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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS

EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

WATSON'S

BALSAM

OF

ANISEE D

is not a oure all, but -

IT DOES CURE

A COUGH,

and that right speedily.

LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ALEXANDRA

Hongkong, 10th December, 1904.

OPPORTUNITIES

HAPPEN EVERY DAY.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1904.

Chang Ying Mao and other leading Chinesa,

The Hongkong Celegraph officials, passed through here recently on his

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DEC: 15, 1904. - -

THE CHINESE Engineering AND MINING COMPANY,

LIMITED.:

*LOCAL AND GENERAL.

way to England to open negotiations for the THE German mail of the 16th November was proposed flag-changing. That his mission delivered in London on the 14th inst. will require considerable time and alertness

goes without saying, but before the object. AN Indian, living in one of the matsheds ho has in view shows any signs of fruition, aerected by the side of the buildings for the new number of awkward questions will require to Supreme Court, in Des Voeux Road, was at be answered. What the outcome is likely tackeby plague and has succumbed to the to be we cannot forecast. Time will tell."

disense. This is the sooth, case since the be- ginning of the year,

's.

the

TURE TOPICS.

14ths inst A cold morning ushered in the usual powing day, and sportsmen felt very glad of the early which awaited them in the coffee room attached morning cup of steaming hot coffee, elcs,

to the Grand Stand. The Clerk of the Course was good enough to open the grass course which, though a bit aqudgy in places, was in no wise dangerous to man or beast.

Johnstone and Gresson, former on Cruick-

TELEGRAMS

THE WAR.

BOMBARDING TIGER'S TAIL

MORE SHIPS DESTROYED,

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kindly forwarded to us the following tele grams ---

To all those who so kindly patronised the bashank's pony, and the latter on his pony, opened The Commander of the Naval Artillery zaar at the City Hall yesterday, to those who the ball; they put in a steady three quarters of reports that the bombardment, on the thir most cheerfully assisted at the stalls and every- a mile in s.50, last quarter 35, finishing to- teenth, was principally directed on the arse- one who in any way contributed to the suc-gether. Intending backers should be very nal and the torpedo depot at Tiger's Tail, cess of the sale, the Mother Superior and sis- cateful to watch the weights, as at this period and the ships and boats in that vicinity.

ponies who are is the same class concede one of the training, and, in fact at no time can

another 14lbs, without feeling the worse for the concession. Johnstone's white, owner up, then

The proposal to attempt once more to place the above gigantic corporation under THE DESIGNATION OF M. the Chinese flag will be watched with in- terest throughout China, though we venture

At the conclusion of the meeting of to express the opinion that it is not likely to Excellency the Governor called the mem; Legislative Council, this afternoon, His come about, except in the shape of a com-bers together and, in au informal manner, their heartfelt thanks and deep gratitude for so ters of L'Asile de Ste. Enfance desire to tender plete re-formation of the business, and the desired to point out to the honourable gen- much kindly help towards the little sufferers. buying out of the foreign shareholders at a tlemen of the local legislative assembly what high premium. The Mining Company, appeared to be a common error, that had As representing the Manufacturers Life Insur. whose ramifications and holdings are to be received the sanction of usage, in the designace Co., of Toronto, Messrs. Bradley & Co. found in every corner of the East, was, as nation of the title "honourable" honorarily send us a most useful wall map and calendar. Mr. Omar Cassum Mooss, draper of Macao, has issued his new year almanack, a copy of

stance was very slow, H.E, The Governor's

The torpedo-depût was, ablaze for one hour.

went three quarters of a mile which took 156, besides the buildings being greatly damaged. Three ships were destroyed and one sunk, at quarter 36. The first quarter in this in The indirect bombardment of the devas Blue Duc was then sent three quarters, which fapol, staying outside, the harbour," was sus he put behind him in 1.56 last quarter 34pended owing to the bad weather which the majority of our readers know, originally and Legislative Councils. His Excellency which is now to hand. From Messrs. Dodwell Apcar's big dun, Gegg up, and Mumford's little prevented its observation. * a, Chinese concern, pure and simple, and said that the matter was, indeed, a small & Co, we have received an almanack, diary chestnut, "boy" up, were then sent a nice,

came into existence in 1878, as the result of the foresight of Tong King Sing, who, assist- ed by competent foreign engineers and prospectors, discovered the extraordinary

Basin. A concession was obtained from the Throne, engineered by the famous Chang Ying Mao, and for some twenty years the Com- pany prospered to a degree that the outside world never realised. Shafts were sunk at Tongshan, the chief mining centre of the Company, Hsishan, and Linhsi, and under the control of a few able British engineers and practical miners, the output from all sources approached nearly 4,000 tons of coal per diem some of it being of excellent quality and well-fitted for the use of inen-of-war. A

conferred on the members of the Executive

one; but it was as well to be correct in small as in great questions. It has been observed that, in Hongkong, the distinctive title of The Honourable," as used in relation to

and prospectus of the Placenix Assurance Co. Ltd.

