Notices to Consignees.
NOTICE.
THE following packages have been lauded and stored at the risk and expense of the Consignees, who are requested to take immediate delivery,
Ex James Shepherd,
SD
A
in diamond 20 Bales.
W8
in diamond 269 packages.
TURNER & Co Hongkong, November 13, 1869
DUTCH BARQUE MARIA LOUISA,.
ANTOINETTE, BOM HAMBURG CONSIGNEES of Cargo by above-named
yesse] are requested to send in their Bills of fading to the Undarsigned for countersignature, and 1 to b take immediate delivery of their Goods,
Cargo impoding the discharge of the res- sel will be landed and stored at consigness
BOURJAU, LUBENER & Ö. Hongkong, August 30, 1869, 201 FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPOREONA (ZAR HP Steamer Hindostan" baving ar rived from the above Ports, Consig Hess of Cargo by her, are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods
Cargo impeding the discharge of the
For Sale.
Full Size BILLIARD TABLE
by Sherwood, Calcutta, with Marking Board, Ones, Rests, Balls, &c., &c., complete.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, November 3, 1869,
Ex 9. 8. UNITED SERVICE AND RIVER EDEN
For Sale.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FOR SALK, Under power contained in the Mortgage Deed),
situate in
New Advertisements.
FOR BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG,
· (Should sufficient inducement offer.)
The Russian steam-ship
SHAFTESBURY,"
JAMES AITEEN, Master, will be
LL those valuable Premises A Hongkong, abutting on Queen's Road in the body and partly on the Prays on The Notiformerly occupied by Hesar Smith, Kennedy & Co., and now in the othe 30th instant. bupation of Mesars. K. Schelha & Co. The Premises are built on Marine Let No. 101, and are held under Lease from the
PRINCE ALFRED'S BOUQUET, made Crown for 999 years, subject to a Crown
to our special order by Atkinson, Costume CRACKERS
Rose Water CRACKERS:- Shakespeare's COTTAGES, Lamplough's Pyretic SALINE Johnson's Soothing SYRUP. Winslow's Soothing, SYRUP. Infant's Feeding BOTTLES,
İler'a Seidletz POWDERS,
rent of £30 per annum. The Premises are and airy, and the ground compri- ses au arch of 14,400 square feet,
Also,
- despatobed as above on or about
For Freight or Passage, apply to
LANDSTBIN & Co. Hongkong Hongkong, November 18, 1869,
1030
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED
IN
· New Advertisements.
(No. 2012-NOVEMBER 18, 1969.
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY TAR GOVERNOR
AND.
LADY MACDONNELL
Mr. W. P. FLOYD PEGS to announce that he has Re-opened his PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY at the corner of Wyndham and Wellington Streets, where he solicits the inspection of his collection.
Life size Photographic Portraits in Water Colors or Oil
Hongkong, August 7, 1889.
CONSULAR NOTIFICATION.
LE Undersigned in pursuance of the Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking, on instructions of His Eroallency Her
NOTICE în hereby given, that in soup Those valuable Premjans adjoining the above on its Western boundary, formerly be anion with the requirements of Section 80 of "The Company's Ordinance the cocupation of the Asiano Bank, and 1865, an Extraordinary General MEET built on Inland Lot No. 514. These Pre-ING of the Shareholders will be held at mises are likewise held under a Crown the Offices of the Company, Club Chambers, Lease for 900 years, subject to a Crown D'Aguilar Street, Victoris, on WEDNES Hockin's, Dokid's, Watson's, and But rent of £24 10s. per annum, and the Lot DAY, the first clay of December, A. 1869, contains an area of 6,760 square feet at three o'clock in the afternoon, for the
The above valuable Property will be sold purpose of confirming ali by Public Auction in, Hongkong
or any special early day (of which due notice will be given), Meeting called for the purpose on the six-age of British interests at the Ports of on some Resolutions that may be passed at the Monday, the 14th June, 1869, took over unless previously disposed of by private teenth day of November instant..
