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~INDUSTRIES-OF-HONGKONG.

THEIR RISK AND BEVELOPMENT.

(Specially. Written for the "Hongkong"

TelegrapÂ"},"

XL-IN ABERDEEN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MARCH

-After-vegotiations with the Government an area of 60,000 square feet on the sea-front was acquired with a fine catchment area for the fresh water-required-for, factory, purposes. Simultaneously with the construction of the works,"

"A GREAT DAM

was erected on the bill side to form a reservoir, capable of serving not only the factory but the whale village with filtered water, it belog" a stipulation on the part of the Government that they should reserve part of the water so collected for the use of the villagers and flasting popula: tion.

Whilst somewhat circumscribed as regards the number of its industries, the village, or rather the congeries of villages, known general. ly as Aberdeen has the distinction of excelling in two very important difèctions, industrially considered. Aberdeen may be said to occupy The buildings themselves were erected with

■ regretfully unique position among the many

A special view to the nature of the business to smaller centres of population that have grown be carried on in them. Moss., Lalgh and with the growth of the City of Victoria, and it Orange were the architects, and the best local is rather a deplorable fact that there is no aptalent available was also employed in arranging parent likelihood at present of any such "deve the disposition of the engineering appliances. lopment cosuing as that with which bolt Yau. When the buildings were completed, machinery math and · Shackiwan have been blessed and of the most, up-to-date type by Messrs. Ber which is almost sure to be participated in by trams Limited, Edinburgh, M.B., was installed, ihe New Territories when the Canton-Kowlone under the suryalliance of exparts from Home. Railway shall have been got into fall werking. order.

As a matter of fact, from the earliest days of the Colony until more recent times the village and port of Aberdeen bore an unsavoury reputation БО account of the pifatical proclivities of their populace both ashore and afiat; nor was it strange that such should be the case, for the turbulence of the different

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FACTIONS AND CLANS

that went to make up the communities caused the name to be a by-word all over the Colony, Of course, all that is changed, and there is now no more praceable or law-abiding citizens in all the outlying regions.

Meanwhile the management bad not bean behindhand in making everything ready for supplies of the faw material used: in paper-making to be sent forward. Collecting agencies were established in every conceivable diatric and soon after the

TYTAM WATER. »

EXAMINATIONS DISCLOSE, CONTAMINATION.

The following papers ware laid before the members of the Sanitary Board at their meet- Ing this afternoon-

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

FLOWER SHOW.

The examinations marked "A" were all made before the emptying and cleansing of the Albany Service reservoir, that marked.B after.

These examinations show clearly that be the BOTANIC GARDENS. service reservoir had become :contaminated; there being an increase both in the total cumber of micro-organisms and in the number. of B. Coll as compared with what was found in the water as it left the filter beds.'

The beneficial effect of cleansing the service reservolk iu gaen on comparing "B" with "A" Both the fish and the mud sediment than found in it contained many micro-organisms. B. Coli was isolated from the latter but not from the former. The Government Analyst reports $2 of organic matter in the mud (report attached),. thus making it a suitable soil for micro-organism

to flourish in..

The possibility of contaminations being washed down the hill side into this open reservole of filtering, water is too ab- vious to requira dilating upon. In England

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TUESDAY, 8th March:

Open a F.M. to 6 P.M. Admission SI,

20

11

The Prizes will be distributed at 5 P.M."

WEDNESDAY, 9th March:

Open 10.30 A.M. to 3 P.M. 'Admission facts,

JP.M. to 6 P.M.

Children half-price, TEA will be obtainable on the Grounds. By permission of Col. Prior and Officers the Band of the 13th Rajputs will play on both days from 2.30 to 6 P.M.**)

[217 Hongkong, 1st March, roto.

R.

1910"

To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE

notified on and after

Intimations.

SAUSAGES

OWN MAKE

MONDAY, the 7th Match, the SUPPLY EXCELLENT and DELICIOUS.

of WATER to the Rider-Main Districts will be controlled by bringing the Rider-Mains into operation and that the WATER will be TURNED ON to each Rider-Malo daily for TWO CONSECUTIVE HOURS. -Informa- tlon as to the hours of supply to any particular property may be obtained on application at the Offices-of-the-Water-Authority or Registrar General or at the Tung Wah Hospital.

W. CHATHAM,...

Water Authority. Public Works Department,

Hongkong, 28th February, 1910,

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S.S. "TONKIN."

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES -

MARITIMES."

