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937
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811
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SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
746
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UE General Anu MEETING will Eke place at Hongkong, on the 31st MAY, 1890, at the REGISTERED OFFICE in Victoris Boilinge, at Noon, 12 Cluer.
ORDER OF THE DAY:
Report presented by the Board of Directors. Report of the Commissioners. Approval of Accounts, Election of Dir
Directora
Blention of Connaissioner
Marille, Messrs F: Basturiche (Chiot of
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2 children, Mes P. M. Gomez and child, Mrs Mercedes do Pastor, Capt. H. F. Bawking, R., Mosers Ho To Kooand Lock Lin Chis. From Shanglini: for Saigon, Mr L. Scetti; for.Singapore. Mr Grünberg for. Batavia, Mr de Chaulnes; for Marselles, Mr and Mrs Vanillemont, Mrs and Miss. Branat, Birs Ahrung, Miss Burroughs, Mesuralväritt, Hamilton, Taubign, Brown field and Ferguson,
For Bendars, for Saigon, 12 Chinese. Per Cras, for Atmay, 12 Chinese.
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SIMPPING REPORTS. /*! the Meeting, shall have to deposit them at the Company's Office not later than FIFTEEN The British steamer. Monmouthshire re- ways be re the Meeting, and will receivo ports: Left Singapore April 23rd & pm., in Exchango card of admission.)
had light variable winds, calms and fine weather to 17' North; thence to port, light By Order of the Board of Directors,
N., and Enal winds, and fine weather. E. GEORG,
The American stateer City of Peking re- Secretary. ports: Left San Francisco April 6th, 3.50 Hongkong, April 30, 7890.
809 1.m., Ind moderate Westerly winds the first 5 days, then for 6 days moderate strong wind, backing from 9.E. to N.N.E., with DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA,
rough su, isly and overcast weather, LIMITED,
The last day's lead variable winds from Spath and S. W, with rough sea. Arrived UHEMISTS.
at Yokohama on the 22nd at 9.20 p.m. passage time 10 days, 6 hours
G hours, 39 minutes her best trip to the Westward by 12 hours and 36 minutes. Sailed from Yokoham April 24th, 4.21-an, the thes SW gale with rough rea, in souther through the Van Dieman Suits; thence cal weather and dense fog to the Brothers, remainder fine weather. Arrived Hong-
AERATED WATERS. UR Plant comprises the latest improve. menja, and is one of the most oc- plete and officiont ever shipped from England.
The Purity of the water is certified by kong April 30th, 5.46 am. Beating ar best time to Bunghong by 16 hours, 38 analysis.
minntes.
The construction of the machinery and The British steamer Lenno reports: system of manufacture in force ensuresUnd light variable winde and fine weather, eleanliness and absence of all contamination in the fished waters
The quality of the Soda Water is equal to that of the best English makers.
The Japanese steamer Surachi Murus re- ports: tad light S. W. winds to Pulo Obi; thence to Hongkong, light to moderate Easterly vindo, and fine weather through out.
The Chinese steamer Kwong Lee reports: Had light Soutlierly winds, and flue clear weather, from Shanghai to Heishans. From Heisliaus to Lumusoke, had light, varjable airs, and dense fog. From Lammocks to had light N. W. winds, and fine hazy
Tho Flavour of the agroped watera is -equal to any prod need in England or abroad, Boda and Aerated Water supplied in Bombay sized bottles only, unless the ordin-peter ary size is specially ordered.
-Coast-Part_Ontern carefully packed and despatched by first steamer after recipt of
order.
TELEPHONE Na*b*
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SHIPINO.
ARNIVALS,
Vid
April 29, 1830- Memouthshire, British steamior, 1,891,
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Noon
TODAY. No Claima will be admitted after the Goode have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the bth. Proximio will be subject to rent.
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Nu Fire Insurance has been offected. Bills of Leding will be countersigned by
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April 30-
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City of Peking, American steartez; 3,189, J. M. Cavarly, Sun Francisco April 3, and Yokohama 24, Mails and General.-P. M. S. 8. Co.
Taicheong, German steamer, 822, P. Dahme, Saigon April 26, Rice.-G.
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·AND, BOSTON, DA
་ན
Noon.