Tsewanfu and Takow, and entered on his duties as Acting Consul For further particulars,
By order of the Board of Directors, Apply to
WM. M. COOPER G. N. MINTO, MESSBA. SMITH, ARCHER & Co...
Secretary HENRY C. CALDWELL, Esq.,
Apply Solicitor, Hongkong, 3rd August, 1869.
House's COCOA and MILK; Epps's COCOA; Sewaitrar's COCOATINA, Swiss MULK; French SWEETS and BON BONS.
Perfume Diffusing Steam ENGINES,
A. SEWATSON & CO., Hongkong Dispensary
CANTONA
vadel will be landed and stored at Consig-TO nees' risk and expense."
DAVID SASSOON, SUNS & Co.
1869. Hongkong, Ortahi ON ber 25,
BRITISH SHIP STAR OF THE NORTU, PRZED FROM LONDON
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above visel are hereby requested to send an thell Bills of Lading for countersignature
to the Underigned and tako immediate delivery of their Gooda. Plenty in tien
risk and expaue
BE SOLDA substantially built HOUSE on Shanieen,
For TERMA, apply to the present occupiers, Messrs Moun&o, October 25, 1860.
de25
FOR SALE,Owl Price $1. ALL ROOM GUIDE
Apply to Hongkong, November 11, 1889, 39
DE SOUZA & Co,.
JEDITI PEFOR SALE, DURA
7 Cargo impeding the discharge of the Yearold Large and Powerful GALVANIC will be landed and stored at Consignaes' A BATTERY, of 80 cells, upon the late Professor DANIE's plan. It will make strong electric Light Chemicals, dc, com- plate. Td be seen at the "Albion Hotel," Hongkong, October 20, 1869, 1977 if
BOURJAU, HUBENER & Co. Hongkong, Outober 18, 186945
ES
TREx Muria' Elizabeth,
29/38 TEN CASES MERCHANDIZE,
HIPPED by Mossis, GAMLANLET & CO. A and consigned to order, have bồện landed and stored for account and risk of the Consignees, and if not taken delivery of before 105 September, 1869, will be sold at publio auction to cover freight and expénekes.
MELCHERS & Co. Hongkong, August 23, 1869.
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ZA, NOTICE. **HR following" "cangs have been landed and stored at the risk and expense of the Consignees, who are requested to take Immediate delivery.
Vie A C
En Hoogly, 23rd Algust, 1909] | ̈
1 Fortmantean.
O BERTRAND, faktorinoipul Agent. Hongkong, Cotobar 19, 1869.
#rodz
Notices of Firms. MR. PAUL: GERHARD HUBBE, and Mr MALA GUZZow have been author ized to sign our firm here and in Obina from this date.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, November 1, 1809. jan1
NOTICE.
R. THOMAR H: DE SEye in adritted aculer in our firm from the 1st of October 1809, sit ne
FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, October 22, 1860.
B. E. Q. Low is authorised to sign the
'nams of our Mirm in China.
AUGUSTINE HRARD & 00,
Hongkong, Obtdber 20, 1889.
NOTIOR
no20
R. FRITZ RAPP, has been duly author Procuration
Mvised to sign our Firms per
from this date, dupa
F. BLACKHEAD & Co. Hongkong, June 15, 1869, :. ::.-
NOTICE
Who sign our Firm from this dates
JE have authorized Mr CLAUS BODDE
CASH DREYER & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1888,
NOTICE,
THE Business, of, KINNEAR & Co., Fou- chow will be carried on from and
FOR SALE,
contract.
02
Houses and Lands."
TASY ATO LET.
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Hongkong, November 8, 1889. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
SECURITY
BRITISH CONSULATE
Taewanfu, June 15, 1869.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
THE
香港大藥房 Established 1841.
