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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1905.

DEATHS

On the 12th yli,, at 99, Cromwell road, S.W.,

MARGARET MARY, widow of Patrick Joseph Hughes, Her late Majesty's Cansul-General,

NAVAL NOTES,

The Pested, sloop, Cum. 8. 51. J. Farquhar, Shanghai, China, and daughter of the late P. | arrived at Plymouth on 13th wit, from China. Callan, Courtney Hill, Newry, Ireland,

On 21st February, at his residence, No.4.

A. S. WATSON & CO., Hollywood Road HJER MAHIOMAD SAD CK

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED.

11.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

ALEXANDRA

A

The Rinaldo, sloop, Commander D. S.

"DEATH OF "Mr. H. M. S. H.

ESMAID

HAJEE ESMAll of Yezd, Persia, aged 6. / Wake, which recently inturned from China, six months. It was away back in the early:

years.

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A residence of over funy years' in Hongkong was brought to an unexpected termination last evening when Mr. H. M. S. H. Esmail passed to his rest after an illness extending over some to pay offat Sheerness instead of at Chatham

sixties, when but a young man, that the deceased gentleman left his home in the The Espiegle, stoop, Commander 1. de W. Persian town of Yezd and came to the Far was paid on 18th, the a view to business as an

TELEGRAMS

** HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE. Opium for China.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

BOMBAY, 22 February

The P, & O. Co.'s mail steamer left

HONGKONG HAUES.

STEWARDS His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan, KCMG His Excellency Vices Admim! - Sir Gerard H. U... Noël," Ken, K.C.M.O.; His Excellency Maj-Gont Villiers Hatlon, C.B. Rear-Admiral Hon, Asheton G. Curton-Howe, RN,, GV.O, CH, C.M Q.;. Come modore Charles G. Dicken, R.N.; Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Kt, C.M.0; Hon. Mr. W, J. Gras- son; Hen. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G. Major S. G. Radcliff Messrs. A. Babington, J. A. Jupp,

he Hongkong Celegraph Division of the Dockyard! Kesetre at Epast with diet. It was not long after his Bombay yesterday afternoon with W. Michell, J. G. Peter, E. W. Rutter,

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FED., 72, 1905.

A SIGNIFICANT STRAWI··

Sheerness.

On a trip Iran Gibraltar to Portsmouth H.M.S. Drake mare a world's record for sleaming Although her contract speed is na more than 23 knots, this Bellville boilored ship maintained a speed of 24.16 knots for eight consecutive hours. The Drake is to be re-

commissioned as the Aigship of the first Cruiser Squadron.

Some of the home papers are now draw ing attention to what they describe as a sure indication of the unpopularity of Mr. Chan berlain's propaganda. It is asserted that great difficulty is being experienced by the tariff reformers in getting persons to stand BUILDINGS. for parliament, and as the, result of aing on board of H.M.S. Andromeda for the

BRANDY.

GUARANTEED

PURE COGNAC.

B Superior Very Old

Cognac

C Very Old Liqueur

Cognac. DHennessy's Finest

Very Old Liqueur Cognac

GUARANTEED

PURE COGNAC.

F'er doz

$8

COURT MARTIAL

A court martial assembled on Monday morn searching Investigation the fact has been trial of a stoker serving on the same ship, who disclosed that no fewer than a hundred was charge! with stealing the sum of $107 seats in Great Britain have still no from a messinate, and also with having in his Unionist candidate. With a general cluc possession several articles of clothing the peŋ. tion imminent this is of course an unprece.perty of other men. Prisoner pleaded guilty, dented state of affairs. The chief Conserva. and the court sentenced him to six months' imprisonment and dismissal from B.Ma. tive Whip is said to be quite as sensitive as Mr. Chamberlain when any allusion is made to the shortage of candidates for the coming" general election. Obviously it is impossible to make a statement which shall be indis-

announced.

service.

