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Telegrams.

** HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

SERVIOR

SIR JOHN JORDAN.

BRITISH MINISTER INDISPOSED,

· [ Py courtesy of the", Shaung' Po,"].

Peking, 30th January. Owing to the indisposition of Sir John Jordan all negotiations with the British Legation are, for the present, temporarily suspended.

THE NEW COMET.

IMPERIAL ASTRONOMER'S -

OBSERVATION.

{By emurtesy of the" Sheung Po."]

Peking, 30th January.

The Imperial astronomer reports th appearance of a new comet.

PRINCE SHUN.

།

RETURN TO PEKING.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo"]

Peking, 30th January. Prince Shun, the returning Naval Commissioner, arrived at Chang-chun on 29th inst. at 9 a.m. and left at 10 a.m. by train for Fengtien..

Prince Shun arrived at Peking on the afternoon of the 30th. Hie Highness was met by the represen- tatives of the various Provinces who presented him with address in which they requested him to render them assistance in carrying out their mis- sion to a successful issue.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JANUARY 31 1910

Tung Wa Hospital.

A YEAR'S STEWARDSHIP,

MR, SIN TAK-FAN'S REPORT TO THE

GOVERNOR,

A deputation consisting of the retiring and ewly elected directors of the Tong Wa Hospital waited upon. His Excellency, the Governor at Government House this mora.

ing. There were present:-the Hopbis. Mr. A. W. Brewin, Registrar General, Captain Taylor, A.D.C., Mr. Bih Tak Fat, ex-president, and Mr. Lau Chu Pak, new president, of the Tung Wa, and Mass, Lau Pan Chin, Ho Nak Lau, Chan Yut Ngan, Lo Sut Po, Li Sui Kam and other directors, when Mr. Sie Tak Fan addressed His Excellency as follows: May it please Your Excellency and my colleagues have come before you this morning as the retiring director of the Tung Wa Hes |pital to take formal leave of you and to lotro»

duce to you the new directors. During the period under our management the hospital underwent some considerable changes. New plague irda hava beep built OB the northern side of the hospital which Your Excellency was kind enough to declare open- recently. In

addition a new building has been erected over the kitchen of the hospital for the pro per accommodation of the clerical staff who

huheïto had, three beds placed at the back of the office which, by the removal of these beds, has been extended to an appreciable ex tent and has much'improved its appearance, Ail the wards occupied by the patients have been (properly lighted, cleansed, painted and whitewashed and a walling room has been pro- vided for casual patients. In short, the whole hospital has been thoroughly overhauled. Some repairs were considered necessary to be done to the new hospital on the other side of the street, but the directors deemed 'it advimble to wait till'ike new plague warda has been built when serve of the patients could be removed ther ad believe such rapurs are now be ing duże. Duriang the period under review there were

3.918 in-patients 19,148 out-patients.

1 stiched

in

4:01 2 113+patierta

3,609 discharged 1,420 deat

months preceding. The total expenditure is $115,429.43 and a iocoms $151,174.19 including subscriptions for

the proposed smallpox hospital, thus leaving balance of $35,548.76 carried forward for this year. A statement of account has already been

ed sɛf whitewashed during our time. The Man Mo. Temple maintains 8 free school with shout: 30 boys in each. According to usual practice all the boys who failed to pass their usual examination were dismissed and now boys admitted by drawing lots, + It was

To-day's Advertisements.

WANTED.

often the case to find the dismissed boys among PIANIST also VIOLIN PLAYER.

The pix ones. We considered this practice un- desirable as it is not reasonable to ex- pact all the boys to pass their examination after paly oonyour's study and such practice has since been put an end to and all the boys are allowed to remain. I think I have taken up a good deal of valuable time, and I would like to conclude by saying that, although we have not done mything extraordinary for the benefit of

the bospital, yet my colleagues and I have dose our duty conscientiously without fear or favour and I am glad that we have handed. over the management to new divectors who are all mu of intelligence, accopy'ng important commercial positions in this Colony, and with M. Li Chu Fak as their chairmad who, being so well known to Your Excellency, it is not neceuty for me to say anything on bir behalḥ but i feel sure that they will uphold the tradi tloos of the hospital and do their utmost for its welfar

'.