NOTICE.

'ONSIGNEES of

and on the Continent it le canal to roof in HONGKONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. CMS CMS at Cargo from London ex

such reservoir, the other similar reservoirs in" factory machinery was pronounced to be in good order the work of production was in fallongkong are roofed in. I would urge strang. swing. As is generally known mostly all paper is the advisability of this being done in the

case of the Albany Service reservoir.

A

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MADE FROM RAGS.

That produced by the Tai Shing is entirely so made. The enormous quantities, of rags that are antually converted into paper at the famous Aberdeen factory are got from all parts of China and are sent here It was at Aberdeen that the first dry dock in by agents who have establishments in the the Colony was established some quarter of a different parts on the coast. These refuse Century ago, with a length on keel blocks of clothes, etc., are all brought to Aberdeen by" 430 feet a breadth at entrance of 84 feet and jonks which are able to anchor just opposite a dépib of 11 feel over-sill-at-ordinary-Spring the factory for the discharge of their cargoes tides. The Aberdeen Dock, however, cannot. When these many coloured and variegated for the present be numbered amongst the active Industries, for it how lies idle and its fate remains unknown until the present up. heaval in the docking business of Hongkong and Kowloon bringt forth a definite result..

It will be a pity If the Dick be closed down altogether, both on account of the workmen who must necessanly he ousted from employ. ment' and of the sei-back' which it will inflict upon 'Aberdeen itself, for in the letter regard the place is alrency in a state of stagnation sp far as farther new developments are colceraed whatever may be the prosperity and maintain ed productiveness of those in 'vatrics still re- maining. Of the other fields of activity that Aberdeen presents to the observer, first mea tion, perhaps, ought to be made fibe

FISHING, INDUSTRY,

of which Aberdeen waters may be said to have been the principal centre ever since the Colony was established. When the fishing junks are all gathered into the Aberdeen Harbour, say at China New Year or any other festival, there is a veritable "forest of masta" to be seen, whilst even at ordinary times the number of fishing boats of all kinds at anchor is no less remark able than trascens of animation made up, by the first of small craft continually moving to and fro between the shore and the shipping or acrass to the island of Little Hongkong,"

Fresh fish in great quantities are daily soa round to Hongkong, whilst a still greater amount is salied, ruied and dried for export to less favoured places in the East, and this traffic, though almost impossible of computation in vaine, most represent one of the most produc tiva of Hongkong exports,

As a collateral of the fishing, it is only natural that boat-building in various forme should take an important part is the industrial activities of the part on the Southern side of Hongkong Island. Both on the Aberdeen alde and on the opposite shore of "Little Hongkong" there are numerous establishments whore craft of all kinds are constructed, varying from sampans and slipper boats to junks of upwards of 1,020 picula' capacity. It is a notable fact, by the way, that within recent years-especially since the occurrence of the

DISASTROUS TYPHOON

bost-

masses of rage' are unloaded preparatory to treatment to the mill, one cannot help wondering where on earth they came from, for they include rampant specimens of clothing worn by every race under the suo et so it would appear at. first sight.

But soon a change comes ever, the scene. First of all the rage are bailed with chemicals; then are beaten to a hac fibre by boating machines; and lastly run into the paper-making machine, which rolls them out in continuous sheets, to be cut up and "finished" as required. This

PINISHING PROCESS includes quite a gradation of processes. First of all there comer the general overhauling of the issuing sheets. After the eradication of the bid sheets, the perfect article is packed into reams or bales as the case may be and in then ready for the market.

There is also a great deal of what is known in the trade as "broke that, is to say, broken paper, which product is specially treated and cut into convenient lengths and sizes.

Needless to remark, the machinery, all duplicated, employed in the factory is of the most modern and approved pattern, driven by powerful steam engines, and has been kept always at a bigh standard of efficiency us the paper-making craft, has advanced in Europe. The works are lighted by electricity, geoerated by the firm's own plant on the premixes. Over 1oo work- men in all are employed in the factory, which ruas night and day throughout the year with the exception of a 24-hours stoppage every Friday and one monik's cessation at China New Year for a thorough overhaul.

