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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1904.

DURING October there were 495 deaths regis

NOTICK All communication Intended for publication intered in Hongkong. Of this number there were

"The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH“ should" be

19 among the European and foreign com addremod to The Editor, 1, Ics House Road, and hould be accompanied by the Writer's Name and munity, 16 being among civilians, two in the Addrow,

Army and one in the Navy.

Ordinary business communications abould be addressed

to The Manager.

A. S. WATSON & CO., The Editor well not undertake in any Contribution." THE New Territory Land Appeal case, which

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE), 'DAILY--$30 per annum, WEEKLY$13 por audum.

The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional,

five cents.

has occupied the attention of both of His Ma jesty's Judges all the week, has been adjourned until Thursday, the 22nd instant. In the event

of the Criminal Sessions ziet belog concluded,

the matter will stand adjoumed till the follow- ing day.

The daily ice is delfvered free when the address is Accornibis to memengor. On omplen sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for portage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the

world is 30 cents per quarior. Single Cople, Daily, ten cente: Weekly, twenty-IT is notified in the Gazelle that the King has not been advised to exercise his power of dis allowance with respect to the ordinance to amend the Wild Birds and Game Preservation

the Tung Wah mortgage and sell. Innd and hereditamente in HONGKONG, SATURday, December 17, 1904. the Colony of Hongkong.

CORRESPONDENCK.

[Wade out necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this colamo.)

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CHEAR SPIRITS IN HONGKONG.

*TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGXong Telegraph."

DEAR SIR,We have read, with great in-

terest the report of Prof. Thorpe, F.R.S., on the examination of some cheap spirits per chased in llongkong and sent home for analy is, as laid before the Legislative Council by

the Colonial Secretary,

As newcomers to Hongkong, we would not. have taken the liberty of putting our name to the fore on this moot question, had some other of the more important wine and spirit firms of Hongkong taken up the cudgels in defence of pure and wholesome spirits as sold by them against the importation of cheap brandy and

Why should not something of the kind be TELEGRAMS adopted in Hongkong?

One does not like to pit orc's opinion in direct defiance of that of such a luminary as Prof Thrope, still, opinions are free, and wo doubt very much whether the use of spirits which of brandy-and whisky have only the name, can be as innocuous as the conclusions

of

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The Russian Baltic Fleet.

LONDON, 15th December. Admiral Rozhdestveneski's squadron ar rived at Angra-Pequena on the 11th instant

and is reported to be coating from colliers.

Reuter's correspondent at Aden wires that. Admiral Falkersham's squadron is still at

Jibuti awaiting the arrival of Admiral Brovoski's supplementary ficct,

LATER. Admiral Falkersbam's squadron has quit

the Colonial Secretary tend to prove. We know of many instances in which, especially with Semilic races, drunkenness caused by cheap spirits has developed during the state of Intoxication into accesses of homicidal mania. We know that alcoholism, the curse of the present generation, is due chiefly in France to the absorption of impure spirits drunk as absinthe and petits verres. Alcoholism wasted Jibutil waters. not so prominent as it is now when the masses: drank wholesome spirits. We know that the German Government was at one time contem

Liboral Roform in Russia The growth of the Liberal movement in

The Hongkong Celegraph|

Celegraph Ordinance, and hospital to acquire, hold, tonshately every other market in the East.lambur, made spirits to the German Colonies. the herspapers are outspokenly advocating

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It is a well known fact that the spirit used to Why, if they are so harmless as they want to, concoct these so-called brandies and whiskies make them out to be? One of your contem which, according to Prof. Thorpe's report, cap-peraries publishes the information that a large not be considered injurious, is distilled gen-number of deaths and cases of blindness bave crally from all sorts of rubbish, such as damaged been caused of inte in the United States by rice, sweepings of holds, damaged potatoes, the consumption and employment of wood and even from sawdust, leaving alone in alc.bol. This alcohol is used very extensively. rags. The price of spirits distilled from better

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

We are not surprised to find that the Manila Government has at length grown tired of supporting worthless members of the com- of Hongkong, China, and Japan, merchants and stances in which it has been distilled from and statistics show that it has actually caused

Ma. Edwin Mackintosh, of 77, Lancaster Gate, W., and of Ickleford Manor, Hitchin, Herts, of the firms of john Swire and Sops and Butter- field and Swire, of 8, Billiter square, E.C., and shipowners, who died on Aug. 1 last, left estate of the gross value of £259.359, the net personally being sworn at £257,154.