Leanoic, British steamer, 1,327, G. Swin- nerton, Saigon April 24, Paddy and Rice.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Serochi Maru, Japaneso alcamor, 1,100, J. Brotherton, Bangkok April 23, Bico and General.-TONO KŘE,
Frejr, Danish steamer, 419, C. A. Lund, Boilow April 29, General.ARNHOLD, KARHERO & Co.
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Vol. XVIII.—No. 4,
CHINA REVIEW
NOW READY
WINES AND SPIRITS
[No, 8516--APRIL 30, 1890,
| only India and Chine, the matter might not ¦ of taxation. Betontido cultivation will do a bo of mach Interest to us here; for in the | great deal, and we belleve that, with thirand long run it might be better for India to raileffrom oppressivo duty, Chins would sion grow loss opium and more tex, aid in pro- - ranssert her position on the market of Eng- Sitable for China to grow lean ten anal more land. Bat mienilfe onliivation alons will opium. But as such a result would have a not do. Commissioner Kopach of Tamsoi doubly detrimental cffect on the volume of shows vory slearly in his report, extracts 9.p.m.-Performance at the Garrison trade between the countries, and as Hong, from which we give in another column, that
Theatre.ZANIA
kong b cluef centre of exchange, the very hoory burden laid on dust tea and | wo arc, more than any one cho, vitsily other inferior qualities in the chief causo of interested in the transformation that the deterioration of the bettar sorts of loa Besins to be in progress, Were the We do not think we have heard this con
tango nolely due to natural causes, tention before, but certainly there are were it merely one of those meritable cense- strong arguments to support it. In fol. quences of national development such II, pago 223, of the Custom Tarif Tables it as have within the last fifty years made the will be seen that toa dant shipped agricultural interests of England dwindle abroad, including Hongkong, pays duty into insignificance beside her manufactur at the rate of from 021 per cent. ...ing interests, little might remain for us but to 135 per cent, on ita value, and to aubmit with resignation to the inevit if Laken coatwianabout 47 per cent. able. But there are strong reasons for The consequence is that scarcely any is or belioving that the decline in the China tea ported under its own denomination, for the trade und in the Indian opium trade is not simple reason that the duty kill the traffic. pro-ominently the effect of natural causes, The only port from which considerable but of artificial causes, for which the Go-shipments have been made is Kiukiang for vernments of the two countries are mainly the Haukow market, where the British ton responsible, Both in India and Uhina factories, create a demand. The tes dust there exisia the viciously uneconomical must be disposed of somehow, and pooing eyatom of taxing exporta. Whatever may it cannot be shipped from the produping be said in favour of protecting native in- ports to local markets, where there is a XE invite attention to the following old dustry by levying heavy dies on importa-good demand for it, the inevitable result is Wanted Brands, all of which are ex- and we think experienco demonstrates this that the tos packets get rid of it by mixing cellent quality and good value for the money. to be a very dubious benefit-the policy of it with better qualities. The game may be The same being specially solected by our taxing the exports of a country is little said of tea stalks, which are as heavily London Houso, and bought direct from the most holed Shippers, are imported in wood short of suicidal. The harm done, in the taxed, paying coastwice as high as 107 per and battled by ourselves, thus enabling us case of a country which has this monopoly osat, on the value and when exported 710 to supply the best growths at moderate of one trade, such as India had of opium per eout. The attempts to stop adukera- prices.
In ordering it is only accessary to and Chinn of les some ten years ago, may tion by inspection have bitherto proved state the name and quality of Wine or
not be great, but when the monopoly bar unavailing, and they never will succeed so Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality been broken down, es has happened is long as the inducement to get rid of dust bath cases, the export tax becomes an op- tea and other stuffs in this way is pressive burden on the trade and most so strong. The strango fact that, assuredly raiu it in course of fine. The among the large quantity of produce Indian opium merchants are beginning to carried up and down the coast, tes dread the late that awaits their trade the is not to be found, and that the high oxport duties are continued. They Notch of China has to rely on Japan for recently petitioned the Viceroy of India inferior test, points to an anomalone atado to reduce the duty, showing that, out of of things, which, apart from the injury 1.28 tho Rs. 1005, par chest obtained by them, done by adulteration, demands immediate Rs. 650 went for Geverament daly and attention on the part of the Chinese Gor. 1.60 100 as native imposte. They declared crnment,
BY ATTOINTMENT.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
desired.
LIMITED
(ESTABLISHED A¡D. (1841) HONGKONG.
