Mails.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE,' CHINA AND JAPAN.
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, 1802,
Notices to Consignees.
THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LEATED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Intimations.
TITE CHINA MAIL.
Vessels Advertised u Lozing,
HE CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
LIST OF SUBSCRIVERS
TO THE
FROM LONDON, LIVERPOOL AND HONGKONG TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
SINGAPORE,
+
Destinatio
Vessels.
Batavia, Serasrang, &c. Burnco Bremen & Ports of Call Bayern (4).
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.) Empress of Japan Saturday | Day 28. Empress of China | Saturday June 19.
· Empress of Iulia | Saturday | July 9,
THE HOMES. ENTRE, R.M. R, Cam:
ndor, sailing at Noon, on SATURDAY, forme! that their Google are being landed 24-Anderson, Capt,, G. O., Praya Central. S: Francisco, v. Jüpan Belgie (at..
at their risk into the Godowns of this Hond-25Ahrdson D. ck. KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & Gonows.Co.,
London. v. Suex Oxual Agamouinon (6), Michael Jebean L'don, H'bp, A'wp, &c. Brecot.shiro (2).. A
Manila, vis Amoy......Sungkiang (5).. 8.Arnhold, Karberg & Co:
Marscilla, v. Saigon Yangtad (6)....... 10--Aberdeen Paper Mills Office, Wing Now York,v. Suez Canal Port Adelaida (8)..
Lok Street, 10.-Aberdeen Paper Milla.
R. 8. EMPRESS OF JAPAN,
the 28th May, 1802, with Her Majesty's Mails, will proėsed to VANCOUVER, vid SHANGHAI, KOBE, INLAND SEA and YOKOHAMA.
RATES OF PASSAGE. (n Mexican Dollars). FROM HONGKONG, FIRST CLASS.
TO
Vancouver, Victoria, Eu quimaalt, Now West minster, B.0.
Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Wash.uminat Portland, Ore., San Fran
cisco,
One way
Prepaid Return
4
12
THE Company's 8.8. Ningchow, having rived from the bova Ports, Consigncus of Cargo are hereby in
B
do.
28-Alter Memorial Hospital. Kowloon, whouse delivery way be obtained.Anderson, Clupt., G. O., Praya East.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all 12-Butterbold & Swice.
Du. Claims must be sont in to the OFFICE of 36 the Undersigned before Noon, on the 30th
46.-Bolition & Co. Instant, or they will not be recognized.
47.-Beliko, L R., Kingsclere. 48.Relics, E. B., The Eyrio.
0 3.-Cuntlio, Dr J., Victoris Peak. 16.-Central Stasion..
All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Clodowns, whore they will be examined on the 30th Instant.
No Fire Insurance has been offected, and any Goods rerasining in the Godowas after Mos Mos the 30th Justant will be subject to cent
225338394
Banff, Calgary Alba ---------!
255 383 187 275 413 482 235 428 £90
Winnipeg, Man Minneapolis, St. Paul, Du-
luth Minn.............................. Ohicago, Ill., Kansas City,
St. Louis, Mo.... Milwaukee, Wis...... Detroit, Mich., Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Ú Hamilton, London, Toron-
to, Out,
Buffalo, Niagara Falls
N.X.
Kingston, Ottawa, Ont,
Montreal, Quebec, Que
New York, Albany, Troy,
Rochester, N.Y. Baltimore, Ma..
phia, Pittsburg, Pa...... Washington, DC, Boston, Mans Portland Mo....... Halifax, N.S., St. John,
N.B.
2951 443 517
22 China Mast Ollies. £5.-Cowie, Dr Alex.
Optional Jarge will be forwarded un-171,-Chian Sugar Refinery. lasa notice to the contrary bogáron before 12 Do NOCU TO-DAY
de Town Office
D
Billa of Lading will be comtesign x by 12 Daily Pross' liec.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agende.
Hengkang, May 24, 1892.
17.-Douglas Laprik & Co. 41.-Dodwell, Cirill & Co. 03860.-Dakin Broe. of Chinn, L.
INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
་ HE Company's S.8. Wingsong, having arrived from tho shore Ports, Con 306458 634 signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
310 405 43
Cargo impeding the discharge or remain ing on board after the 24th Instant will be ianded at Consignees risk and capouse into Godowns at East Point.
Nex Fire Insurance will be effected. Bilia of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, May 21, 1392.
903
Liverpool, and London via
Liverpool
32 675-
MOGUL LINE OF STEAMERS. 'NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Paria via Liverpool and
345
Havre, via Liverpool
Breman,
335 345
Hamburg
London ...
STEAMSHIP ENERGIA, FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
STRAITS.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in
E
F
G
Fort Darwin, &c....... Ohingtu (n).. S. Francisco, v. JntsChina (5)..
A prato.
Date Leavin
Jardine, Matheson&Co May 28, at nuen. Norddeutscher Lloyd. May 20, at 10 s.in.
Batterfield & Swire...Jano 5. Dodwell, Carlill & Co. About May 31 (s)....Geo. R. Storans & Co. June 1.
Butterfield & Swire... May 27, at daylight. Messageries Maritimo. Juue 1, at noon. Dodwell, Carlill & Co, May 37, ai noon. Butterfield & Swire... Jane 4. Pacie Mail S. S. Co. June 2, at 1pm. 3. & 0.8.3. 0...... June 11, at 1 p.m. Showan & Co... Quick despatch. Butterfield & Swire. May 2 Siersson & Co... May 28, at 1 pun. Jardine, Matheson&Co May 31, at novą. P: & O, S. N. Ce...... May 31, at noon.: P. & O. S. N. Co... May 28, at 120on. Douglas Laprak & Co. May 27, at daylight, (6).. Canadian Pic R Co., May 28, at novu, Not. P'fc S. & R. Cos. June 11, at wous. P. & O. B. N, O, May 28, at daylight.
San Francisco.. Win. J. Koteh,, Shanghai, via Amoy... Promathens (6). S'pore, Havre & L'burg Daphne (8)..... S'pore, Penang & Otta Wingsang (a)..... Straits und Dombay....Brindisi (1)... Straits, B'bay & Oh Gwalior (a).. Swatow, Amor & Tico Thales (8).......... Vancouver (B.0.1. & Empress of Japan Victoria (B.O.), &a... Batavia (s). Y'hama, v. N'ki&Kobe Verona (a).
To-day's Advertisements.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
Per Kurang Lee, at 9 am, on Friday,
the 27th inst.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COM-For SHANGHAT →
PANY, LIMITED. [OTICE is hereby given that the Third Oriony Yearly MEETING of
14.-E. E. & A. China Telegraph Co., Ld. SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the Company's OrFUL, No. 6. Ice Houss Lane, an SATURDAY, the 4.-Foster, F. T. F., Residence.
11th June, at Nosu, for the purpose of pro- senting the Report of the Directors, to gather with a Statement of Accouts to 30th April, 1812, and electing Directors and Auditors.
£1.-Great Northern Telegraph Co., Ld. 31.-Gibb, Livingston & Co. 44,-Government House. 80-Goreroment Civil Hospital.
-
(Dr Hartigan,
2. Dr Cantle,
H
Queen's Road,
Dr Cowis, 13.-Hongkong Trading Co., Ld. 11.-Hongkong Club 20.-Hongtong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. 27.-Holliday, Wise & Co.
28.-Holliday, Chas. J., Ronidence.
2-Hongkong Hotel, Public Telephone, 27.-Hughes, E. J., Rosidence. 81.-Hengkong & Kowloon Wharf & Go-
down Co., Ld.
77.-Ho Tung, Praya Central. 82.-Ho Tung, Bonbarn Strand.
50.-Imporis & Exports Office.
J 12.-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
do. Kerosine Godown. 3 Do. 23.-Jordan, Dr G. P.
do. Rosidence. 43. Do. 5%-Judd, Wm., Residence.
L
2nd class steamer and 1st class on rail,ONSIGod that all goods are being 30.-Joseph, H. H., Residence. and 2nd class stoamor and rail, ulan Steer- ege Fares and Rates to other places, quoted on application.
The Steamers call at Victoria to land and embark Passengers.