A CHINAMAN was banished in Augast last,

law working gallop. They did the mile in 2.45, finishing together, the last quarter being 35. Mody's crack and Dorabjee's white with Alderton, and the "boy" up, respectively, then

JAPANESE NAVAL ATTACK.

TORPEDO FOAT DISABLED. Admiral Togo reports that the torpedo

the night of the thirteenth; the result was

uncertain.

Each time they met the enemy's fierce fire. One torpedo-boat was disabled and towed. back, while three received one shot each.

wounded.

Our total casualties were only three men

wealth and extent of the Kaiping Goal | members of the Colonial Councils, is invari. after suffering a term of imprisonment for theit, showed the spectators of what stuff they were boat flotillas twice attacked the Suastopol ably so used with the omission of the word burglary in a house in Shing Hing Lane. But 1.45, last quarter 35. This must be considered

He returned and last night tried to commit a made. They rattled off their three quarters in on the night of the twelfth and thrice on "Mr." before the names of honourable as he was entering a window from the verandahi quite a good gallop. Goetz's spotted, "boy" members. Such a usc is incorrect, in-up which he had climbed, he found same jokis "up, did his three quarters in 1.56, last quarter. asmuch as it implied the title The looking at him and he hustied to get down. 38. This pony, I am afraid, will never meet Honourable" as of right which, as a rule, But he missed his footing, and his body now

the judge's eye, at least not in the van on the members of Council did not possess. awaits interment at the Mortuary,

race daye. He has not a single racing The appellation is an honorary, one, and is

point to commend himself to one's notice. correctly used only as a prefix to the ordin

was funereal, viz, 2.49 last quarter 38. I am Kadoorie's sub. also went a mile, but the pace ary form of address. Members of Councils

afraid on race days he will be one of the also should therefore be referred to as "The

raas." A good many of the other subs. were Honourable Mr. So-and-So." With a view

also galloped or rather cantered, but the times to secure uniformity in future reports, like the

are not worth recording. present, of the meetings of Council, honour able members (both official and unofficial) will receive the official designations to which they are properly entitled.

THE " AGINCOURT " CASE.

fleet of six ships was added, and these, aided by numerous canals and waterways, enabled the coat to be transported quickly and easily practically from end to end of China. Then followed acquisition of Ching-wang-tao for the use of the Company, which meant arr ice-free port from whence coal could be shipped to Shanghai and elsewhere, quite independent of the frozen Pei-ho,

Combining to disobey the lawful com The political events, which culminated so disas-mands of a ship's master is practically the A. S. WATSON & Co., trously for China in 1900, led to the placing same as mutiny, and in ordinary circum- of the mines under British protection, and

stances the behaviour of the four men of subsequently a limited liability company,

the steamer Agincourt, who refused to go was mooted and formed, the original Chinese on from Singapore to Nagasaki when order shareholders (though many of them were ed to do so by.the captain, would have re-. very unwilling to enter into the contract) sulted, in the infliction of severe punish- being urged and practically compelled to ment. The facts, however, were of an BUILDINGS. sell out. The ordinary share capital was unusual character, and the proceedings advertised and subscribed at one million which followed at the Thames Folice Court pounds sterling, whilst debenture stock was last month are of considerable importance issued and raised for hail a million sterling both to shipowners and seamen in regard to in addition. The Company was engineered their respective rights and liabilities. The and floated by Mr. 11. C. Hoover of the managing owners of the Agincourt entered firm of Bewick, Mureing and Company, and into a charter party to go from Barry the Chevalier de Wouters, who was acting Hongkong with on behalf of a Belgian syndicate, the heal of which it was an open ret was one other than King Leopold ar

arrange ments were carried through ar the pay ment of enormous flotation expenses. The Company was duly registered in London, under the Companies Acts, but it being found that the Belgians held the majority it was decided that one Board of Directors should meet in Brussels, another in London, and a third in China. Thus was inaugurated the fatuous policy, which from 1891 to the present day has continued of two nations palling each against the other throwing limits of obstacle's in each other's way, and all to the detriment of the genuine stockholders; and by genuine stockholder is meant the small investor in China who has been compelled to look on at a kind of see-saw. In the first place the Belgians, with that arrogance and self-assertiveness which has marked all their trade ventures in the Orient, attempted

THE SUCCESSFUL AND

THE WISE AVAIL THEM.

