead of

as

previously advertised, “ MR. S. Minami, frm. Tientsin, has been appointed manager of the Hongkong' branch of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, in place of Mr. N. Inuzuka who has left for Moji.

DURING the year no fewer than 1,345 new

WITH THE

From Our

King Edward has conferred knighthood upon Though officers sed the two, yanng sour of the late Duke of Com-disappoilghat the will henceforth be known at Sir feet from using the bridge, who Adolphus and Sir Augustus Fitzgeorge, he one being a retired rear admiral in the pavy and the other a retired colonel in the army,

conveying King

THE Nyborg-Fuenen train

mer moi

haiwel and the Japanese port we are maki the best of things and getting as much pleasure,

out of fe as circumstances, will permit fick easily adapts himself to the inevitable; and it may be said that so far as distractions are con

additional $1.80 per quarter in chargel for postage. Paris, have been presented to the Paris natnratams were added to the roll of membershin Edward and Queen Alexandra from Copenha- | cerned the lower deck hai liula to complain of The portage na the weakly issue to any part of the history museum at Jardin des lantes. The of the Merchant Service Guild upon which the gen on their way to London, was derailed, here. Leave is granted by divisions; the Glory

The last carriage but one left the rails Their names of upwards of ten thousand captains and Majesties were in the last carriage and sus officers are now inscribed

tained no damage, the mishap only resulting in a slight delay.

world is 80 coulk per quartor. Single Copies Daily, ton cents Weekly, twenty-

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BIRTHS. On the 3 th inst, at 3, tairview, the wife of Dr K. JUSTI, of a son.

[670 On the 16th May, at Tanjong Rambutan, Kinta, Perak, the wife of R. C. PETHERBRIDGE,

of a daughter,

DEATH.

In loving memory of BULKELEY JOHN PRICE, aged 57, who departed this life a Weihaiwei, on 21st May.

he Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1904.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE B. I steamers running to China will in future all at Pot Swestenham on the outward and bomeward voyages.

The HOURS of BUSINESS of the AccoRNING to Japanese papers, it was a Japan ese engineer, Mr. Masahide Yoshida, who in

HONGKONG DISPENSARY in its newstalled telephone system in Canton.

premises will be as follows:-

WEEK DAYS... 8.30 AM to 6 PM.

SATURDAYS... 8.30 A.M. to, 2 P.M.

SUNDAYS

10 A.M. 10 1 P.M.

MR. A. W. Curtis, editor of the Kobe Heruht, withdrew his appeal against the sentence of the Kobe Court inflicting on bing a fine of 20 yen.

It is officially ann mured that the Rev Father E. Bartlen has been appointed Bishop of Malacca vice the Rt. Pev. Bishop Fee, de- ceased.

THE Russian supplies at Harbin are stored in An assistant will be on duty at all times to isolated godowns narth of the city, surrounded

dispense prescriptions.

with moats, and every effort is being made to reader the place impregnable.

it is stated by recent arrivals froth Vladivos tock that the garrison at that port is inefficient to repel an attack. The question of evacua-

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body will be dissected, the bones mounted and the skin stuffed. A special study will be made of the head and brains.

PLAGUE has broken out 1ther badly at Amsoy, there being, according to a crespondent, no less than 30 to 40 deaths daily. The en igrant ships have been ordered 14 days' quarantine at the Straits in consequence. The native officials are said to be taking no steps whatever to com- bat it and are just letting things go as they please.

ty is interesting to note in connection with the crossing af, the Yalu river by the Japan-se Army, that the pontoon bridges vilized were manufactured of aluminium in sections that whey may easily be tran ported on pack mutes.

IT is stated by a shipping correspondent of the Vestminster Gazette that the long-talked-of agreement between the sailing ship-owners of Great Britain, France, and Holland has been THE lofty, water-tower, used in connection with completed, whereby the rates for freights will

the water supply at the Newchwang Russian" railway station, was entirely burnt on 20th inst. The enormous lank which resied on lofty wooden trestles collapsed. It is incomprehen- sible why the fire cou'd not be gorunder at the outset, as the structure was isolated from any building. The origin of the fire is not yet made

known.