Retain Ticketa-Time unit for prapsid return ticket is rockened from date of issue to date of re-embarking at Vancouver.
Through Passago Tickets genated to Eng
advi at their risk into the Godowns of the HORORONG AND KOWLOON WEARY AND Gonows Co., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the Wharven delivory may be obtained. Optical Carge will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given befors
Noon To MORNOW.
Linstead & Davis. M 6.Manager's Boom. 30-Mount Austin Hotel.
"P 39. -Mackintosh, E., Rezidence, 34.-Paak Hospital.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the downs, and all Goods Peak Hotel & Trailing Cn., Ld. land, France, and Germany by all trandreanaining undelivered after the 27th lust.13.-P. & O. S. N. Co. will be subject to rent.
Atlantic lines of steamers.
Special rates (first class only) are granted to Missionaries, meinbers of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic, and Civil Services, to European officials in sarvice of China or Japan, and to Government officials.
OABOO-Through Bills of Lading
ed
to Japan, Pacific Coast Points, and to Canadian and United States Points.
CONSULAR INYO1029 of Goods for United States Points should be in quadruplicato and one copy must be sent forward by the stomer to the care of D. E. BROWN, Assis tant General Freight and Passenger Agent, Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Van- couver, B.C.
PAROELS must be sent to the Company's office with nádress marked in full by 6 p.ra. on the day previous to zailing.
For Further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to
E. HOLLOWAY, General Agent, OFFICE: Pedder's Street.
Hongkong, May 7, 1892
All Claims against the Steamar must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 27th Instant, or they will not be re-
cognized.
All broker, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be beft in the Cudowna, where they will be examined on the 27th Instant, at
p.o
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, May 2, 1891.
quy
FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
H S.S: Lydie, Captain TH. FORCE THE
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in thei: Hilla of Lading for ecunter- signatura by the Undersigued, and to take 833 immediate delivery of their Goods from
alongside.
.
36.-Quarry Bay Sugar Refinery. 34-Ray, E. C., Residence. $1.-Du do. Office
୫
7. Spout, H. J., Residence,
Boottish Oriental 8.8. Co., Ld. 52.-Sallers' Home." GL-Stevens & Co., Queen's Road. 62-Stevens, Geo. R., Residencs.
T
1- The Hongkong Telegraph.' 0.-The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking
Corporation. 48.-The Hongkong Electric Co., Id.
W
56. Victoria Hotel, Public Telephone.
16.-Watson, A. S., & Co., Ld. 57.-Wickham, W. II. 63.--Wos Kee & Co.
35.-Yuen Fat Hong.
Optional Cargu will bo forwarded unless NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPtice to the contrary be giver before 24
AND RAILROAD COMPANIES.
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM Horakoan, 1892.
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION). Batavia... Saturday | June 11. A STRAME..... | Saturday | July 2. A STEAMER...... | Setoaday | July 23
Saturday | August 13.
Parthis
A STEAMER...
Saturday | September 3.
AND THEREAFTER THE PERMANENT SERVICE OF THE COMPANY'S REGULAR STEAMERS.
Ting at Noon, or SATURDAY, THE & S. BATAVIA, Captain HILL, the 11th Juno, will proceed to VICTORIA, #.C, and TACOMA và NAGASAKI KOBE and YOKOHAMA,
Through Bills of Lading issued to Japan, Pracific Coast Points, and to Canadian and United States Foute.
ip.m. To-way, the 21st fustant.
Any Cargo impediag lær discharge will Lo landed into the Godowns of the Hora. KONG&KOWLOON WHARY & GODOWN Co., L., and stored at Consignees' risk and expense. No Claims will be admitted after the foods have loft the Godowns and all Gowús ramaming undelivered after the 28th Test, will be subjecito-real-
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will Le examined on the 28th Tast, at 4 p.m.
No Fire Incurasco has been effected.
SIRMESEN & Co., Agents.
199 Hongkong, May 21, 1802.
Intimations.
CHLAS. J. GAUPP & Co.,
Consalar Invoices of Goods for United Chronometer, Watch & Clock Makers,
States Points should be in quadruplicate; | and one copy Taust be sent forwani by thei stasmer to the care of The General Agout Northern Pacillo Rajroad Tacoma Wach.