Should be the First Consideration in
Insurance TransactionOS MAME Į | FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
NR FLOOR of 4 hours in Queen's THE Directors of the Royal rum
Rod, a
Company have the pleasure of supply- ing the following information to the public, as evidence of the ample security they afford to their Assurers
THE CAPITAL
ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, March 28, 1800, ma
LIGHTERAGE AND STORAGE, HE Undersigned will undertake to land of the Company, available for the purpose Cotton, Rice, Coals, and other Mer- of meeting any unusual calamity happening ghandise, in theirown Boats, and to receive to the Assured, ia
samo op 1RAGE in First-clas Grawo MILLIONS inte godowne, on Moderate Terms
ROB. 8. WALKER à Col Bongbong, March 4, 1868.
A TO LEERALN ITH immediate possession, the House
lately cocupied by Messrs A. WILKINSON de
STERLING.
The amount actually paid up is £288, 405, This, with the Accumulated Fonds, lu Hand, makes the invested resources of the Company spwards of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POurns, which
OALS suitable for Household purposes. and Offices, No. 4, Gough Street, amount is invested as followe
ROBERT S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, November 9, 1869,
FOR SPORTSMEN.. HE Undersigned he received an
assortment of an
Breechloading FOWLING PIECES. AMMUNITION and REQUISITES for Bame, Es
CARTRIDGES, 16 and 12 gauge, and CARTRIDGE CLOSERS, of Metal and Wood, 15 12
OAPS for recapping aate, mil CARTRIDGES, GARNIER, & GAME.
BAGS
POWDER FLASKS and Shot Pouches Double Strap Shot POUCHES, SLINGS and Pouch SLINGS.
Elley's Green patent Wire CARTRID GES of most useful sites..
Elley's superior Elastic Concayed Folt WADDING, etc, et, of most useful sizes.
Also,
For Ladies and Gentlemen, Plesaure Saloon RIFLES & PISTOLS AMMUNITION for same,id=h. And offer the above on reasonable terms,
W SCHMIDT & Oo.,"
A Gunmakers. Queen's Road Central, 04, Hongkong, October 10, 1889
FOR SALE.
#
Ex Chetah, British Empire, Invincible And Others. AT MOUERATE PRICES. NEW INVOICES OF CHAMPAGNES, oto, ela, eta,
& Co.'s Dry MONOPOLE, EIDSIFOR
Hin quarts, and piots, first class Dry
Wine
Wine.
Perrier, Joust & Co.'s Pals (REAM- ING, in quarts and pints, first class Dry De St. Marceaux & Co.'s CARTE BLANGHE SEC, in quarts and pints, first olass Dry Wine.
Ruinerd Père & File Carte BLANOHE, in quarte and pluts,
EUGENE ÜLIQUOT, in quarts, pinta and half-pitita, A
DAY MOUSSEUX, in quarts and
COLLINS, in pints... White & Co.'s Pale Dry SHERRY, white
Duff Gordon's Pale Dry SHERRY, white Boal (very dry),
this date under the style and firm of seale
KINNEAR, LARKEN & Co. the partiers
being Mr. WinLYAM BALFOUS KINKEA and, pe
TROKAN LAN-
"CASTRE HÄRKEN
...” WILLIAM BALFOUR RINNEAR. Fooollow, May 1, 1869.99
Duff Gordon's Pale Dry SHERRY, yellow seal.
Duff Gordon's Pole Dry SHERRY, tf. red scale and bottle.
in wood BAGS BARCLAY PERKINS & Co., in logaheads. Guiness' extru. DUBLIN STOUT, by ME, & T. Burke, in quarts and pints
LOTGEVAINOTICE. JY HAVE this day established myself as u
PODLAGOON
·JUSTER and GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, said the rate C, LANGDON DAVIES.
- Hongkong, July 1-1868
NOTICE:
gen
THE interest and responsibility of the late Mr. HENRY DAVIES MARGERSON
GINGER BRANDY, GINGER WINE, ORANGE BITTERSHARDWO
in our Firm consed on the 80th June last; and Mr MozTimer hyllyn MURRAY Was..... -adlåitted a partner therein on 1st July,
MARGESSON & CO. Hongkong, August 2, 1869,
For Sale.
| ILLUMINATION!! For sale cheap
boxes Da Boubais best 500 Stearine CANDLES, in lots to suit/purchasers. At
LAMMERT ATKINSON & Co. Hongkong, October 22, 1868.