The products of the Aberdeen Paper Factory are exported not only to China and Japan but to every country in the world where Chinese emigrants fiod a home, and are famed in their place of manufacture no less than abroad for excellence of quality and texture,"

CANION DAY BY DAY,

- TRAMWAY FOR THE CITY, [From Our Own Correspondent.],

Canton, 28th February. Some time last year, when H. E. Chang Jen Chuo was Viceroy of the Liang Kwang provinces, the local gentry cubmitted to him a suggestion to the effect that the Canton city

E. A. SHAW, ... Bacteriologist,

TYTAM WATER V.FILTERED, Source of Sampla:-Takbo from Gauge Basin Albany Filter Bedr

Remarks: Unsatisfactory for drinking pur poses.

TYTAM WATER. '

.Source of Sample:-Taken from 'tap la Yard at No. Motor House Garden Rd.

Remarks:-A' satisfactory drinking water. Mr. A, Shelton Hooper minuted ¡Á¡ quite, aree the reservoir, should be covered, I advocated this months ago.

The Hon. R. G.The roofing in of this reservoir was recommended by Mr. Chadwick, I think The water seems works below thi pumping station than in the conduit or than above the station. Dow is this?

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Hon. D. P. W.;-The roofing, over' of this reservoir is naturally one of the improvements to the water supply that the Government con- templates. The filter beds have now been ex- tended and improved at a large cost and plans, etc., are in band for the roofing of the reservoir

QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

EVENING GLASSES the followicz Subjects will RE-OPEN on MONDAY, MARCH 7th- -ENGINEERING SECTION:

S

-Building Construction and Drawing.

Field Surveying.

Machine Drawing." Steam.

Mathematics..

Mechanici.

Physics.

COMMERCE SECTION:

English...

French.

Chinese (Cantonese Colloquial), Shorthand (lncluding Typówriting). Book-kacping.

SCIENCE SECTION:

(Theoretical.

Chemistry Practical.

Physics,

"TEACHERS' CLASS:

ex 3.5. Sidon, and from Bordeaux ex ss. Ver Beckmoss, la connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of 'Opium, and Valuables are being landed and stared at their riska inte the hazardous and or extra bazardous Godowni of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld, at.Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing. ..

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on - unless, Intimation is received from the Consignaal before 3 P.M. the 28th February, requesting it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remained unclaimed after the 7th March, at Noon, will be subject to. rent and landing cbargos.

All claims must be sent in to me on, or before the 8th March, or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on the 7th March, 1910, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

P: THOMAS, Agent.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1910.

[10

Pure Pork

AND

Beef Sausages

at 35 cents & 25 cents per -lb.

THE DAIRY FARM Co., LTD.

Hongkong, 13th Febmary, 1910.

ASAHI

BEER SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED

"

FROM ALL WINE DEALERS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

English, and Methods of Tasching, Students should attend at the Institute to be earulled on THURSDAY, March 3rd, or FRIDAY, March 4th, between 6 and 7 F.M.

Copies of the Prospectus and Entry Forms THE Undersigned have received instructions for intending Students may be obtained on application to the Undersigned.

E. RALPHS,

Director..

Hongkong. 1st March, 1970.

HONGKONG REGAITA."

fars

The following are the entries for the above regatta, which will take place on the sath inst.

1-Junior Fours!~

Carroll's crew. Barron' crew.

́s, Naval Gigs and Cutters:

Post Entries.. 3-Senior Pairs

Canton,

V. R. C.

Royal Yacht Club,

4-The Nathan Challenge Cup:

Volunteers.

Civil Service.

THE RIDNAPPING CURSE.

WHAT ARE THE AUTHORITIES пÑɑ? Despite the utmost rigidity exercised when dealing with the class of people who carry on a systematic traffic in children, the, crime of kidnapping seems to be on the increase day by day. From unimpeachable sources we learn that a few days ago an Indian child aged six years disappeared from the home of its parents and as it is feared that the child has fallen into the clutches of one of thean mer. citess and unscrupulous men, the parents are greatly agitated over their misionese. Besides the above incident, the news has been bruited about that not maný days ago, a Chi- nese infant was picked up on the roadway by a certain member of the nefarious gang; placed in a ricksha and taken on board a Chalon- bound steamer, doubtless to be sold in the neighbouring city. Probably the Police at the time of writing have brought the criminal to book but what has transpired to the first can, we have not the slightest motion. That such a state of affairs should exist to believe. in a British Colony is hard but the fact remains that the Police are apparently unable to cope with the evil, for what reasons it is not our province to inquire "The question which suggests itself is, therefore, "Do the Pol.co provido sufficient protection}" Eitherthe Police Forcels bopelessly inadequate or there is gross negligence of duty. We do not for a moment hold the latter view and |:19-Griffin Fours: this theory being eliminated; the root of the whole trouble is at once made apparent· is hardly fair for harsh critics to rent the air with c cries of "Where are the Police?", as the Force, handicapped as they are with insufficiency of men, have already

H.M.S. Bedford, H.M.S. Kent.

