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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

CHEMISTS' DY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCỶ THE GOVERNOR.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

IMPORTANT NOTICE. ADDITION

IN ADDITION TO THE

6 PER CENT. DISCOUNT

ALREADY ÁDVERTISED,

FURTHER

REDUCTIONS

PATENT MEDICINES, INFANTS' FOODS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16, 1906.

NOTICE, All communications intended for publication in "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPII” should le

out of the common exchequer any losses sustained in the riots, which, after all, were

THE inventor of the automatic telephone, is offering the machine 'to the French Govern. ment, has promised to pravido husbandsin

dressed to The Biitor, 1, Ica House Road, and very trivial, and the piecedent and principle Canada for the 7,200 girls the invention will i shonfd be accompanied by the Writer's Name and established are worth ten times the money,

Addrem,

Onlinary business communications should be addressed

to The Manager.

The Kiltar will not undertake to be responsible for any rejected M., 'ner to rutura sny Coutribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCH), DAILY-110 per annum, WEEKLY $18 per anilor. The mtes per quarter and per mannem, proportional. Tha dalty frano in dollvered free when the addres

necessitte ta mummanger. On cop en snit by a additional $1.80 por quarter in charge for postago. The postage on this weakly ions to any part of the

world in 30 conta per quartor,

displace.

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IN San Domingo there is a remarkable salt mountain, a mass of crystaline salt almost four miles long, said to contain nearly 90,000,000 tons, and to be so clear that medium-sized print can be read with ease through a block a Too thick.

Our Shanglial contemporary felt afraid the Chinese would pay up and claim the rights MR. Denman Fuller, assisted by the Cathedral which payment would give them. The choir, will give an organ recital in St. John's question of an indemnity appears, after all,p.m. There will be a collection in aid of the Cathedmi on Tuesday, the. 27th insi, at, 5.30

not to have been shelved, if only temporarily choir fund.

Our Shanghai correspondent suspended, cabled us yesterday the information re. ceived at that port from Peking that Sir Ernest Satow, the British Minister, had demanded an indemnity of eighty thousand taels from the Central Government for lösses and damages sustained by British subjects in the recent riots at Shanghai. Single Cupios, Daily, ten cunts: Weekly, twenty. Such a claim hecessarily implics respons sibility on the part of the Shanghai Taoizi and his subordinates to maintain order in

out in the China Gazette, "it was clearly the business of the Council to keep order inside their territory, under all circumstances ➡always, of course, with the support of the Consuls and foreign Powers." The demand for compensation would, of necessity, revive the question of the Chinese right to station forces within the Settlement to repress dis orders; and as such a madus vivendi would

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The Hongkong Gelegraph the foreign settlement, whereas, as is pointed keng Hotel, on Saturday, 17th Feb., 1906 -

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1966.

THE NEW HONGKONG LOAN.

Reuter's announcement, printed in another column, that a Hongkong Loan of three-and-a-half per cent for £1,100,000 has been issued at 99, is a convincing proof that the compact entered into by the Hong-not be sanctioned the developments arising.

CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCH CO., LTD.

An extraordinary general meeting of the above Company was held at he Company's offices, Queen's Buildings, at noon to-day, for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, 'passing spécial resolutions,

TELEGRAMS.

[Reuters.]*

The Heinforcement of the Philippines.

LONDON, 14th February. Among those present were:-Mesars, H. W. The Washington Post continues to urge Slade (chairman), A. Haupt, E. Gastz, A. R. Secretary Taft to take military precautions Lenzmann (directors); A: Ough, W. J. Saun-in preparation for any emergency. ders, A. B. Rouse, G. de Champeaux, C. M. G. Burale, O. A. da Cruz, and J. Whittall (secro

tary).

The Secretary having read the police con- vening the meeting,

Some troops are already on the way to the Philippines...

GENERAL CORBIN'S EXPLANATION.