Just landed and for sale ***** Small Invoice of Kerosine OIL
LAMMERT ATKINSON & Co. Hongkong, October 22, 1869.
HOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS of
ra Pekin and its surroundings.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, November 3, 1869
፡፡፡
Colored and
6.W. BAKER & Oo,
EX MAIU STEAMER. RENCH KID
White,
gkong, September 24, 1869,
Kinshan's LL WHISKEY, in ginas, - - Old Scotch Telay WHISKEY, in glass, Hennessy BLANDY, sell Kame Swaine & Board's OLD TOM. THUFFLES, in and tins, --- TRUFFLED PATER, in and tins. Patent GELATINE LOAF SUGAR.
Bonneaux: FRUITS, in Juice and
TeyssonDeaux JAMS and JELLIES, ?. Crosse & Blackwell's OLLMAN STORES, comprising every requisite for Families and
Мелков
Compton's HAMS, CHEESE, and Break- fest BACON, in tins,
Proporvid MEATS, in 11b, 2th, 416. Bib, tas
SOUPS, FISH, GAME and VEGËT- ABLES, of every dosription.
Yellow Split PEAS, Regulation LIME JUICE BLACKLEAD, PLUMBAGO, PUMICE-STONE, etc. etc.
LAMMERT, ATKINSON & Co. Hongkong, Angust 30, 1980,
ti
Apply to
A GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 0. Hongkong, October 14, 1868.
TO LET
(With immediate possession. ). EVERAL Strong New GODOWNS, very conveniently attuated on Marina Lot No, 63, between Alesse JOAN BORD & Co.'s premises and Mesara GIDB, LIVINGSTON & Co.'s Wharf.
For Particulars, apply to
·A. MOLEOD, At Messro Gibb, Livingston of Cp.'s Hongkong, April 26, 1889,
TO LET
With Immediate Possession.. BUNGALOW at Pokefolum.
Apply to
tł
LANE ORAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, September 1, 1869.
TO-LET. Font With Immediate Possession, *
THE. Upper Sad Lower part of the HOUSE on PEDDER'S WHARE, lately accupied by
THOS HUNT &Co. Hongkong, July 16: 1869.
THA
· FOR SALE. OR TO LET, HAT desirable Residence No. 17 Caine food, consisting of DWELLING for 4 Horses attached, lately occupied by HOUSE, with Que Boussa and Stabling
the Horblo. W. H. RENNI
and is in thorough repair.
The House has been recently redecorated
Apply to
JOHN GERRARD. Hongkong, August 10, 1800.
A
pa
tf
CLUB CHAMBERS, D'AGUILAR
STREET, AT, FDW Sets of these desirable ORAM- Ruka are now vacant, and can be had reasonable terms. Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co Hongkong, February 5, 1869,
TO LET. 10.4 Pechits Terrace, Elgin Street.
Apply to
With Immediate Possession.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, September 29, 1869.
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TO LET
From the 1st December next. BB Eligible Residence situated above Bonham lead, recently in the odou pation of M. BobsAN, Esq. For Partisulars, apply to
RORS WALKER & 06. Hongkong, October 9, 1609,
FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET. TU. 1 Pechile Terrace, ELGIN STELET, nestly furnished with good English- made FURNITURE, with possession from 1st November.
to Apply
Hongkong,
LANE, ORAWFORD & Co.
October 1, 1869, TO BE LOT. WITH Possession from the 1st October No. Gough Street, at present occupied next, the HOUSE AND OFFICE by Moser KitoRNER BOBRE & Co.
Apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong, June 30, 1869.
tfi
NOTICE.
