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ORE thousand policemen who have been | Da, M. Legrand, one the, most trained in Tientsin are now on duty la Pe surgeons in the French Navy, now retired, king having taken up their work there from believes he has discovered the only sure pre the rst of this Moun. YA
vantive of sos-alckocss" This is nothing more or less than a pliant band that will sufficiently compress the abdominal wall to prevent dis placement of the viscera. Researches con
scted by Dr. Legrand show that this method has been successful in sixty-seven per cent, of the Coans. A strong point in favour of the system is that the patient`need not modify his
INSTRUCTIONS have been issued to the pro- vinces of Chins, to prospect for and develop sulphur springs, as sulphur is require † for the manufacture of matches, but no foreign capital is to be introduced in connection with the dustry.
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THERE will be a meeting of the Garrison Reusual diet. creation Committee on Friday, 29th inst, al
CONCERNING, Shanghai Duck shares, Messta, Erich Georg and Co. write in their share report This forenoou as follows:-" Farnhams, owing and after sales at Tls. 127 to the north there to better prospects up North, are improving,
are local buyers now at Tls, 130, which is also the Shanghal quotation. We just hear that on interim dividend of Tis. 4 per share has been declared."
The rate per quarter and per saensem, proportional,, The daily ie is datirere free when the addromla 11 am, to receive entries and draw ties for the THE news which was in the air yesterday, says accesible to memanger. Un cop as sent by proni an Soldier's Club Football Challenge Shield. All the N. C. D. News, of 18th inst, that our miliciunal $2,80 per quarter is charged for postage. clubs desiring to enter should send their cay Foreign Office has decided that the Taolai's The page on the weekly in to any part of the tries to the Secretary Garrison Recication demand for the removal of Mr. Twyman from Commitles on or before that day, and are in the post of liritish assessor at the Mixed Single Dopie Dally, he conte: Weekly, twenty-vited to send representatives to witness the Court, is entirely Thadmissible, has given
drawing
general in1isfaction. The studiously dis- courteous fone of the Taotsi's dispatch to Sir Polkam Warren, as published in the native papers, would itself, hve, been suffi- cient reason for the refusal of the demand, acting under orders. The release of the pri even if Mr. Twyman had not been simply
soners in the irregular fashion in which it was done is the very utmost concession that could be made to the Chinese demands, and we trast that the whole incident is now closed. IN regard to the recent collision between the RECENTLY the Graphic had a scathing article “A MERRY Xmas and a Happy New Year Japanese steamer Inuxhima Mary 11, and the on colonial appointments, in the course of German steamer fiabelsberg, the owners of which it remarked: "When a well-connected the Inushima Mara 717, have petitioned the West End may has rained himself by his Kobe Ku Saibansho for the preservation of extravagance there, are generally three direc evidence in view of an action for damagestions in which he seeks to obtain, employment The petition was granted, and evidenco. was against the German, owners of the Babelsberg, Colónial governorship, the City, or the taken on board the Babelsberg.
Consular Service. If he has sufficient influence
LOCAL AND GENERAL
A LIST of meteorological signals is printed in the Gacette,
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The will be no issue of the Hongkong Tele graph on Monday evening, the 25th inst. SANITARY measures are adopted against llong kong at Mauila, Newchwang, Siam and Madras, We understand that Sir Francis and Lady Tuk Tokio Asaki states that on the dissolu- Piggott intend spending a fow days as Canton. tion of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Togo will MR. E. A Hewet has been appointed a ment her of the Sanitary Board, in place of Mr. H. W. Slade, resigned.
The new extension of the Manila and Dagu. pan railroad to Cabanatuan, Philippine Islands, has been opened for traffic.
hustler makes the life of his subordinates
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Correspondents in this columa.Ja NEZAWANGHAI WATER SUPPLY
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Shanghai, a3rd December
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It is reported that it has been agreed that the Municipal Female Gaol shall be aban. doned.
DEAR SIR, —I am again about to trespais on your courtesy. On Monday fast I sent you a letter under the heading of "Correspondence relating to the water supply in the Wanchal District and you kindly laid the matter before the Public in the columns of your valuable paper the following day. I regret to say that' the grievance still exists. I have had about ten gallons of water from the lap in my hoạio since Thursday night December14th. Not more than that, and there are many more people in the neighbourhood in the same predicament as myself. I could give names if it would be any benefit, but I am afraid, it would not; that it would simply be useless. There is a stand pipe at the top of St. Francis Street. I think it is 4" bore and at 6.45 this morning I timed mý boy drawing off one bucket of water from
The Chinese authorities shall retain cus
and it must be borne in mind that there are in future.. it. 21 minutes exactly was taken, to abiain it, tody of prisoner (being subjects of China)
hundreds besidas myself, who have to draw their supply of fresh water from the same source. It means that barsly sufficient for culinary purposes is obtainable and not a drop for cleansing and other necessary purposes Again if by some unforseen misleitune fire was to break out during the night, or at any time for that matter, the consequences would be most disastrous with the pretent, high winds prevailing. If the fire got any hold at all, it would mean not only loss of valuable property but probably serious loss of life.. I am an old resident in the Calupy and remember with
The Chinese authorities recognise Mr. Twyman as the British assessor pro tem.