THE following is the return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 29th May, 1904-

Non-Chinese ... Chinese

Total

Library Museum

136 68 83 1,298

274 1,306

THE Botation of the lapan Syndicate, Ltd., at Penang has been a complete success, the capital of $150,0co, in $10 shares, being over- subscribed. This company shares were only offered for a few days and the subscription list closed with seme $20,000 over and above what the prospectus called for. The Company's property is in the Kinia district and is said to stand secout only to the famous Tronoh mine in the richness and abundance of the deposits.

As akreddy stated in thest columes, Mr. L. M. Levy, of the Grand Opera House and the Vaudeville Theatre at Manila, is making arrangments to open a permanent variety theatre in Shanghai. We now learn that to introduce his company to Shanghai he is

be fixed and other business sellled,

DR. L. P. Marques is about to leave Macao again for the Straits. The worthy and popular medico will be as much missed by the British community in the Portuguese colony as his absence will be felt by the native community, by whom he is greatly esteemed,

MR R. Alton, agent for Harmsion's circus and royal menagerie, informs us that no suitable site is available for the circus to pitch their tent at present in Hongkong. The circus will consequently pass through Hongkong for Shanghai next week, and may return later.

MESSES. A. S. Watson & Co., Limited, request as to state that the time of their annual ordin- ary general meeting to be held at the offices of the Company in Alexandra Buildings, 10-mor.

not 1 am, as wrongly mentioned in the re- cow, the 31st inst., is 1045 m. as advertised,

ports sent out,

WE learn from the Nagasaki Press of the 231d inst. that the wreck seen recently on the rocks near Quelpart was the Japanese steamer Nanyo Maru, 2,337 tons net, which was lost in a thick fog on the 18th oft. She was owned in Tokio, and insured in the Tokio Marine In-

surance Co. for 105,00 yen. She was built by Workman, Clark & Co., Belfast, in 1884. ELGIN Road, Kowloon, was the scene of a very lively disturbance on Saturday night when

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It is reported from America that, an attempt will be made, to ship the mess beef recently taken from the steamer China, and intended for the use of the Russian army in the Far East. About two months ago 4,000 barrels of mess beef, which had been placed aboard the Chin for shipment were removed and placed in a 'Frisco warehouse. Recently, however, the Russians have become pressed for supplies and an attempt will be made to land the beef within reach of the Rus sin troops. The Gaelic carried 1,505 barrels of beef consigned to parties at Shanghai. The remainder of the beef will be shipped via Van- couver, almost half of it having already been forwarded to that port on the Umatilla From Vancouver the beef will go under the British flag. There is considerable probability that the beef will be seized by the Japanese on its arrival at Yokobama, but the shippers prefer taking the risk to allowing the beef, which is much needed, to remain at San Francisco..

THE MACAO EXTRADITION

CASE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Macno, 28th May. There is much ingenuity in the attempt to minize the importance of my report in the sug gestion of a contemplated Chinese bombard ment of Macao. The statement made by the Portuguese Consul-General at your port, so far from belittling the value of my account of the feeling of unrest that prevailed in official quarters here during the week, leaves wholly. untouched the general accuracy of my ap preciation of current events in this city.

A perusal of my first communication to you will convince the most casual reader that no idea of any "bombardment was ever intended to be conveyed in the statement that a naval

Ocean an¦ Amphitrile forming the first, and the Albion, Vengeance and Centurion the second division. The Leviathan is set apart, foining either division as required. It is rumoured to day that the first division will proceed up the river to Nanking to-morrow, though no official intimation of the movement, has transpired as yet, nor is likely to until the pilots.com down to-morrow allerndon, There am no orders concerning the u'tim te departure of the fleet from here so we are counting on remaining some time. Owing to the number of liberty men the existing accommodation at the Sallors and Suldiers Home has prored somewhat cramped and some kindly disposed persons have provided quarters at the Riding School. it was rough and teady of course, "clean straw and a shake down, but it afforded shelter to 500 men who were glad to avail themselves of the same. Besides, these benefactors sent round is and cake in the moming, and Jack's gratitude i outspoken for the rough and ready hospitality that has been offered him. He would have preferred, however, if the focal press had not described the affair as a

affair as a Sunday School treat, and patted him on the back for a good little boy because there were no defaulters, The men of the fleet bave no particular desire to wear a halo just yet. Some ill feeling bas been caused by some of the focal establish. ments refusing to serve men in uniform and some correspondence has got in to the Shang- hai Press on the subject. Personally, I think such measures should be treated with contempt for those that thus go out of way to insult His Majesty', uniform would in all probability. be the first, in time of need, to claim protection from the men they pretend to despise.

