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WE have received from the local branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank a most artistic public-: ation containing views of the new bank build ing at Yokohama.

FOR &ssaulting the steward of the s,s. Tantan, and biting his finger, as it was alleged, without cause, a Peruvian seaman, of the same vessti was fined $15 with the alternative of 7 days.

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A SHOPKEEPI R of 124 Shaukiwan, was charged with falsifying his accounts, for the purpose, as it was alleged, of defrauding his partner, and covering up his own defalcations. The case was remanded for both sides to collect their evidence,

ACCORDING 10 a Sasebo dispatch, the garrison THE Natal Government has dismissed Major at Port Arthur has ceased using solid shot, atid

Silburn from the Militia staff. "Charges anala. are using only shrapnel, from which it is inferous to those which caused the dismissal of red that the supply of the former ammunition Major-General the Earl of Dundonald from the

is exhausted,

On the loth August, at Penang, the wife of IT is reported from Shanghai that the Japanese CHAS A. COOPER, of a son.

Government is chartering a number of vessels of the Ind China S, N. Co and of foreign lines, and renewing the expired charters of others, for use as transports and colliers.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1904.

A REJOINDER.

In one of our issues of recent date.ap- peared an article on the indiferent marks. manship on the China Station in which it was stated, by a writer at home, that the poor gunnery of our own men-ofwar in these waters had escaped notice. He urged the institution of a prompt and searching ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. inquiry into the causes of the bad perform

ance, and asked how long were we going to

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Sir John Wolfe-Barry, chairman of the Eastern Extension and Western Telegraph Companies, sales that the Eastern Tele graph Company intends to connect by means of wireless telegraphy the outlying islands of Azores with the company's systems.

command of the Canadian militia forces were preferred against Major Silbure.

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23, 1904.

A HUNGRY Coolie was walking along the street when he espied Weissmann's delivery cart standing in front of a house, for the moment unattended, while the delivery coolie was inside, terning over the day's orders. The temptation was too great, and the coolle annexed 6) is, of bread valued at $2 cents, and was making off with it when the delivery coolie came out and caught him. His Worship sent him to 14 days hard labour, during which time at least, he won't he hungry.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS CO, LTD.

CHINESE RICKSHA WALLAKS.

The working of the Hongkong Electric Tram......

Le Temps, the French newspaper, reports is his will, dated June 10, 1902, M. Chabous. that new gold discoveries have been made in sexu, a retired schoolmaster, living at Salite- the vicinity of Atananarivo, in the island of Bazelle, in the French department of the Haute analogous to that found in the Transvaal.960 to the late Mr. Kruger, with exception of Madagascat. The reef formation is said to be Garonne, left his whole fortune, amounting to

President of the Transvaal, however, refused the £40 bequeathed to his lawyer, The ex

legacy and a few days before leaving Menibxo signed the necessary documents permitting the ways Co., Ltd., leaves a great deal to be desired, both from the foreign and native points of money to be distributed among legal heirs.

view. We cannot be accused of pessimism at this recent stage of the game, when tram- ways and electric truction are not understood by our indispensible co-adjutors, the Chinese. Far be it from us to denounce a new British enterprise. On the contrary we hail its ad- vent with pleasure. But their system is op- posed to reason, and they run the cars on a basis which is possibly unparalleled. A car going Quarry Bay-wards may be first class ahead on the outward journey, but on the return trip the first-class passengers sit in the vacated Chinese seats. Now, a further difficulty arises. It seems by section 50 of the Ordin

third class. At the Police Court this morn- ance, only Chinese are allowed to travel

ing two Portuguese children were charged with travelling "third class in a compart ment reserved for Chinese, and refusing to pay first class fare. It seemed that the accused be further mulcted, allowed the trolley Com offered to pay third class fare, and refusing to

the First Magistrate, thought it was rather pany.io proceed against them. Mr. Compenz,

strange that some one on behalf of the Com pany was not present to ar, ue the point, und," accordingly, adjourned the hearing for a couple of days. The case lias excited considerable,

IT is lamed that a new modern hotel for Chinese will be established by a Cantonese in Swatow, in the 8th moon of this year. Every thing, including, the furniture in the hotel, will be foreign and up to date. The charge par day only ranges from $1 to $3.-Ex.