IN THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS LAPRATE, Deceased PROBATE of the last Will and Teste ment of DovoLAN LAPRAK, formerly of Hongkong and lately of Acton, deceased, having been granted to the Undersigned, one of the Executors in the said Will named, FURNITURE DAMASK GIMP and All persons Indebted to the said Estate LOOPE, Embroidered OLUTH, Vakare hereby required to pay the amount of
BX 8. S. DIOMED,” HE
Invested Funds of the Royal Insurance Company, 30th June, 1809. Real Property owned by
the Company
£218,671. 11 5 Mortgages on Freehold
33,500 0 0
Property £30,000 Reduced S per
cent. Consola India Government 5 per
AA. 8. WATSON & Co.,
By appointment
TO THE GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD. N. BThe Hongkong Dispensary is known to Chinese Servants as the "Hong. kong ti-yuk-fong,"
DR. VARNUM D. COLLINS, FOLDING & Diploma from the Philadel
practice of his profession at Hongkong
phis Dental College, resumes the Ufice and Residence, 50, Wyndham breet; but patients visited at their homes if de- sired.
All diseases of the teeth treated, and artifical work inserted on gold, silver, valcanite and Allen's continuone gum.
Hongkong, June 14, 1869. PRIVATE BOARDING ESTABLISH MENT
29, Hollywood Road, **: (FORMERLY THE SPANISH CONSULATE.)
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UNDER DESPATCH. For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow --Fer Azof, on Saturday, the 20th instant, až
noon..
For Bangkok.-Per Albert Fictor, on Ba turday, the 20th Instant
CARGOES.
From the Canton Customs Daily Returna) Summary of Imports and Esporte paned at the Canton Custen House, by the Native Craft, during the week ended 140 November.
Imported from Hongkong:-
1422 bags and 507 picola Alam, 1009 bags Betelnuta.
28 packages Cardamomis.
110 bags Chaff.
152 bags Coke.
301 balss Cotton, ·
76 bundles Cotton Thread..
30 cases Cutch.
41 packagee Cuttle Fish. 1047 Black and Red Dates.
bags
263 baskets Salted and Dried Fish
1080 bags Flour.
48 bags Felta.
76 packages Fruits.
154 cases Window Glass, 116 packages Glass-waro. 6334 Bottles
40
packages Glue,
870 pieces Butthloe Bides
661 pieces Buffaloe Horns.
No: 2012-
TO CORRI
Cher columns are address the public of we do not hold our
opinions of our corr
All communicatio must be accompani aointer, not necessar a quarantee of gend
THE CE
HONGKONG, THVE
STUDY OF TH GI
Ir is not ofter t compelled to dissen our contemporary preme Court and C is particularly we
subjects relating to in a recent nuinber
amount of Chinese terpreter should “L appears to us so s nients, as well as ad language itself, th from stating our The article to whic "a certain amount sary for some pe
valuable to every
51 bales Dried Flowers.
164
picula Logs of Wood.
295
packages Uld Coppar.
52
880 piga Load.
packages Vollow Metal Sheathing.
China Upon this
Official interpreters to read despatches
78 Easks Quicksilver.
50 cases Tin Plates
1088 bundles and 2174 pieces Iron Rods,
Bare, Hoops and Sheets.
162 packages Iron-ware.
100
The picals Margrove Fark.
$15 packages Medicine.
and 6414 picuis Passe
1818
60 bsaketa Persimmons,
66
bales
70 Pig
Pepper.
154 Planks.
48
packages Provisions (salted) 54 bates Quartz..
.754 piouls Rattans.
1948 bage Rice.
54 packages Samshoo.
1640 pieces Sandalwood.
484 bags and 1002 piouls Sapanood
70 packages Sex Blubber.
118 pieces Sea Shell,
290 packages Sex Weed.
70 bales Stock Fish,
81 packages Tobacco,
BG bales Vermicelli,
63 pieces Wood-ware,
691 packages Sundries.
jab
Experted to Hongkong-
THIS House commande a good view of the whole harbour, and is comfortably fitted with every convenience for the ac 1.3commodation of visitors and residents.
Private dinners supplied.