The Phænir anchored at Woosung this mom- ing and the Eclipse arrived here at 83

830 p.m.

DEPARTURE OF THE FLEET. This morning (26th inst) Admiral Noel departed from Woosung for Nenking to pay a visit to the Viceroys Wei and Chang. He will go later on to Hankow. The flect be taken with him consists of the battleships Glory and Ocean and the first-class cruisers, Leviethan and Amphitrite, as well as the d. V. Alacrity.

respondent states that, owing to the great bringing some so performers, including his Fred. Lidberged, an American seaman, out of demonstration suggested itself to the writer in The remainder of the fleet will stay at Woo 135 efficiency of the Fire Brigade, Jucal landlords own orchestra, early next month, taking them employ, got drunk and uproarious in a shop the presence of the feet simultaneously with | sung for some days yet. It has now beeo in 4

A CHEE & CO., 祥利廣

17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

are not inclined to take out fire insurance first to Tientsin, and returning to Shanghai as policies there.

"WEIGHT for weight, it is claimed that "bananas beat beefsteak." And moreover, "there are cases un record where children's lives have been saved by keeping them on a diel of bananas."

JACK McAuliffe, the well known pugilist, and

Ben Delaney who is also a member of the ring are at present in Singapore. McAuliffe has

been on tour in India and is now on his way back to San Francisco,

suon as the Lyceum is disengaged, and he has nu doubt that playgoers in both ports will find his artists fully worthy of support.

THE South Africa Chinese question is causing

inore interest at Amoy than the war which is

raging up north. The labour contractors are looking forward for a big order, but as there is a rumour going around from the north, some

of them nigh: be disappointed. Several large cargoes of human beings have been taken to the Straits lately, amongst the largest being the Glenogle's 1,800. This well known Glen finer is now Chinese owned and is used ex-

FURNITURE CANADA will not recognize the claims of dis-clusively in the coolie trade. She still looks covery by American explorers and American as well and able to weather a China typhoon

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. PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT. DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

E. C.

. WILKS & Co.,

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MARINE SURVEYORS,

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

OLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.

Salvage Work undertaken.

Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam

and Motor Launches,

Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms

with First-classa. Builders." large stock of Canadian Asbestos and

Asbestocel goods kept. Agents for Messrs Allen & Sous Electrical

Plant and Centrifugal Pumps- Telegram Address?

MARINEWORK Telephone: No. 358. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904

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whalers and despite their contention is prepar ing to take possession of Arctic islands and other important territory.

OWING to the increase in the commercial re- fations of the Straits with French Indo-China the Banque de l'Indo-Chine has received the necessary authorisation from the Minister of the Colonies to open a branch at Singapore.

THE Navy Department at Washington has issued an order directing the organization of a marine guard of twenty men for duty in the Midway Islands to preserve order and protect property. The guard will be under command of Second Lieutenant C, S. Owens.

as she did when she made her first voyage to the China coast.-Shanghai Times.

there and fought the coole and damaged shop property to the extent of $450. He was this morning fined $10 or 14 days, and ordered to pay compensation for the damage done.

FOK being in possession of 55 taels and six mace of opium dross Nip Chan Hong was, to-day fined $750, or six months, with six hours stocks, while Lan Fung was fived $500 or six nip: ths and six hours' stocks far possession of thirty-four taels and 5 race, neither quantities being covered by certificates. The stocks were placed on the Canton wharf this afternoon.

Most persons who have visited Macao will appreciate an instructive comment upon the reports of phenomenal gain by gamblers at the Monte Carlo tables this season. The receipts to date are $20,000 ahead of last year, when they were more than $6,000,000, The only big player who took away consider able gains this season was Lord Villiers, who told a friend that he cleared $110,000.

