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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

*LIMITED.

WINE & SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,

HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AGENTS,.

FOR MESSRS.

ROBERT PORTER

& CO.,

BUTTLERS OF THE FAMOUS

BULL DOG

BRAND

BASS' ALE, GUINNESS' STOUT,

"BULLDOG"2 lass' Ale

**BULLDOG"}

Light Ale

in Cham

AND

LIGHT ALES.

PRICES:

PER CASE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY OCTOBER 16 1905.

BIRTH On 4th lost, at Taichow, the wife of the Rev. W. WALLACE, of a son.

MARRIAGEB.

On 6th September, at Leicestershire, Eng- land; DANIEL NTWISTLE, O ELIZABETH HARWOOD; (*Brena," Eacott, both of the Wesleyan Mission, Hanków,

On. 7th October, at Shanghai, PERCY FRANCIS WISNER, son of J. H. Wisner of New York, to MARY SIMS, eldest daughter of R. P. Wilson of Shanghal

On toth inar, at Shanghai, HVOU ELPHIN STONE CAMPBELL, Recond son of Robert Campbell, of Bantham. 8. Devon, and ETHEL MARION, second daughter of Sir Potham Warren, KC.M.0. H. B..M.'s Consul-' General, at Shanghai,

On ith inst, at Shanghai, JOSEPH Det

BOURGO to ELIZABETH SCHWATZ."

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DEATH.

On and inst, at Chinking, DAVID ALFRED

EMERY.

Mr. Looker's words saw nothing at all. Brge, the argument, no matter who used it, that this restricted area is teeming with game is reductio ad absurdum, and the sportsmen with the Big licences are the lucky fallows after all."Pity the poor millionaire !" was a favourite cry at one time, and it is re schoed in Mr. Looker's letter. Does it not scem that this description of a day's shout ng la intended to deter budding sportsmen from joining the $50 crowd, and to join the ranks of the o licences by whom great sport, they say, is obtained? In that case the men of wealth, or at least of affluence, might stock the reserved ground with game and, as a vulgar Scouticism has it, "keep their ain, sea guls for their ain scamaws." In all this, the principle at stake is left entirely out

A BLUODISH shock of earthquake was fall in ¦ MRS. Gillander, of 28 Calna Road, prosecuted) Yokohama on and just.

a houseboy, fróni Nova in the same street, with boing" in her servable”: quarters without her has been docked at Shanghai. The transport days hard labour, ANOTHER (the fourth) of the Russian warshipa" || permission last night.; "He was fined $5 or Y4 Voronej was taken into the Cosmopolitan dock, on the 10th inst, and has since been undeckt d. THE High Commissioners are not to leave Peking until after the celebration of H. . M. the Empress Dowager's seventy-first birthday anniversary, which falls on the 6th proximo.

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An estimate is published in the Tokio news- papers of the cost to the Japanese Government of the peace negotiations from the date of Pre sident Roosevelt's invitation to bath Powers to meet in Auserica. The cost given is Y800,000 The Yorodau reports that it is rumoured that abortly after his arrival in Japan Baron Ko-

We are courteously informed by the Chinesa Imperial Maritime Customs representative at Hongkong, that the quarantine at Shanghai, which has been in force against vesiels coming from Hongkong, has now been removed.

BESIDES the agreement of the loan raised by there is a special agreement by which it is Chang Chih-tung from the British Government

agreed that one half of the engineers of the Hankow Canton Railway will be British and when any loan is necessary to be raised the British will be negoliated with first,

ELEGRA

HONGKON

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CHINA

QUADRON

RELIEF FUND.

CONTRIBUTE

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hanghai, 16th October,

2.25 p.m

During the stay of the Britishı China Squadron in Japan, Admiral Sir Gerardool invited the officers and men to contribute to a fund for

The Honghang Celegraph of the question the principle that all have mure within its deading members of the Diets leaving for North China tonight by are the relief of the Japanese injured and

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1905.

RESTRICTED SPORTING AREA.

Menecatti on his return to Honan, : His Lord-

the families bereaved by, the Mikasa disaster.

CHINESE EASTERN RAIL

· WAY

RUSSIA ADVISING CHINA

TO REPURCHASE "FROM JAPAN.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

equal rights, and that the Government were to meet him, and will them a full report the in no way justified in setting apart special concerning the peace negotiations. He willFrench mail sizamer Salute. The reverend areas for special people. It may be

then resign and be succeeded by Baron Haya- gentleman will be absent from the Colony for MR. H. W. LOOKER AND THE remembered that there was practically shi, the Ambassador at the Court of St James. A month and is accompanying the Right Rev.

