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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED

́ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841..

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

THE

TO

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

IN ADDITION TO THE

'6' PER CENT. DISCOUNT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 1906.

NOYTICKERS All cominantentions Intendol for pabiloulon in

addressed to, The Ellior, I, Ios House Houd, au!

ere nipped in the bud-the Yangtse mono- The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH all poly is not for them yet awhile. In Mr W. J. Gresson of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe

should be accompanied by the Writer's Nano and son, and Co., the Shanghai Dock and En-ba afforded; for it has long been deemed Prize distribution at the LI Shing College.

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We publish with this isun a supplemt containing Turf Topics-notes by Early Bird and The Riding Boy-and a report of the

THE reconstructed China Squadron will be a very powerful one when all the alterations about to be made are effected. Of course, i

Ordinary Tusuniesiona should be addressedgineering Company have the mascot of, the

to The Manager. The Källor will not undertake to be riipondblo for Far East. Investors may be superstitious,

any rejected 318, nor to return anỹy Coittikullon,

but they are justified by results, Mr. Greston BUDSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCR). is the pole star of public companies; he has. DAILY$30 per annum. WEEKLY~118 per annum,

the gifts of the gods in his grasp. And the firm. The rates por quartor and par mensem, proptionat, which he represents is exceptionally well

•ncomible to movenger. Un cop en angel by post was The daily mae is delivered free when the aldea is placed to influence business. Their position | Those who fraternize with the Chinese daily A NEW 'steamer, 'the Devanka, has been

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The postage on the weekly lalle tony part of the The rise at 80 per quarter is abarged for portage Single Coples Daly, en conta Wookly, twenty

world in 80 cents per quarter. !

fry it.

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BIRTHS.

tion Company and as agents for other lines as agents for the Indo-China, Steam Naviga-

is practically unrivalled. Mr. Gresson and Mr. Korff are the great acquisitions to the new board of directors; through their in fluence the business of the Deck Company

will not be so strong as when it included a battle division, but as a cruiser squadron it will be thoroughly up to date.

follow suit. No better example of how dependent everybody is in this quarter of the world on the assistance of Chinese could

useless to attempt to transact business or to conduct operations of any sort during the festive season of the Chinese New Year. It is a general holiday, when even gruff veterans wear'a smile, and hard men of stocks and shares consider it permissible to relax.

there is many a house which would sooner know the excellent qualities of the race, and successfully launched from the yard of Messrs. Caird and Co., Greenock. She is one of four accept the word of a Chinaman, than the grass, built for the P. and O. Company's new' twin-screw vessels; each of 8,000 tons

bond of one born in a serener clime. The Bombay China mail and passenger services, New Year, which is just breaking, gives pro-THE following delightful paragraph appears in mise of better, and more prosperous times, Hongkong's Young Men "the weekly leaflet

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TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVIOR,

BOYCOTT IN PENANG.

DRAPERY GUILD'S 'COMMAND.

AMERICAN CLOTH GOODS STRICTLY TABOOED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Singapore, 24th January,

11.35 m

Ponung has sent out a notification The Chinese Drapers' Guild in

On the 14th December, at Bombay, India, the wile of FRANK RITCHIE, Superintendent, nivet expand and increase as shareholders in and in that belief and in the hope that our issued by the Chinese branch of the Y.M.C.A.: enjoining members to refrain from" P, and O. S. N. Co,, of a son.

MARRIAGES.

On the ith inst., at Singapore, GRANVILLE DONALD AMBROSE MCKELLAR, only son of Henry Daniel McKellar, Esq. to BERTHA Elizabeth Ears, second daughter of 5. Eber, Esq. of Singapore.

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reinvigorated and prepared for bolder ven- Chinese friends will return after the holidays uses, we wish then

The talented members of the orchestra,

buying American goods.

The Chinese drapers are obeying

have not attempted anything new since the New Year Social. Great satisfaction has been expressed on all sides since these astiates have the injunction, and American cloth ceased to make themselves heard'{"

goods are, accordingly, being strictly boycotted.

the wife of EDWARD MORPHY, of a daughter.of. We look to Sir Charles Dudgeon to At "Glengarry," Singapore, on January 15th, the old Company could hardly have dreami

dispose of that other bogey of straw and cockleshells-the Kiangnan Arsenal, Latest advices from the north stated that

A HAPPY NEW YEAR. the Total had memorialised the Board of

*MY OBJÚCI ALL SUBLIME? At Singapure, on 14th Jan., Mr. Ex Jon Commerce to secure from the Throne sanc CENSEN, of the East Asiatic Company, Dangtion to conduct the Aisenaf as a purely com

MEMBERS of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve kok, to Miss OOA TERSIN, from Denmark.

