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Intimations.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 1905.

All communientiuas intended for publication in "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH” should be Addromed to The Editer, 1, Ice Howe Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and - Address, Ordinary business communications should be addressed

The Manager,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Two fu thercases of plague have been reported from Tsim Sha Tsui and Firat Street, respec tively.

A. S. WATSON & CO., Teditor will not undertake in bo responsible for MR. T. D. McKay, the well-known passenger

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED

1841.

any rejected M8. uor to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). „DALLY-$30 per annum. WEEKLY $10 per annum,

The

conta.

agent, has returned to the Colony after an.j extended tour in America.

We regret that, owing to pressure on our space, many items of local interest have had to be hold over until tó-morrow's issue.

*

HONGKONG'S LIGHTING.,

SOME EARLY HISTORY.

RESULT OF A government CONCESSION.

conia, tos niteste classical) risen Phonix line from the 'asúl».

WITHIN FIVE YEARS.

THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

The Chief Justice (Sir Henry S. Berkeley) The history of the Casworks to-day is the took his seat on the Bench at the Supreme | history of five years. It is the history of Court at leven o'clock this morning when th.

Mr. McCubbin, In that period: the cabić fect of gas manufactured has nearly doubled last case in the calendar was entered upon. the list of consumers hakoore than doubled, ALLEGED FORGING OF NATURALISATION which is a record that any engineer might be

PATERS, AS When West Point was merely a name, near-

proud of, although Mr. G. McCubbin, the pre- Wong Cheuk You and Wong Tim, elderly ly a swamp, and ceriainly unknown to the sent engineer, counts that a mere nothing majority of the people who then resided in compared to the results that are bound to come natives, wore indicted for that on the Hongkong, the Hongkong and China Gas about shortly. Not only is it the history of the November last, and on divers other days did The rates per quarter and por merhem, proportional.

Company started building their works there. rejuvenation of the Gasworks, but it is also unlawfully conspire with divers other persons e daily and is delivered from when thonddress in

A firm belief in posterity and a keen recognl the history of a series of extensions in every unknown, to deceive and defraud the Agents department which should in the very near of the China Navigation Company, Limited, Accomible to menengor. On copies ront by post an Additional $1.80 par quarter is charged for postage. THE A.O.C. stands at the top of the Crickettion of the potentialities of Hongkong were the future bring the Hongkong plaat-using that and other liese subjects of the King, and by The postago on the weekly lane to any part of the

world 14 30 cents per quaisot,

Lengue with 31 points, Kowloon following with characteristics of merchants is those days. It word in its broadest sense-up to anything Single Capics, Dally, lan cents; Weekly, twenty-ten behind, and the R. E.'s third, with 19 points, must have been a day's journey to that corner found in a British city of the same population false personation attempted to obtain a passage of the island when there were no electric cars as Hongkong. Something has to be said about to Australia by one of the steamers of the said the peculiar formation of Hongkong, how with Company to Australia alleging that the per- THE Hongkong Volunteer Ressive Association buzzing along the street, and when people its hills and howes, its peaks and its fowlands, will carry out rifle practice at the King's Park could walk along the centre of the road with it is one of the most difficult cities in the Soontor was a subject of the province of South Mr. H. G. Calthrop prosecuted on behalf of venture between the line of double rails. As a will come later among the strange and uncouth

the Hon. the Attorney General (Mr. E. H. details of gas lighting. fact, it is doubtful whaber anybody thought

"NO ADMISSION."