Parcels must be sent to our Office with, aildress marked in full by 5 p.m., on the day previous to sailing.
For further information as to Passage or Freight, apply to
-DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, May 21, 1832.
Notices to Consignees.
920
SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. B.B. GLAMORGANSHIRE, FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, LON-
Jewellers, Guld & Silversmiths. TAUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
NANTROPOLOGICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
Volcanuka's CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND. TELESCOPES. KICKIE'S LIque and orkes Compasst. ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS.
English BELVER & ELECTRO-PLATED WARK Christofle & Co.'s Exacino-Plated Wark, NOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in great variety: DIAMONDS AND
"
DIAMOND JEWELLERY,
A Splendid Collection of the Latest Loss PATTERNS, at Sru mañerpte price. 742
The Overland China Maii,
▲ WERELY JOURNAL FOR THE HOME MAI
I
TS PUBLISHED to suit the Departure of each ENGLISH and FRENCH MAIL Steamer for Europe. It contains special Commercial intelligende, spacial tables of Shipping, and other information. The various Reports of Courts and Meetings, and all other news, are given in full ma they appear in the Daily issue.
DON AND STRAITS.
JONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hose KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GOvows Co., st Kowloon, whence and/or from the Wharred delivery may be obtained,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Naonvenience of its form and the accuracy and fulness of its reports, has long been populat TO-DAY,
No Claims will be admitted after the with residents who wish to send hoino a Goods have left the Godowns, and all weekly budgot of the news of Hongkong Goods remaining undelivered after the 28th and the Far East. Circulating, as it does, Instant will be subject to rent.
smong Rearly all the old Chma hands'
All Claims against the Stester must be prosented to the Undersigned on or before the 28th Just, or they will not be recognized. All brukou, chafer, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th Inst; at 9 p.m.. No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, May 31, 1882
The Overland China Mail, by the ous
N
Y
The Exchange is open day and night.
W. STUART HARRISON,
Manager.
Not Responsible for Debts.
either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or frem of the following Vessels, during their stay in Honghong Hirlour:
ABON, Norw. barque, Capt. A. Christen- | sen-Eduard Schellhars & Co.
|
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED fees the 28th May to 11th June, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
OBAS. F. HARTON,
Acting Secretary,
Hongkong, May 26 1892.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS. May 23
048
McLaurin, American ship, 1,312, Frank L Ouka, New York January 3, Kerosine. →JAUNINE, MATHESON & CO.
May 26 -
For SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, SAMAR- For Buraco, at 11.30 am, on Saturday,
the 28th inst
ANG & SOURABAYA -
For
STRAITS, COLOMBO & BOMBAY Per Chucalior, at 11.30 a.m., on Saturday,
the 28th fat, instead of as previous ly notified.
For SINGAPORE.--
Por Daphne, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 28th inst..
For STRAITS & BOMBAY.—-
Per Brindisi, at 11.30 am., on Tuesday,
the 31st inst.
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL
CUTTA.--
Per Wingsang, at 11.30 am, on Tues-
day, the 3let inst.
HAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL-
WAY Co.'s PACKET. The British Couticot Packet Empress of
Japan will be despatched or SaTUR DÂY, the 28th Inetant, with Mus for Shanghai, Japan, Canada, the United States of America, and coun tries beyond, pia Vancouver, B.C. The following hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
ILIM. Regis ry alotea.
11.30 AM. Post-Offico closes, but Corres- prudence may be posted on hoard the Packet with the Late Fee of 10 cents catra Postage, until time of departure.
Doris, German str., from Whampoa. Kacang Lee, Orness str., from Whampoa Taichio, British str., from Whampoa." Housung. British steamer, 1,109, J. B Harris, Wuhu via Chinkiang May 21, 4.50 a.m., General, -BUTTERFIELD & SWILE.
Actio, Danisk steamer, 355, H. Hygon,MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET, --- Haiphong May 23, and Heihow 25, General. The German Contract Packet Bayern will be despatched en SATURDAY, the 28th -A. H. MARTY.