"It will be left to the Governments of Great Britain and China to define the position of the assessor at the Mixed Court.
The terms of the agreement are regarded by the foreign community in Shanghai se
tantamount to a Chinese victory. As such it is cause for much dissatisfaction amongst the foreigners..
The Waiwupu has denounced Taotal Yuen in his attitude towards the affair.
The Mixed Court has been opened to-day, The city la patrolled by three thousand bluejackets from the various men-of-war in
port.
ACCIDENT TO THE S.S. "KAIFONG!!
in the Colny. Of this number 18 were among General by Major General John C. Bates who for the tukang ayırı (water carriers) of the gone by we at least got sufficiant water. for aftoito.. She met with aɔ:'accident, there, and
the European and foreign community.
intended to remain in the army until; April 14 DURING. October $38 deaths were registered when he would retire by age limit. General Chaffee is to be succeeded as Lieutenant
will remain in office until April 14 when he in turn will be succeeded by General Corbin who will remain in until he is retired on September ∙15, 1906-Cablenews.
A WASHINGTON telegram to the Asahi, statex that disturbances continue at Harbin, and that the insurgents have killed many officers, Tur Sanitary Board meet on Wednesday of next week. There are a doten applications to be considered, in addition to the ordinary
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be is appointed to represent the Sovereign in what a flourish the Tytam waterworks schemo some smail Colony; if he is exceptionally was carried out, also the grumbling of some at popular he becomes associated with a flourish the enormous expense the Colony was put to ing stockbroker's office in the City; if he is by it, and it was said, "Oh, the Colony will now be appointed Chief of the Naval Board of Com-altogether untrained he obtains a Consulship.". have such a supply of fresh water that we shall and, Vice Admiral Yamanouchi, Chief of the Commenting, upon this rabid outburst, tho. not want for evermore. Tojudge by the present Fleet Administration Bureau, and Vice-Ad-Eastern Daily Mail of Singapore says: time, Mr. Price, the then head of the P. W. D., inital Kamimur, Chief of Bureau of Military Once removed from the evil of the beach did not spend enough money on the conser Affairs. Viscount to, present Chief of the Naval Board of Command, will be appointed amber type of official, is the fussy and finnick-vancy of water, and the grumblers, at that time, a member of the Highest Military Council.
ing personage who in the delusion that he is a at the expense incurred were apparently all at ses in the matter. No sooner was the Tytam THE Yorodsa states that General Mogi, the February . This will be received as a sur
GENERAL Chaffee is going to be retired permanent misery. We know of one individual works completed than wells were closed and in the Native States, who is fanatically in-water carriers where thrown out of employ." captor of Port Arthur, will return to Japanprise in army circles as it was thought he fully terested in the minor details of his office, but ment and had to adopt some other business.
The Cablenews, of the 19th fast, prints the about the middle of February.
seems calmly unconcerned will work of true Everybody was smiling and congratulating following paragraph:- importance. One of his latest scintillating each other on the new water supply: But
The steamer, Kaifong, in a disabled condi- efforts has been to evolve a new salary scheme what about it later and now? In the years tion, has just been towed into Manila bay from
Hospital for 1907. They are to receive thirty | purposes whatever the source may have been
lost her propeller. She is to be towed to cents a day with triennial increments of one either from the walls or the mountain streams, Hongkong for repairs, She left for Mariveles, cent!
