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November 23, 1901.)
PART SECOND,
Piano Solo..." Caprice Espagnole ”.....Moszkovski.
Luigi Arditi.
Mr. E. Danenberg. L'Estasia Valse... "Brilliante"
Song.....
Madame Aunes Freed.
"The Bandolero
Solo..
Mr. W. H. Lewis,
"Matinata
Leslie Stuart.
Tosti.
Mrs. A. R. Fullerton.
Mr. L. GRAÇA.
Violin Solo...... “Wedding March ”.
Solo .........
Bach-Gounod.
"Ave Maria". Madame AGNES FREED, Violin Obligato–Mr. L. R. Ruchwaldy.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
ADDITIONAL HONOURS FOR LI HUNG-CHANG.
An Imperial Decree of the 13th inst. runs as follows, the translation being taken from our contemporary the N.-C. Daily News:-
A Decree expressing deep regret at the demise of the late Viceroy Li Hung-chang, and order Wagner.ing that, in addition to the posthumous honours already granted him in a previous decree, the Board of Revenue shall give an additional grant of Tls. 5,000 for funeral expenses; that all black marks against the deceased statesman's names in the officials records be erased; that his military and civil services be compiled by the Historiographer and entered in the dynastic history; that special memorial temples be built in his honour in the various provinces where he served; and that the local authorities an route shall observe due care in transporting the re-
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MAITLAND.
At the close of the play in the Hongkong v. Shangbai cricket match on the 18th inst., an interesting ceremony took place on the Cricket
Ground.
had assembled
Mr. T. SERCOMBE SMITH, addressing a large number of the cricketers and spectators who in front of the scoring pavilion, said that the very pleasant duty devolved upon him to hand over to Mr. Maitland a small present, subscribed for by some of the members of the Club, on the occasion of his approaching marriage. Some of them, Mr. Smith remarked, had made runs with Mr. Maitland; some had been knocked about when he made runs against them. It was a number of years since Mr. Maitland had joined the club, and during the whole of that time he had supported it in the most powerful manner. He was a powerful hitter. To-morrow, Mr. Maitland would have the good fortune to be married, and a few of them had felt that they could not allow such an occasion as this to pass without expressing their gratification that such was the case and their best wishes that his married life might be exceedingly happy they fell that the married life of a good cricketer deserved to be so. (Applause.) On behalf therefore of a few of Mr. Maitland's oldest friends, he had great pleasure in asking him to accept two silver bowls as a small token of their admiration for the way in which he had played cricket and supported crio. ket. They only regretted that his form had not been so good this year. Perhaps there 'were reasons for that-laughter)-bnt Mr. Maitland had been very nearly in the running for the XI. Though not playing in these matches, they hoped that when he was married
mains of the late statesman when on the road
from Peking to Hofei, Anhwei province, the natire city of the deceased. With regard to the rewards to be bestowed upon Li Hung chang's sons and grandson in recognition of his eminent services, the following are granted:- Li Ching-she, the eldest son, a second-class secretary of the Board of Punishments, is made Metropolitan official of the 4th grade: Li a Marquis of the 1st Class and an expectant Ching-mei, the second son, a second-class secretary of the Board of Works, is appointed an expectant Metropolitan official of the 5th grade; an expectant Li Ching-fang, adopted son, Taotai, is to be given immediate preferment as Taotai on completion of mourning. Finally, the eldest grandson, Li Kuo-chieh, is appointed a first-class secretary of a Board: Li Kuo-shou and Li Kuo-hsu, two other grandsons, are to be made second-class secretaries of Boards; and Kuo-tao, are given the literary grade of Master two more grandsons, Li Kuo-hsiang aud Li of Arts, with permission to compete at the next Triennial examinations for the Doctor degree,
MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
Macao, 16th November, THE BALE OF BOA VISTA HOTEL.
Vista Hotel are about to be completed pending
Now that the deeds of assignment of the Boa! the redemption of a mortgage of $15,000 held on the property by the Hongkong, Canton
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the Directors of the Sauta Casa da Misericordia. Ultimately it transpired that on the very day following the decision of the Council above referred to, the Provedor if the Santa Casa (Sr. P. Nolasco da Silva) with commendable promp- titude secured this fine proporty for his cor- poration.
It has long been known that, following the first outbreak of plague in epidemie form in Macao, the Principalivil Medical Officer had urged upon the Santa Casa the desirability of building a new hospital in place of the San Rafael under the charge of that benevolent institution, and Dr. J. Gomes da Silva recom- mended that, as soon as the opportunity offered itself, the site to be selected shoul for pre- ference be on some eminence of one or other of th many hills overlooking the sea. It is fur- ther known that Dr. Gomes da Silva's recom.. mendation was never lost sight of, but the pro- hibitive cost demanded for the preparation of a site not far removed from the military hospital of San Jannario rendered expedient the putting off of the scheme to a more opportune moment. This now presented itself, and the wisdom of the adoption of Dr. Gomes da Silva's profes
good judgment of the Board of Directors of the Santa Casa in availing themselves of so favour. and handsomest building in the Colony on one able a chance for possessing by far the largest of its very best si es.
sional view must have commended itself to the
It has been learnt that the wing now taken up with the business of the hotel proper will be reserved for the purposes of a Sanatorium pen to rusi-nts and visitors alike. The rates to be charged will be fixed at a mininum, so as to enable the Santa Casa to make the institution self-supporting. It is not the purpose of the
Directorate to run it on the lines of a business
undertaking. Philanthropy will be its guiding assistance and under of the advice of the principle. Every effort will be made, with the Principal Civil Melical Officer, to render the Sanatorium one perfectly consonant with the most modern principles of hygiene. No reasonable expense will be spared to provide the fixtures and appointments and to maintain them in a style in keeping with a sanatorium of the first order. The details of the scheme will be made public as soon as it has been drawn up and approved.