May, with Mails for the United King- dom, Earope and tries beyond, old Brini; to the Straits Sottle- ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylou, Indix, Adon, Egypt, Maita, v., &. Registry ceases at 42. The Max closes at .. A Supplementary Mail will be closed on duuday, the 29th May, at 0 a.m
Wolf, German gunboat, 485, Capt, Hell buff, Swatow May 25.
Kung Ben, British steamer, 262, J. B. Jackson, Mji May 19, Oual.-YVEN FA HONG.
Tuisany, British str., 1,505, H. W. Hogg, Shanghai May 22, and Swatow 2, General --JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Bengo, Portuguese gunboat, 4, Capt. J. J. Moreiro de Sá, Macao May 25.
Halstein, Geraan str., 1,109, J. Brahn, Baigon May 22, Rice and Paddy.--WILLES & Co.
DEPARTURES.
May 26:-- Jahn McLeod, For Iloilo. Donar, for Saigon. Chuso, for Haiphong. Prometheus, for Shanghai. Axaguo, for Nagasaki,
Macduf. for Nagasaki.
Bang, for Shanghai.
Maria Teresa, for Singapore and Bombay. Surat, for Europa. Woosing, fur Wampos.
CLEARED.
Thales, for Swatow. Daris, For Chef o Ingruban, for Saigon. Mengking, for Amoy and Manila. Triumph for Hoiao. Port Adelaide, for Singapore and New York, Hiroshima Maru, for Kube.
Aug1*20.
Por Wooney. from Wabu, Chinese. Per Tais, from Shanghai, Mr Burton, Úrsas, British barque, Captain A. V.Miss Cooke, Master Cooke, and 151 Chinese, Brown.-Master.
Par Dolstein, from Saigon, 67 Chinese DEFANTER.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR ILOILO.
The Steamship
Michael Jebsen, Capt. MATTHIESEN, will bo dospatched for the abova Purt on WEDNESDAY, the 1st of June.
For Freight or Pasgo, apply to
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, May 26, 1892.
949
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet China
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the End Jane, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolule, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows;
015 r.
Registry ceases.
C.30 PM. Post Offies closes, but Corres- pondence may us posted on board the Packet, with Late fee of 10 cents extra: Postays until the time of departure.
...
ROTRA OF OLUSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Packets leave at Noon1. The following hours will be observed in cloring the Maile for Europe, &c, by the English and French Packets, when they leare at Noon. The Money Order Oflice will be closed at 5 the day before.
8.00 .. Pesting of Prices Current and
Circulars cease, -
(Prices Ourront and Cironlara may
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORRO
Shipping.
No. 914
MAY 26, 1892.
was added by the Government to the cost of the Prays Reclamation, with the amonat of compensation assessed in re- &espect of each wharf. A similar request
Daylight-Thales leaves for Swatow, Daylight-Sunghizing leares for Manila. Noon-Port Adelaule leaves for Now
York.
Prometheus leaves for thoughai, &c.,
Miscellaneous,
Local Banlis close.
10 p.m. to 12.Reception at Goverement
House by Lady Robisson.
MEMOS, FOR SATURDAY. Shipping.
Daylight,-one leaves for Japan.
Miscellaneous.
2.45 p.m.-Competition of the Hongkong
Rite Association. Goods par Lydia undelivered after this
data subject to rants, (loods per Glomorganstire undelivered
after this date subject to rent. Transfer Bocky of The Hongkong Electris Co., Ltd., slosed frous this date to 11th June, inclusive.