CL VOLOKMAN, Proprietor. Hongkong, October 5, 1869. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
28,085
100,000 0.0
59,080 17 7
cent. Debenturea English Railway Debeu
ture Bondaralt First-clues English Rail- way Preference and Guaranteed Stocks 855,476 11 11 Loand to Local Authori
ties of various towns in
Great Britain, whohave,
obtained the sanction
of the Secretary of State to borrow, the amounts
Bonds of the
Mergey
Decks and Harbour
THE Market Circulars, prepared by the CHAMBER, will in future be issued late on the afternoon of this day preceding the departures of the fortnightly P. & 0. Mail Steamers. Subscribers are requested 146,660 12 6 to send for their copies between the hours
of 4 P.M. and midnight.
J. W. WOOD,
Secretary.
Board
42,341 14 0.
Bonde of the British and
#TA
WAY
Irish Magnetic Tals graph Co. Bouds of the Liverpool
Corporation United States Govern
ment Stocks. Canada Bouds and Cana
da Dominion Stock ..! Short Loans on first-class English Dividend pay ing Stocks with mar gina, from 20 to 60 per cont, on market values Loans on Security of Life
Policies
The above is a complete list of the Inventments of the Company at the date specified, in addition to which the funds are still further increased, by amounts constantly vary- ing, at different periods,
in the hands of the Bank
ers and Compy's gants. At Slas December, 1868,
10,000 0 0
5,160 0 0
101,330 7 10
31,108 11 6
Club Chambers, Hongkong, July 20, 1869,
SAYLE & Co., VICTORIA EXCHANGE, BONG KONG.
" HAVE RECEIVED EX MAIL, STEAMER,
A
Large assortment of MILLINERY,
BONNETS, and HATS, of the
477,193 0 0 latest fashions.
63,938 8 5 A Choice assortment of SILK, MUS LIN, and GRENADINE, for Evening £1,672,356 16 11 West,
these stood at..... £168,089 2 0
For the satisfaction of the Public, the whole of the Securities belonging to the Company are annually submitted to the careful scrutiny of two independent Audi- tors, and the following is an Extract from their Report to the last Annual Meeting:
Audited-every Document, avery Account, The whole of your Books have been
every Voucher, your Bank book, and avery Security all have beon most carefully kept, and there is not one doubtful Security in the whole;"
THE ACCUMULATIONS, OF THE LIFE DEPARTMENT, After payment of Losses, Annuities, and Expenses of every description, have been as follows:- Fands in Hand at the last
Quinquennial Valia tion, 31st Deo., 1864, Added to 31st Dec, 1863, 1866,
}
£621,494 16 6 108,146 7 8
124,165 7 5
11
}}
1887, 1868,
128,593 6 10 144,945 12 2
Total Accumulation of the Life Department on, 31st December, 1808; exclusive of Sharehold ers' Capital,
$1,12,776 8 1 The Directors also think it desirable to state the business of the Royal has never teen amalgamated with that of any other Company, and that the Liability of Share holders so unlimited, Jan Tur
ROB, S. WALKER & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, November 6, 1889,
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
A line assortment of new French FLOW- ERS, HEAD-DRESSES and FEATHERS.
A large assortment of new TKMI- MINGS and FRINGES in all colors.
Ladies' and Gentleman's Kid GLOVES, in white sad colors, all sizes,
Gentlemen's Drab Shell and Felt HATE
Blue and Green GOSSAMERS, to BRANUH ESTABLISHMENT,
20, Foochow Road, Shanghai. Hongkong, February 5, 1868.
LATEST SHIPPING.
CLEARED, S Cludevate, for Saigon, Colima, for Yokohama, Georges, for Yokohama Young, Greek, for Bangkok, Hongkong, for Bangkok,
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. MAILS WILL CLOSE
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOODHOW.
Per "420" on Saturday, the 20th-
instant, at 12.80 P.M.
For BANGKOK-
Per ALBERT VICTOR, on Saturday,
the 20th Instant, at 9:30 a. m..
94 packages and 660 pisces Bamboo-
ware.
45 packages Brass wars,
36 packages Cassis Twigu 31 bales Prepared Chalk.
132 packages Charcoal.
127
Jackages China wars. 210
pieces Earthenware, 4500 bundles Firewood.