"TUETIS' MEN CAPTURE ANOTHER MONSTER.

arrival that Alr. Esmil, in conjunction with Mr Asker, founded the well-known him of Persian, upium merchants trading under the name of Asger and Esmul. The business frequently took done much travelling of late years, excepting him to the coast ports, and although he had not

for the benefit of his heal, there are some of

the old China handa who 'will recollect Mr.

Esmail calling upon then in bygone days. The deceased gentleman, who was sixty years of age, was held in high esteem by tha. Malinin- medan and Indian communities, who were targely represented at the funeral which look place at noon to-day.

CANTON NUTIÈS,

[From Our Own Correspondent)]

Canton, izth February.

THE OPEN CITY,

Cinton opened wide its doors yesterday. On Saturday, 15th of the rst month, there was an unusimal'amount of noise, a kind of a wind up fr the holidays. Money was very tight at the

about 478 chests of Malwa opium, and H. P. White. Prices are as follows:—

Malwa (New)...Rs. 1,000

(Old)

1,800

#

1

(Older) 1,000 (Oldest) 2,050

31

[Reuters.]

++

The Late Grand Duke Bergius.

C

THE EFFECT IN RUSSIA.

It is stated that the death of the Grand

CLERKS OF THE SCALE --Messrs. PA. Babington and E. W. Mitchell,

JUDGE The Hon. Sir Paul Chaler, K., C.M G.,

STARTER-Major S. G. Radcliff.

·and STARTER —Mr. F. 1. Deacon, TIME KERPER-M.-J. R. Michael. HON. TREASURER-MF. C. W. May. CLERK OF THE COURSE.-Mn, T. F. Hough.

SECOND DAY-22ND FEBRUARY, LONDON, 20th February..

The races, under the auspices of the The funeral of the late Grand Duke Hongkong Jockey Club, were continued at Sergius will take place on the 23rd instant, the Happy Valley to-day, under conditions and will be practically private. The Tsar by no means so satisfactory as those prevail- and leading members of the Royal familying on the opening day. Shortly after the will be absent.

last race yesterday a drizzling rain com- H. M. King Edward and The Prince of menced to fall, and kept on practically Wales have called on Count Benckendorff throughout the whole of the night, and to express their condolences.

when this morning dawned it looked as though a miserable day was in store. A damp morning followed a wet evening, and

the gathering on the course was not nearly so large at the start of the racing as was the case yesterday, and shortly before the sadd- the private were empty, not a single lady having put in an appearance up to that hour. It is undeniable that the weather has marred the great social feature of the meeting at any rate, for to-day. It was unfortunate as the best races of the season were run.

Singapore harbour seems to have been infest close of the year and a good number of firms/Duke Sergius has had a crushing effect on aminous clouds hung around. Consequently,

edby big sharks during the last few weeks. It will be remembered that two large ones were cap tured recently in that harbour, one by Mr. Bre

Prime Minister in the choice of a date for a very large shark. It took eight bulets from

found it difficult to satisfy the creditors and the Russian Royal family, the Grand pow their doors remain closed. Many failures Duke Vladimir being terribly affected. are reported from the neighbouring lawns. The Telegraph's St. Petersburg correspon-

robbers, preveste? many of the farmers from paying their reus llence money in business

was scame anil failures occurred.

is in the vital interests of the Government and the dynasty, that the war in the East should be ended as soon as possible.

putable, because there must be candida- tures in course of negotiation between the local Conservative associations and Sir Adenberg of the cable steamer Patrol and the Crops were good, but the difficulty in barvest dent wires that, among the highest Russian ling bell went, at 10.55 a.m., it was noticed $27 M. P., which cannot yet be Nevertheless, this apparent scarrity of candidates must influence the the dissolution of Parliament. Not within the memory of most politicians has there been such a state of affairs and when one remembers that in 1885 the Conservatives fought all but fourteen of the British con- stituencies, and ten years' fater all hut eleven were upposed by them, the contrast to the year 1905 is remarkable.