Sharp, .c.) and Mr. H. N. Ferrers defended the slightest thing about their advantages,

Probably it is because we all take gas as a the first named. prisoner. Tinse were leisurely times when all the

sort of natural agency, which has to be paid for bronzed "bloeds" of the old country could periodically, that so few take the trouble to rake in the dollars at a fabulous premiuni with wonder how it is made. It comes from coal, out the slightest exertion. May they come of course; we all know that. And the coal in again-and sonn. To-day the scene is vastly the grate is throwing off gas by the cartload, if we could only be bothered to catch it Con changed. Even the speedy trolley is incapable sequently the Gas Company must be making of evading those all-prevading odours which fine profit, having nothing to do except to permeate the atmosphere along towards the burn coul and watch it burning. Or it may be that the numerous noticas about "No Admis. Gasworks. No doubt, the Chinese by selling dried fish are honourable and worthy gentle men, but they should have a concession all to themselves,

Celegraph Ranger Yoon, frets 1.30. 10 358.5%, are out dreading, instant decipitation should they word to provide with gas iliariation; out that

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, Friday, January 20, 1905.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

of directors to the ordinary meeting of share Following is the sixteenth report of the board

holders to be held at the Company's offices, Victoria Buildings, at noon on Monday, the Gentlemen, the directors have now to submit to you a general statement of the affairs of the company, and balance sheet for the year ending 31st December, 1904.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. 30th inst.

EXTRACT:

"I HAVE TAKEN PLEASURE

IN PRESENTING YOUR BRAND

(WATSON'S CELEBRATED E.

BLEND) AS THE FINEST

The net profits for that period, including $1,966.63 balance brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, amount to $422,291.44 From this amount an interim dividend of $6 per share has already been paid. After transferring $250,000 from equalization of dividend fund to profit and loss account it is now proposed to pay a final dividend of $6 per share, maintaining the usual dividend of 12 per cent. per annum on the Capital, and after writ ing off directors' and auditors' fees there remains a balance of $37,875.70 to be carried

forward to the credit of a new profit and loss

account.

DIRECTORS.

Messrs. J. It. Lewis and C. Michelau having resigned, Messrs. H. F. White and A. Haupt SCOTCH WHISKY I COULD) were invited to join the board in their places,

PROCURE."

and these appointments now require confirma- tion.

Messrs. A. Haupt and E. Shellim now retire by rotation, but offer themselves for re-election. AUDITORS.

The accounts have been audited by Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co., T. Arnold and C. W. May, who now retire

but offer themselves for re-election.

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

Hongkong, 13th January, 1905.

Gregort

WINE

AND

(32

SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

FIRST FLOOR,

(WM. POWELL & Co.'s old premises).

Nuits

Macon

BURGUNDIES.

-

Per case, quarts.

Beaunes Ordinary...

$15.60

15.60

18.00

LA

Do. Superieur...

Volnay

Do. Superieur ...

Pommard

21.75

23.40

27.00

33.60

Chambertin

38.70

Clos Vougeot

47.70

Greve enfant Jesus

54.00

Sparkling Burgundy

24.30

*** 39.60

Sparkling Pommard Sparkling Chambertin

L

W. J. GRESSON, Chairman. Hongkong, th january, 1995.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD.

Following is the sixteenth report of the general agents to the ordinary meeting of shareholders, to be held at the company's offices, Victoria Buildings, at 11.45 am, on Monday, the 30th inst:-

Gentlemen, the general agents now submit to you a statement of the affairs of the com- pany, and balance sheet for the year ending 31st December, 1934.

The net profits for the year, including the amount brought forward from the previous year, amount to $41,797.11. From this amount an interim dividend of 51.50 per share has al ready been paid, and after writing off directors' and auditor's fees, it is now proposed to pay a final dividend of $1.70 per share, making a tatal dividend for the twelve months of $3.20 per share, and to carry forward the balance of $1,247.1 to credit of a new profit and lost

account.

"DIRECTORS."

Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson having retired, Hon. Mr. W. J. Greason has been appointed in his stead, and this appointment now requires confirmation

Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson and Mr. A. J. Ray mond retire by rotation, but offer themselves for re-election.