A VERY sad occurrence took place on the Ger man transport Rhein, which arrived at Singa pore from Tsingtau the other day. It appears IN eight matches played on the 18th, 19th and that one of the soldiers on the ship, when at 20th ult., 8,574 runs were scored. In the match Tsingtau on or about the 18th of last month, between Essex and Derbyshire, Essex made let a pet dog lick a sore on one of his hands only 97 in the second innings, Derbyshire and thought nothing of the occurrence. A few winning by nine wickets. Lancashire heads days ago, however, when the Rhein was near- the counties, having won 12 matches, and lasting Singapore the soldier showed symptoms of none. Yorkshire has won eight, and lost one. hydrophobia,, which rapidly developed and

buried with military honours.-S. F. Press.. caused his death. The unfortunate victim was

AT Nottingham George Marshall, solicitor, of Retford, was found guilty of having appro priated to his own use about £12,000 belongIDE to the Duke of Newcastle. The jury recom- mended the prisoner to mercy on account of his age, and the Duke of Newcastle also pleaded

servitude was passed.

permit the gun sight of our fleet to remain August despatched a gracious message to for lecieńcy. A sentence of five years' ponal weeks ago she was charged at Hanley Police using the trams except at full rates, Numerous.

in an unsatisfactory condition. We have seen that, compared with last year's re- turn, the ships of the squadron are making very indifferent practice in prize firing, and in proof of the assertion it has been pointed out that the firing of the battleship Ocean, which, in 1903, when she had been in commission but a few months, was infinitely better than is the case this year. In fact, her shooting in 1903 was so goud that the Naval Commander-in-Chief at Devonport informed the officers and men

THE Washington Supreme Court has allotted 331,471 as prize money for the destruction of the Spanish ficet by Admiral Dewey's squadron at Manila. One half of this amount will be paid to the officers and crews of the ships engaged in the fight, and the remainder will go to the credit of the Naval l'ension Fund,"

His Majesty the Emperor of Japan on the 12th Admiral Togo, Commander-in-Chief of the United Fleet. It runs thus:-We highly ap.. preciate the actions of the United Fleet under your command, which engaged the main force of the Squadron of Port Arthur and inflicted not a little damage upon their warships. REFERRING to his recent promise to introduce. a measure of self-government for the Transvaal during 1905, Mr. A. Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated, in the House of Commons, that it would not be possible

EFFORTS to reclaim a girl by marriage bave indignation locally, for the section of the Ordi signally failed in the case of Sarah Tinsley, nance, from the Tran Company's standpoint," aged 20, of Newcastle-under-Lyme. A few precludes a poor Indian bearer or chobie, from

Court with theft. A young collier who was in cases have occupied the attention of the police court offered to marry her if the Bench would since the installation was earnestly recognised, ACCORDING to the Dollettino dello Finance, dismiss the charge, and this they agreed to do. Ia any event the Company a la in the Italian General Navigation Company have The wedding took place subsequently, the method, and could with ease be improved. decided to extend their present Bombay-long-bride being given away by the police court The Chinese ricksha pullers are refusing to kong service on to Shanghai. This step is missionary. But the newly-made wife did not accept ordinary fares, and only recently an the Italian, commercial agent in China and being taken owing to representations made by reform, and a few days later she was arrested English lady had to give three nien in charge. at a music hall on a charge of stealing money They told her in plain for it might have been from a baker's shop. When brought before coloured) Chinese, that they did not want her the same magistrates again, in her married five cents and the could take the tram. This name of Parton, she pleaded hard for "another | state of things is becoming intolemble, and un- SIBERIA will apparently be one of the coun-month's imprisonment, saying that she had there is bound to be trouble for the man in the chance," but the Benchi sentenced her to a less the Tram Company makes several changes

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, that the Admiralty had expressed their Nor would it, he added, be possible to delay tries of the future. According to a recent brought disgrace on the man who had been street.. We don't want to put up with inconveni

approbation of the consistent care and taking some action in the matter until Parlia lands on earth, and it abounds in coal, iren, removed to the cells crying bittery.

visitor, it contains some of the richest wheat good enough to marry her. The girl was

ence until such time as the trams are in a posi tion to run properly. We bave suffered enough in Hongkong, without allowing the Company to become an infliction. As things are, our ricksha puller is preferable.