A. 8. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
WINES AND SPIRITS.
bad been previously made to the Gov ernment and elicited the reply that as neither the arbitrators nor the wharf owners would be bound by the schedule. its production would serve no useful pur pose. This objection, the Colonial Sec- retary stated, would equally apply to the request now made. The Govern ment evidently regard this sum of $180,000 us a gift-borso which ought Not to be looked in the month. by the
Noou. Geuler lesvos for Bombay, o.hart-owners Thas opinion was in- Neen-Berno leaves for Samarang. directly expressed both by the Gover Nost.-Empress of Japan leaves for nor and the Colonial Secretary The Vancouver (B.O.), vis Yokohatns, decompensation was sanctioned, they said, p.m.-Daphne leaves for 'burg, merely as a matter of grace; the wharf owners had no legal right to it Now about the legal rights of the wharf- owners it is hardly worthwhile to quibble. That they have rights, and the best of rights, to compensation, bus bean practically admitted by the Gor erement already. If the attempt and been made to subject the wharf-owners to such a monstrous injustice as would be implied in the carrying ont of the Praya Reclamation without respect to those rights, the Government would have found itselfia's very uncomfortable and ignominious position. The position would hardly be improved by rich aa explanation as the Attorney General made at a recent meeting of Council. The hon. gentleman seemed to think, that there was a great advantage to the wharf-owners in their being allow. ed to reconstruct their wharves in In ordering it is only necessary to stata lecper water than they stand in the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit at present. Will he be surprised to Santed, and initial letter for quality desired. learn that the advantage in most, if not in all, cases will be limited to, the PORTE (For Jazzhids and general ue)
Per do privilege of paying more for the re Cast Per Bot. erection of the wharves on their new A Allo Douro, good quality,
sites than was required for their Green CapauleAPORES 310 $1.00 original construction, and that in their B Viatago, superior quality,
present positions there is quite a sufficient Red Capsule
1.10 |dapth of water at the wharves for the
E invite attention to the following Brauds, all of which are excellent quality and good value for the mÓRY,
The same being specially elected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, ate imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the boat growths at underate pricea
J
Fine Old Victage, superior
quality, Black Beal Cap Rule..........
19
14
D Very Fine Old Vintage, Violet extra superior, depaule (Old Bottled) 18 SHERRIES.
B
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsu' 6 Superior Pals Dry, dinnor wine Green Scal Cap- dule".
-7.50 Mazenille, Pule Natural
Shorry, White Capsulo 70 CC Superior Old Dry Pale Natural Shorry, Rod Seal Capsule...... 30 D Very Superior Old Pile Dry; choice old Wira, White Seal Capsulo..... 12 Extra Superior Old Pals Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled
purposes of the owners? HoweVAN, ES 1.25 we live already said, the fact that the whart-owners have some claim to com- pensation has been virtually assented to. 1.50 It is very natural that they should wish to know on what principle thatcompensation 0.00 bus been based. Further, as $180,000 of public money has been set aside for division they have a right and the pablic 0.75 have a right to see that the division is to be made on equitable grounds. It 1.00 was very reasonable to suppose that the
schedule on which the compensation 1.00 was based would show whether there was any cause for dissatisfaction on this score. If any did exist it could not be 1.10 dealt with too soon. But the Colonial Secretary, after making the same unɛa- tisfactory reply as had been made to the same request before, proceeded to say, 141.25 Per Case. L'er Caes. with pardonable earcasm, that there was dox. 2 doz. another objection the sufficiency of Quarts. Pints. which would, lie thought; be at once A Superior Breakfast Clarot,
admitted, and that was that she Rod Capsule..... $4 $400 sahedule did not exist. The Hon. J. M. B St. Estephe, Red Capsule 4.60 500 Prics, Surveyor General, who was C St. Julien, Red Capsule...
OLARETS
7 7:50
D La Ross, Red Capsule 11: 12.03 MADEIRA, HOCK & CHAMPAGNES. Full particulars of the serious Brands in stook on application. BRANDY.
Per do Case. Per Dol.
intrusted with the important task of estimating the amount of coopeosation which should be paid, gave it at $180,000. To day there is apparently rothing to show how this amount was arrived at. It may have been simply a rough guess, or it may have been based .....$13 81.200 entirely erroneous data. Its in the Ordinance, and, strictly spearing, 10 1.40 nobody knows how or why it got there. The thing seenis incredible, and the 1.75 first idea which the Colonial Secretary's etatement suggests is that he must have 2.50 been bodera taisapprehension. If there
A Heaney's Old Pale, Red
Capsulecam
B Superior Very Old Cogno,
Red Capeale
C Very Old Liqueur Cognacy.