*s.-The Brown Challenge Cop

R. E.

Bufft.

CL

87th Co., R.G.A: (1). 67th Co. R.G.4. (1), -

6. - Officers' Gigs and Whalers:

Post Entries

7-Hongkong Challenge Cup:

Canton,

C. Y. C. 8-Men-of-War Cutters:

Post Eatrics.

10-Junior Pairs 1

Canton.. V.R.C. (+)—Carroll. V.R.G. (1) – Barzdy,

THE FAR EAST, AND THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

of 1906-lhe prices for junk and building have enhanced 'enormously, Ог course, the reason is not far to seek: For in former years of immunity from typhoonic diagnier the jack people had no difficulty whatever in getting security from the shore money-holders. Ust when the great blow occurred some four years ago the fishing fleet suffered tremendous damage-one might al most say adnikisation-with the result that the guarantors as well as those who had previously figured as junk-rwners lost heavily on their Investments; the security offered by fishing .crafı became depreciased; and in the result the in Capton, the city gates were closed far several | BURGLARY IN S. J. DAVID & Co. cil,' and as-casirmau of the China Association cost of production of new vesstin was increased days to prevent the matineers rushing the city by about 100 per cent. Whereas before that and the city wall was therefore considered by

lamentable events jusk of boo to you picole (less fittings) could be got from the builders for BRY S1 per pical tonnego, the same class of jank cannot sow be produced far less than $1,500 to $1,600,

But whilst the fishing, fish curing and boat-

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building industries have been in existence for untold generations, perhaps the most remark able industry in Aberdeen is in be found in the PAPER FACTORY, belonging to the Tal Shing Paper Manufactur *Ing Company. This enterprise ranks amonget the leading concerns fiosuced and managed by purely Chinees influences and reflects upon its founder, Mr Lau Yan Pau, the highest credit for the business acumeo and soundooss of Judgment, which are characteristics of bis

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wall should be demolished and a tramway. be worked wonders. We would venture to suggest built in its place for the convenience of the that the powers that be provide the proper residents, as well as to avoid traffic congestion, quota of men to each district in order to enable H.B. Chang was then greatly in favour of the them to effectually cope with an evil which suggestion and ha sccordingly memorialis threatens to assume serions proportions and ed, the Throne on the subject requesting | which if allowed to follow its own course must Imperial sanction to carry the scheme inte surely be a blot to the fair name of the Colony effect. On the occorrence of the recent riots

the officials as a strong defensive measure. Ata conference with his subordinates H. Ę. Viceroy Yuan trongly objected to the proposed removal of the city wall, so the tramway project bas been dropped. -

RIFLES MISSING,

H

DRAWERS BROKEN OPEN AND DIAMOND RING STOLEN,

Early in the morning of the 19th ultimo, the premises of Messrs, S. J. David and Company were entered by burglars, who made short work of a certain chest of drawers, in 'one of which a diamond ring and come other articles of

MR. GIRSHOM STEWART'S, ELECTION,

Mr. Gershom Stewart, whose business career in Hongkong and whose public services at a member of the Hongkong, Legislative Coun

of that Colony, hardly need to be recalled, has won the Wirral division of Cheshire for the Unionist canse, convening a Liberal majority of 1,701 into a Unionist majority of 1,447. Ha scared 10,309 voles against 8,861 cast for Mr.. E, Peter Jones (L.). After the counting of the votes at the Birkenhead Town Hall on 22nd

It is learnt that six hundred and twenty-four jewellery reposed. The articles, which belong. Mr. Stewart, proposing the vote of thanks

rifles, seventy-six ponies and a quanti'y of ammunition sia missing as a result of the recent riots and there is no means of tracing the lost

Arms and stores.