His Excellency, in reply, eulogized Mr. 8io -Tak Fon and bir colleagues for the good work

and progress they had done to the hospital duringtheir tenure of office and said he was always pleased with the management and.

organitation of the bospital and he wished Mr.

Lau Cha Pak and the directors every success in the undertaking.

Mr. Lats Chu Pak thanked His Excellency for his kindness in according them the recep tion and said that in the hospital there was

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THE Steamship

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will be despatched for the above Ports to Capt. A. Stewart, will be despatched for the TUESDAY, the 8th Malchapo,

above Ports on THURSDAY, the 3rd Febr ary, at Noon.. For Freight or Passage, apply to

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FOR LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND

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having arrived from the above Ports, Consignes THE Steamship

of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

at Consignees risk and arpanse into the Carge impeding the discharge will be landed hazardous and/or extra, hazardous godawat c“ the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go-

pleaty work to do and muck room for improve down Co., Limited. ment and that he and his colleagues, would that would merit the approval of the Govern endeavour to perform their duties in a manner

meal and the Chinese public,

The deputation then withdrew,,

BALLOON ASCENT IN

HONGKUNG, :'

PARACHUTIST DROPS. IN THE HARBOUR.

IMMENSE CROWDS.

It is some. years ago now sides a balloon ascent was witnessed in Pongkong, the last ex-

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No Fire Insurance has been effected... Bills of Lading will be countersigued by

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Agente. Hongkong, Jil January, 1910.

HONGKONG ORDINANGES,

APPROVED BY THE KING,

CARMARTHENSHIRE," Captain R. L. Daniol, R.N.R., will be despatched as above about 1st March.

For Freight or Passage, apply to ........... JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

Agents, Hongkong, gist January, 1010.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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(144 THE Undersigned have received instructions

His Majesty the King has not been advind to', exercise bis: power of disallowance with respect to the fallowing Ordinances:—

Ordinance 10 provide for the collection of duties apap Intoxicating Liquors: "

Ordinance No. 30 of 1910, entitled--in

Ordinance No. 6 of 1909, entitled-45

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

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FRIDAY,

the 4th February, 1910, at I AM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, comer of Ice House Street,

A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES,

Comprising: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, UMBREL- LAS, PICTURES, DRAWING INSTRU. MENTS, DRESSING CASES, ELECTRI

SEXTANTS. MASSAGE HATS, WHITE SHIRTS, ENGLISH SILK TAPESTRY;

Intimations.

CHEESE

CHOICE CANADIAN

STILTON.

60 Cents per lb.

THE

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LIMITED.

Hongkong, 12th January, igro.

ASAHI BEER SAPPORO BEER

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TO BE OBTAINED

FROM ALL WINE DEALERS

“SOLIGNUM.”

NATIONAL DEBIS REDEMP-sabited to your Excellency in which you win parachute descent took place under the Bus Ordinance to amand the Lights Ordinance, CAL INSTRUMENTS, RACE GLASSES, A PERFECT preservative

110N.

AMERİCAN GENEROSITY;

invite teaders to supply medicine with the re-`

notice that there was a heavy expenditure in ¡medicine which was principally caused by the extraordinary increase of out-patients to the extent of 123,148 just menti oed. These out patrenis received treatment and medicino free [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

of charge. The hospital used to purchase, Peking; 30th January.

manufacture and sell medicine and Eight men were engaged for the apothecary department H.E. Cheung Yan-tong, Chinese and as the management had always been con. Minister to Washington, has tele-sidered unsatisfactory the directors decided to graphed to the Central Government advising that the United States Government proposes to waive a quarter of the balance of the Boxer indemnity in view of the project that has been initiated for the redemption of China's national debts.

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN.

MENT.

OPINIONS AT VARIANCE

[By courtesy of the Skeung' Po."] ̧.

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Peking, 30th January, The representatives of the various Provinces now at the capital had an interview with Prince Chun, but His Highness was averse to shortening the period for granting Constitutional Government

At the interview with Princes To and Long Their Highnesses expressed themselves as in favour of reducing the period for inaugurating a par liament; they fear, however, that the Grand Council might place obs- tacles in the way.

Later:

The Central Government has wired to all the Viceroys and Governors asking for their views on the question and will be guided in their adoption by the views of the majority.

EMPRESS DOWAGER, REMOVING TO WESTERN PALACE.