In response to his appeal the sum no statement offered, when the increase VICEROY T'sen Chun-huan has, by telegram, ship was one of the consecrating prelates of of Yen 3,521 was collected. in the licence fee was notified in the says the S.-C. Daily journal, and subsequent His Lordship Bishop Penoni, In a recent issue, Mr. H. W. Looker, the Gatelle, why, these particular areas shouldly, by a special memorial, denounced H.E. Li well-known lawyer, and one of the original be restricted to those who paid a 5o Chinglisi, Governor of Kwangsi. to the members of what he describes asthe "defunct licence fee. It was simply a Government Throne, charging him, inter alia, with rising as Gamic Association," wrote concerning the unmeasure for the public good! The question late as 3 pm, and, therefore, neglecting his

official duties. The Viceroy requests that happy results which attended a party of why the fee should be raised from 10 to Lin Shao-nien (acting Governor of Kueichou), sportsmen's efforts in search of game in one 50 never arose at all. There was no sug be appointed to supersede him. The memorial of the $50 areas. Mr. Looker appears in gestion brought forward that the enthusiastic is pigeon-holed. a new role when he seeks ingeniously to sportsunca with a moderate income would be champion the cause of the sportsmen who deprived of their rights," but they were, and that has been our contention right along. If | have gathered to themselves the right to

shout over restricted ground to the detrithe sport to be obtained within the areas in ment of all others whose purse is lighter then question was so worthless, then we may fairly ask why on earth was it considered neces their sparing ambitions, and whose love of sport is on a par with the exclusive and sary to restrict the areas at all, and to raise the licence fee? Why should it not have been closed to everybody? And why were curtains gentlemen, so anxious to get these

8 ddz. pts.$25. Per dos, pis. $3.25 highly-accomplished gentlemen who refuse to associate with what is occasionally termed the "sporting bounder," But we hardly

418. $18.

I

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pagne Bots. B pls. $24

(specially

brewed for

this climate))

"BULLDOG

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12 splits $27.

Guinness" 8 $24. Slaut.

Do.splits $28.

its. $4.50

pts: $3.00 Split's $2.40

pts.$.3.co

spins $2.40

areas restricted by "Act of Parliament "?

The N. C. D. News understands that the milit. ary convention with reference to the new treaty of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance is not yet con- cluded. But the journal notices that it in already rumoured in Tokio that Lard Kitchener will come to Japan or a Japanese Commission will visit tim in todia. In any case, there is apparently no doubt, that the British military and naval forces in the regions prescribed in the agreement will be increased to some extent.

THE Shanghai Interpert team shot in à

Ar the Sanitary Board meeting to-morrow afternoon Mr. H. E. Pollock pursuant to notice will neve: "That, in view of the amalf number and the intermittent occurrence of cases of plague at the close of the plaguo sen- son, it is desirable that the present practice as to granting clean bills of health in connection with plague cases should be modified:" Cox- respondence concerning a complaint as to pulsances in the lane between Alexandra | Buildings and Messrs. Lane and Crawford's | premises is included among other business 'on

the aganda.

SERGEANT Aris charged. a Chinese constable with neglect of duty in allowing a prisoner to

escape from police custody. The constable was ordered to take, soms men to the Bay View station and lock them up on remand io separate cells. Mistaking his instructions

Shanghai, 16th October, 2.25 p.m.

The Russian Minister at Poking has advised Irince Ching to repur chase the Chinese Eastern Railway from. Japan

The French Minister has called upon the Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs with a similar object, white,

think that Mr. Looker shines in this ra, tur Mr. Looker suggests that the results he has splendid eht, but a very variable slight the Jukong was about to put them into ane cell, the German Minister is daily discuss-

detailed "may not be without interest to you." He is quite right; nothing more interesting or suggestive has come under our notice for some time. It is refreshing to have an ap. Parently inexplicable problem before us, but we believe our readers are capable of find-

various reasons. In the first place he has not quite stated the facts where he has not concealed them. It is a fact that the Gov ernment, mainly through the influence of a number of highly placed individuals, bave set apart extensive areas in the New Territory for the particular benefit of those who can affording the solution to it. We shall be pleased

a licence five times in, advance of the fee

A. S. WATSON & Co., formerly charged far shooting rights over the

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841. Hougkang, 23rd September, 1905.