Orders through Local Post or 1 by Telo. gram receive prompt attention. FORTS. (For Intalids and general uso.}
Per do
Case Per Bot.
$10 $1.00 B Vintage, superior quality,
Red Capenie
12 * 1.10 Fino Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Cap- auto
A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule
14
D Very Fine Old Vinlage,
extra superior, Violet Cap Bule (Old Bottled). 18
SHERRIES.
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
vise, Green Capsule 60.60 B Superior Pale Dry, dianer
wine, Green Seal Cupauls 7.50 0.75 O Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Sherry, White Capante 10 1.00 CO Superior Old Dry. Palo Natural Sherry Red Soal Capsule D Vary Superior
for Old Pala Day, choice eld Wine, White Seal Capnilo,
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14:
1.20 Per Case. Per Case. 1 dos. 2. dos Quarts. Pints"
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule
B St. Estephe, Red Capsule
C St. Julion
D. La Rose
11
12,00
::
-Per dos
BRANDY.
A Hennessy's Old Pale-Red-
Capsule
Red Capaulo
B Superior Very Old Cugnas,
·14
1.26
Very Old Lignour dognae,
Rod Capaula
18
1.00
D Hennessy's Finest Very Old
$12 $1.10
that with this heavy burden and with tho
Customs duty of Tis. 110 to pay in China Tum report of the Observatory Commle the Indian drug was sorely handicapped insioners is a strange document. They find the competition with the Chipere drug, on that the practical advantages obtainedTrom which there was a very staall, if any, duty, the Observatory na at prosent established In-support of their contention that the are very small. But it we are prepared to trade 18 tlireatened with extinction they spend doable the amount now. roted, we pointed to the fact that whereas in lie may get satisfactory results. It requires a financial year 1886-27 the number of ouests good deal of faith to-accept this concla- 1.10 exported from Bombay was 37,836, the sion. We have always held—and a great cumber is 1836-89 was only 29,777, while deal of the outside evidence that was called in the seven months that had run of 1889 strongly supported our opinion-that the 60, the export only amounted to 17,663 defects of the meteorlogical department lay not so much in the system sa in the man chests,
The plaint of the Indianopium dester, is the who worked out the system, The Com plaint of the China tou merchants. Export faisatoners themselves adoit that the Di- rector of the Observatory is at times dis- and lekin duties, which do not amount to $4 $4.50
4.50 5.00 less than Tia, 160 por picul, plave Chinese pozed to place unnecessary difficulties in
7.60
tons at a seriona disadvantage in eumpeti- the way of the solution of mattera consol tion with the untaxed Indiau and Ceyloned with the practical working of the Ob- Case. Per Bolasticles, Sir Robert Hart, when he last servatory. His whois endeavour, when eng tired into the matter, took consolation examined before the Commissioners, was to in the fact that while the export to England show that defects and delays in telegraphic had decreased, the export to Bassis hand communication and the want of proper Eu-- correspondingly increased At the best this ropean assistance were the causes of the is very poor constation, for while her inefficiency of the service. The tenour ivala have largely benefitted by the increas of his evidence, however, and more especially Vintage, Ted Capsule 24 2.60 cd consumption, Cains has only managed the evasive and unsatisfactory answers ho SCOTCH WHISKY.
to keep her own. But even this cannot be uve about the storm of the 15/16 October said of the last two years The great falling last, elow that he was making mountains off in the export to England has bet nearly out of mule-hills, And had the Commis been unds good by the demand from Ras, sioners taken the trouble to exames the 0.70 sia, and there is a serious shrinkage in the First Assistant, Mir Figg, they would, weare total export. The Inspector General do persuaded, have obtained quite a different clares that there will always be a demand version of the affair, and they might also for good Chinces teas, because they have have got infurination that would have been qualities which the Indian and Ceylon tes useful for the purpose of verifying tho do not possess. This is to some extent true, and if Chim will content herself with a small trade in her choics tais, she need not per haps be uneasy. But we imagine the mer chants, both foreign and untive, look on the 80.75 matter in a quite different light, and cannot 10 1,00 be expected to view with equanimily the trade slipping out of their hands. The lower 1.10 classes in England, who are by far the
Jargest ompanisera of ton, have taken kindly the Commissioners are excellent, The re
Liqueur Gognas, 1872-
& Thorne's Blend, White
Capsule
B Watson's Glenorchy Mel-
low Blond, Blue Capante, with Name ant Trade Mark,
O Watson's belonr.dlanlivet, Red Capsule, with Name And Trade Mark
D Watson's HKD Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt. Whiskies, Violos Cap
E W
ataou's Very Old Liquonr Scotch Whisky, Gold Cap-
IRISH WHISKY,
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capate
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Greou Capeuto
0.Juha Jameson's Very Fine
Old,
Green Capsule
GENUINE BURSON WHISKY,
GIN
fine uld, Bad Capante,
Name
A Fine Old Tom, White Cap-
Bule
6 0.75
B
0.76
10
1.00
121.10.