and we were satisfied and happy with our lot. yesterday afternoon. Now the want of water causes anxiety and
The Kaifong derived in Hongkong to-day in tow of the Zaming. trouble. Just think on returning home at night from a long, hard day, to be met at the door or only enough for cooking, and I want to have with the remark : " I have no water in the house,
the floors washed and I have a lot of under- effect. These things do not conduce to make clothing wants washing," or something to that
home happy, but on the contrary cabin dis of the older growth take the form of dainty content and a reviling of the powers that be. I dress materials, ribbons, laces, hats, and furam afraid that 1 have written, a rather long and feather boas (now yelept "stoles") While screed and perhaps you will not care to publish for the small fry are toys that are the wonder it; but I feel deeply on the subject and a not of the parents for they are such as were unwriting selfishly but for the good of many who young. Dolis that can do anything short of 'mitigated if not wholly removed by making it like myself are suffering from the scarcity of dreamt of in their philosoply when they were water and who hope to have the grievance eating their own dinners, armies of soldiers who public through your journal-I am, elc. at the turn of a wheel proceed to a mimic dining-room table battle, and as for animals- Hongkong, 23rd December. lions, elephants and tigers-in their realism of [Seemingly, a grievance no matter how flowing mains, waving trunks, and restless generally it may be felt in the district in Waachal is not good enough for the Govern: feline eyes, respectively, have for days pastment. Wanchai taxpayers have yet to rise to been the cause of many an obstruction of the the level of the self-constituted aristocracy of sidewalks outside the windows where they are
Hongkong. Let there be but a single plaint presented busy scenes, with the hurrying mat displayed. To-day many thoroughfares have from the Peak, and Heaven and earth will be moved and the Council bestirred to get the time than it takes to be beard-Ed, ff.K. T grievance-real or immaginary-aright in less
routine business,
FROM a review of the estimates for the coming Lfiscal year in Japan' is made clear that the (32 Finance Department is not in favour of abolish
ing the import duty on rice.
FRIENDS
WITH the approval of the Army Council, H.E. the Governor has appointed Lieut. C. M. Cole
an, 15th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, as extra aide-de-camp to His Excellency. H.E. THE Governot has appointed, provisional. ly and until further notice, Mr. G. N. Orme 10 be police magistrate and assistant superintend ent of police in the New Territories, with effect
froin the zaud insi.
We have received calendars for 1906 from That we will, from the Mousa, and a dale black from Mr. S. J. David. Messrs Stemssen & Co. and Omar, Cassum
Pros Bangkok comes a unique little block ad
14th to the 23rd inst. in-sing Mr. J. Antonio's photographic studio. clusive, refund
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The other evening a young and pretty girl entertainment in Aynthia; The Bangkok Times, was murdered on the stage at a gambling house
says that Amdeng Phin was a fine singer as well as fair to look upon; her fame was great in a considerable districi, and one evening some three or four hundred people had gathered to
hear her. She had just got on the stage when she was shot through the heart. Her assassin
was captured; and from the explanation he gave it appears his motive was sheer, sordid professional jealousy. He also was a singer, but if there was a chance of hearing Meh Phin,
nobody cared to listen to him.
Anvicas received from Honolulu state that strict outward quarantine has been declared by the local marine hospital officials on all vessels bound from Honolulu for American ports, whe ther mainland or colonial. With the damp weather there has been a recurrence of plague, Every steamer has to lie six feet away from the and special precautions are now being taken,
whail and nobody other than a passenger is
"QUITE a Christmas feeling, is there not?" was an assertive question on an interrogative and breadth of Queen's Road, and the other assertion frequently heard along the, length
thoroughfares where the shops are exhibiting and young alike. The "toys" for the children their usual attractive displays of "toys" for old |
ron's and the maids, and the young children, all laden with the purchases they have made to
permited aboard her from shore. The steer age passengers are required in have their bag-make the season festive, and the shops import- ing the goods, judging from appearances, to our Messrs. Gegor & Co, kindly forward a few gage, and effects fumigated, and cabin luggage should have no cause to complain of want of
is subject to inspection. Every sailing vessel
tween the dates above
mentioned,
IN wishing us the compliments of the season
bottles of sonic of their very best which we feel staff who desire to thank Messrs. Gregor & Co. sure will be appreciated by the members of the
for their substantial Christmas greeting.
is required to be fumigated. Only rock ballast custom Verily a "feeling of Christmas was
is permitted if a clean bill is desired.
DURING this month burglars have entered on no less than four occasions the premises of the Consulate for Chili, in Kobe. On the first oc casion they stole nearly all the clothes in the ervants quarters. Though the Chilian Consulis Mr. Vendrell, had informed the police authority of what had happe responsible
ONE OF THE MANY.
"MAN'S INHUMANITY, ETC."
TO THE EDITOR of tax "Hongkong Telxonath.". SIR-It may be as presumptuous as it is unusual for a layman to assall the adminism tion of laws in Hongkong, but in very few words I would merely ask whether the authori. THE FLOATING MINE DANGER.; ties consider six hours' stocks on a raw winter
in the air!?