BAHADUR

CIGARS.

THE

PREMIER

wind. The team consisted of inspectors Dew ing, Gibson, Lynch, McDowell, and Mackin- tosh, and Messrs. Brand, Kingsmill, Lancaster, G. Fill and Watson. In accordance with the agreement entered into with the other compet ing port teams, says the N. C.). News, the scores will not be announced until Monday

next, the 16th instant, but the total was under

to receive more of Mr. Looker's items of goo. interest in this connection..

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and had taken the handcuffs off one man, when ing with the Waiwuru the negocia

the other managed to wriggle bis hands out of

the bracelets and get away. The constable said he did not quite understand about putting the prisoners in separate cells, and His Wor- ship thinking, there was some doubt in the charged him. matter as to the man's wilful neglect, dis

tions now pending between Japan and China in relation to the matter.

(in connection with the above wire, it will be of intercai to note that at a secret conference of the Waiwapu it was resolved that if Russia should demand compensation from China for the return to China of the Chinese Eastérý. Railway, which has been heretofore the joint enterprise of Russia and China, Chios should refuse to accede to the demand, but Russia, who has allowed Japan to occupy the railway, should, on the other hand, compensate China. Cikerwise, Russia abould transfer all her rail- way concessions in China to Japan, with whom China would jointly completa, the works. The German Minister is said to have advised. Chinese Eastern Railway to the extent of Tiu. 2,000,000, which Japan has now compelled Russia to give up, China would do well to com municate with." Japan, as to the messures the railway to be taken by the latter.

same districts, and ten times higher than the fee originally charged for a licence. But he sedulously refrains from hinting at the pur. pose of this "differentiating licence fee.” The Game Association--composed of sonic Tu 19 members, if we are not mistaken-was/ Crown Prince of Siam-will visit Japan abour retail intoxicating liquors at the "Land we live and men mustered, the service, with sermon, Prince Ching that, as China has shares in the

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mainicht learns from Tokio that the

March next.

A MELTING of the Justices of the Peace was held this afternoon at the Magistracy to com sider the application of one Moses Charchel- Initskey for the transfer to him from one Bern ard Cohen of the publican's licence to sell by in Hotel," and of one. Bernard Mayor for the transfer to him from `Annetia Papier of a THERE is a panic as Tientsin among thenative similar licence in respect of the Colonial servants, many of whom are leaving their em-Hotel." The following Justices were pre- ployment on the ground that trouble is coming sent:-Mr. F. A. Hareland (presiding), Mr. G, N. Orme, Captain Goddard, Mr. W. Craig, and Mr. T. H. Hanmer. Mr. M. J. D. Stephens appeared for both applicants, but did not ad- dress the Court, the President announcing that as there were no police objections to either applications, the transfers were granted.........

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regarding has now stated the result of his

Quire a pumber our citizen soldiers went into camp at Stonecutter's Island on Saturday Afternoon and spent the remainder of the day lo settling down and shaking themselves to gether for their annual outing. Yesterday a Church Parade was held at which to officers

being conducted by the Rev. T. Searle, Chaplain to the Forces. The hard work however, commenced this morning when o'clock gun drill," and Maxim practice was gone through the fint 24 The men also being put through the musketry courser Interview with the German Ministerina an exercise which the whole corps will have to memorial to the Thome, and is still conferring undergo during their stay in camp. Drills, with the Waiwugu Ministers and the Grand and military routine will be the order of the Council-Ed., 1.7. MORE day until next Monday, the aid just, when His Excellency the Governor, Major Sir Mathew Nathan, will inspect the camp. and subsequently be the guast of the officers NEIL MacDonald, quartermaster of the *.8.

at dinner, Monday is the first official" guest oond, was charged before Mr. F. A. Hateaed, night of the present camp feature, this morning with stealing a pair of binoculars, valued £3, the property of Cecil Russel, fifth officer of that vinkel, and further with being absent without leave on Saturday night.The captain said that the accused went on duty as usual, but instead of remaining aboard left his port and weat ashore, and was later brought on board by a Chinese Inkong to whom he had offered the binoculars for sale, saying he want ed £4 for them, and that they were worth £6 in London.-Cecil Russel debtified, the

THE ST. ANDREW'S BALL

THE NEW DOMINION.