Two cases which were heard at the Ma. Assiciation are informed that the King's Park' mercial undertaking--instead of a Govern-gistracy yesterday must have interested our shooting over the 500 yards range from 10 am of the Guild, three European firms In view of this action on the part Range at Kowloon will be available for practice ment dock for the repair of Government readers, and led them to ponder wonderingly 10 5 p.m. to-morrow, China New Year's day in Penang have issued circulars stat...

ALREADY ADVERTISED, (he Hongkong Gelegraph vessels-with power to increase the capital. orer, the mysterious processes of reasoning There will be a special competition for trophies

FURTHER

REDUCTIONS.

Have been made from this date IN THE, PRICES of many of the following --

PATENT MEDICINES, INFANTS' FOODS, 80APS,

PERFUMES.

WE MAINTAIN THE LARGEST And MOST COMPLETE STOCKS of

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these GOODS in the Colony, and our Stocks being fiequeally turned over, ensures all Goods being FRESH! and in the BEST CONDITION,

ETC.,

ETC

ETC.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Hongkong,- 20th January, '19c6

$16.00

Hongkong, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1996.

EXIT FARNHAM, BOYD & CO. Yesterday, the shareholders of Messrs. ́S:C. Farnham, Boyd and Co., who was not enamoured of the existing methods of ad- ministration pursued by the management, attained the end for which they liave been striving for many months. They had been struggling to secure as infusion of new blood

The Tantai-cam petition till doomsday, so long as the Shanghai Dock Company is constituted as it stands to-day. Conversant as Sir Charles Dudgeon is with the ways of the

the cold douche on the Taotai's aspirations Chinese Government, we look to him to throw It was Sir Charles Dudgeon, also, who gave the sound advice, which led to the Mackay aty, and it was he who was the principal adviser in framing the terms of that Treaty so that British interests are likely to be kept

occasionally adopted by those who dispense the law. For weeks we have been crying out about the danger of infection from small-pox. The Sanitary Board bestirred themselves,

offer, and seriously warned the community procured lymphy and offered to vaccinate people for nothing. They advertised their that the wisest policy was to secure immunity from an outbreak of smallpox by being vaccinated. They enlarged on the possibility of small-pox being brought to Hongkong on the mainland; and we all know how dificult it is to stamp out the disease once gains's footing. A coulle died from small. pox in Queen's Road West the other day

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The Elections.

prevented by the Association, and members ing that they have no American cloth inay also shoot for the Governor's Cups 1905 1906.

fabrics in stock, and that they have no dealings with American firms..

when the 200,000,000 women of China are bet CHINESE Ladies Feet, is the text of an article Mrs. Archibald Little. She anticipates that on the End of a Thousand Years of Torture, by

upon their feet again, qualified to learn to sew,

[Neuter's.]

to wash, to clean their houses, and their children, as well as to learn the elegant accomplishments of England and music, we may look for an in- provement in the whole Chinese race. LONDON advices by the French mail yesterday. report that the movements in silver have been

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taken for India, while forward fluctuates at

about 13-16d. under spot. The market closes dull Mexican dollars aie obtainable at about 92d. for shipment, and a large business has gain been done in them. Coin to the value of 219,000 has arrived from New York.

15 Excellency Chang Ta-Jen, Envoy Extra: ordinary and sister Plempetentiary from China, was received in audience by the King on 18th ult, and presented his letter of recall, Sir Thomas Sanderson (Under-Secretary of absence of the Right Ilon, Sir Edward Grey,

Affairs), was present.

Walta

Selecion Song

Mon Ami Teens Cender „...“ Cartkel”.

Proconliiztia "The Silver Path"... llevan

LONDON, 22nd January. ing theinkelves to form a distinct group and An independent Labour Party are pledg

to abstain strictly from identifying them- selves with any section of the Liberals or Conservatives.

As Mr. Balfour is not now likely to secure

it is expected that Mr. Akers-Dougies will

Later: Returns to date, Liberals 274, Labourites 34, Unionists 115, Nationalists 79.

The Liberals gained five seats yesterday, Baron Sayematau's Return Voyage.

lead the opposition.

The Captain of the Zieten, which steamer has arrived at Colombo, affirm's that all pos- sible courtesy was shown to Haron, Saye

It was impossible to assign the Japanese

were already occupied, and he was not aware beforehand that Baron Sayemnatsu would be a passenger in his ship.