Mu. Hazeland this morning fined Leung Tung a self-styled doctor, $15 for unlawfully ad- ministering injection of morphine to his

His

far-reaching reforms, which meetings of the students and the educated classes are emphatically demanding.

TURF TOPICS.

The following notes are taken from contribu- some zoo deaths. Where do the harmless protons sent in by "Early Bird" and "Larry

Lynx."

perties come in?

and rectification have this effect, but when the people at heart, look after themselves. But the spirit distilled and rectified is made il Government want really to consider their from noxious articles, pure as it may be good, let them do something in the way sug come through the process, we would main-gested by the Wine and Spirit Association at tain that it has as much right to be called a home. It will not do away with the evil alto- wholesome drink, as the man in the moon bas❘gether, but we doubt very much whether when a right to be called a terrestrian, as one could the public knows what is placed before them make as easily out of it varnish, scent, bair-

as brandy and whisky at cheap rates, it will not by itself give the preference to brandy and whisky which are what they should be, and nol a deleterious imitation...

forward and have so restricted them to trotting

work only.

Grafton, Sylph Rose and Mr. Mackie's sub went for a mile in 37, 1.34, 1.498, 2.37. The

latter was all out at the finish.

munity, and learn with considerable pleasure

articles such as the remnants of beel-root after

A lovely morning greeted early risers and an that thirteen of these shiftless characters

sugar has been extracted, and molasses, being

If the authorities are satisfied with Prof. have recently been deported on the Sherman.

considerably higher, prevents it being used Thorpe's opinion and they have shelved the interesting time was spent at the rails. The Fortunately, they are not being brought over

for the purpose for which that distilled from matter, we venture to hope, it will be in a grass course was opened today and was found to be in a splendid condition. One cannot shelve soon overhauled. Let in the meantime to Hongkong as would doubtless have been

cheaper material comes so handy.

Prof. Thorpe points out that the "silent" our soldiers and sailors absorb as much as give much criticism of the performances of the the case had the Shanghai magistrates been dealing with the beachcomber in the Nor- "patients." The full penalty as provided by spirit used in the making of these "cheap they want of these cheap spirits provided for representatives of the various stables so early spints" is highly rectified, thus implying that their special pleasure by inordinately greedy in the season, but the few remarks beneath thern Settlement. These men have been the Ordinance for this offence is $50, but as the high rectification does away with certain bar-keepers, and let them, under a paternal should be of interest, Some of trainers bave I sent out of the Orient, and we trust will this was this first of the kind that has come up impurities. We are all aware that distillation Government who ought to have the interests of evidently decided that their charges are too

never again re-enter it. Hongkong has before the Court for some years, its own little select company of unemployed Worship dealt leniently with the culprit, it came out in evidence that to satisfy the appeti- foreigners without having to search further

ti of a confirmed opium smoker, it costs jo afield for recruits, and although the House cents a day, while for three cents he can get of Detention lost several of its inmates yes-

an injection of morphine which satifies him for terday morning in consequence of criminal

24 hours! proceedings against half a dozen of the band, there is little doubt that the vagrants'. quarters will soon be re-occupied. It has been recognised for a long time past that something must be done; and that is where the difficulty seems to have arisen. We are just as unprovided as ever with any com- prehensive scheme for dealing with these The annual ball given by the members of the men-which-should-be-of-use-to-tino-public-above flourishing Institution took place at the as well as for those for whom it would City Hall last night and turned out to be, as be designed. The poor, of course, we was generally anticipated, a most enjoyabis and in the first place just A. S. WATSON & Co., have always with us, but the difficulty of pleasurable affair.

relief is that of isolating the deserving sufficient guests had been invited to ender material distilled, is it not more than probable the freight amounts to at least one shilling and times in a canter: 44, 1.27, 2.07, 2.43. from the underserving cases. The work. dancing a real pleasure in place of the usual that in distillation of materials which would three pence, that the case and bottling, at a

IT DOES CURE

A COUGH,

and that right speedily.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 10th December, 1904.