What garrison is planned for the Philippine islands?- How many American soldiers ars to be in the guard of Uncle Sam for this funher outpost of his might? Are we to have here a large army and navy or is the increase of the 'sea and land furces to be smail ? »

The Chairman anid :-Gentlemen-I have very little to say in connection with the two reso By kind permission of Li-Col. A. G. Fitton,lutions to-day submitted for your consideration, D.S.O., and officers, the Band of the Second In regard to the first, our recently completed Battalion "The Queen's Own" (Royal West association with the Union Insurance Society Kent Regiment) will play the following pro- of Canton, Ld, makes it advisable that we gunume of music, during dinner, at the Hong-aker our articles of association to enable us to close our annual accounts concurrently with theirs. The second resolution provides the necessary authority to issue a balance sheet for the period of eight months intervening between the last issued balance sheet, and that which would be called for under the anicles when altered as proposed. I have little doubt that they will both receive your sanction. If these resolutions are passed, and duly confirmed at a subsequent meeting to be convened, it is our intention to hold our next annual meeting some

The Manila Gabienews hastened to Majorý time in April, when accounts to the 31st DeGeneral Corbin with the exciting and welcome" cember last will then be presented, and to our

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· God Save the King.

ALGELINAS.

A CITY OF MANY ROMANTIC ASSOCIATIONS.. Quaint and medieval, but picturesque and

kong Government and Viceroy Chang Chih-out of the question should be invested with gleaming in its sentinel position at the gateway late shareholders who have accepted the offer fung is an agreement of far greater import considerable interest,

Have been made from this date IN THE ⠀ than its importance to this Colony at first PRICES of many of the following:- implied. This money is required for the prosecution of the Canton-Hankow railway scheme; to enable the Chinese Govern- ment to resume operations on the line. nearest Hongkong and once completed, if not actually before then, to turn its atten tion upon the connecting line that shall form the junction between the British line from Kowloon and the main trunk line at

SOAPB,

PERFUMES.

WE MAINTAIN THE LARGEST Canton. A week ago the information was

and MOST COMPLETE STOCKS of | placed before our readers that the Kowloon

LOCAL AND GENERAL.,

Is the plague retura for the twenty-four hours ended noon to-day, two cases are on record. Both were Chinese and terminated fatally,

Two officers, 5 sergeants and tog rank and file, and Royal West Kent Regiment, moved into Diamond Bill Camp to-day to undergo their annual musketry course,

of the Mediterranean, Algeciras, is one of the of the Vilion Insurance Society of Choton, two bright eyes with which Southern Europe these will serve as a record of the value at that looks across into Africa. 11 faces Ceuta as

date of the Company's, assets. If no share Tarifa confronts Tangler. The citizens of 41-holder desires more information is regard to geciras are proud, and with ample reason, of these resolutions, I will proceed to move their seven things their glorious bay, the romantic adoption, history of their town, its lovely hinterland, their magnificent bull-fighting amphitheatre, their lovely women, their incomparable oranges, and Gibraltar. They will henceforth boast that the patronage of constant English visitors from

their city was chosen as the scene of a menor. able international Conference,

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The Chairman proposed, and it was second- ed by Mr. Ough, that resolution No. I be adopted.-Carried nem coñ,

Company be altered in the following man. (1) That the articles of association of the

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The following article shall be substituted for article 139, namely —

There are many rumours afloat. Only the other day it was stated on what seemed to be the best of authority that one of the leading firms of these islands had received a cablegram from one of its members now in Washington, that 10,000 American troops were to he rushed to the Philippines within the next few weeks. Ik was stated, indeed, that this merchant now in the national capitol, asked his firm here to make immediate and vigorous preparations for the supplying of these foodstuffs for which this firm lins a contract with the army.

news.