DEFENCE OF FRONTIER

RUSSIA'S OFFER.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 16th October, 2.26 p.m

Russia has offered to train Chi

formed to obtain special shooting rights (32 over curtain territory to the exclusion of all others, and this was to be obtained in a most delightful manner. The Government were to be cajoled into restricting certain soon. territory for the sale benefit of this Associa. A Fix occurred on the premises of the Yang tion, which was to be kept select by the imte Wharf and Godown Co., Ed., at Shanghai position of certain subscriptions. Their on 7th inst. when about a thousand cases of argument was that by restricting the territory alcohol were destroyed, but fortunately little in question they would be really conferring a

damage to adjoining property was sustained. benefit upon the community at large. For The godowns, at Shanghai, on the Puotung they intended to stock the land with game, side of the River, in which are kept the armis and in fact create a special reserve for those and fittings of the interned Russian vessels, who could afford to pay the entrance and were broken into one night last week and con- annual subscriptions to the Game" Associa. siderable plunder was secured by the thieves, tion. Of course, as any one can see aia Vice Admiral Arai, who has been successful glance, this was a very beautiful scheme, in raising the Varyag in Chemulpo and who has and the 19 who comprised the cabal be. been promoted to the present rank a few days lieved that they were granting a boun and nago, arrived at Suscho on the 24th uk, with a blessing to all sportsmen. But as it was

view to preparing for the floatation of the battle ship Mikata. necessary to be elected to the membership of this proposed Game Association, mediocre THR advent of the railway on the Hongkewginsses ne his private property, and said ho Tom, Dick and Harry feared that they side of the Soochow Creek at Shanghai has usually left them in the chart room. He would not be found eligible for membership, had its inevitable effect upon the price of land never gave any permission to defendant to take SINGAPORE AS A NAVAL BASE. Feral troubles, but at Mongella le bordering and being but ordinary anortals they raised in that neighbourhood. Sheng Kung-pao has an outcry about the infringement of the the Ching Chong lamily, ten thousand taels

had to pay Messrs. Scott Carter Co., agents of people's rights and such like things, Ac

mow for a lot of ten mow on the Creek nearly cordingly, the 15 who were anxious to bene opposite the Fou Fong, flour mill to get accers At the community, retired from that position, to the water. and thanks to the suggestive powers of the promoters of the Game. Association, Govern ment discovered a likely source for increas" ing the Colonial revenue and accordingly

CIGAR

INDIA.

decreed that no 'one should be allowed to

shoot over certain areas unless a fee of 50, an against the usual fee of $10, had been paid. Those areas are close to Hongkong, in most desirable situations, and the mouths of the $10 sportsmen watered with vexation Of course, the Government Notification is law, and the ordinary man who, could not

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remarks the Japan Mail, that the Novik will IT is confidently stated, though not officially,

be floated this month. Work has been busily carried on so as to bring her to the surface before the northern seas begin to freere, which the Japanese would be very glad to add the event may be looked for in October. Doubtless

Novik to their fleet... Among all the Russian battleships and cruisers she is the only one that really distinguished herself from the day of the first fight under the guns at Port, Arthur to the day of her sinking in Korsakoff Bay. Har proceedings were certainly open to censure on the ground of rashness, but had her consorts situation might have been very different.

JAMES RAYAN, a stoker on the U.S.S. Raleigh, got shore leave on Saturday night, and visited and then went to a house in Ship Street, where a drinking saloon, where he freely imbibed, further indulgence in alcoholic drink gave him the strange hallucination that not only should

Mr. W. Armstrong, hon. secretary of the Hongkong St. Andrew's Society, informs us that the Bt. Andrew's all is to take place in the City Hall at 9 p.m., on Thursday, 30th November.. Three practice reel dances will be held on Thursday, 9th November, and Toes days, 14th and sist idem."

ENGLAND TO CONTROL SOUTH CHINA SEA.

nose officers to command the troops who are to defend the borderland.

[A native fournal at Shanghai declares that Hu Wei-teh, the Chinese Minister to St. Peters burg, has wired to the Peking Government that. Russia will retain most of the troops in Man?” churis, after evacuation, at Usull ́and Siberia with the object to against

these places the Chinese authorities shall de- fend the frontier with the utmost precautions by re-organizing the forces there. It is also stated that the Council of Military Organization considers the defence of the New Dominion : a very important fair and has decided to recruit enough men and train them properly and to establish primary schools: The matter : has been ordered to be referred to the Governor of ika Now Doninios Lefore Imperial sanction will be given.-ED, H,K.T. SORT