AUDIT.

morrow,

MR, W. H. Taft, now the U. S. Secretary of War, and formerly Governor of the Philippines, has announced his intention to visit the islands during the coming summer. He will investi- gate and make recommendations as to the for by Act of Congress, election of the Philippine assembly, provided

A SHOP coolie, employed by Messrs. Lane Crawford and Co., was charged with the theft. of a pair of binoculars, 15 pairs of kid gloves, and other articles of the total value of $200. He was convicted and sent to three months hard labour. A few hours in the stocks might, not have been amiss

THE directors of the Club Lusitano are about to inaugurate a new depasture in connection with that old established social institution. The board propose to run a tennis club for the benefit of members and their families excla- sively in conjunction with the clab proper. Grounds have been acquired on lease in a central position at Kowloon, and will be open to subscribing members on the 1st prox.

The Rev. W. Bridie, Wesleyan, Acting Chaplain to the Army and Navy, finishes his term of service, at the Wesleyan Church, Wanchai on Sunday, the 220d inst. Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Bridie are leaving the Colony Bridie is expected to preach at both services. by the F. & O. s.s. Coromandel on the 28th inst. The Rev. C. Bone succeeds Mr. Bridie in the chaplaincy,

By kind permission of Col Caulfeild and officers, the Band of the 10th Mahratta Light Infantry will play the following selection at the Hongkong Hotel, to-morrow evening,

Vale

(Saturday), the 21st jost

March......" The Washington Post"....Saura. Selection......."The Torcador". Cary!!, * Pas del Flew Delibes. Sung.....

"Husheen ...................Needbant, Selection......." A Country Girl" ........bonekton. Langers......" Stars and Stripes".....:Klay. God save the King

THE fire season is keeping up its record. Two on Wednesday night, and one last night! The latter broke out at about six o'clock, in the shop of Hui Ling, No. 157 Des Voeux Road, Central. There were a number of sins of paint and oil on the premises, which are being re- decurated prior to their opening as a Chinese boarding-house. It is understood that some

to by sparks from the kitchen, communicating itself to the stairs. The Fire Brigade turned out under Mr. H. G. Baker, but they had little to do, the conflagration being got under before the damage amounted to more than Stoo. The place is not insured!

NEW WEST POINT.

Houses and shaps have sprung up where once a barren waste existed. There are a few, a very few, old-timers who might `remember the early days of Hongkong's history, but like all modesi people they are reticent, There are no hints from them as to the state of Hongkong when they were piling up fortunes that would have made ald Croesus blind with jealousy. Nordo they say how they discovered West Point, For all that, West Point has grown and fourished. An occasional stranger may take a trip all the way to Kennedy Town, but ask the average resident what "belongs there. An airy answer that it holds the plague house is pro- bably all that will be given. Out of pure mis- chief an indigend has been known to make the

no shareholder in the numerous concerns trip, but he has confessed afterwards that it was stale, flat and unprofitable"-that is, if he was which have been started there. Hut all this has little to do with the gas works except as a prelude to a story which, front a business point of view, should be as attractive as any drama.

A CANNY SCOT,

a

ROUND THE GASWORKS.

+

A stroll round Hongkong Gasworks, not

journey, especially if one secures as guide the

Australia.

Mr. Forrers at the outset took an objection to the form of the indictment on the grounds'af disjoinder and uncertainty.

*The indictment was amended in one or two particulars.

J

The prisoners pleaded not guilty, the second stating that he had nothing to do with it at all.

The following jurors were sworn: Messrs. L. E. Lammert, W. C. Logan, M. Simmons, J. Mills, C. Pederson, W. Inglis, and H. A. L.- Oldberg.

of

an except on Business-which, no doubt, means that you can't get in unless you want to pay the gas bill-has a deterrent effect on the sightseer. But who ever heard of anybody Mr. Calthrop, in opening, the caso, sa ở that. being kept out by such a notice? It is on re as they were probably all aware, the Common- Australia had passed very cord that a tramp begged all day in front of a wealth building wearing such a placard and when stringent regulations as to the allowing in arrested triumphantly pleaded that he was notatiens into the Commonwealth. Persons how- on business, but wanted a job which he had ever who had been naturalised there, prior to not asked for, because busincs was not in his the passing of this Act, received a certain line-"I'm no Thespian,” he said.