General Corbin laughed. "Nonsense,” he said.. "There are 2,000 men ordered here and as far as I know there are no more inen to come except to replace those who, in the natural course of army routine, are to take the place of those who lease. There are about 12,000 men here now and these 2,000 would make the totul garrison 14,000. Wẹ are to have two brigade posts each commanded by a general. One is now at McKinley and Stotsenburg is to be raised in rank and popu lation. I ought to, know surely if there were any such orders as this alleged cablegram nar. rates. In fact I heard the same rumour that you have. There is nothing in it,"

these GOODS in the Colony, and our railway had advanced beyond the surveying $10, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court, the bay, five miles distant by water from Gi Company from the 1st day of January to the yet-it seems probable that within a year the

„Stocks being frequently turned over, ensures all Goods being FRESH and in the BEST

CONDITION,

stage. Constructional work had actually been commenced at live different, points simultaneously, and hundreds of coolies were being employed in making the embank-

ments along the route the railway will

traverse. Up to the present time beyond the

A. S. WATSON & CO.,│iwo appropriations of $25,000 and $50,000

LIMITED. CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, PERFUMERS,

ETC.,

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ETC., ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Tougkung, 2011,January, 1996.

A CHINESE woman was this morning fined tur commiuing a breach of the Vaccination Ordinance.

The Mulia announces that M. A. Marie has discovered a serum against hydrophobia which has the property of rendering dogs immune months from the time of inoculation. from the disease for a period of about twelve

The situation of Algeciras is indeed defect able, writes William Durban in the Pall Mall Gazelle. It is perched on the western side of

hraltar, which is ten miles away by read aling the const, There is a singular con- rast between the fortress on the frowning rock and the Spanish city which faces it, backed by the Elysian landscape so char acteristic of Andalusian scenery. Taking its delightful surrounding into account, Algeciras is the gem of Andalusia, which is truly the southern paradise of Spain,. And this city is the most venerable in that remarkable Campo of Gibraltar in which are also seated La Linea, San Roque, Los Barrios, and Tarifa, all possessed of attractions of their own Algeciras is by reason of its history and ita pasition the queen of this domain. THE Dowager Empress of China is said to

From the neighbouring Serrania de Ronda have informed Minister Rockhill that she deie eye roams over a panorama of which the sires to send a wedding gift to Miss Alice Roosevelt on her wedding, and has requested him to take charge of the present and of an autograph letter which she will have prepared

the Council has not been called upon to vote any further sums for the Colonial section of WE understand that Mr. G. H. Polta's derby the Kowtoon Canton Railway. Our im griffin, Gold Ring, who was not raced at the last, meeting, will be sent to. Shanghai as it is pression is that until progress has been

'said the animal is capable of considerablo, im- considerably developed no financial approprovement, and will be entered at the next priation will be submitted for the ap meeting at Shanghai. [34proval of the Council. The-Ordinance

passed last year enables the Government to, raise a sum of two millions- sterling. The first loan being one of one million and one lac the balance of nine hundred thousand

CREGOR & CO.,

will be available to the Colony for its rail- way.

across the hinterland to the terminus

at Shạm-chan any time that may be requirA DWARF, 36ih, high, was summoned in ed. The Colony is getting the money from Philadelphia for being drunk and dis wrderly and challenging a man twice his height to a

radiant loveliness can never be forgotten. The road past the cork forest of Almoraima glistens in contrast to the rich, sombie green of the cork oaks. Vineyards, pomegranate planta tions, melon fields, olive groves, - pastures, wooded deils, lead the eye down to Algeciras, then across the sparkling Hay of Gibraltar to the grip, grey crag of Calpe, and over the

English capitalists and investors at a pretty fight in the street. The magistrate' sentenced Straits to the African palm-fringed sands.

bigh rate of exchange and should unfortunate ly silver play false again and recede consider 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. |ably from its present value history may repeat itself and the taxpayers be made to pay dearly for contracting monetary obligations in a metal alien to the standard currency of the Colony. However, it appears fatile to raise any voice of protest against the autocrats of Downing Street even though as taxpayers the inhabitants of the Colony are made to pay the piper. There will be isome consolation -if even it should be dearly purchased-for the present generation to see the Kowloon Canton railway an accomplished scheme, and from the energy with which Sir Matthew Nathan is personally directing the course of events in this special connection, there is no reason why the first locomotive should not

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be driven across our hinterland before the termination of His Excellency's, administra- tion in Hongkong,

THE SHANGHALINDEMNITY.