426 paukages Flour. 103 packages Fruits. 138 pieces Furniture.
54 bales Garlie.
155 baskots Ginger,
160 packages Gunny baga.
99 cazes Indigo.
62 packages and 173 places Iron Wize.
985 Joga Sticks.
Cason
27% casea Liobees.
240 bundles Marble Slabs.
56 rolls Matting.
8242 bundles Mats,
151 packages Medicine.
80 packages salted Olives. 134 packages Paper. 11,287 ju
Pickles.
543 pieces and 50 bandles Planku 171 cases and 25 baskets Preserves 980 casos and 208 jara Samshoo. 23,268 jars, 265 boxes and 160 pkgs. Tra
1604 baga Sugar
45 bales Tea Stalk..
268 packages Tobacco.
150 jars Vinegar,
86 packages Vegetables.
41 packages Wine Sediment.
285 pieces and 87 packages Woodware,
W
cases Starch.
ses Silk Piece Goods.
27 08888
20 as Say..
14 cases
20 cases
10
Cotton Umbrellas
Kittysols.
10 packages Red and White Lead,
1400 Wooden Boxes.
60 jars Cakes,
60 cases Fire Crackers, 625 packages Sundries
QUOTATIONS.
BONGKONG, 16th November, 1889: ' OPIUM-Patna, New,... $535
OLL.... Benares, New,
Malwa,... Persian,
550, now,
518
Oldy
645
***
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18 a 234
CALOETTA,
Exchange.
15 a
COTTON.-BOMBAY,
Bank, 6 months' sight, Credits, 6
On
Calcutta, 3 days
sight, Re Bombay, 3 days' night, Ra. It is hereby notified, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDon- Bar Silver, 17 dwts, B.,
"Shanghae, 3 daya sight, Bank, Tis. 761 Bell, that henceforward, the rates of Pos Speee,
tage chargeable on Packets of Printed sex ggg touch, from Hongkong to the United Kingdom Gold Bar...... Papers or Patterns of light weight sent Gold when forwarded via Southamptom, will be English Sovereigns, as follows!
Australian Sovereigns, Discount, cents. Gas Company Shares,
BL. Wapon Duck, Old, H. & 8. Bank Shares, Old,
Do. do.
New, Union Dock....
For a Packet not exceeding ene
ounes in weight,
For & Packet above one and
not exceeding two ounces. 4 dents. and of double these rates when forwarded Stw.vis Marseilles.
vat PILE, Printed and other TABLE their delis forthwith. Persons having THE Undersigned bave removed thair COVERS, Table CLOTHS an NAPKINS, Clans against the Extate are hereby re
AUCTION SALES DEPARTMENTS
all sizea SHEETINGS, Navy Blue Broad quired to send in particolars of their aims to the Premises lately oeotipied by Meurs CLOTH, SIR UMBRELLAS, Blue and to the Undersigned, at the Office of Measts BAT & Co., Queen's Road Central Black Glace SILKS, Book MUSLINS, DOUGLAS LAFAIK & Co., or to Hany C. Wool WORK, Laon 000DS, Dreading Okuwet Esquire, Solicitor, on or before fally covered by Fire Tastiranes, for which Goods received for Auction Salas will be CASES and BAGS, BALL CARDS and the 31st day of January 1870, after which no extra charge is inade, PENCILS; Rose WATER CRACKERS, date no Claims will be received or admitted. STORAGE to be had on very moderate Dated Hongkong, 9th day of July, 1889.
Term. S. W. BAKER & Co.
RE. BAKER
LAMMEET, ATKINSON & Co, Hongkong, September 9, 1889.
Beactor,
Hongkong, July 28, 1889,
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Packets
of greater weight that two obinces will remain subject to the same rates as are now chargeable, viz. :
8 cents for every four ounces when for warded via Southampton, and 15 cents for every fout ounces when for- tarded, vit Marseilles, Circulars, Frive Lists, Market Heports and This alteration will apply to Fristed all pricled papers other than Newspapers as well as to Becks and Trade patterns or sample
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
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