OFFICIAL SEALS.~~!~

The official seals in all yamess in the city of Cantos were za opened to-day for the transac top of public business after the China New Year holidays,

ANOTHER MEXTINO,

to the returning officer, said he hoped that

ed to one of the assistants, were placed in one his opposest, Mr. Jones, would be rewarded of the drawers,' which was fastened with a

with another sext in 'some other division patent Chubb lock and key, but the owner was before long. Addressing his supporters alter- surprised on opening the drawers the next morning to discover that the valuable articles warde, bo said he greatly appreciated the had disappeared. The victim of the burglary good followship displayed on both sides. notified the Police of betheft the same day. The 1t had been a strenuous fight, but it had latter have so far been unable to get at the been free from malice or bad blood, and he real thief but this morning Chan Yak Sing, the and his opponents would, he trusted, remain proprietor of the Kwan On pawnshop at 57, good friends. Although he had been slected An official despatch has been received by the Hollywood Road, appeated hafore the Magis af a Conservative he would now consider bim Viceroy from the officials of the Lo Ting pra trate for failing to detain the man who had self the representative of every man and wom fecture reporting that, on the 13th day of this presented the ring, as the latter said the ring in the constituency. Mr. Stewart has, of It is more than twenty years ago that Mr moon, the soldiers there, about two hundred lo belonged to him but was unable to placa any course, retired from business and is residing at Lao-first embraced the project for the establish amber, malinied, het no serious consequencesvalue on it, and so could seasonably have baan Whisholme, Hoylake, Cheshire.......... ment of a paper factory in Hongkong for the resulted. The mutineers are now at largo, suspected by the defendant, The case wai supply of a coperior class of paper to meet the | and steps have been taken for their arrest. remanded. demand emanating from China goporally and from 'avery country in which Chieste found a sett'ement. The result was that the factory became au fuit noo imp!! in 1901. The promo ter having looked around for a suitable site, fixed upon the one now occupied by the factory at Aberdosa village,

countryman

THE Japaness Conual at Harbia has protested against the action of the Russian police in hauling down the sign-hpard" over premises occupied by the Japanese agent of the Tobacco Monopoly Barsan, The agent is ening for compensation.

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

ON

SATURDAY AND Monday,

the 5th and 7th March, 1910, commencing each day at 2.30 F.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Read, corner of Ice Hours Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

JAPANESE

CURIOS,

COMPRISING !—

MAKUDZU VASES, BOWLS and PLATES, BRASS BUDDHAS, TEMPLE LAN- TERNS, KINKOSAN SATSUMA TEA and COFFEE SETS, VASES, BOWLS, SILVER and GOLD OLOISONNE VÁSES, IVORY CARVINGS, SILK-EMBROIDERED and CUT-VELVET SCREEN and WALL HANGINGS, DAMASOENE WARE, OLD JAPANESE CLOOKS, OLD LACQUERED and PORCELAIN WARE, GOLD HAND- PAINTED SCREEN, CARVED CHERRYWOOD DESKS, CHAIRS and STANDS;

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS:-As usual,--

ALSO

= JAPANESE POODLES.

Hongkong, 28th February, 1910.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

SALON-CINEMA THEATRE,

WYNDHAM (FLOWER) STREET, OPPOSITE GENERAL POST OFFICE.

FIRST APPEARANCE IN HONGKONG

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Mr. CARL WALLNER, Whistler and Comedian.

Miss ADA KING

AND

Miss RUBY OHRYSTAL

IN THEIR NEW REPERTOIRE.

EXCELLENT FILMS. ORCHESTRA IN ATTENDANCE, DAILY CHANGE

OF PROGRAMME, COMPLETE CHANGE TWICE A WEEK, MONDAY and FRIDAY, DAILY TWO PERFORMANCES. First commences: 6.30 half-price.

Becond commences. 9.15.

MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY 4 p.m. Half-price.

Hongkong, 19th February, 1910.

JAMES

BUCHANAN &

DISTILLERS

TO DEM AN, WING

THE POPULAR

15

SCOTCH BLACK&WHITE

WHISKY

HPH

IRL PAINT CF WALLA

THIS POPULAR

WHISKY

to be had from

ALL WINE

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MERCHANTS

and

DEALERS.

LONDON & GLASGOW Bole Agents-

Tum betrothal is announced by the Figaro of We updentand thata jank, loaded with 70 tons Wang Hung-yu, a Chipere attachó at the Bel- of Baten coal, which had arrived from Mualla, | gian Ministry of Finance, to Mlle. Louise came into collision with a launch in Yaumati | Kasoir daughter of a member of the adminis- Bay last sight,' as a result of which the Junk |trative burasu 'of Belgian national spcondary sank. No other particulars are at prosent schools. The marriage will be celebrated at Telephone 135- available:

H. PRICE & CO., LD.,

Lýth February, KOEN

WINE MERCHANTS,

12, Queen's Rowd.

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