$40

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Boy of a Chinese dumped on a buny in the harbour has been found to be plague

infected

THE Bishop of Shantung has been elected honorary Fellow of St. Augustine's College,

A. S. WATSON & CO., Canterbury.

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 11th February, 1905.

Gregorthing

WINE

AND

The hearing of the appeal of the owners of the British steamer Ruight Commander was fixed tu commerce on 28th ult. at St. Petersburg,

(32 THE Waiwupu'has ordered the Customs Tastai

at Hangchow to cancel the passports issued to Japanese Buddhist priests which had been issued by the Tactal as there is a dispute over the native Buddhist insurations with the Japan- ese priests.

"How did it happer, sort?" exclaimed an Irishman during a discus-ion of the North Sca ingident. "Well, you will understand when I tell you that work is the carse of the drinking classes in Russia." This state of things is not confined to Russin.-Japan Daily Mail,

MESSRS. Barretto & Co., agents for the Wine Growers Supply Co., in Hongkong, have sent us a copy of an artistic almanack issued by the Peacock Mineral Water Co. of Japan the pro-

prietors of the Hoiano Natural Mineral Water, SPIRIT MERCHANTS, for which Messrs Barretto & Co. are also the

HONGKONG,

34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

FIRST FLOOR,

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

Specially

Recommended:

Chateau La Tour Marceau

Per case, quaris.

$0.00

+

(a fine full flavoured claret),

Chateau Haut Vigneau

... 18.00

local agents.

"A MARRIAGE, has been arranged, and will take

The Straits Times now learns that on Sunday aft rooms the men on board the Their Cough a revolver to despatch it. When hauled on deck the shark was found to measure eleven feet from tip to tip. The men were delighted No fewer than forty-five young sharks were at their capture and proceeded to cut it up.

eighteen inches to two feet. found inside the capture. They measured from

NAVAL FUNERAL.

The funeral of it. Daper, A., of H.M.S. Vengeance, with full naval honours, took place at Happy Valley on Monday afternoon, at four o'clock, and was attended by a great many of his shipmates, as well as by the usual funeral Gosport, was a young and promising man, escort and firing patty. Deceased, a native of

aud would no doubt have advanced in his pro. fession. He was admitted to the Royal Naval Hospital on the 11th inst, suffering from typhoid fever, death taking place on the 19th. His loss is deeply regrelled by his shipmates with whom he was much respected. Deceased was unmais ed, but was engaged, and arrange ments were being made for us wedding on

arving hone.

RECLAMATION;

The schemes for the reclamation along the river front is being pushed in several directions, both at the cist and west end of the band. But On the Canton side work is being canied on the work proceeds very slowly. On the Fa Ti side extensive curvoys are being made. A line has been marked out from the Fa Ti creek 10

about 17,00 feet long, and the survey runs the fort in the Macao Reachi, a distance of about 400 feet deep. This will give a fine front for business houses. The Standard Oil Crimpany is interested in this survey and will have a large piece for its godowns. When ance of Canton will be very much changed and this foreshore has been reclaimed the appear-

improved,

CANTON HOSPITAL CHURCH DEDICATED, The dedication services in connection with the Hospital Church were held this afternoon, The large building was packed with Christian Chinese, men and women. The building is stated for 1,400 but with extra seats and those standing not many less than 2,000 were in the building at the services to-day. The members of this church are connected with the American Presbyterian Mission, but the Church has been the meeting place of most of the union services held by the Christians of Canton for many years. Tire old church was seated for about 600 people. For some time there has not been The report to be presented to the members

rooni for all who wished to attend the services. at the fourteenth annual general meeting to be During the past three or four years the Chris held in the rooms, No. 3. Des Voeux Roadian community in Canton has grown rapidly. Central, on Tuesday, 28th inst., at 8.45 p.m. is The need of a large building to accommodate

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGI

NEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS -

as follows:-

OF HONGKONG.