certificate to show that they were naturalised, and this certificate re-admitted them into the country whenever they chose to go back. Incon- sequence of certain matters one of the witnesses he should call before them, having received certain instructions from the police went to the ese occupied by the first prisoner, where the other prisoner was acting as a sort of servant. The first prisoner described himself as a broker, and he assumed that he intended to carry on the business of supplying tickets to Australia for would-be emigrants. The man in question, Ho Tim, in November last, went to this house in Connaught Road West, went up to the second floor and made certain inquiries. The prisoners were there, and he made certain inquiries of the prisoners as to obtaining papers to enable him to go to Australia. Vario is conversations took place different times between Ho Tim and the first

withstanding all that, is a most informative engineer. Mr. McCubbin & representative of the Hongkong Telegraph had the good for tune the other day of realising such a desire, and the Dominic's "Prodigious !" expresses somewhat the feeling after seeing the works and the vast improvements which have been made there of recent years.

COAL FROM JAPAN. -

It may haidly seem worth while to speak about the coal. The Board Pchools have said all there is to say on that subject, but merely as necessary beginning it may be stated that the coal used by the Hongkong Gas Company comes from Japan, from a place felicitously

a

named Morotan, which is in Yubari. The prisoner, though, the other defendant was al coal, of course, is landed in junks and the in-

ways present, and could hear what was going evitable coolie carries it to the coal sheds. At

on. Eventually the first prisoner promised to In 1862, one of those adventurous Scotsmen, home one is accustomed to see a spidery Puff-supply Ha Tim with the necessary papers to who even how roam the world at large, dising Billy, with a solemn looking individual conble him to get into Australia. When he covered that Hongkong was without the saving walking in front, solemnly blowing a whistle, first went there in Tim had paid the sum of grace of light. The tallow candle and the to indicate that the sild Bity is dragging some 550 on account, and had been told that the farthing "dip"-which are not quite identical waggon-loads of coals from the railway or the amount requisite to enable him to get the furnished an unsatisfactory ilumination for wharf to the gasworks. It is amusing to watch necessary papers was $850. Now the amount the great majority. Indeed, it has been sug. this individual thus carefully setting the pub of a third class ticket from Hongkong to the gested that the rush-light and the cruise had lic aright, when the engine goes at one and far hest point in Australia was only $235,00 not gone out of date. But that is probably a five-eighths of a mile per hour whereas the cars that the sum of $850 seemed at least extra- libel in any case, there was nothing better run at ten miles an hour and nobody in front.

vagant to pay simply for the privilege of going than oil lamps to be found in the Colony, and But to resume. The coolies dump the coal

in a steamer from Hongkong to Australia. The the natural result was that thieves and burglars in sheds which seem to be erected all over the

prisoners told Ho Tim it would be necessary to have his photographs taken. Two photographs. and all the scunt of the East made Hongkong place with the special object of storing pur- their habitat and rejoiced exceedingly. It is

were taken, the object being to send one of said that the pirates of the West River faund

ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR.

them, to some other Chinese in Australia so Coal-there is nothing to be seen but coal," when the man landed with his certificate of West Point a convenient refuge in the busy season, especially when competition had been over-brisk, just as it is said to-day that there are more pirates at Shaukiwan thao there are at Canton. That by the way. At any rate, Mr. Glen-whose son recently visited Hongkong and remaked that he would serious.

poses.

at a casual glance. And the reason for that is somewhat curious. It is all on account of the war. Before the war began, a month's supply of coal on hand was thought sufficient to meet the requirements of the Gasworks. New It is usual to take in a nine months' supply

A CHESSBOARD,

of this fell on the firewood which was set firely think of prefixing Mac," to his name should And the stock is never allowed to fail below a he be obliged to remain bere-saw the possi-six months' supply, which shows how the war bilities of the place and approached the Gov-affects everything. The coal is what is termed emment of the Colony on the subject of a con- lump coal, for which a good deal extra is paid cession to light the city of Victoria by gas, than for ordinary coal, but it is the best that Apparently they could do what they liked Japan can supply for the production of gas. could the Government, and without much red- tape they granted the concession and Mr. Glen went to London. In something rather less than no time he had formed a company to which he sold the concession, and the Hongkong and China Gas Company became an accomplished fact. Mr. Glen retained a considerable interest in the Company and he was appointed the first chairman of the directors,

SHIPPING JEISAM.