Fatal Explosion on an Ironolad.

The magazine of the Brazilian Ironclad Aquidatan exploded near Rio de Janeiro and the vessel sank within three minuteà.

The Commander and four Kear-Admirals, who were accompanying the Minister of Marine, on a tour of inspection, perished, and it is reported that altogether 30s were drowned.

in the directorate, to rejuvenate the Conwell to the fore at the board of the new pany, to modernise its policy, and to have a company.

As to the engineering experts on the directorate, they are both men of con- closer grip on its affairs.. In particular, theysiderable local knowledge to commend their Not a word was said to the authorities about small; cash supplies are scarce and are readily a seat before the assembling of Parliament, demanded the reconstruction of the direc torate, so that men of standing who could appointment on the board, and on technical it, but the fact was discovered. Of course also induce business might sit on the board questions probably no better advisers could these responsible for the recording of the as representatives of the reforming sharebe secured in the interests of the share-death, so that the house might be fumigated holders. The demands of the few who holders. We have consistently advocated and the inhabitants vaccinated, were suitably realised how the Company was drifting were the method known as a "clean, sweep" in punished for endangering the lives of hun either ignored or unheeded. They had no the directorate; we have contended that

dreds of innocent people?. It depends how substantial backing at the outset and they

until the directorate was composed of men one interprets the word "suitably." The found themselves crying in the wilderness. Tepresentative of the great Shanghai shipping A. S. WATSON & CO., Gradually, however, opinion turned in their firms confidence would never be entirely Magistrate interpreted it as meaning a fine

restored in the Shanghai ducks; we have

of $5 Had it been 850 or $500-so that LIMITED.

favour, and the reduction in the halfyearly red that the business of the docks should the coolje class might realise their respon dividend was the last straw. Farnham, be conducted in a business-like way; we sbility--we could have understood it Stite for Foreign Affairs), in the unavoldable matsu. CHEMISTS, DRUDISTS, PERFUMERS. Í Hoyd and Co. has been the resort of inves even named some of the new directors, as $5 iis absurd; it is a blatant chuckle | Bar, M.P. (Secrétury of State for Foreign the first places at the table, because, they"

tors, although it has been dabbled in byspeeu.men well calculated to invigorate the con-at the expense of the Sanitary Deard, lators. Fortunes have been inade and lost any with new life. The constitution of the whose efforts are thus nullified and made to Its immense business and still greater puten new company is all we could desire. It is look ridiculous. In the other case a Kow. By kind permission of Lt Col Aukin and £34fiafities have influenced investors to deposit the seme of ability, and fertile with immense loun lady took the trouble to charge a. 'ufficers, the Band of the 19th, Jofantry will their money in what was considered a gilt possibilities. The new company has success 'ricksha coolie with a contravention of his play the following programme of music, at the edged security. The declaration of a re- stamped in all its features, Probably the license-refusing to accept a fare while unday, 29th January (weather permitting).

King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on 'Tauts- duced dividend accordingly affected the shares will rise, but they will not gyrate from employed. Kowloon ricksha pullers are

March. Le Conquerant Hume majority of shareholders. Fully a year ago, one extreme to the other, or whirl like aetorious for their impudence; they only

Overture........" Handiton Streiche. we, maintained that the only cue for weathercock, keeping investors hopping with take a fare when it suits them. The lady the Company was the substitution of is then uncertainty. If the shares rise, as rise they was doing a service to Kowloon in prosecu directorate by, representatives of the great must, it will be a gradual and steady growth, ting the coolic, and deserved the thanks of shipping and commercial firms in the the true reflection of the Company's advance, the community for pursuing the proper Northern Settlement, men accustomed to and not à rake's progress. Investors will course, although the action is always attend. handle big concerns, to take moderate risks now sleep peacefully at nights, their minds ed by a vast amount of inconvenience and and always to safeguard the interests of the at case, no longer in a flurry to catch the unpleasantness. There is not a resident in shareholders. Of course, it was necessary latest whisper on the Rialto. The greatly Hongkong or Kowloon who has not suffered that the board should also comprise en- desired consummation has been attained. gineering experts who could advise the ad-

from the insolence of these 'ricksha pullers, ministrative body on technical' inattum. The

who defiantly refuse to accept fares when telegram, which we published in a supple-