THE improvisations of those Manila journalistic

IT is stated in a letter from Peking that the survey of the Tientsin-Chinkiang railway line, which will be divided into four sections, has been completed. Germany now intends to build a separate railway branch from Chinanfu to Chingtingle, and another branch from Tien-troubadours are as audacious as they are in tsin, passing Techou, to the south of Chiyuan, thus forming a connecting link with the ter minus of the British Chinkiang railway if ever this is completed it would be like another branch added out of the original agreement. Governor Chou Fur of Shantung has had re- peated telegraphic communications with the Wai Wu Pu on the subject, but as yet no con clusion has been arrived at.

In the action brought by Hok Chong, the ledger clerk, against Mr. T. Jones, the local agent of the Chartered Bank, in which he claimed 3.000 IT appears that once before the late Russian ticals for malicious prosecution in the recent

painter, Vassili Verestschagin, drowned with forgery case, the jury have given a verdict in the Petropavlovsk very nearly came by his

favour of the defendant.-Straits Echo,

genious, says the S. F. Press in referring to a telegram in one of the older papers. The heavy rainfall in the Philippines is supposed to be due to the surplus tears of the Recording Angel, who has to work with several private sbortband clerks and type writers to keep pace with the many inventions of Manila.

THE WO Hing Tai firm sued the Li Yew in the Supreme Court to-day for $67559, being money due for rice sold and delivered. Mr. E. A. Bonner appeared on behalf of the plain. tiff, while defendant did not appear. Evidence drath on the water. For, in the earnest quest was given to the effect that the plaintiffs sold for artistic "copy," he was on board a gunboat to the defendant 84 bags of rice on March 24th which assisted in the crossing of the Danube at $4.40 per picul, and that none of the money at Simnitza by the Russian in 1877, as describ- Had been paid. Judgment was accordingly ed by his friend Archibald Forbes. The same given for plaintiffs with costs. desire to see his subject at first hand sent him on board the Petropavlovsk. “My first desire is to paint the truth-to paint things as they strike me”—so said Verestschagin in a long ACCORDING to the Straits Times, the Kallang interview once, adding that "war is stupid-a tunnel near Singapore has been abandoned, and stupid sport.

A baltlefield is the

MR. A. E. H. Holmes of H. M. Consular ser. vice, who lately passed through Shanghai on his return from leave, has been appointed As- sistant and Pro-Coosul at Nag saki, and will be Acting Consul when Mr. R. de B. Layard goes to take up his new post at Honolulu,

from Hongkong, the fleet thus gathered at the creased by the arrival of the cruiser Eclipse mouth of the Yangtse being the most powerful tended as an object lesson, to China and the ever seen in these waters. It is evidently in- world at large, as well as a spidid advertise ment for the British warship building, yards. who may soon expect fresh, orders from China.

We

(China Gazette) believe that as a maiter

the application for the rendition of ar alleged fugitive criminal whom the Viceroy of Canton was desirous of having handed to him. The precautionary measures undertaken were not of a nature to cope with an everyday incident. The completeness of the arrangements, the promptness of their execution and the secrecy with which they were carried out all point to the fact that the present administration is one that should command public confidence. .E. of fact the fleet will not attempt to go up to Seahor Montenegro has only just recently Weibai wei or any other northern waters at pre- assumed the reins of Government, and his first sent, in view of the danger to navigation from public act certainly bespeaks firmocas and the countless Russian mines, which have been determination which are creditable to the head deliberately set afloat from Port Arthur and of the Executive.

i wired you to-day announcing the arrival of that as there are no Russian ships, afloat out- Dalny, doubtless in the comfortable conviction the cruiser Adamstor in the Macao roadsteadside Fort Arthur, if the mines hit any ships at She can be seen now lying in the distant all, their victim stands a hundred to ona chance offing. The cruiser was en route to Shanghai of being either Japanese or British veksel. from Hongkong when telegraphic despatch was forwarded to the Northern port recalling her southward.

THE EX-NAM HOI MAGISTRATE, send you a photo of the ex-magistrate of the Nam Bol. He is reputed to be as erudite Chinese scholar and is much addicted to the opium habit. He regards bis present situation very stoically. While in detention he is said to devote the best part of bis time is treated with due regard to his former rank, in reading. While the case is proceeding he in the service of the Chinese Government.

THE PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.