THE WRECKS ON THE BOMBAY REEF

5.5. "SHREWSBURY" AND "BARON GORDON."

LONDON DIRECTORS,

Just outside the retort-house, there is a board with a lot of chess-board rings upon it. Look ed at from a distance, it seems as if the King had just accomplished a masterly retreat be hind the Queen. The chess-board, however, refers only to the consumption of coal per hour by each retort. All the coal for the retorts is weighed, and the exact amount of gas which that coal should produce is down in black and white. Like everything else, there is apt to be a slight digression from the general rule, but taken all round the average is usually the same,

which brings us to the retort-house.

In that shed which was described as old and grimy, although it still wears an air of gayous blue, like a nonagenarian sport ing as a nymph, is the old retort-house. It was built when the Company started oper-

naturalisation, he might be identified by the person to whom the photograph had been sent. He was given papers in the name of one Ah Wei who had been in Australia and became a naturalised subject. Ho Tim left the house, on the pretext of going to get the other money, when Ghief Detective Hanson appeared on the scene, and the first prisoner was arrested. A search of the place was made, and in a safe numerous bundles of letters of naturalisation were found. In conclusion, Counsel dwelt upon the penalties attaching to steamers and captains found to be carelessly carrying Chinese passengers to Australia. Not only were heavy fines imposed, but the ship had to bring them back to Hongkong.

Evidence was led, full details of which have already appeared in these columns.

On resuming after luncheon, His Lordshipy addressing Mr. Calthrop, said that with regard to the first two counts charging the 'defendants with conspiracy and intent to defraud, there was no agreement between them to defraud the China Navigation Company Limited in any sense, because they were quite prepared to pay the passage money. If they used the word defraud, it implied the withholding of something, or the depriving of some right. The word defraud must be followed by words signifying what they were defrauding the Company of

Mr. Calthrop said the indictment stated "with intent to deceive," and it was a criminal His Lordship said it was not a criminal offence to agree to deceive. offence to agree to deceive, except with intent to defraud. It did not affect in any way the Company, Limited, should agree to carry a Chinaman to Australia. The law there was the Chinese, passed as some believed in their interests, though other people held contrary opinions, How could it be a criminal offence in Hongkong to agree to evade that local law? A long argument ensued on the Australian law with regard to aliens.

It would be interesting to learn the terms of that concession which has proved so great a It will be remembered by our readers that blessing to the Colony. No doubt, after a deal in the beginning of this month Captain Owen of trouble; it could be unearthed from the Wilks went down in the Luertes to view the Colony's archives, but this is too bustling a peried to allow such gropings. The fact re 5.5. Shrewsbury, as she lay wiranded on Bombay pains that once the Company was formed and Reef, but owing to the weather, he was unable to the concession purchased, work was begue in get near enough to board her, and so went on to real earnest. There were no half-hearted mea The accounts have been audited by Mr. C.

Saigon. Captain Wilks has now returned to sures. No doubt to many of the directors, ations. After all is said and done it is a grimy W. May, who offers himself for re-election.

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Hongkong, and having me! with more favour-West Point was a name only; not even a point hole. It contains seven through ovens that on the map, but they had implicit faith in their. is, the ovens run through a horizontal length of Secretary to the Hongkong Land able weather he was able to get on board. He venture, and went ahead a la Hooley. Results fire-brick piping-and each of those ovens has Investment and Agency Co., L., found her fail of water, but otherwise in ex- have justified them and today the Hong. six through retorts. Briefly, the first stage is General Agents for the West Point Building acily the same conditions as when she was kong Gasworks is one of the most steadily. this: the coal is weighed, thrown into cylinders interests of Hongkong, if the China Navigation

something after the shape of a cigarette-maker, abandoned not having shifted her position in prosperous concerns in the Colony. It has and laid on an even layer along the retorts, the least, In the absence of a diver he was passed through fair and foul weather; moncy The gas is driven from the coal by destructive a purely local and domestic one with regard to

has been spent like dross; and now the turning point has been reacted when, apparently, all that the shareholders need do is to sit tight and draw their dividends,

Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 10th January, 1905.