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attention to gunnery which must have been shown by them during the vessel's last com- mission in China, resulting in steady im- provement in prize firing until, in that year, the Ocean stood first in the Navy with both rz-in. and 6-in. guns. A naval correspond- ent, who has had and still has, exceptional

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ment had re-assembled

THE following is the return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 21st August, 1904 :---

Non-Chinese... Chinese

Library Museum

270

93 96 1.598

Total..... 366

1,691 of watching the prize-firing of the different ships of the China squadron, has read the MESSRS, Bush Bros. of Newchwang have en- [35 article in

our columas and while nottered into a contract with the Japanese authori. taking exception to its substance points out ties to alter the gauge of the railway in that that in naval gunnery one must not omit neighbourhood to suit the rolling stack the to take several points into consideration. Japanese have brought with them, by setting in one of the rails, as far as the Japanese ac Apart from the fact that vessels carry out

cupation may exicod. The same enterprising firing in all sorts and conditions of weather, firm which formerly did a large business of the in prize shooting, only distinct hits same kind with the Russians is also under con count, and as the new target, some twenty tract to unload all vessels with stores, pay feet feet by thirty feet, is placed 2,400 yards or

coolies, stevedores, etc. more away and is fired at from a ship steum- ing upwards of ten knots some idea can be formed of the requirements for efficient shooting. We recollect on one occasion being present during a competition, and sce-

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TIENTSIN and Chefon papers, with dates to the 11th and 12th inst, respectively, state-Harm ston's Circus is being greatly appreciated in Tientsin.-The government glass factory at Peking is to turn its attention to brickmaking.

service will take place in September. some leading traders. The extension of the

and gold. Being one-third larger than the United States, it will support a vast popula tion. The present war will, of course, terribly hamper its progress and development,

THE polo match at the V. R. C. enclosure yesterday evening between the Sherwood Foresters' team and that of the Royal Garrison

Artillery resulted in the easiest win for the latter. The Artillery put the ball into the net less than ten times, whilst Robin Hood's men were credited with absolutely nothing. It was in connection with the Shield Competition. THE following are the comparative values in gold dollars of the exports of the principal staples from the U.S. to China and Hongkong during the eleven months ending the 31st of May, 1903 and 1904- To China:-

1903..........

THE VOLUNTEER Concert.

PROGRAMME.

Following is the programme of the pro- menade concert to be given on the Volunteer Parade Ground on Saturday next, al 9 p.m.

Song.....

PART 1.

Overture..." La Fille du Regiment"...Donizetti Song.........The Deathless Army ".... Troière

Sergeant Terrill, H.K.V.C, 2

"Dainty Clare"......Allitsen

Mrs, Dealey, Instrumental) "Fantaisie Concertante"

Quarteite

Fauconier Messrs. Tuxford, Koenig, Gonzales and A. G. Ward. ......" Doreen."..........Oscar Allon Lieut, G. P. Lammert, H.K V.C.

Cotton Mineral Wheat Cloths, Vils. Flour. Song..... 13,203,390 1,770,020 280,667

1904 3,566,900 4,225,312 264,922 Song....." It had the desired effect". To Hongkong:-

Mr. H. A. Tozer. 1903............ 41,328 1,537,147 4,401,221 Selection..." The Three Little Maids" 1904................. 44,019 1,921,091 4,519,742

P. A. Ruberns The Band.

Interval of ro minutes.

FURNITURE ing ships make very poor averages with the Japanese engines and rolling stock bave THERE have been many rumours afloat con

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.

regulation target, which, had it been the size of an ordinary ship, ninety out of every hundred shots would have penetrated her hull. Whatever results are obtained by the gunners of the navy there seems to be no question that, if the Admiralty would see its way to add to the pecuniary reward of efficient firing, the highly skilled shots, such as the late Petty Officer Grounds, would be greatly increased.·

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

arrived at Newchwang for the Newchwang Tashihchiao line. The object of the Port Arthur squadron was to help in the establish ment at Vladivostok of a base whence sup plies could be taken to the Russian armies in

Manchuria.

THE inventive genius of anonymous corres- pondents surpasses all understanding. This morning a typewritten paragraph headed "An appreciation," and purporting to be a report of a presentation of a gold watch and address to a certain well known resident found its way to this office and, subsequently, to the rubbish heap. Had it been accompanied by the writer's name and address we might have returned it with the usual "D.C.T.," at the same time advising the correspondent not to J.T. BROWN, the famour Yorkshire professional 'stuff' which is tossed aside without further waste his nor our time in submitting senseless

It is reported that France is about to establish a station for submarines at Calais.

cricketer, has retired, owing to ill-health,

ALFONSO XIII, the youthful King of Spain, will pay a visit to King Edward during

PHOTOGRAPHIC November next.