The following notice has been published by the Madras Covernment and was communi- caled by the Acting Chief Secretary on the oth instant

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE

English (Ballaarat) 2nd pròti German (Oldenburg) 3rd pine. American (Afongolia) 4th proxi Australian (Changtha} 4th prox. Indian (Laisang) 6th prox. Australian (Australian) 6th prox. American (America Maru) 7th prog German (Seydlite) 8th prox Australian (Chinglu): 1ith prox Canadian (Empress of India) 15th prox.

The Imperial German Mail us. Zietemärrived at Shanghai on Friday, at 11 pm tall)

The C. C. Co. vs. Lothian Teft Moji on 28th it for Salina Cruz, Mexico

* His Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to direct that the regulations under the

The ss, Zero lett Hoilo on Saturdy p.m., Venice Sanitary Convention be re-imposed at and is due here on Tuesday, alternoon all the uninfected" ports of the Mdiat Pre-

The N. G. 1.S. S. Co.'s us. Cap. lei sidency against arrivals frem Hongkong, inpore for this port yesterday, and may be ox-

inga timation having been received of the existence pected here on 3rd prox. of plague in that place."

The C. C. Co.'s 1.5. Clavering from Salina, Cruz, on 18th inst., for Hongkong via Moji and is due, here on zad prox.

on 1st inst, left Moji for, Hongk

The C. C. Co.'s 3.5. Athell; from Salina,

AFTER the fie in the Godown at Kowloon Sui Pui (which, being interpreted, means “tea- cup") a young Chinese watchman in the em- ploy of the Godown Company, was set to

THE ABOLITION OF LIKIN guard some cases of the damaged goods which The Wai Wu Pu has motitified all the pro- were stocked ready for sale by auction. Invinces that all likin stations are to be abolished stead of guarding his employers property he, from; Jan. 181, 1955, and that the Governorst,, and is due here on 3rdprox muddle." This is included in the head lines 10 in behalf of the league, written a letter to Lord was making off with them when detected by method of collecting tazes so that the Govern left Mojí föt Hangkong on 9tTJATES buried in slush. Apotheosis of a monumental THE secretary of the Humanitarian League has, helped himself to two bottles of hair o'l, and must therefore consider and report on the best - The Java China-Japan. Isfj5 A

Selborne, First Lord of the Admiralty, which the head watchman. 1 his morning Mr. Kempen may not suffer loss.

it is now being attempted to cut a trench 80 stupidest place in the world." feet deep, "A quarter of a million dollars

a lengthy article.

ACCORDING to a recently published list there are. 5,750 pensionable appointments in the Malay States Service. Of these 4,548 are Federal, 531 Perak, 363 Selangor, 169 Negri Sembilan and 143 Pahang, Under Federal, the rask and 6le of the Guides and Police account for 3,114 of the appointments,

has sent a smile around London. The secre- sent him to six weeks' hard labour and one tary reminds his lordship of the existence of the hour in the stocks, ̧·' widespread erroneous impression that fogging

CONSUL

CHANGES

has been abolished in the, Navy, whereas the THE Feuille de Ranseignements (the official birch and cane are still used na boys up to 18 organ of the French Colonial Office) states

Dr. C. Mers retur years of age. Then, pointing out the desirabil. that the establishment of iron foundrie, on a instant and resumed ity of the public being made familiar with feat large scale in Tong-King seems quite feasible, Consula ures "so popular in the service," he informs Rich veins of iron or have recently been dis of Mess his lordship that the league proposes to placard covered about 60 kilometres from Hanoi Not part, the walls of London and the chief seaports with far from this place are the ant pictorial representations of 'haval caning and mides of Horgay, now bein

acile coal Sha

birching. The secretary concludes with the worked, This"Anibracítes mixe following request: As we are anxious that | from spLE DE

FROM Chelon comes the news that the Rus sans are digging a row of pit-falls on both sides of the highway from Liaoyang to Hai cheng The holes are seven feet deep, and three feet wide at the top and one and a-half at the picture shall in every way be accurate and duce coke adapted!

not liable to the charge of exaggeration, we might Ich venture to ask the Admiralty to kilow photo: Hongkong graphs to be taken as it is inflicted.”

sent have to imp

the bottom.-It is also stated at Chefoo that the Dalby mines were laid to à distance of two miles from the shore.

and may be expected kere on 22 proxi

The Imperial German

Kobe via Nagasaki

a.m., and may be The P 0.

with

here