JAPANESE TRANSPORT'S NARROW ESCAPE.
and four seamen of the transport Ninen-maru The Chief Officer (tr. Clark), the purser, arrived at Moji the uther day from Chefoo, and to the transport, on her way from Taires have given an account of the recent accident with troops, by which she was disabled. From the account given by the chief mate and others the transport struck a mine and had a very
unserviceable. It is stated the Niasta-maru narrow escape, her propeller being' rondered
left Taires on the bih instant with 1,030 men belonging to the Ammunition Corps of the imperial Guards and 144 horses for Ujins. At 30 o'clock on the morning of the 7th instant, a
day less barbarous than the Chinese cangue, as employed, say, in die Settlement of Shanghai, and sometimes in places under purely native jurisdiction.
launch out into heroic methods to combat the The Sanitary Department is enrolled to plague in one of its alleged breeding groands,
commonly now-a-days, the native culprit to sit viz, din. Do they then see no inconsistency in an administration which condemos, very in the germ-laden dust, summer or winter, obvious advantages?-1 am, etc, when the cangue is more appropriate and hai
EASTERNER. Hongkong, 22nd December, 1995, Donna
10 FORTIFY MANILA
SECRETARY TATT'S, FROPOSALS
A Washington telegram, of 12th inst; states. that Secretary of War Taft is endeavouring to bave Congress vote in favour of an approv priation of St;sca,poo to be used in fortifying! Manlia. The recommendation, has been made
of the United States Navy, who recently went by the Secretary of war, as the outcome of a conference with. Commander Frederick Coffin:
to Washington for the purpose from Philippine waters, where he bad beón contiguously since The Spanish-American War, There is much
adverse feeling concerning an expenditure of this kind in Washington, and the project is expected to meet with considerable opposition. in Congress. The outcome of the agitation: cannot yet be reasonably forecasted.--Japan Advertiser,
G. 7. P. AND THE ORIENT.
Mr. Charles M. Hayes has again declared: bimself on the G. T. P. steamship, proposition. In Ottawa the other evening be said that a las would have to be established
"It may be confidently expected," said Mr. Hays, "ibat the Grand Trunk Pacific will be a progressive railroad in every sense of the term, and that steamship as well as cable connection will be made from the Pacific coast to Europe.
development with China and Japan, and I have great faith in the possibilities of trade believe that a traffic movement in grals and its
products to the Pacific coast will grow after the Grand Trunk Pacific is completed and in' operation until it is quite as heavy as the move ment of these commodities, to the Atlantic coast. - The western coast has of, recent years made wonderful 'development, because trader
grown. between Canada and the United. States as well as with Australia, and Asiatic Cocotries.
customers, whose pur chases are made on any
WITH reference to the collision between the Japanese transport. Hokuto Maya and the Ger day to be subsequently
man steamers Augia and Sidney, a Moji tele- geam states that the transport sustained con- fixed by drawing besiderable danige at her stern. The Sidney
escaped damage, but the Augie had some of returned on two occasions, but was discovered ber plates knocked in on the port side.
in time by the inhabitants of the premises, and obliged to take to his heels without having It is reported that the total cost of the late war been able to take anything. During the other will ultimately exceed Y:,930,003,0-owhich sum, ght a barglar agam affected an entrance to according to the Japan Chronicle, represents Mr. Vendrell's residence. As was shown by afmast half the amount of the whole State ex-vations stolen effects found in the garden,, the penditure of Japan for thirty-six years, from the scoundrel must have been disturbed in his
ROBINSON PIANO. Co. v. H., PRICE, first year of Meiji to the year before last. The work. According to the Japan Chronicle; it,
To The Editor, OF THE "HONGKÔng Telegrapiť? huge sum has been spent in two years of war. appears that no less than seven burglaries bave
the 22nd inal, I am sure you would not have DEAR SIR-With reference to my lttler of IT is reported that a scheme is on foot to pu- the year, and it seems remarkable that the was felt by the watch. So strong were the been in possession of the full facts of the case, traffic across the Dominion as
occurred at Consular residence in Kabe during 'violent explosion was beard and a heavy shock made the comments as you have dons had you and products which will make the cotrop bish a newspaper called Akebunn, at Kobe, in police, who have been so alert and sucessful shocks that those at the stern were thrown out or had you takes a little trouble to make ap the interests of the blind, the publisher himself in other cases, should have been unable to of their berths. It was thought the steamer utter (one of the being a blind man named Sakon Joko. It is trace these culprits. stated that the paper is to he printed with a
must have strack a mine, and preparations new type invented by Mr. Sakon after many THERE seems to be an extraordinary amount were immediately made for placing the pas.
that they can easily he read by the touch,
50 per Cent.
of the amount of the pur- chase, either Cash or
Credit.