DEPARTMENT.

·DEVELOPING and PRINTING

“UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS,

GOOD. WORK.

FROM 'T RETURN. Hongkong, 8th Janual 1904.

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ACCORDING to the Whang-sung Shimmun the Japanese are recuiting several thousand Korean coolies. They are intended for military works on the Yalu River.

HERR Licht, the sugar expert, estimates that the production of sugar shows an increase of 290,0:0 tons. His estimate of the campaigu

E. C. WILKS & Co., remains unchanged.

MARINE SURVEYORS,' CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

OLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed,

Salvage Work undertaken. Ship Designs and Specifications prepared, Agents for the Construction and Sole of Steam

and Motor Launches.

Contract for New Toonage on reasonable terms

with First-class Builders...... large stock of Canadian Asbestos and

Asbestofel goods kept. 219 Agents for Messrs.

Messre. Allen & Sons Plant and Centrifugal Pumps.

Telegram Address:

MARINEWORK!” DEL

A GERMAN-Dutch company has been formed to lay a cable between the Celebes and Pelew islands, and Shanghai, and Guam, connecting with the American Pacific cable.

thought.

THE following telegraphic information, dated the 16th inst., has been received from the Sumatra Director and Manager of the Maats chappij tot Mijn-Bosch en Landbouwexploitatie in Langkat, Ld.:—

cerning the rebellion in Kwangsi; some have been to the effect that the rebellion has come over the borders into Bunan, that the Taotai

PART II.

The Band.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LD.

The following in the report of the board of directors to be presented at the ordinary meet- ing of shareholders to be held at the company's hotel, at noon on Saturday, the 27th instant- To the shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited.

Gentlemen,--The directors now beg to sub- mit their report for the half-year ended the 30th June, 1904,

Accounts--The profit on working account- amounted to $95,077.67, as compared with $133,016.17 for, the corresponding period of 1993, being a decrease of $36,938.50.

The profit and loss account, including the sum of $3,161,60 brought forward from 31st December, 1993, show a credit balance of 188,876.14, which your directors propose to apportion as follows:—

To pay a dividend of so per cent....$60,000.00 To write off from value of furniture

ard fixtures ...

*7,307 49

To transfer to repairs and renewals

account......

10,000.00

11,668.65

888.876.14

at Hengchow has called for soldiers to better Selection..." Cavalleria Rusticana"...Mascagni To carry forward to new account protect the southern part of the province against

Song

Mr. W. E. Schmidi. ("When the heart

the rebels. Two weeks ago there were several Song "The Indifferent Marines "F. F. Bullard hundred soldiers, well equipped with modem riftes and large quantities of ammunition, it is said they were on their way to Kwangsi through Hunan to put down the rebellion. The rumours were afloat here that the soldiers that were sent some time ago bad joined the rebels and were now at & weilin, the capital of the province, and that one or two of the officials of the place bad been killed.N, C. D. News.

Os the 14th inst, at Shanghai, Admiral Reit- zenstein, of the Ashold, after church service, upon the happy event which has brought joy addressed the assembled ship's company briefly

to the Imperial Household, in the birth of a and Czarina, and satisfaction to the entire Rus son and heir at last to their Majesties the Czar 100 sion people. The Russian Minister to Korea, officials were present. The gallant Admiral the Russian Consul-General and some other

Gallons. referred to the recent battles through which their ship had passed and thanked, all bis offi- 65,000 cars and men for the gallantry they had dis Crude Petroleum in Tanks at date... 130,00 Played, after which he called for cheers for the Cases, Czar and Czarina and little. Czarevitch; they were given in stentorian tones after which the ship's fine band played the National Anthem, Later extra grog was served out to all bands.

Daily aggregate output of Crude Peiro.

leum

Kerosene made since the date of the

preceding monthly telegram...... 65,000 Kerosene shipped since the date of the

61,000

-China Gazell

is young Dudley Buch Mrs. Maitland, Clarionet Solo......! Serenade"...La Thière Mr. A. S. Tuxford Song........" The Happy Land"...

Mr. H. A. Tozer.

Song........ ‚“The Bandolers"...Leslie Stuart Lieut. G. P. Lammert, H.K.V.C. Selection "Nationalairsofallpations" F.Godfrey

God Save the King..