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

THE INSTITUTION OF EN-wash and what not!

GINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS

OF HONGKONG,

ANNUAL HALL..

crush, and the merry makers got through the programme in really capital style. Not a great 'den! of time or effort had been expended in the way of decorations, but just enough to make. the place cheery and completely comfortable. The entrance was pleasingly decorated with flowers and foliage, at the head of the staircase being displayed the Institution's coat-of-arms

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With regard to the question of distillation doing away with impurities to a certain extent only, we would quote the instance of the pecu. liar smoky flavour of certain. Scotch whiskies which is imparted to the distilled spirit by the drying process the grain undergoes after germin ation had been killed, and before the actual distillation takes place. if distillation fails to remove it, and, as in this-instance, it does not do away with a certain characteristic of the

otherwise go to the rubbish heap, some of the

Several months ago, a publican in London impurities may equally icinain?

was prosecuted at the Islington Pulice Court for selling a brandy, under a brandy label, which was no brandy at all, but an admixture of Erench spirit and silent spirits of sorts. The London papers at the time gave great promin-

We refer above to the inordinate greed of some bar-keepers and as to the profits which accrue from retailing such cheap spirits, we

would point out that certain Hamburg firms offer constantly brandy and whisky made in Germany at four shilings and sixpence a case delivered at any port in the East served by regular lines of navigation. Considering that

very low estimate, cost two shillings and three pence, we leave to the public to judge how wholesome may be the contents of the bottles at a penny cach! And still such stuff is re tailed in Hongkong at 15 cents a glass, or something like one dollar and fifty cents per bottle-Yours faithfully,

GREGOR & CO.

Hongkong, 17th December, 1904.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

TO BE STRUCK OFF REGISTER,

less from habit and choice should be left, and the honest and industrious victims of hard times should be assisted. When sheer lack of employment confronts a large body of men it is not the time to be too pedantic about the choice of a remedy. The problem is to find work of

a Phoenix rising from its own ashes, and under-ence to the query: "What is brandy ?" and the magistrate in giving judginent in the case such a character as will justify a living

weath the watchward, "Ubiqce." Dancing was wage to the performer, and at the same

carried on in both the St. George's Hall and ruled that "brandy is a distillation from in- a man må må vegg - en jou saamuunt of impurities which time will not represent useless expenditure the St. Andrew's fall bath a whil on the part of its provider. The House decked with flags, bapting and plants, all constitute the quality of the beverage," and by weiras & tempority tastefully and artistically arranged. The gene- after the question of distillation to which Prof shelter for deserving cases--that is, of ral details were carried out in perfect style, and Thorpe refers as spirits distilled by patent or course, provided vagrancy is not being reflected the highest credit upon the various pot still had beta carefully gone through, he had treated there on an equality with crime, and committees, which were constituted as follows: po option but to fiae the publican as he was im facts recently brought to light in our columns-Sub-Committee: Messrs. Logan, Banks, and posing on the public by selling as brandy an show that existing conditions are not all Manager. Supper Committee: Messrs. Logan, anicle which was not so.