oliviously disengaged. But the worry and vient last night, shows that our views-the When tomorrow dawns, the Chinese time involved in laying a charge, spending views of Hongkong investors have been community will celebrate, the opening of half a day in the Police Court to prosecute, adopted, or at least given effect to, by the a New Year, which, we trust,, will prove and generally upselling previous, arrange general body of investors in Shanghai. There brighter and more satisfactory in every rements deter people froin prosecuting. This were 33,000 shares represented at the extra-spect than the year which closes to day. Kowloon lady had the courage and patience ordinary general meeting held in Shanghai During the past year there have been a to appear as complainant. The coolie was last evening nearly two-thirds of the inlal variety of conditions which have handicap fogad guilty, and mulcted in the magni UNDER the editorship of Mr. T. C. Gray the number of shares issued—and the proceed-ped trade, and led the most astute and far-ficent sum--it will hardly be believed-offagovine of the Victoria Recreation Club pro- ings were characterised by absolute anni sighted member of the commercial world

one dollar! Probably the complainant spent cord of the Colony's sport, and should be filed mises to enjoy a new lease of life. It is a re- unity. Farnham, Boyd & Co. was wound up to look askance at business proposals, chief a dollar in travelling backwards and forwards for reference by all sportsmen. We would by resolution and reconstructed under the among these hampering conditions being

between Kowloon and Victoria in connec-only suggest that the fagasine might become name of the Shanghai Dock and Engineer the abnormal rise in silver and uncertainty

tion with the case-probably "more, But more than a mere record; it should set a

in the constitution of the new board of direc-kong, the Chinese compradore is the apex fine, and pays up like a man. Truly, the ways knacks justly delivered harni nobody, and the ing Company. Greatest interest will centre what a day might bring forth. In Hong the ricksha-puller gets off with a dollar standard and maintain that standard by fudi-

tors, for in it we find a complete answer to of the business world, and it speaks volumes of the Magistracy are not the ways of

WILL BUY A CASE

GREGOR & CO.'S

IMPERIAL

HIGHLAND

NOT ONE OF THE BEST,

BUT

THE BEST !

those croakers who, in and out of season, have

THE NEW YEAR,

for the caution and ability with which they

Solomon's court.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

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reports of the Land Investment and West | Point Building Cos, are printed on the third

pape

home yesterday afternoon on board 1.M.S. COMMODORE and Mrs. Dicken held an "at Tamar,

Polka ima” Azotta

God Save the King,

WITH Burns's anniversary in the offing and the who will be sampling the barley-bree of which Chinese New Year, at hand, there are many Burns sang so affectingly. The natives of that land, whose prayer is supposed to be "send down oceans of whisky and mountains of tobacco", may be trusted to know a good whisky when they meet and we'confidently. recommend to their notice Meners. Caldbeck, Macgre,or and Co.'s V, O. S.--an old, matured Scotch whisky. There is not a headache in the bottle; the two samples we have received fully maintain the reputation of Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor and Co. ́

cious criticism of sporting events. Hard

athlete is not usually 'thin-skinned. There is; a good future for the Magazine under the charge of one so well known in the sports world of Hongkong as Mr. T. C. Gray.

Red Sunday in Russia,

quietly throughout Russia.

23rd January: The anniversary of Red Sunday passed

The Morocco Conference,' The Morocco conference has agreed upon five clauses dealing with the suppressions of

contraband arms.

Great Britain--Donation to the Nation. The purchase, for the nation, of the paint- ing by Velasquez. "Venus with Mirror" has been anonymously guaranteed, at a price of from £40,000 to £45,000

we are permitted to publish the above tele- [By courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce grams to-day, as there will be no issue of the longkong Telegraph to-morrow, Chinese New Year's Day.-Ed., K.T]

THIEVES AT THE BAZAAR.

At the Magistracy this morning before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Inspector Warnock placed two coolies before the Court, das on a charge of attempting to steal a purse from a purchaser at Jervois Street and the other for "stall-ħföng,»* effect that the complainant while purchasing Evidence in the first cafe was heard to"the",

some articles at the bazaar felt a hand in his breast pocket, and saw Yam You bolting down the street with his pursa containing $3.55

Inspector Warnock: The defendant is a stranger to the Colony,

His Warship: See that the defendant is Warnock: It's hardly, possible owing

THE Osaka Shosen Kaisha proposes to increase its capital by Y5,500,000, making the total author sed capital Y16 500,000. The proposal

the conditions governing the issue of deben- company on the 2zed inst. Amendments to was to be laid before a general meeting of the

tures, which were adopted by a general meeting the New Parade Ground, on Monday next, the coming meeting. It is now proposed that the to the crowd. THE Band of the 119th Infantry will play on in July 1901, were also to be laid before the placed in the stocks In Jervois Street.