It was believed that the question of the payment of an indemnity by the Chinese Governinent in connection with the recent riots at Shanghai had been allowed to fall into abeyance. At the beginning of this month it was learnt from the northern vernacular Press that, since the recent riots at Shanghai, the Waiwupu had been in

conference with, the Ministers of the differ

him to twenty-four hours' imprisonment, adding: "That's quite long enough for a short man like you."

An old offender again visited the Police Court this morning and was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland on a charge of larceny of a blanket and an umbrella, As defendant was born in the Colony and so could not be banished, his Worship sentenced him to six months' hard labour, and to be exposed in the stocks for six hours.

A TERRIBLE illustration of the dangers ofin heriting insanity is reported from Ivren, in Piedmont, where three yaling boys named Vecchiolini, all brothers, have suddenly deve toped insanity. Their father died in a lunatic. asylum about twelve months ago, and their mother has more recently exhibited symptoms

of mental taint.

What a history of stress, siege, and storm. has been that of Algeciras 1-. This little southern city, with its 20,000 people, looks back thousands of years with its annals. Phoenicians and Carthaginians had familiar footing on this doorstep of Europe. Algeciras was the initial trophy of the Moors, for they inaugurated their European conquests by its capture in 713. It had long before been a favourite Roman outpost, under the name of Portus Albus, and so fascinated were the Moors by the verdure, flowers, and fruit in which it nestled that they styled it jeziratu-el- Khadra, the "Green Island." deserts of North Africa it was to them a radiant paradise indeed. And they held it in their grasp for seven centuries, until, after several ineffectual sieges, was in 1344 captured by Alphonso XI. Mahomet 11. retook it in 1379, but he failed to bold it. The great siege of 1344 has never been forgotten. 11 lasted for twenty months and was the most famous episode of the kind in the fourteenth century, Crusaders from all parts of Christendom flock-

After the

Of course General Corbin would know if there were additional troops ordered here, but

islands are to have instead of a maximum of 14,000 men at least 18,005 or 20,000 men. With the great interests soon to inaugurate railway

130. The Board, through its Secretary, shall make yearly statements of the accounts of the

31st day of December, in each and every year, which shall be dely audited and prescated to the shareholders, at each of the ordinary meet- ings of the Company, together with a report work here it seems likely that the army hera

on the general position of the Company.

The Chairman proposed the adoption of re- apletion No. 2, which was seconded by M. G. de Champeaux.< Carried.

(2) That the Board, through its Secretary; shall make a statement of the accounts of the Company as from the 1st day of May, 1905, to the 31st day of December, 1905, which shall be doly audited and presented to the shareholders at the next ordinary meeting of the Company to be held during 1906 and that, inasmuch as the accounts of the Company have already been audited and presented to the shareholders to the 30th April, 1905, no further or other statements of the accounts of the Company for the year 1905, shall be called for by or pre- sented to the shareholders in respect of Article 130 as this day cubstituted.

The Chairman: A confirmatory meeting will be called on Saturday, toth March,··

That was all the business,

AT the first formation of the Coldstream Guards, the pikemen of the regiment were dressed, in green coats with scarlet facings; the musketeers of the corps wore scarlet coats with green facings.

for failing to stop when called upon by the police pinnace on the 12th instant, was the charge preferred against the coxswains of the steam launches, Wai On, Ying Fut, Lee To and E Fat, at the Palice Court to-day Mr. O D. Thomson who appeared for the defence of the first launch asked for an adjournment on the ground that there was a clerical error on the summons served. Mr. R. A. Harding appear. ed for the other two launches, while the E Fat was undefended. With the exception of the Coxswain of the Wat On, whose case stands adjourned, the others were found guilty and his Wership imposed a fine of $50 each.

will be increased to protect their property, There is no better proving ground for soldiers than the Philippines. Here weaknesses show. it is true, but strength is made manifest, and men, who have served three years here in peace or war and who re-inlist in the army, are worth more than men who have served their term at home.