INTERFERING WITH TARGET PRACTICE.

JUNK MASTER FINED.

unable to ascertain the full extent of the damage but he thinks that, given fine weather, there is a very good prospect of salving the Shrewsbury. No doubt an attempt will be made to this end in due course.

Captain Wilks also visited the Baron Gordon, but saw there is no hope of salving her, as she now lies high and dry on the reef.

RESCUE AT SEA

distillation, and the volatile matter in the coal

is liberated.

À LA DANTE.

A bell sounded. Listless coolies, who had nothing to do but warm themselves, jumped up wi ha rush. They dived at the doors of the retorts and a blazing inferno was opened. Hastily shutting the doors, a dense mass of

His Lordship ruled that the protection could not sustain the charge of fraud. Address-

on the evidence before them, been shown to

"LET THERE DE LICHT." Somewhere there are records showing how the first lamp was lighted to the great amazement of the public at such as innovation. In one of his articles, Rudyard Kipling tells the story of vapour streamed out through the insterticesing the jury he said that the prisonets had not, a Pathan's first visit to Calcutta "Were to and the whole building was filled with what write of what I have seen,” he says, "all nur | looked like sınoke, A coolie, brandishing a have brought themselves within any criminal people would think that s was mad and a liar." torch, went along to each iron door and planted law of this country. They proposed to get one And he goes on: There are lights without his torch on the vapour. In a moment it hd of their compatriots into Australia under a Lilae oil or wood burning brightly in this city." In ignited and the place was ablaze with tight.name, because he wanted to go there, but he another be writes, speaking of an Indian in Here was good gas being wasted? "That's could not get in because by the laws of Aus London: "At night they (the streets] are lit gas that is not worth keeping." said the en-tralin he would have to pass an education test, with English lamps, which need no oil, but are gineer. It was rather a dazzling sight and in which he could not pass. The two prisoners therefore being aware that an exception was fed by wied which buras." If that be a true ferrupted the stream of question and answer.

It seems that the coal is supposed to burn made in the case of persons who were natura picture of an Indian's first acquaintance with gas, what, think ye, must have been the China- for six hours, until all the volatile matter has lised British subjects in Australia, proposed to man's when he first came across a gas lamp in been got away from it. Then the gases-for sell this man, for a large sum, the letters of Hongkong?

we are a long way from the illuminant yet-naturalisation formerly held by one Ah Wei, WAS IT VANDALISM?

rise into what is called an ascension pipe, and armed with that he was to go to Messrs. through a hydraulic main, "where the dip pipes | Butterfield and Swire, and get a passage, but again. This prevents the gas from one retort are sealed and tarred" to quote the engineer he preposed to pay for that passage.

connecting with the gas another retort.

Before the Hon. Captain L. A. W. Barnes- Lawrence, Marine Magistrate, this morning, P.C. James Munday prosecuted Tong Cheung, owner and master of licensed junk No. 271 H., for wilfully disobeying the lawful orders of the Harbour-master, in Victoria Harbour, on the 28th of December, 1904, under Section 39, Capt, G. Göische, of the German steamer Sub-sections 18 and 19, of Ordinance to of