SELVES OF THEM.

WHAT BETTER

OPPORTUNITY

THAN

BUYING

WINES

AND

SPIRITS

OF

Q

THE BEST

AT THE

LOWEST

POSSIBLE

RATES

COMPATIBLE WITH

QUALITY?

THIS OPPORTUNITY

GREGOR & Co.

HAVE GIVEN TO YOU

BY OPENING

: THEIR OFFICE

AT

the

a cual to be

agreement with

Ar a meeting of the Council of the Royal Colonial lostitute the following were elected Fellows: Mr. Lawrence C. Brown (Federated Malay States), Mr. James Caird, Mr. David Dalgety (Transvaal), Mr. William C. Dawes, Edward Miller, M.L.C. (Victoria), Mr. Robert Mr. P. H. A. Grant (Southern Nigeria), Hon. G. C. Pitt (Transvaal), Mr. Frederick H. Sperling (Federated Malay States).

A SUPPLEMENT (o the London Gazelle states that the King has granted to a number of retired members of the Civil Service not branches, the Imperial Service Medal, which belonging to the administrative or clerical was instituted by his Majesty for the recogni tion of long and meritorious service in banches other than those before mentioned.

The the varicas Government factories and postal recipients of the medal comprise employees in service in all parts of the country,

By kind permission of Ll,-Col. Iremonger and officers, the Band of the 93rd Burns Infantry will play the following programme of music at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Friday, the 16th inst, (weather permitting);--

March..."The Latiy of King Edward's Ariny "..Jones, Entracte."Introduction yober Lohengria".... Wagner. Selection.."The Silver Slipper"....Laila Stewart, Polka.The Handy Man"

Cacte Selection."Klity Grey "godaan Valtt...

Lene

Brillanın " Nangigore

God Save the King.

Moseldon

.Uniculousl.

the races are to take place on 21st, 22nd and 23rd February. There are one or two altera The programme has already been issued and

tions in the items, the most notable of which is that the Derby is to be run on the second day and the Garrison Cup on the first day. It would be as well to remind readers that the nominations for the Derby close on the 24th inst, and the entries on the 7th January,

LARRY LÝNX.

FUTURE OF CHINA.

THE MISSIONARY QUESTION.

HONGRONG CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB,

Wyndham Street, when it was decided that the A meeting of the promoters of the one-design sailing club was held last evening at No 10,

Corinthian Yacht Club. club should be known as the Hongkong

bearers were elected as follows: Dr. F. W. Mr. E. M. Hazeland presided, and the office- Clark, Commodore, Mr. E. M. Hazeland, Vice- Commodore. Mr. J. Reidie, honorary secretary and treasurer; Mr. W. A Crako, official measurer; and Messrs. F. Howell, M. McIver, J. Hands, and W. H. Donald, committen.

Some discussion, arose, as to the sail area, and it was decided for the present to keep the area to two hundred and fifty square feet. The question of keela was left to the cons deration of the committee,

named as follows: Gael, ( Mr. McIvor }, Nina The following boats with their owners wera (Mr. E. M. Haseland), Asthore (Mr. J. Hands), Waratah (Mr. W. H. Donald), Cam (Mr. F. Howell) and Hibernia (Mr. E. F. Gibson).

We understand that other boats are eithar building or contemplated, and that the new club will prove itself into para gune organlation in the near future,

DEATH OF INSPECTOR WILLIAMSON.

morrow afternoon,

Sir Robert K. Douglas, lecturing at the London Institution, Finsbury Circus, os "The Chinn," sketched the attempts which had been Present Condition and the Frobable Future of made to prevent foreigners from breaking down the barriers which had been erected be. tween them and China. It was os gall and wormwood, he said, to the Chinese that the haled barbarians" should claim equality with them. They had been gamenila katikajos kirpp uplenter pilt, dat it had left its effect. He would be one of the last to decry missionary effort in China. A noble work had been taken as a speculation, and under the agree

done there, but there bad been an absence ment with the crew; the voyage was similarly is now appears that Lady Curzon's recovery is of wise tolerance, and the result bad