The drawing will take place at our Office on the
26th inst.
GREGOR & CO,
WINE MERCHANTS,
19, Queen's Roail.
the feels stamped in relief, so
Post Office notices have been issued as fol- lows: Money orders, payable at Macao, will be obtiioable on and after the rat January, 1900-Direct Money Orders with Germany, and her Colonies in the Pacific and Oceank, viz, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Ma. rauna Jelands, Apla (Samoa) and German New Guinea, will be obtainable on and after | tho,1st January, 1906,* ·
of
The letter (one of the documents) produced la Court and upon which you have founded your erroneous impression had been written by On reference to the writ of summons, the
ill feeling at Ban Francisco and other ports sengers in safety, but there were no indications, Mr. Price before be sold the business to me. on the Pacific Slope against Captain 1. H. as time went on, that the steamer had sustained Dally Press of the 13th inst, and your other Rinder of ther" Minnesota," and, so far as can
any very serious damage. The night was so contemporaries of about the same date, you will find it stated that the suit bar been brought against Mr. H. Price, described as lately carry- ing on business as a wine and spirit merchant and not against th. Pride & Co. an affirmed by me. Yours faithfully,
be gathered the sole cause of the jealousy dark that it was impossible to examine the existing It seems to be nothing else is the bottom of the vessel thoroughly, but at daylight fact that Captain Rinder is an Englishman, a it was ascertained that the propeller and the Royal Naval Reserve officer, and the comman shaft were broxes, and the vessel' copie, der of one of the finest American vessels afloat. quently hopelessly disabled. It was at once A Scattle telegram states that ever since Cap. decided to send one of the boats to Woibaiwei, tain Ridder was appointed rumours that he and obtain help from the authorities. The would be removed from the past were con- boat was dispatched on ils voyage of about 50 stantly reiterated, more recently the reason miles in charge of the Chlef Officer, and when given being his alleged connection with the about half way, the steamer Kwotaka-marks ANONG the recommendations made to Con- naturalisation frauds. A story from San on her way from Tientsin to Moji, was sighted. gress are two by Becretary of War Taft, one Francisco stated that while the "Minnesota" This vessel took aboard the boat's crew, and for increasing artillery ordnance and the other was in Far Eastern waters Captain Rinder altered her course for Chefoe where the act to increase the army and navy medical services would desert the boat there rather than faccident to the transport was communicated to and invest them with authority that they have prosecution on his return. When he returned for Moll, and on the voyage across passed the the authorities. The Kúmalaka sailed at once not hitherto enjoyed. The latter. recommen- in command those who had been fighting him spot where the accident occurred, but nothing dation of the Secretary has boon fuspired by rose to the occasion and declared be would could be reen of the transport and it was thought Major L. L. Seamans, who made observations promptly be removed to make way for a paw she might have gone down. It was afterwards during the Russo-Japanese war and is the master, already choses, but this appears to safely to Tairen by the Toto-maru, when the manand learned that the, Tinsen-warm had been towed, anthor of a book setting forth bis conclusions have been nothing more than a throat-Japan: passengers were transhipped to another steamer [33 in the maiter,-Japan Adviriiur
Pin Pabin Chronicle.
NB.--Wholesale calers purchases are excluded from this offer. Hongkong, 13th December, 1905.
Chronista,
With the open door in China and Japan we will see a demand for Canadian
the western parts as it is to Atlantic"
SHIPPING ANDYMAILS,
MAILE DUE French Polynesian) 25th Inst. American (China) 27th Inst. Australian (Umpire) 28th Inst., a.m. Canadian (Alksnián)'zið prox, Australian ( Talyuan) 5th prox.
The 1.8. Sairuma from a
AHMET RUMJAHN, [There is no erroneous impression in the case at all. The document as handed into Court and as reproduced the colume of Arrived at New York on 21st inst the Hongkong Telegraphy in the Judgment verbatim in the columns of our contemporaries, at 5 pm and in dus bern referred to, and which, by the way, appears
11. Zafiro left, Manila Ton. is distinctly signed by H. Price & Costas negotiators for the lease of the premises from the Robinson Piano Co. It may enlighten Mr. Rumiatio, to be informed that the Telegraph arst inat, and is dus h in Court when the judgment wat delivered.js Its reporter was the only representative of the Preas is no pin of our Count Reporters duty to quite loto the ownership of Merc
& Co.'s business or for the matter of that say
ask he is set to perform the other busiasts, Wils
we do not recognise Mir. Rumfahr Senioulo
and China
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