THE KEROSINE OIL FIELDS

IN THE NEW DOMINION

From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 16th October,

them away-Defendant said he had nothing to' say except that he did not take the glasses on shore, to sell them-The Captain said that except for getting drunk occasionlly defendant · A Japanese naval expert who is alleged to was a very good man. His Worship said on have inspected the proposed British naval base the first charge he would go to gaol forsix weeks

at Singapore has returned to Nagasaki, Ac with hard labour and on the second charge for cording to the Nagasaki correspondent of the

consecutively. seven days' hard labour, the sentences to run Asaid, translated by the Japan Gassifs, the expert says that the breach of neutrality by the Baltic Fleet on the Annam.coast seems to be 2 the principal cause of British enterprise having been directed towards Singapore. In addiilor land will make some arrangements ashore in to the purchase of the Singapore docks, Eng-

the fature, There is a good point for the site of a fon commanding the Malacca Straits, he get his money back, but a few extra dollars resembling the position of a certain important as well. This led to trouble. P.C. Mackay fort at Port Arthur. The defence of the South said he was on duty in Ship Street at ro45 China Sea will eventually fall into the hands of p.m. on Saturday, when he was called to the England, leaving Saigon as a mere coal depo house to quell a disturbance, and on entering for France.

demanding St from The constable asked the defendant what the trouble was when the latter swore at him and told him it was no business of his. Complainant pointed out that was most decidedly his business as it was his

No. 1 $2.75 per 100 conice to himself, his family or bis crengin behaved similarly, the result of the maritime he found defendant chasing the famates and

COLLISION AT WOOSUNG.

A. collision occured about: 7.30 am, on the

justice to his or bis creditors, was, perforce, compelled to seek pastures new. Now the 19 sportsmen of the high ON Saturday evening Bishop Pozzoni was wel class/varicly proceeded to take out their 850 comed by the committee and members of the No. 2 - $2.50 per 100 licences--or did they? No, they hesitated. Catholic, Union who held a reception ip their

club rooins at Glenealy in honour of bis Lord duty to prevent disturbances. Defendant, say Black Point between the CS.N. Tamimi and up to the present time only a handful ship. There was a very large attendance, and log he was no fool, jumped up and and the C.M.3. Auping, both vessels being of those who were enthusiastically in favour Mr. J. D. Osmand, the vice-president, of the punched complainant on the chest. He was outward bound. As the overtaking slip, the of a Game Association have taken out institution, having tiven the reverend gentle- then arrested and taken to the station, De... | Amping, attempted to pass the Tamut on the

No. 3

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8th-inst on the river about a mile above

A Tranco Chinese association contemplated for veloping the oil fiel Dominion.

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$2.25 per 100 licences. And little wonder; for who knows man a short history of the Union, on behalf of fendant told the Magistrate this morning that starboard side but altering her belt before whom one may meet even on the restricted the members presented him with a handsome ho had not been on shore for a long time And she was clear, the anchor of the Tamrut fouled areas when all and sundry who can afford timepiece and chronometer. Senbor A. G. allowed himself to get under the influence of the davit stanchions of the other vesse $50 are at liberty to tramp over the sacred Romano afterwards unveiled a portrait of his liquor, and when the constable came in heed the steam pipe

Lordship and,ion short speech, asked the Bishop thought he was a soldier who was trying to cargo porte, besidan. soil? Now, we are courteously informed for his assistance and co-operation on behalf of play a game on him, and at that "why, of modation fad by Mr. Looker that three guns, who went the Union His Lordship having acknowledged course, I got mad, and wanted to stop his little vessels drifted toward i over one of the restricted areas re- the gifts and addressed the meeting the rest game. When I heard he was a policeman i turned to Hongkong after a day's shooting of the evening was devoted to music and pastad kept quiet,An officer from the U.S.S. Ray the Tama with the magnificent bag of one button quail the service at St. Joseph's Church, yesterday his Worship is passing sentence upon him said off most pleasantly.-Bishop Pozzoof attended ligh gave the man an excellent character, and and one snipe. One of the party also saw a morning, and officiated at Benediction, after he wou'd deal Inpically with him, For his partridge, but could not shoot at it; and wards adjourning to SL Fatrick's Hall where disorderly conduct he would impose one, who is greatly to be commiserated with, he met members of the congregation and their and on the charge of assaulting nover saw a bird at all, or rather to put it in friends.

56 in all, or 14 dayı

Gregor & Co.

SOLE AGENTS.

Hongkong, Sth July, 1905.

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