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The soldier here learns to be a scout; he learns the actualities of life in the field, the care for his health that is needed, and the self- restraint which makes for health and growth in the duties of a fighting man.

With affairs in China' looking ominous and Japan becoming greater and more formidable daily, it will behove America, to keep in these ista do, permanently, a force of men equal to the task that she has undertaken.

The Reported Anti-Foreign Feeling in China.

The authorities in London and Peking do not anticipate any serious anti-foreign out- break in China in spite of the fears in the United States.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE, ASSOCIATION.

DENISON CUP.

Mr. A. Denison has signified his intention of presenting a cup.io the member who pats in the best nett card excluding handicap) in the competition for the Governor's 19:6 Cup.

No match rifles, or rifles pr sights of a differ: ent style to those provided by the Association Lo be used.

SHOOTING DATES. The King's Park Range, 200 yards, will be

available for practice shouting on the following dates in February :-Saturday, 17ib, 2.00 to 5 30 o'clock; Sunday, 18th, 9.30 to 12.60; Saturday, 24th, 2.00 to 5:30; Sunday, 25th, 9.30 to 12,00

THE Roman Catholic Church of St. Paul,

the Court on a charge of snatching $10 from P.C. 48 GLENDINNING placed a coolic before

Members may shoot for the 1995 Governor's Rome, has been in the hands of the builders

an actor at West Point yesterday. The com Cup and 1996 Governor's Cup on soy of the fu some time past, and the very fine porticoing to the scene.

plainant said that he had cashed some money

above dates, but the shoots must be separate, and façade of the building will soon be com Algeciras must always be of special interest fram the Sun lling shop and went to Shek. There will also be a pool on the 17th and 18th - pleted. Some sixteco years ago the beautiful to the British. Charles II. carefully and tong-tsui. He went to a certain house where

and one on the 24th and agih, stained-glass windows were shattered, owing elaborately fortified it as an outpost against the he met the defendant who demanded $10

Members desiring to have private instruction to a serious explosion at a neighbouring powder encroachments of "perfido Albion," It is still Complainant refused to comply with the re- on week days are requested to communicate magazine, and it is now proposed to replace wonderfully Maurerque in its aspect.

The quest as he did not know the man and defen- with the hon, secretary." these in addition to the extensive work already houses are adorned with curious Oriental baldant waited for the chance and as soon as the "Celosias, or close lattices, and actor produced some notes to buy opium he the interiors from intrusive glances. "rejas," or hanging shutters, jealously guard snatched 510 and fled. Mr. Hazeland :-"I

The cherished glory of the city is the handsome complainant, I believe, is of a very atrady will remand the case until 40-morrow, The bull-ring, which, like that of the neighbouring character?

tie city of La Linea, is capable of seating at

carried out,

F. Chard.

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THE following have been selected to play for the Hongkong Football Club in the rugby match against the United Services to-morrow; kick-off 4.45 pm. The Club will play in colours:-Back: F, C. Kendall; Three-quar least 7,000 spectators. Sunday, when a ball- THERE is a gentleman in Bangkok, says a ent Powers at Peking regarding the payment ters: W. E. Leckie, T. E. Pearce, A. D.ght is fixed, is a day not only of morning local journal, who keeps agnosein bis compound of indemnity for the damages sustained: Lang, W. J. Daniel. Halves: R. J. Black- Tlic British Minister at first demanded bure: H. W. Pelley. Forwards: H Wallendance in goodly numbers at the upasted in lieu of the usual canis familiaris. This bird indemnity, but was informed by the Waiwu-Lester, F. C. Hall, A. Boyd, J. C. Steen, N. tatious church, but is an occasion of a most sen-, he has trained-well, not exactly to bark-but to pu that since Chinese soldiers were not F. Hickman, J. Hannon, S. C. Vickers and H.sational exhibition in the way of a crowd. For give a very creditable imitation of a tram-car two hours before the performance commences hooter whenever a stranger approaches. To allowed within the Settlement and could not