[By courtesy of the “ Sheung Po.")

Peking, 30th January. The Empress Dowager has decided to remove to the Western Palace in the spring, but the 'Prince Regent has begged of her to defer her date of removal..

RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the sath January, 1910 3–

Dash PayaLibrary, Museum. Mos Chinese.

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ample of such aerial flight having been given by the renowned aeronant Captain Spencer On Saturday afternoon last another ascent with

spices of Mr. Baldwin; an aeronant who hat also gained a world-wide reputation. The event had been billed for a week ago and at enclquie put up round the Parada Ground for the oceation, but inclor sent weather prevented the fixture from being brought off then and it had to be postponed till Saturday,

This time the place of ascent was the vacant ground at Kowloon Point adjoining Holt's God was. Great interest was evinced in the event by the public generally, and long be fore the advertised hour-half-past-four o'clock all the points of vantage afforded by the uphill of Kowloon, and the Praya oa the Hanging side. were simply crowded with spectators, both European and Chiness. Altoge įber, some "20,000 tó` 30,090 spectators must have congregated on either side of the Harbour to with the ascent

· FORCED DRAUGHT FURNACE'

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1909.

Ordinance No. 31 of 1909, entitled-A¤ Or dinance to apply a sum pot exceeding five mil lion six hundred and twenty-five thousand six hundred and eight-three dollars to the public service of the year 1910.

Ordinance No. 32 of 1929, entitled-An 'Or. dinance to provide for the periodical inspection of steam boliers and prime movers.

Ordinance No. 33 of 1909, entitled-An Or diance to amend the Widows and Orphans' Pansion Ordinaner, 1908, ***

Ordinance No. 34 of 1909, entitled—An Op diance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, as amended by the Protection of Women and Girls Amendmist Ordinance, 1905.

Ordinance No. 35 of 1929, entitled-An Or digance to provide for the Reservation of cr in sade in Victoria, in the Peak District, and in Kowloon as recreation, grounds, and to provide for regulations as to the use thereof

Ordinance Nɔ. 36 of 1909, entitled-An Or- aboutus feet log (fed by wood and

dinance to amend the Fablic Places Regula oil fuel), ending in an upright funnel to

tion Ordinance, 1870. balloon which the taquth of the

Ordinance No. 37 of 1909, entitled-AD Or securelytied. As the furnace blated up, the hot air created was driven through the shaftnance to amend the Chiness Extradition Or

dinance, 1889. into the silken bag, which gradually becamb inflated until it assumed the proportions of a huge par

was

sult that out of three tenders the ood from Mr. Chan Kang Ya was accepted and an agres

was entered into forme year The whole staff of eight men was dismissed and engaged to examice the on mau medicine so supplied and to mika, out" the accounts once in every ten days. This system is, in my opinion, unimpeachable inasmuch as it shows the exact amount The enclosure itself was crowded with spec expended and the quinty of every kind of tatore inxious to see the inflation of the balloon medicine supplica. 730 is easier To exercise, at close quarters. bis was done by means of control oyer one m sổ than eight men, and if thỡ, Que man is not doing ha'duty, he can be easily superseded. The man was recommended by One of the medicine shops in this Colony, and was a stranger and had an coopections with any of the directors, By this new system att abuses-real or imaginary-bave been remov. ed and on one can now, "possibly obtain. medicine without paying for same. The hospital is a charitable restitution and always A castrophe, was narrowly averted just, as extends a helping hand to people who have the balloon had attained sufficient dimensions distressed. In recedi years, bqweyer, the been shipwrecked or kidnapped by indigently to be ready to be detached from the furnace, for so great was the forced' draught that ibe flames hospital also paid the expenses for the repatria-wie diven right into the faunel and the loosa tion of rejected emigrants. In our first silk atthe mouth,of'iké balloon took fire. This interview with the Acting Registrar General was quickly extinguished, however, and the Mr. Irving, I called pisstication to the injusticeballoon was cut away, just ja time. dous to the hospital and pointed out to him, Attched to the balloon by 'a long rape was that those responsible for bringing these emig-the-parachute and, at some distance below, the rants to this Colony should be made to pay parachutist, Mr. Ivy Baldwin, satib a suspended their expenses boms and my request bad ring with the rope of the huge umbrella festen. the desired effect, and the hospital bar been to his belt. On the signal being given to