12
tables of work done at the Observatory supplied by Dr Doberok himself, it may be true, as he says in one part that he worke from 7 am to 1 next morning, or
given in the tables, that he puts in 385 hours werk per mouth, bat without any coamatory evidence we may be pardoned for doubting the actaracy of the statements, Some of the recommendations made by
10 100 to the choup strong Indian and Copion teas, petition of stutis, the establishment of a
4.50 0.46
B. Fins Unaweelered, White
Capsule C Fine A. V. H-Conss.5.200
RUM
and will not be persuaded to buy dear small station at the Peak, where the signs 4.50 0.40 China tea because it contains a little less of an approaching typhoon are more quick. tannin. Moreover, the reduction of the duty ly culiged, the introduction of an amplified outes from úd, to 4d will, as the same code of Biguals, the heightening of the pre daty is imposed un all sorts of teas, benefit sent signals from four to six fest, the better the inferior sorts, on which the proportion diffusion of the information at the disposal of daty to cost is greatest, more than the of the Director, the organisation of ways-> batter sorts, and will this widen the differtom of coloured lamps for night signals, are once in cost between Chins and Indian taus. reforms of great importance many of which And who is to guarantee tha: Indian and have long teen adrocated. But, with the of the braron station äk Coylon grewers will not discover some day - excpllen perhaps of the bra a mosus of producing tea equal is quality the Poak, these are matters of detail in the ** The publication of this isnte commence to the best production of Ching ?
working of the Obsurvatony, which the Di- at 7.30 p.m.
The experience of the last two years and rector himself, ought to him, shom to long the musesilable logid of the stern fnot that ago. It was his duty to see that the servico was rendordd as eficient
Finest O'd Janttica, Viglet
Capaata
131.00 Good Leeward Island $1.00 per Gallon. LIQUEUES:
Benedictine Maraschino Curacoa
Hcering's Cherry Cordial. Chartreuse Dr. Siegert's Angostura-
Bitters,
2280
The China Stail.
B
•
of storin-warakoga
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is hereby given NWATSON & CO., LASITES: carrying on despatched from this for LONDON 4 YONBIGNEES of Cargo from London BOMBAY and SUEZ CANAL, on THURS.
BUSINESS at the HONGKONG DIS..
a danr article will not fad sale is a market ex S.8.. Douro and Tigre," from DAY, 15th May, at
PENSARY, Victoria, in the Colony of Havre ex: 8.8. Tigre, and from Bordeaux Cargo will be received on heard eszti $ Per Monmouthshie, from London, &c., Hongkong, and in many other Ports and
where a cheap article of the same quality te possible.......... He would have encountered sz 8.8. Eyriand des Verguer, in cou-paru. Parcels and Specia (Gold) at the Office Mra Cain. Mr Nakushima, and 36 Chinese places in Chinx and elecahere, have regis-
in offered, nught to impress on the Chinese no opposition on the part of the Hong kong zestion with the above Steamer, are hereby until 4 pm on the day before tailing
Per Peking, from Shanghai, 20 Chiness. tered in the said Colony their Trade-mails
Government the necessity of abouthing the fovernment had he, instead of assuming informed that their Goods-with the ex-
Silk
Yaluables for Europe will be Per City of Fling, from San Francisco, és applied to ManIGISES, PROPRIETORY ception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables transhipped at Colombo: Tea and General Mr AL Bautecke, General Legas, and ARTICLES, ERAZGO WAYKES, PAREVNES, Turz spiun trade of Ľudia and the tea trade export daty, lekin and other charges on the the dogget allen tijde of an ill-temper-
are being landed and stored at their risk Cargo for London will be conveyed vid 103 Chinese, STAR
WINE, SPAKETS, LIQUORS, CIGARS and other Company's Godowns, whenco de Boxabay without travaliipment, arriving ons Per Lamp from Saigon, 30 Chinese ARTICLES appertaining to the Ensitress in of China hayo enfured a serious decline ample product of their country. If they do ed child, shown the least suavity and tret. livery may be obtained immediately after week later than by the ordinary direct Per Suruchi Man from Bangkok, 42 ile vains Branchce, and also ne to the during the last few yours, and the cops of not make the slight sacrifice as demanded as to the other retumwendations, whic landing.
route vid Colombo.