Prof. Trorpo states that the total percentage Banks, Wilks, Robartson, Ramsay, and Rich- that could be desired,but as a home ardson. Dancing Committee: Messrs. Lam- of fusel oil impurities, and more especially the for the flotsam and jetsam of the port itbert, Murphy, and Focken. Decoration Com- proportion of furfurol and aldehydes are pre- sent in the samples analyzed by him at the is far too good. No doubt the increase, mittec: Messrs. Richardson, Bridger, Macdon- of this type of vagrant may be largely ald, Ramsay, and Mumford. Invitation Com-request of the Hongkong Government, in accounted for by the comparative comforts millee: Messrs. Focken, Ramsay, and Mun? smaller quantity than generally found in Irish and Scotch whiskies of high commercial quality which are provided in this institution, and ford. The members of the Committees wore

Although it no matter how criminally negligent a man tricoloured rosettes, with a silver badge of the distilled through patent stills, may have been at his work, nor how letters "1.E. and S. The stewards, were may sound paradoxical, still it may be that the Messrs. A. G. Gordon, D. Harvie, W. S. Bailey, smaller percentage of these hye-products, dau. much he may have squandered in drink or

W. G. Winterburn, A. Milroy, James Macdon gerous only when drunk pure or in spirits con- debauchery, he needs but to give up work, ald, P. McRobie, J. McCubbin, J. Parkes, T. taining large quantities of them, is exactly refuse to do any more, and then go to the Skinner, P. Simlock, C. Templeman, and James what makes the silent spirit so often referred to

distilled through patent stills, uùwholesome. House of Detention. The shelter of that Wilson.

In the annals of magisterial inquiry there is institution is his right; he is destitute, and if he is willing to become an inmate he can

not a test case for whisky as the one above do so at once. He should either be kept

pro-referred to at Islington for brandy. The two there and given work for which there is some" Stamine which, by the way was, supplemented spints are very much alike in many respects, and Mr. H. W. Looker (Messrs. Deacon,

remuneration, or should be sent out of the

Colony on his promising not to return. The deserving cases should be kept distinct from the undeserving, and the unfortunate be assisted in every way possible in getting the employment he is best qualified to perform.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A fatal case of plague has been notified from Stanley.

THE Lilliputians return next week, and on Saturday open another season with The Bolls of New York. Seats can be booked at Robin-

Kong.

An examination of candidates for certificates of competency as licensed pilots will be held

at the Harbour Office, at 10,30 a.m. on Thurs- day, the 22nd instant.

For want of bids above the upset prices the six lots of leasehold, property, advertised to be sold by Messis. Hughes and Hough, yesterday,

at Yaumati, were withdrawn, and the sale post- poned sing die.

Lancers Walis...... Caledonians.rer

Dancing commenced shortly after nine o'clock and was sustained with considerable animation until well after midnight. The by a number of extras; was as under:

................. San Toy .........La Serenata 1st Set Barn Dance......Honey-suckle & Bee Waliz....

L'Etoile Polaire The Déi among Eightsome Reel .....

the Tailors Waltz.......... ...La Svengali Lancers.............. The Country Girl Two Steps....Mosquito's Parade Walte.......

Sobre las Clas Caledonians

.2nd Set Uncle Tom's ...The Geisha

Barn Dance Lancers........

Messrs. Cruickshank and Gressons' subs were put to a half-mile, and covered the dis- tance in 39, 1.14.

Mr. J. R. M. Smith's sub did a similar gal-- lop in 37, Lati

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Mr. Humphrey's sub was put to a mile. Time 39, 119, 1.58, 2.33.

Mr. Forrest's sub made the three-quarters in 401, 117, 1.ft. This is a pony well worth watching for the Valley Stakes.. -Messrs. Apcar's dun, and Mumford's chestnut half in 38, 1.12. -then-did-a-strong-canter-for-a-mile, the-last-

H.E. the Governor's blue duo, Johnstone up, was given the mile, and made the following

The best performance of the morning was again the rattling gallop of Mr. Dorabjee's sub. He did three quarters of a mile in 1.44, last quarter 32. Several good judges already look upon this pony as the future German Cup

winner. He certainly has a beautiful stride- and style of meving, and seems to be always galloping well within his compass.

Considerable interest was centered in Mr. Gresson's Darbar PCAKE"

mile only, the best one, a dark grey, doing the distance in 321, 1.07.