By kind permission of Major W. Mosse and

will play the orchestral selections. the Officers, the Baad of the 14th Mahrattas

WATCHING THE WAICHERS

RAT RIPON TERRACE,

A good many complaints have lately been made to the police of burglaries having been committed in various houses in Ripon Terrace which for a time quite baffled their best efforts to run to earth the culprits. However, list with full description of the articles stolen, was circulated to the various pawnshops about town with the result that, Li Shing, was de

to pawn one of the

preceding half-monthly telegram Kerosene in Stock at Refinery at date 71,000

IN giving judgment and releasing the C. E. & INQUIRIES have been received recently from. M. S. Isiping, the Sasche Prize Court contained while trying t Hongkong as to the feasibility of obtaining cluded by saying that the seizure was lawful stolen articles, a silver-backed band mirror. tame swamp buffalo in the Northern Teritory, from the fact that the place of seizure was on When arrested be immediately gave his con-. says a Port Darwin exchange. These animals the high seas and that the major portion of her federate away, and he was also gathered would appear to have been dying off up East cargo was of the nature to be considered as into the fold. Asked by the police when in thousands from the effect of rinderpest, and Contraband of way when consigned to a port they committed the burglaries, the first de

̈“You thought it was done at the immediate cause of the above mentioned occupied by the enemy's force, as was the case fendant said, inquiries are tandem which have recently been with Yingkou. But as none of the contraband night, and so kept a strict watch thes, and called in Hongkong by the American authori. articles belonged to the Kaiping Mining Com while you watched the houses we watched you, ties for supplying a number of buffalo for pany, the ship was therefore released, and But we did not do it at night, we watched to transport work in Manila. Given, a good those articles which from their nature cannot

see the inmates go to the tiffin-room, then we went into the bedroom.” “This man added that demand the breeding of awamp buffalo on the be considered contraband of war and whote coast lands of the Territory where experience owners differ frond those of the goods adjudged while bis friend went into the houses at tiffin proves that they thrive marvellously ought to to be contraband, were also released. The time he did police duty outside, to give the The Prince of Wales has decided to start breed prove, an even more profitable undertaking than godds released consisted of woollen cloths, arm, that, and taking the thin O the pawn ing and racing his own, horses, His Majesty | the wholesale, destruction of the wild animals - samples of; merchandise, English white shirts, | shop wax his “only” share în i nsactions. the King approves the step, and has given his which has now been going on for many years black cotton calico, gray Bombay yarn, green | Six months hard labour and

Korea Daily News says that the opposition to Mr. Nagamori's waste land scheme continued to be dangerously strong, and the Japanese have determined not to press it at present. The dock-labourers at Marseilles, who struck work some time ago, with a view to obtaining better conditions of labour, have resumed work. The masters were beaten and had to concede the men's demands.

Electrical

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358.

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son a Persimmon colt and a Florizel II. filly,

past. This hint might be worth the serious

tea, Aundry goods, wheels, white cotton varo stocks, each was lie award issued

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904 } __

|_ (381 | upon which to found a racing establishment

attention of soms of cur buffalo hunters, off

and gypsum.

کوژه تور در

Electric Light-The installation was com picted last February, and has given satisfaction, Directors. Mr. W. H. Potts retires by rota tion, but offers himself for re-election, Mr. W. Parfitt bas been granted twelve months' leave of absence.

Audit The accounts have been audited by Messis. H. U. Jeffries and A. R. Love, who offer themselves for re-election,

EDWARD OSBORNE,

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1904.

THE WEATHER.

Chairman.

The following report is from Mr. Plam mer, Chiel Assistant of the Hongkong Obser- vatory

On the 23rd at 11,16 am, orders were given to hoist the red S, Cone and red drum, ~

On the 23rd at 11:20 am

am. The barometer has risen in the Philippines and in S. Formosa and has fallen in China, ・・・ The typhoon is situated off the N.W, coast

of Luzon and is moving westward.

Fresh N.E. wiods will prevail in the For mosa Channel and fresh to strong N.W. winds in the northern part of the China Sea,

Forecast-Fresh to strong Eth N.Ewinds,

fair.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE French (Ernest Simons), 24th lust. English (Chusan) 25th.ins. American (Mongolia) 29th inst. Indian tumang) 29th inst German (Bayern) 31st last.. Canadian (Ewpress of Japars) 6th prox Australian (Chingfu) 7th 'prox.

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