The committee of management have pleasure in presenting their report for the year 1904 The membership is now made up as follows Ordinary members 212, associate do. visiting A. do. 66, visiting R. do. 23 and honor. ary do. 1. Total 316,

We regret to have to record the loss by death

during the past year of Messrs. A. Copeland, A. G. Ewing, J. Logan, A. Michell and R.

Riddoch, respected members of this Institution. Thirty-six members have been struck off the regular list as being absent or left the Colony.

the union services was much needed. About a year ago the members of the Church undertook the task of raising funds to enlarge the building. The and in November last work was begun, effort proved successful, The congregation was led in prayer by the Rev. R. H. Graves, D.D., the senior missionary of Canton. The chief address was made by the Rev: also made by Dr. Noyes, I ev. Wm. Noyes and T. W. Pearce, of Hongkong. Addresses were

Lau Ha Tsun and Wong Tang Wan. The girls from the Seminary furnished sweet music, choruses. and a number of foreign gentlemen sang two

It certainly speaks well for the progress of

Christianity in Canton when such a large build.

place quietly in April, between Mr. Edward

Sixteen members have resigned and eights J. Brouk, of Haddam Castle, Dumfriesshire, eldest son of the late Mr. Edward Brook, of eight have been admitted to the Institute dor Meltham, Hudderfield, and Hodidem, Damn the year; of the number admitted twenty

one are associates. fries bure, and Jessie Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr. John Bell-Irving, of Whitehill, there are now a large number of books avail-scholars and unlearned. The different classes A circulating library has been started, and Lockerbie, and niece of the Sir Robert Jardine,able for circulation among the members.

A telephone has been installed in the rooms, and is proving of great advantage to membe is

Bart.

THE New York Herold publishes the follow- ing telegram from Panema: “ Information has been received that there was an encounter

and management.

Two billiard handicaps were organized and

increased the revenue from tables.

between rival treasure hunters at Cocos Island. Played off during the year, which considerably Borl Fitzwilliam's expedition was defeated and brates off by a band of men under Harold

w. s. Gray, who secured the Costa Rican concession and was first in the field. Costa Rica has sent a gunboal to preserve order on

Cocos Island,"

GENERAL Law Wallare, author of Hen Flur is

dead. For more than six months General Wallace had been affl cted with cancer of the stomach being unable to assimilate his food. He has spent the time since he has koown that the end was near, whiting an autobiography which was completed less than a week before his death. The famous author, soldier and politician spent his last days at his old home (a white wine of exceptional bouquet), in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where he wrote the

(a splendid after dinner wine).

Chateau La Tour de l'Ile

18.00

N.B.-All our Wines and Spirits are bottled at home, thereby ensuring to our Customers all the advantages accruing from botiling

done at home under the direct supervision

?

of the Growers and Distillers as compared

Mr. James Graham (Member) read a papër. on the 18th November entitled, “Practical steel Shipbuilding in Hongkong,” which was much appreciated by a large audience of members and visitors. Copies of the paper can be had

from the manager at 50 cents each.

The evening technical classes conducted by Mr. W. II. Williams are still being continued

ing can be filled with Christians. There were present men of all classes-rich and poor,

Later.

THE WORKMENS GRIEVANCES. *

to examine the grievances of the workmen, The St. Petersburg commission, appointed has issued a most elaborate scheme whereby the employers and workmen will elect dele gates on the commission.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by' Correspondenta in this colunin,]

Although it was not the Ladies' Day, that being reserved, for to-morrow, as a rule there is quite a large

number of the fair sex on the course, and their graceful presence in elaborate Grippenberg and Kuropatkin.

and dainty costumes lends charm and vivid- General Grippenberg has been favourableness to the picturesqueness of the general received by the Tsar. Influences are work-assembly. This is usually composed of every ing to undermine the position of General element forming the large cosmopolitan Kuropatkin.