Mr. White's sub, Cakewalk, was given 11 mile, and did the distance in 361, 115, 1.531

Mr. Ede's sub, Gegg up, went the mila in 39, 188, 2.531, and polled double the whole

Mr. Arathoon Seth, the Registrar of Com-30, 3.07. He moved in good style, but is Mr. Wrebel's sub went a mile. Time: 40. panies, has given notice that, at the expiration apt to climb a little.

1.22, 2.03, 2.39. of three months from the 14th inst, the follow- ing Companies will, unless cause is shewa to the contrary, be struck off the Register and the companies will be dissolved, viz.The China Ginger Manufacturing Co, Ltd., the Ramie Fibre Co, Ltd, the Wei-bai-wei Mining Syn- dicate, Ltd, the Hongkong Marina, Ltd, the Stoneley Gold Prospecting Co., Ltd., the Hong kong Building Materials Co., Ltd, and the Heung Sing Steamboat Co., Ltd..

A DEAL IN horse-shOEN.

ACTION AGAINST MESSRS, JEBSEN & CO. At the Supreme Court this morning, before His Honour, Mr. Justice T. Sercombe Smith, Ng Ham Cheong, representing a local firm of general merchants, sued Messrs. Jebsen and

Co., for breach of contract.

Mr. H. W. Bailey appeared for the plaintiff,

Looker and Deacon) defended.

way.

Dr. Jordan's sub went for half a mile, the

last quarter baly being timed, viz.: 33.

Mr. Goetz polted is slowly, but surely, im- proving. He went a mile, in sweaters, 245 last

quarter 37.

Mr. Kadoorte's sub also went a like distance in 2.49, last quarter 37.

Bank's sub exhibited himself. in a dan gerous manner by his vagaries on the course, taking à tum, now right and now left, accord- ing as his pranks dictated his course rather than the will of his jock. When near the gate he makes a straight rush for it, and one bas to

THE CHILDREN's league keep a sharp eye on him.

BAZAAR.

Mrs. May, the President of the Ministering Children's League, requests us to state that the proceeds of the Bazaar recently. held by the League have been distributed amongst the Victoria Home and Orphanage...$ 435.00 following charities smallest pien

Blindenheim, (Kowloon)

425.00 Miss Johnstone's Baxter Mission French Convent

Italian Convent

0.00

100,00 100,00

· Diocesan Girls' School...4500 $50,00

Total $1,200.00

so that for the sake of argument one will prove as useful as the other. Genuine old brandy

Mr. Bailey said the claim was originally for especially is very often used in medicine in cases of extreme prostration owing to its action $1,267.57, but it had been reduced to $1,000.n on the heart. And still, of all spirits, genuine order to bring it within the jurisdiction of that Court. On September 19th, the plaintiff enter. old brandy is the one that contains the largest ed into a contract with the defendants for the percentage of impurities such as furfurol and aldehydes, Genuine old whisky is equally used supply of fifty tons of Hamburg horse shoes, at $1.86 per picul. These horse-shoes were in many instances by the Medical profession, and whisky contains also fusel oil, and other actually in the defendant's possession at the time, but a contract was made and the shoes impurities. Has any one ever heard of any

were to be supplied within one month of the Doctor ordering silent spirit doctored with date thereof. The plaintiff mentioned to the caramel or aniline dye, in cases where real broker arranging the contract, that the horse- THS Board of Trade bas issued the finding of brandy or whisky is indicated? And why shoes were for shipment. A few days later, the Naval Court, held at Shanghai on August should they not do so if these concoctions are the plaintiff through his agent at Newchwang, 23-23, to inquire into the circumstances attend. Waltz ............ Mondnacht am Rhein

made out to be not only harmless, but to con- sold the borse-shoes at three taels, eight mace Eightsome Reel!............Fairy Dance

tain less injurious ingredients than the genuine per picul, and subsequently plaintiff heard that Sir Roger de Coverlay..... Supper was served in the old Chamber of Spirits? We leave the decision to your sound Commerce Room and was a very happy judgment, but we would suggest that to us it affair. We understand that there were not appears that the impurities absent from the less than 250 dancing couples present. The spirit Prof. Thorpe defends are exactly those proceedings terminated in the small hours, that constitute the wholesomeness of the as the people from whom the defendants pur- and all present agreed that the Institution's genuine description of spirits, and that it is chased in Europe, had not delivered them, dance of 1904 was a distinct advance on the stretching, a point too far to say that the That was at the end of October of the begin many agreeable and successful functions pro-adulterated or better imitated article, which ning of November, well after the month had ents that characterize the genuine product is as moted by the Hongkong Engineers in the past, does not any more contain any of the ingredi expired.

wholesome.