Chinese.
Labels, Wrenpora Brauds, or Marke afixed dealing is atrast the same in both cases, the interest of ele ten srado they will are those that involve the large increase in Options Cargo
For further
Particulas regarding Per Frej?, from Hothow, 115 Chinese.to the size, and that if any infringement intimation is received from the Consigness FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the
PERINSULAR & OLIEKTEZ STEAM-NAVIGA-NE TION COMPANY'S Ofice, Hergkong
at
the
willbeforwarded on, unless
before Noon To-rar (Thursday), requesting it to be landed harettag
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned
Goods remaining unclaimed after LEURS PAT the Lac May, at Noon, will be
The Contents and Valate of Pretages use required to be declared prior to shipment,
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com inbject to rent, and danding charges kipey's Black Bill of Lading one cent per packet per diem,
Passengers desirous of ouring their ing
"All Ulaims must be avut in to me on orgage can du tuon application at the Com- before the 3rd May (Saturday), or they pany's Office
will not be recognised..
No Fire Inmarsat has been affected
Agent.
Hongkong, April 24, 1800,
This Stasmer lakes Dergo and Presengers
for MABILIS
EL WOODIN,
A Superintendent,
P. & 0, 8, N. Co.'s Offics,
Hongkong, April 89, 1800,
912
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1800,
Per Kwong Lee, from Shangani, 119 Chiar coloneable imitation of the sse Le mance Indis formerly had the monopoly of opiumlure to make a greater nacrifice later on, the expenditure the appoinment of three
or attempted to be glade by any Person or cultivation, but within traspt years-Obius when the inevitable decise not only brings assistants and the laring of a special obser Persons, the sald E. WATHUN & CO, has begun to enltivate the drug and the ia dimintated returns from the duly entory cable--we do not think that LIMITED, will immalidate y take legal pro- coodings for an injonction to restrain him area under cultivation is atoadily aucreasing levied but leads to the jumpoverishment audita t
DEFARCTED.
*** Per Tavernier, for- Singapote, 280 Cui
20 Chinese
Fer Clara, Haiphong. Eargpeans, and Per Arration Apont, for Singapore, Europeans, and 431 Chinese
Per Nauzing, for Autoy, 125 Chinese, Par Sangklang, for Foochow, 1 Chiness. Por Soochong, for Swatow, 12 Chinese.
TO DEPART
or:
them
frum alixing, or procuring, or in the same way Chitis, less than ten years of a large section of the population support causing, or allowing to be affixed to any egg, was considered pre-eminently the to. Even if the authorities and it too hard to mission of messages, of bottles, or b xes, or others ive using, oh growing country and bas nimist without a take if all the charges on ten, they tas | cried-with little employed any labels, wrappers, brands, et rival. "Now India and Ceylan have to soc least to reliers the interior qualities. Sirly wore only marks used by the said A. 5. WATSON & ESPANYOLA Co., Laurzo, and a
cessfully out into the tea trade that
employing or permitting to be used, or
damages also to obtain
in respect thereol May, 1880
Dated this 14th day
Per Coupe, from Hongkong for Saigon, Chinese, and 1 Japanese woman; for Bingapore, Mr Le Bik, and Chinese for 969.
WOTTON & DEACON,
Solicitors for the said:
AS. WATSON & COT LINED,
on the markets of Enosan nagy Kobert Hart in his report to the Tsang It which an addition 40 er up
England, The greatest Lea Tamath expZERWEIZ
the opinion revival of the telegraph staff would
odalming country, instead of being the of the Chion tes trade must be looked for said when speaking of the
in the trans-
ithə
only suppor, han besz forced into a more in the improvement of las quality by Legislative Connell, there condary position. Did there changes afgetcientific quitiration than in the reduction need for two cables betweðu Kongkong and