the "plaza" is thronged with a gay concourse,

this he auributes his freedom from burglars, therefore afford protection, China could 'AT the Folice Court this morning, before Mr. Officers in mufii, soldiers and sergeants and So he prizes his goose highly and feeds it not possibly be held responsible for damages F. A. Hazeland, the Malay quarter-master on corporals in bright uniforms, sailors from ships twice a day on the crumbs, and other things, sustained. If China is required to pay board the ss. Halmun was charged at the lying in the bry, tourists and travelters, natives from his table. But the goose produces nothing indemnity this time, hereafter Chinese must instance of Inspector Gourlay for stealing $55 and foreigners, make up of themselves an more substantial than sound. Now, there is a from the steward of the ship. It is stated that on animated show apart from the great function certain popular Clah secretary who has trained be allowed to be stationed within the Settle-ath inst, the complainant returned to Douglas appointed. Algeciras is one of Spain's bull- a hen (a neighbour's hen, we believe) to come ment. The different Ministers, seeing the wharf from the race-course and having a fighting bead centres. Here many of the finest into his office daily and lay an egg. An old difficulty of insisting on an indemnity, small change in his pocket asked the quarter-Andalusian "tores" are seen in the fray with golf ball is the nest egg. And, further, he has agreed, it was reported; to drop the master to pay off the rickla. The quarter the matador and the picador. Of all the so reasoned with the intelligent creature that All other matters also were master it is alleged, west to complainant'i #plazas do toros" in the south of Spain this she refrains, from announcing to the outer expected soon to be amicably settled. pocket, took out $55 in notes and never returned amphitheatre at Algeciras is the most renowed. world the advent of another little stranger, in the money. The next morning the complainant And in it may be seen the most beautiful of the the usual way. Whilst we admire the skill of Commenting upon the reported decision

missed the notes and the quartermaster was dark-dyed "señoritas" of fair Andalusia, feast- the man in thus bringing himself en rapport, ing the exquisite nuranjas" for which the claim for monetary compensa arrested. Mr. Dixon appeared fon the defencelocity is celebrated. The Algeciras oranges as it were, with the gallinaceous mind, what tion, the Okinu Goustie expressed the and asked for an adjournment. The case was are the most perfect type of the fruit procurable are we to think of the morals of the bird who [36-3 oplnion that Shanghai is rich enough to pay | remanded, bail $100,

outside of Jamaica,

barters her progeny for a mess of scrapa?

ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION.

Hongkong, asih Jude, 1905,

demand.

to waive a

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from` Mr. F. G. Figg, "First Assistant of the Hangkong Observatory:-

On the 16th at 11.50 a. The barometer has risen in Eșjópad, and fallen over W. Japan and the E. coast of China,

Pressure is highest over, N. Chins, and a shallow area of low pressure. lies over the Eastern Sea

Gradients are slight' and moderato NE. winds may be expected in the Formota Channel, and light E. and variable winds over the N. part of the China Sea.

Forecast:-NE. winds, light to moderato į misty, some rain.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE French (Oceanien) 19th insię American (Siberia) 24th inst.”

The O. & 0.9; 9. Co.'s 3.5. Doric which left bere on 191k ull., arrived at San Francisco, ber destination on 14th inst...

The Java-China-Japan `Lijn s.s, Tjímaky left Macassar for this port on 12th inst, and may be expected here on aoth fast,