community of the Colony, The Chinese, if they are said to be slow in assimilating Western habits and modes of thought, are no sluggards at their indulgence in the "sport of Kings;" for, from the gentlemen in the light-hued silken flowing gown to the mafoo in the cast-off conventional To be Enyor or tas “flangkong Tuttokarı-*

coat and trousers of his master, all SIR-It cannot surely be generally known to the authorities, that in a smali matshed..

have a sense of keen appreciation of the adjoining the wax works, at the North of the pleasure experienced in the flutter of the Central Market, a gang of Chinese are showing totalisator. The proportion of Chinese with nightly what they are pleased to designate in the Enclosure, if it does not equal that of "The Kineograph," in which, to the "music" of the Europeans, does not fall far short of hideous Chinese howlings, they exhibit moving their number... pictures of the life of Our Saviour. Passing this with good glasses, to watch the progress It was most difficult, even place on Saturday evening with some friends, of the races, so thick was the mist.

noticed a board announcing the exhibition

AN IMPIOUS SHOW,

of scenes at the battle of the Yalu, and In most events that started in the other views in the present Japh-Rus opposite direction of the Stand at the sian War and, my friends expressing a farther end of the Course, it was next to wish to see this "show," we entered, only impossible to discéin, correctly the colours

mentioned, which was impious in the extreme, the verdant to find an exhibition of the "Life" above in spite of straining of the eyes. Оп Course within the oval the squalid booth was short, but as we left we somewhat smaller numbers, while at and ought to have been stopped. Our stay in the usual motley crowd congregated in marvelled that such things could be seen here in the heart of the city, in a Colony which makes so much blate of triumpets as to its vaunted missionary work. Yours etc,

ANGLICAN,

Hongkong, 20th February, 1905.

TROUBLE ON A COOLIE SHIP.

The British steamer Courtfield arrived at Fingapore fron Chin-Wan-Tan on 13th inst with 1,342 Chinese emigrants for South Africa. the same day but it appears that some trouble The Courifield was to continue her vayage

the old Plantation and all neighbouring points of vantage vendors of every class of wares, comestibles and the like, were plying a big, speaking comparatively, and a brisk trade. The old-time itinerant "shows " were absent to-day from both sides of the road leading from Wanchai to Morrison Hill Gap Road. One missed these stalls, which offered the luscious dainties to the Chinese palate, from the pickled olives to

Races for the past forty years and more have the ground nut, that frequenters of the

looking at this audience one felt that it could came ashore and informed the Master Attend. in Canton were well represented, and after has arisen among the coolies. The Captain been wont to see. no longer be said that the converts are all

drawn from the coolie class.

An offering, at the close of the service realized nearly $100 to light the building with electricity.

FOG ON THE RIVER.

ant that the cool es refused to proceed any

further on their voyage unless they saw the

:

heavy, has been considerably relieved by the The congestion of the traffic, most unusually

efficient working of the electric tramways; not a single breakdown occurring to inter- fere with the continuous and regular service maintained. The one incident of officiousness. on the part of a subordinate official, reported in our last issue, called for comment, and since the matter has been publicly brought to the notice of the responsible authorities

Chinese Prolector. Insp. Dooley of the Marine Police went off to the Courtfield to endeavour to ascertain the trouble, says 'the Straits Timer,

Canton, 21st February. AT Singapore the other night, as the K. P. M. Heavy mists prevailed here yesterday, and steamer van der Pora was coming in to her this morning the greater part of the river was anchorage, she passed across the bow of the enveloped in a dense fog. The s.s. Powan telegraph steamer Patrol. Apparently the tide (Capt. R. D. Thomas), which left Hongkong swung her closer than she knew for the bow yesterday at 8 a.m., and should have arrived of the Patrol scraped all down the deck from of the Company, we trust the recurrence of here about 3 pan., did not put in her appear amidships after, as she passed along and finally such overzealousness (which really exceeded in the Institute and are well attended.