Elisabeth Rickmers, which arrived this morn- 1904.-P.C. Munday stated that about 10.30a.m. ing from Bangkok, rescued a fisherman from on the 28th of December last, he was on duty on the military launch Jubiler, in company off a sampan which had been blown a hun with an officer of artillery, and was detailed dred miles from land and was drifting about to see that orders that junks and other in the middle of the Gulf of Siam. At seven vessels were to keep clear of the line of fire

o'clock of the morning of the 5th inst while from the guns practising on that day from Stonecutters Island, were regarded. He ob- steaming from Hoihow to Bangkok the frail craft was sighted, and as the ship drew near the served the junk, of which the defendant is the owner, crossing the line of fire, and so followed officers perceived a man on board. The Elisa A dull, gloomy, grime-stained shed, with a her and warned the master to go back. Debeth Rickmers was bove to,, and the fisherman facing that street where the Gasworks stand, suspicion of red-flares and imps beyond stands fendant, however, took no notice of the order. rescued and taken on the steamer, The poor and it bears in exuberant letters the device -By the Court: The Jubilee's coxswain, a Chinaman, repeated witness's orders in Chi- fellow was so exhausted that he fell to the deck,Erected in 1864," or words in that effect. We

The men came forward with long rakes and may take it then that the Hongkong Gasworks haulded out the blazing cinders. Those who nese. The launch was then steered across the and made signs for food and water. He was bows of the junk, and the orders repeated, and given both, and when he was feeling better the started operations in that year. A gasworks know anything about poor life at home will re- the junk compelled to obey. The number of officers learned that he was a fisherman from was a gasworks in those days, and not an member the old cry, a cry now stilled-stilled the junk and her owner's name were taken. the mainland at Koh Kong, about a hundred architectural phantasy reduced to stone to en- by Act of Parliament-which used to raise its The owner of the junk said he did not obey miles from where he was rescued, and had been lighten the native in artistic conceptions, and racuous self over streets innumerable" Galas the order because there was no wind, and drifting about for four days without food or furnish food for the Philistine. A plain ordinary Ci-inders. Here also gas cinders have their therefore he couldn't do so.-The constable, water. Had it not been for the kindness of building, shapeless, barn-like, useful was the re-value, but a certain percentage is used to feed re-called, said several junks had previously the skipper and bis men in treating the poor tort-house. It still stands, What the offices were the fires, so that all is not waste. Under the been warned, and had obeyed the orders, the

fellow so well be would undoubtedly have not like older residents may know: they are now a old system, which is now being described, the survived. He remained aboard for two days, heap of ruins. They have given or are giving gas cinders or coke has to be slaked with water wind being amply sufficient to move them slowly along.-Tong Cheung said he was and on the vessel's arrival at Bangkok was place to a coal store-there's vandalism for which produces a stifling smell. The result of making for the Lyeemun Pass-By the Court: placed ashore apparently quite recovered from you-and an elegant range of buildings is drawing away this coke, however, is that nothing and the target practice; he knew it the effects of his terrible predicament. He being erected on the opposite side of the street but gas coal is left. It may be remarked that was going on!-Hon. Captain Barnes-Law thanked everyone most warmly for all that bad, where the clerks, will be accommodated, and this scoop, or, as a friend suggested, "cheese- rence, warned the man to immediately obey all been done on his behalf. The position in the local'secretary and engineer will find breathe taster, is a great advance on the ordinary orders given him by the poice in future, in which the rescue was effected was about, Lat. ing spice. After forty years, the Hongkong Gas method of charging by band.

11" 20′ N«, Long, 191° 40′ E.

works has renewed its youth end (without be (33-m❘ this case he would be fined $3.

48.50

N.B-All our Wines and Spirits are bottled at home, thereby ensuring to our Customers all the advantages accruing from bottling done at home under the direct supervision of the Growers and Distillers as compared to bottling done in China by Chinamen,

at the service of European Firms, Hoogkong, a7th December, 1904.

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[To be continued.

The jury returned a verdict of not guilty" of conspiracy and fraud, and the prisoners were discharged.

His Lordship advised the prisoners to stop this practice, or it might lead to something dangerous.

This concluded the business of the Sessions, the Court rising at 3.30.

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SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE. Indian (Sulsang) 25th inst, French (Polynesien) 25th inst American (Mongolia) 26th inst. Indian (Kumsang) 31st inst. The ss. Opland is dus here from Chin War Tao and Shanghal on 20th inst,

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