ing badly a broath of air stirring to divert its more convenient that the Chinese should have almos perpendicular course and its flight was, a smallpox hospital under the management of eagerly watched by thousands of eyes below. native doctors subject, to Gaverament super | Updo is attajding a height of something like 'vision and a site was granted in Mount Davis for the purpose, but when we took of $406 handed over to us, so we had over management we only bad a pality, stm

practically so money wherewith to build this hospital and the plagga wards just referred to. Fortunately, however, we found a subscription list had been already started with Me, Ho Kom Tong at the head with a munificent donation of $3,000 and we consequently. ́went round 'spliciting-furtbar subiripilons and succeeded

in collecting about $68,00, including arm of $3,rio subscribed by the Japanese merchants | tradingʻin this Colony. The site granted in Mount D vis was found unsuitable and an ap. plication was made to the Government for ap. other site and eventually Your Excellency was graciously pleased to allow the infectious diu-

ago it was considered necessary as well as thus saved about $1,000 a year. Some yearslet gp, the balloon shot straight up there be

care hospital at Kennedy Town belonging to the Tung Wa to be altered and used ass small- pox hospital; this concession which has bilberto been denied to the directors has more endeared and has been the means of saying nearly the Your Excellency to your Chinese subjects

7,000 FEET,

in a calculated_time" "of"two", minuter, the to let go, but this he failed to bear apparently: signal gun was fired to notify the aeropant

(and it was not until a second gue had gone that be waliten to commence his descent. As he parted company with the balloon, the aeronaut *ppened to sying away from the balloon, bat almost instantly the parachute opened out and with (į burden began to fall steadily.

The descent occopiad between three or four minunt and was almost straight downwards. It was once apparent that Mr. Baldwin's fall would be into the Harbour and so it turned nat, for he struck the water 300 or 400 yards from the godowns and was picked up court by one of the numerous launcher hovering about. As for the balloon, when left to itself 'it

Events Coming.

Toerday, 1st February. Sanitary Board, Meeting, 345 p.nt. ́Organ, Recital, at St. John Cathedral, 530

Pim

Wednesday, 2nd February. Queen's «College' prize distribution by Hải Excellency the Governor, at noon.

Tetiraday, 3rd February. Hughes and Hough, auction sale of fani- lure, 2.30 p.m.

Friday, 4th Febmary. Opening of new promises altka institution of

Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong, by

His Excellency'ths Governor.

"Saturday, 5th February. Chips Provident Lown and Mortgage Co. 11.30a.m. Ltd Annual Meeting, St. George's Building,

Shield Competition, at Tai Hang Range, 139 Hongkong Volunteer Corps, Gascoigne

"

Sanday, 6th Febmary. Lusitano Recreation Club, Walking Com petition.

Monday, 7th February, The Kowloon Land and Boilding Co., Lid, Anggal Meeting, at the Company's office, Vic- toria Building, 12 o'clock,

Humphreys, Estate and Finance Company.

Lid, Annqal Mesting, Alexandra Buildings,

Tuesday, 8th February. Hongkong, Cinton and. Macao Steamboat begen to show a dist on the tẹp and gradually Co., Ltd, at Company's Ofice, Hotel Massign, as it treed upside down the smoke which had noon. entert along with the bot air escaped in black cloude. Bit by bit its balk lessened in fiks adiving kite." It was brought ashore by

is all it came down late the Harbour alsoon.

whole sum soʻsubscribed except about $10,000 a convesient launch, for the necessary alterations which are now being visited the Kailangan cemetery and found done. 'In Septembar lairoT and sumie directors everything there topsyturvy and upon pur ap: brisk unde la benzine carried on by that concertion, Half-Yearly Meeting, at the City Hill, Hongkong and Shangbal Banking Corpes plication, the comatery has since bean pat un, and in allied companies in the Far East. Bon der Government supervision. The Man Mozine runde in over-increasing, demand in Eu Temple is by Ordinance under the manage, ropa, ii meet which money is required to store, 'mant of the director of the Tung Wa and the carry, and distribute the article on a large scale

capital of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., is the ONE on gives for recently increasing the

Báturday, 12th Febenary." Volantears Smoking Concert, 9 p..

Saturday,"19th February,

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Hongkong, 29th January, 1910.

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