It is with regret that to have to record' the described with the addition that after indirectly due to the King, His Majesty sent been outrage, violence, and murder. The death of James Williamson, Inspector of Police, leaving here they could proceed to a port or a well-known medical member of the public Chinese considered it to be very hard that who passed away at the Government Civil ports in any rotation within the limits of service down to inquire into the sanitary con- the authorities should be held responsible for Hospital early this morning, as a result of a 75 deg. north lat. and to deg. south lat. Adition of Walmer Castle, and this gentleman the action of foreigners in forcing themselves paralytic attack with which he was seized some panic as to floating mines in the neighbour shaft from a drain discharged itself near Lady anity was associated in their minds with politi-years of age, was born in the shetland Islands, on investigating found that the ventilating into the country. Rightly or wrongly, Christi- two weeks ago.. The deceased,, who was 45 hood of Hongkong seems to have seized the Curzon's window. According to an exchange, cal movements, and possibly the missionaries and at an early age joined the Glasgow Police owners, and by arrangement with the char- as soon as this was reported to the doctors in had not been sufficiently careful in their utter Force, to which city he had migrated with bis terers it was decided that the ship should attendance they decided that she should be ances. It was believed in China that there family in 1886. In 1888 he joined the Hong- not go on to Hongkong when she left Singa- removed, and from the day that she was taken would be no rest in that country so long as the kong Police Force on appointment from home away from Walmer Castle she began to ira- foreign missionaries were allowed to preach and in 1901 was promoted to the position of porc, but should take the cargo to

prove. It seems, therefore, to be clear that and proselytise there. After referring to the inspector, and placed in. charge of the Polica Nagasaki, which came *within the

the impure air from the drain was responsible various disputes between China and European Station at Aberdeen, where be bad remained crew. However, upon arriving at Sin- experienced.

the for the frequent relapses which Lady Curzon Powers, the treaties which had been made, the ever since. The deceased was a very energetic encroachments of Kussia, and the manner in officer and was popular with all alike, inside gapore the men refused to go to Japan, ap- parently because the ship was carrying coal,

which the Japanese had been robbed by and outside of the Police Force. He leaves which had been declared contraband, to a

THE alarmists at home have been busy of late the Russians of Port Arthur and other widow and a step-daughter aged 17 years, getting up a new scare. They have discovered fruits of her victories belligerent port. It was maintained that, and that the Kaiser is actively working for the and drew some forcible conclusions therefrom.

over China, the with whom much sympathy is felt in their that Germany is eager to swallow up Holland, lecturer dealt with the although the voyage came clearly within the accomplishment of this nefarious project. Mr. It could not be denied, he said, that the Boxers Happy Valley, at half-past four o'clock to-

Boxer risings, bereavement.

The funeral will take place at the Cemetery, agreement under which they were to sail, Arnold White startled the cry and it has since were actuated by patriotic motives. They saw the men combined to try and upset the law been taken up by one or two papers. It may to take absolute charge of the business with-ful commands of the captain and to impede be conceded at once that the Kaiser would European Powers, and they determined to slices of Chinesejterritory being absorbed by out reference to the British claims. Chaos the navigation of the ship or the progress of very much like to bring Holland within the strike one blow in defence of their country. reigned for a time. The General Manager, the voyage. During the hearing of the case

circle of the German Empire. It would give That they over-estimated their chances of suc» Mr. J. H. Dugan, who came to the Company it was urged that there was nothing illegal addition to her fleet. If he can persuade the being they had received their quietus, but the Germany some valuable colonies, and a useful cess was sufficiently obvious. For the time from one of the-greatest mining concerns in

in the carrying of contraband of war; it was Dutch voluntarily to enter the empire it would original position si affairs remained the name. Pennsylvania, was openly defied, and on one or two occasions serious disturbances beGreat Britain for a 'subject to carry contra.

not an offence against the municipal law of be difficult for any other Power to object; but, The foreigners far from being discouraged from tween the factions were narrowly averted. band to a belligerent country. It is not national feeling in Holland is more strongly or consolidating them, and were vastly extending as a matter of fact, there is nothing to which acquiring territories were busily engaged in In the meantime the shareholders had to quite easy, however, for the dispassionate bitterly opposed. The German Empire could their mining and failway enterprises all over look on regretfully, but unable to check the observer to see how a voyage to Nagasaki only secure Holland after a war of conquest, the Empire. To the men