Insp 29th instant, from 4 to 530 p.m.

debentures issued shall not exceed in amount TOMORROW being the Chinese New Year's being issued abroad, the company's properly the paid-up capital; that în case of debentures

Telegraph, bat publication, will be resumed on and process of issue of foreign debentures be Day, there will be no issue of the Hongkong may be pledged as security; and that the terms Friday, as usual.

left to the decision of the board of directors,

His Worship: Well, see that he is placed as

and six hours stocks, near.to the bazaar as possible so that he can be seen by his gang. Three wacks' hard labour, The second man, for stealing a duck from a

stall, received the same sentence..

WHISKY. been prophesying disaster for the Shanghai conduct the affairs committed to their docks. The first bogey set up by aliose charge, that no serious results have befallen whining Jeremiahs was the effect which the their business houses as a consequence Kiaochao floating dry dock would have on of transactions in the unsettled state of the business of Farnham, Boyd & Co, as it the market. Undoubtedly the Chinese may be called until the Court has made an element in Hongkong makes for the best order on the resolutions adopted. How miser interests of the Colony, and, although able and shadowy was that bogey is best there may be isolated cases, where in evidenced by the appointment of Mr. Korff of. dividuals have yielded to templation, it must Melchers & Co., to be a director of the new be admitted that the majority of Chinese, .company, and his acceptance of office. the treads of departments, the partners in The Germans have been fighting tooth and firms of standing, and the large investors in nail to drive the ship-repairing busines of local concertis are a source of security to the the Shanghai docks into the Kiaochos dry Colony, their actions being distinguished dock. Such was the foreboding of the by honesty of purpose and high principles. "bears." The rivals have feveristily built a The New Year is the only period when the railway, erected their dock, and confidently Chinese community, from the highest to looked to capture the Yangtse trade. Mr. the lowest, abandons' toil to seek a tem- Korff'a appointment as a director of the porary rest in a round of pleasure. On Shanghai docks effectually knocks that the whole, it is not a wild abandonment; it illusion on the head. As representative of is not disfigured by, unseemly orgice, such the great shipping firm of Melchers & Co. as occur in other countries, which need not in Shanghai, Mr. Korff can influence foreign be named, on the recurrence of the festal Co.,

the Norddeutscher Lloyd, and half a dozen much like his English friends in taking The cruiserIphigenia, on returning home from place, but the native who made the falso to other continental shipping companies, his pleasures with a measure of sadness Meichers & Co. which in Shanghai means at any rate in moderation. But while the Chine Station, is to be paid off, and sub-port had, it is alleged; committed a crime, Mr. Korff should bring an immense it lasts, the Chinese community.refuses ing ship and for harbour use." Tho Iphigenia bo-able to get the men who saw bim commit Shanghai on Tuesday at noo

sequently equipped and fitted out as a mine-lay, and thought that by faking a robbery he would quantity of grist to the mill. The pre- to be concerned with business, and per has been practically in commission for the past the crime into trouble. [36- tentions of the Kinochou dry dock people force the British and foreign houses, must ten years,

He was immediately arrested,

GREGOR &

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 15th June, 1995.

The following telegram, dated the 22nd inat, A CHIRAMAN rushed into the Yaumati Police has been received from the Government of Station last night, and raised an alarm that infected area. Inform shipping firms,” Burma: "Hongkong has been declared an several robbers with arms had entered his house, beaten him, and left with some of his

Tux disectors of the Oasks Refining Company property. The matter was immediately taken. half-year justended at Y 102,743, and recommend of the robbers. The police accompanied the have decided to declare the net profit for the "P, and the alleged robbery wired to the different stations, together with a description, a dividend at the rate of 18 per cent, per annum, Chinaman in his house at Mongkok and there irarat a different story. No robbery had taken

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English (Delk() agth inst., 8 a.m. Indian. Gregory Apear) 29th inst German (Roox) 30th inst German (Zisten) gest inst, Indian (Lutsang) 3rd prox Australian Australian

3rd prox

{7'sinan) sih proX.

Calcutta left Singapore yesterday aftemoon, and The Apcar Co.'s 2.5. Gregory Apcar from may be expected here on 29th inst

The Impepil Germin Mall. Preussem which left here on Saturday at noon, "Amrived at The Imperial German Mail : Wilikad left Sydney on Monday at a p.m, and may be expected here on 19th or 12th prozor