IMPROVEMENTS FOR MACAO,
he would have a very long innings and a very and Macao Steamboat Co., L., it may be useful necessity for the cancellation of the squatters
merry one. (Applause.)
A short time back
Mr. MAITLAND having accepted the present to record here a summary of the negotiations (a pair of handsome filigree bowls handsomely which have led to the sale. mounted) thanked the subscribers sincerely for the French Consul in Canton, acting on it and Mr. Smith for the kind words which he instructions received from his government, had spoken. He thanked them from the very made a proposal to Capt W. E. Clarke of the bottom of his heart for their expression of goods. lleungshan, the late proprietor of the Hotel, feeling and would always prize it very much for its purchase. The sum of $80,0 0 was named as the price at which the owner would indeed. During the 15 years he had been con-
It should be stated nected with the Club it had given him the part with the property. greatest possible pleasure to support it. He that the law in operation in the Colony to leasehold estate specifically had certainly been disappointed in that he had relating not been included in the XI, but perhaps on his provides that no property shall be “alienatel to the representatives of any foreign Power present form he could not have expected to
or to any corporate body without the sanc- get in. The future Mrs. Maitland had been so
tion of the local Govenment having disgusted at this that she was very near break- ing off the engagement. (Laughter and been first obtained. It was in conformity with the provisions of this law that the impending applause.) She took a very deep interest in cricket, and he hoped that in future he would alienation was formally brought to the notice be able to continue the game. They all knew of H.E. Senhor Horta e Costa, the present Governor. While the matter was receiving that when a man got married he was expected to give up some of his bachelor habits, but he the consideration of His Excellency in Council, it appeared that the French representative was did not see why a married man should give up his cricket. (Applause) Whether as a playing content to let the negotiations remain in or a non-playing member, it would always be his abeyance. Soon after, however, it was revived great pleasure to support the Club in every by the appearance of Dr. Toulon of the French possible way. He again thanked them all most Navy, in the Colony, who now made the offer in lieu of that originally brought forward by heartily for their kindness.
his Consul at Canton. It was an open secret that in his mission, this gentleman carried. with him the official instructions of M. Donmer, the Governor-General of Indo-China.
The ceremony was concluded with "Three and the cheers. for Mr. and Mrs. Maitland singing of "For he's a jolly good fellow.”
A Paris paper states that M. Feiller has obtained the authorisation to recruit a number of evolies in Indo-China for New Caledonia. Each steamer leaving Saigon with a cargo of rice, for Noumea (there is only one or two every year), will embark from 100 to 120 emigrants. The recruiting agent selected by the authorities in Indo-China will be paid by New Caledonia,
Meanwhile, as already announced in your columns, the Governor in Council resolved that the property should be expropriated, and the Administrador do Conselho was having the neces sary deeds in course of preparation to give efect to the Order in Council when it became known that a new feature in the negotiations had de- veloped and had almost reached its final stage in a proposed purchase of the building and site by
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With a view further to improve the neigh- bourhood, it is presumed that the Government will at an early date take into consideration the
holdings and
them for dispossession. compensate When this is done, the existing shanties, obnoxious piggeries, and small firecracker factories skirting the hills above the site popularly known as " Tanque Mainato
on the beach in Bishop Bay will be swept away and a fine district opened up for residential buildings. It remains to be seen to what extent local enterprise will second the action of the Govern ment. If it be not lacking, the sites where now stand squatters' hovels should be studded over with cottages and little garden annexes that should lend beauty to a spot whos, very name implies picturesqueness.
Macao, 17th November.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Since writing the above the Official Bulletin dated yesterday has been issued. In it appears proclamation No. 94 dated the 12th instant. It is notified that. for public purposes, the Executive Council have unanimously resolved that the district comprised within the steep southwards from Penha to the sen and the Barra Fort shall be resumed by Government forthwith, and that it is the intention of Government, as soon as the resumption is com- plated to reclaim the foreshore seawards so as to connect the extreme end of Praya Grande (Chunambeiro) at the base of the dismantled Bomparto Fort with the Barra Fort by a con- Within the resumed area tinuous roadway.
stnated the fine summerhouse "Santa -a familiar landmark purchased Sancha
Co. a few by Messrs. Herbert Dent & years ago. The tumbled-down picnic-honse of Maria Filippa, the cracker-factories of Cheong Chong, Iu-cat-san and Leong Fong are also to be expropriated. The power under which this measure will be carried out is Section 2 of the Act promulgated on the 3rd July, 1864.
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