who rose in boyish tyranny of the Belgian representa-

and in spite of the fears of Mr. Arnold White arms in 1898 and 1900 the existing state tives. Now that Ching-hwan-tao, on which Hongkong was supposed to be dangerous; that the German Emperor has any serious then, and they were bat biding their and men of bis school, there is no evidence of things was as repugnant, now as it was vast sums of money have been spent, and we can quite understand the men's ob- design of adopting a course which would set in the building of breakwaters and jections to going on there, in view of Russia's all Europe by the ears. the construction of a small railway from doctrine as to coal and the fate of the Tang-ho Junction on the wain line has | Knight Commander, They were signed on at become an established fact, it would be the peace risks and peace pay, and when they. greatest of all pities to see the British flag learned that the ship was not to proceed Dusted in favour of the Dragon. In the f to this port, they refused to go aboard. first and most essential place it is too near This refusal was upheld by the magistrate, the terminus of the Chinese Eastern Rail who ruled that the owners' were bound by way, and the Russians, notwithstanding the the agreement to proceed to Hongkong, and fact that they have their hands pretty full at when they informed the seamen that it was the present time, would lose no opportunity not their intention to come here that agree- of securing by foul means or fair, an ice free ment terminated. It was further held that port in the Liao-tung Bay so conveniently the owners had not just cause to refuse to situated as is Ching-wan-tao. That the make this port from Singapore as the danger Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, of being undermined was too remote, The Limited, needs re-organising and putting magistrate thought the crew had a good upon a sound business basis there can be reason to refuse to go to Nagasaki, consider no doubt but it should be done in such a ing the risks that there were, and therefore way as not to affect British prestige and the summons was dismissed. This is one Company. Mr. Gustav Detring, Commis- attitude, and failure of the Government to their legal if perhaps nominal control of the instance of mischief that results from Russia's

1266-Btioner of Customs at Tiantain, the adviser of got it amended,

34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

ISTOR

OPPOSITE POST OFFICE

GREGOR & Co., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Kangkong, 15th December, 1904

can have been considered safe, if one to

M. BARDOUIN.

time until a turn of the wheel of fortune might put the opportunity and the ne cessary force into their hands. So long as the Dowager Empress remained supreme this attitude would be secretly encouraged in every making somewhat contradictory announce-

The Tonkin and Saigon papers have been possible way. She would receive the Legation.

ladies and kiss them and make them presents, ments as to M. Charles Hardouin's movements, but her heart would be far from them, and she He was said to have been appointed to a ime East on the 16th October. The next state-

was no more to be trusted than she was in 1900, portant Consulate, and to have left for the Far

All hope of her was in vain end the only pro. meat was that it bad been bis intention to leave spect of peace and progress in the future was trance about the end of October, to resume his in the restoration of the Emperor to sovereignty important duties as M. Beau's chef de cabinet; and in the introduction of well-considered 're- but that M. Beau had begged him to wait till March, when the Governor will be going to forms. He had already tried his wings, and be be all the better for a further period in Europe. France do leave. M. Hardouin's health will knew, or ought to know, the causes of his fail. ure. Let them hope that the time came that These statements are from Tonkin papers, the Dowager Empress would cease from trou- and the latter was confirmed in Saigon, the bling he would show & wiser discretion in his turn as the chef de cabinet of the Governor choice of advisers and a more matured moder- Opinion stating that M. Hardouin would re- General, but that it was necessary to wait for ation in his choice of advocacy of reforms. certain changes that would take place when (Cheers) another official went on leave..

Later, the Opinion (2gth ult.) says: "Accord- April 1995. But it is asserted that he will not ling to a letter received from France, M. Har. douin will be back among us about the end of ratura as chef de cupine[C

repart, by the Financial Adviser to the Siamese SOME interesting information on Siam's gold standard will be obtained from a perusal of the Government, printed on the third page.

THE S. S, "CHOW PHYA"

The steamer Chew Phya, rumours as to whose loss on the east coast of the Peninsula ware current yesterday and were referred to in

yesterday's (5th inst.) Straits Times, in safe. The telegram-received by the agent at Singa- pore reads as follows

"Chow Phya stranded on sand bank at Teloban, undamaged."

The ship was coming from Teloban to Singapore with a general cargo."

CANTON LEPER "RELIER FUND.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of the following contribution to the above fund- Second Presbyterian Church, Chinese

Canton.

$14.40

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE. English (Malta) 17th inst. Canadian (Athenian) 17th inst,, American (Manchuria) 18th inst.” Canadian (Empress of China) 20th inst German (Prinz Eitel Friedrich) 20th inst. German (Roon) 1st inst.. Indian (Latiang) afth insti Australian

(Taiyuan) 28th inst.:

The sa Sattamd arrived at Manila to-day, The Hucknall Line ss Manica left Shang's hai on 14th inst, for this port, and is dus here on 17th fast.

for Shanghai where she is due to arrive at á The CP. R. Co's us. Express of China felt again at 11 am, same day, via Nagalaki arrived at Kobe at 8,50 mm, on with inst, and

Ami on 17th lait,