VOLUNTEER MANŒUVRES. .

the shoes had been sold by the defendants to a third party. Plaintiff wrote to the defcudants asking for the delivery of the skues, but the defendants replied that they could not do so,

Evidence was then led,

Mr, Bailey submitted a letter to the effect As a sequel to the Islington Magistrate's judg that a sub-contract was made. He did not pro ment, the London Wine and Spirit Associationduce the contract as he understood the de

fendants' solicitor admitted the letter,

Mr. Looker admitted the letter, but not the took the matter up, and proposed, in order to safeguard the trade in honest spirits, that pub fegal import of it. licans should be compelled to affix a label too!! bottles of adulterated or imitated spirit reading:

Mr. Bailey explained that on the understand to the expense of sending, to Newchwang for ing that the letter was admitted, he did not go

unity,

ing the sinking of the British steamer Hipsang, near Port Arthur, by a Russian, torpedoboat destroyer on July 16. This finding is, of course, already known. It is hoped the claim for the vessel and indemnity has now been made.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DURA

American (Manchuria) 18th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 20th inst. 'German (Print. Eitel Friedrich) zoth inst..

German (Roon) 12nd inst., daylight. Indian (Latsing) 26th insta American (Coptic) 26th insti "Australian (Taiyuan) 28th inst,

The Silk ex C. P. R. Co. 5.5. Empress of India arrived at New York on 16th inst

The C. & M. Co.'s s.. Zufry left Manila to day, at 11 am, and is due bere on Monday, at The OS. S. Co. & C. M. S. N. Ca's L Dlomid left Shanghai at noon the 15th inst., 3.30 p.m.

MESSES. Caldbeck, MacGregor & Co, wide

This afternoon the Hongkong Mounted and spirit merchants of Singapore, Hongkong. and Shanghai bave sent us their new calendar Volunteers, and the Enkiecer company of the which is a large and beautitul reproduction of Hongkong Volunteers paraded in front of the Stanley Cock's picture, "The Connoisseurs" City Hall, at half-past two, and marched up to which will doubtless adora many.walls during the hills West of the Peak - for their ürst com. "This is mixed brandy, not guaranteed to be winess, but he could do so, if given an oppor via Amoy and may be expected to arrive here 34 QUEEN's Roap, CENTRAL,

the coming year. Accompanying it is a leath-bined skirmishing manoeuvres. They are ex er pocket wallet somewhat similar to that pected to return about six o'clock this evening, and will probably be dismissed at the same First Floor,

issued by the firm last winter. From the pro- place. As they left a large

it a large number of civilian prictors of the King Edward Hotel we have (!)pposite Post Office), received a wall calendar with views of the friends gave them hearty cheers by way of B

sand off on their leaving “for the front?- cang, 17th December, 1994.

Jadó-D | exterior and interior of the building.

distilled entirely from grapes; and to have a notice exhibited in the public house reading "The cheaper brandies sold at this establish mentasist of foreign grape brandy mixed with

her rectified spirit. Pure grape brandy may be had an application

His Honour said that as the case stood, the plaintiff bad not established his case, and it would be necessary to have further evidence.

The case was adjourned for six weeks to en- able further evidence to be obtained from New chwang

daylight on 19th inst.

ing the German Mails with dates from Berlin The Imperial German Mail as, Koon carry- of the 22nd ult, left Singapore on Saturday at 6 am, and may be expected here on aand insty at daylight.

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