ance at all. The s.s. Lungshan, from Macao, got clear. The "Patrol was not injured at all, | the bonds of discretion) will not Hy possible. A member has kindly presented the sum of came in to schedule time. Some concern was and the injury to the Dutch vessel is confined We are glad suitable steps have been $200 for the purpose of purchasing two medals, evinced about the s.r. Powan, which eventu to above deck damage. Her caplain reports taken by the management to make ample one gold and on silver, to be presented for ally turned up at 5.30 this morning, having that the bright electric lights of the telegraph amends in the case in question. But the best papers on "The Duties of an Engineer taken neatly 24 hours to do the trip trom steamer mesmerised his eye-sight" so that for that one incident the tramway service at Sea" Only junior marine engineers can Hongkong to this po.t. Her schedule time for he could not see plainly. compete for these valuable medals and the leaving this morning was 8:30 am, soon after

worked to general public satisfaction; the Committee hope that a large number will avail which hour she proceeded up the river in a

cars did not, however, altogether displace themselves of the opportunity. Further dense fog. She had not got far down the

the handy and convenient rickshas whose particulars shall be issued by circular to Back Reach when the Captain had to drop his

pullere must have reaped their small harvest FROM an editorial article in the National members: Service Journal, illustrated by a pathetic

nachor, the weather being too thick to proceed.

of double fares. During Race-days nobody Ballot papers for the election of the manags The vessels Ying Klug, Honam, Hankow, and photograph--which makes by the way, a charing committee for 1905 have been issued and Kweng Chow, which should have arrived at 5

keeps in mind, or strictly sticks to payment ning picture-of the site of the one-time will be opened on the evening of the 28th o'clock this morning were, on account of

of regulation charges, powerful Carthage, we gather that the fate of February at the annual general meeting, Every the thickness of weather, unable to make the that unhappy city is already impending over member should exercise his right of voting for harbour, before noon, being some five to six London, England, like Carthage, is relying on the office bearers and only those in full mem- hours late her navy, and devoting all her energies to trade,bership can enjoy this privilege. instead of making all her sons spend their best

novel that made him famous.

A

years in manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain or point the following office bearers for the Brussels, 14th January states:-Rear Admiral At the meeting it will be necessary to spA TELEGRAM to the London Times, dated kicking their heels in Aldershot barracks. The ensuing year: president, hon, secretary and Snethlage has been appointed to the command Romans, unlike the Carthagicians, were a hon treasurer,

of the Dutch squadron in Eastern waters, con- nation of warriors, and Rome stands to this day

sisting of eight armoured cruisers, exclusive of for every student of history,`military or other

further reinforcements which are now on the (31-qwise, to ponder upon.-N. C. D. News,

to bottling done in China by Chinamen at the service of European Firms.

Hongkong, gist December, 1904,

D. MACDONALD, FU Chairman of Committee.

Hongkong, 18th February, 1905.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE.

TUIE CUPS Among the Cups being raced for it is in- teresting to note that the one presented by the Lusitano Culb is a handsome silver cup,

stands 16 inches in height. It is inscribed ornamented with floral antique designs, and

English (Malta) 24th inst.) American (Manchuria) 25th inst. Getman (Sackren) 18th inst. Indian (Namsang) 1st prox. Canadian (Athenian) and prox. German (Print Regent Luitpold) and proxi The O. S. S, Co. & C, M. 5. N. Co.'s sa Plaguey left Singapore to-day at noon, and

Singapore for this port on 21st inst, a.m., and may be expected here on 27th inst

may be expected here on 27 from Hamburg left

may be expected here on 28th inst &c, from San Francisco to the and inst, vía Lusitano Cup." The one given by the Chi- The O. & U. S, S. Cosas Doric with mails, Hongkong Race Meeting, 1905. The Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama, and left for this port this morning, via Inland Senese Club is a massive silver cup, on Kobo, Nagasaki and Shangbai,

black wood stand, and ornamented with