Red Capilei
20
D Hennessy's Finest Very Old Liqnsur Cognac, 1872 Vintage. Rel Capsule.... 30 SCOTCH WHISKY.
A Thorne's. Blend,
Capsule
White
B Watson's Glenorchy Mai.
low Blend, Blue Cap
sule, with Name and
Trade Mark,.......
O Watson's Aberlour Glanbret,
Red Capsule, with Kame and Trade Mark
however be posted up to 10 o'clock D Watzch's A K D Blend of
if they are tied is bundles, country by country, with the addresses all one way).
.10.00 a. M.-Registry cenasa,
10.30 - cetug of Newspapers,
Books, and Patterns censen. ILOOM-Mail closos.
LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10A.M.) with 10 cents into fes up to 11.30 A.M., after which hour they may Le sent ou Board with the same Late Fau
Per frat, from Amay; for London, Miss Crowther From Yokohams: for London,
Letiers Parcals, c., for Kowloon Dr. Ekeus. From Rongkong: for Singa pore, Mr B. N. Elias; for Penang, Captain Point and stentera in Harbour way be Chats Lye and servaut, Mr. Morris; furpated in the General Post Office up to Bombay, Mr R. D. Master: for London, 11.30 s.m. and 3.90 p.m. Col-Sergeant and Mrs T. Byd and 5 chil dren, Surgeant and Bra P. Campbell and 4 children.
Per Maria Teresa, for Singapers, Mr and Mr Wong Yo. Mrs Loo Yok Yin, Mr. Wong Mah, Mr and Mrs Chua Yok Sey; for Fort Said, Vice-Consul fisch.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
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Letters from Kowloon Point may be posted in the Letter Box which has bean placed in the Poles Station Compound up to 12 and 4 o'clock.
Local rates will be charged.
To avoid robbery, readers of letters from Kowloon are requested to cancel their stamps by writing the word stamped across Corers containing Bank Notes, Jewellery
them.
The American ship McLauria roports:&e. should be registered.
There will be no Sunday delivery. DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, Cowing up the China Soo, light N, WV. winds to Pulo Sapata; thence to port, light, S. to S. W. winds.
The British, steiner Wous reporta: Had foggy weather abour Culoff and Chinsan; constant heavy rain, with smooth sou, the rest of the passage.
LIMETED.
CHEMISTS, &c.
Dakin's
At Home and also among residents at the HOT Treaty Ports and in the interior, it offers, special advantages to advertisem
The Overland China Mail will be regularly posted frouz ile China Mail Office to sub scribam, on their addramas being forwarded to the Office.
HUESCRIPTION!
LEMON
SQUASH.
The Favorite.
WEATHER
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Per Annam,
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$12.00, postage, BL00
3,00,
0.25
11 Single Copy;
0,80
913
22 & 24, QUEEN' ROAD. CENTRAL
700
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The British steamer Kong Bing reports
PEAK DELIVERY.-Lettern, &c., will be delivered by the 12 and 3.30 o'nlock Trame only. Correspondence and Parcals for the Peak may be posted in the General Post Office up to 11.30 am, or 3 p.m., or
To the 21st May, light moderate variable in the Letter Boxes in the Cars till time of winds, fire and anoth sea May $2ud, Departure. With regard to letters from strong breeze and ruta, with a beam so to Therabont. My 2ilt, dense fog at inter rale, with heavy rain to Breaker Point: thence to port, hazy variable werther.
The British steamer Taisang reports: Had light to frash R. W. winds, and thick rainy weather throughout the Passage.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. :MAILS will close:-
For NAGASAKL, KOBE & YOKOHAMA Per Verous, at 9 a.m., on Friday, the 27th inst, Instead of as previously batified.
For MACAO.I
Par Beyshan, at 9 a.m., on Friday, the 97 just. Correspondence for Macan may be posted the Night Bor up to 2 p.m., when apple mentary Mail will be closed, For SINGAPORE & NEW YORK.-
Per Port Adelaide, at 9am.; on Friday,
the 27th insi
For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. Por Thales, at 9 a.m., on Friday, the 27 fast, instead of as previously uatlled
the Finent Scotch Malt Whiskiva, Violet Cap pulo..... Watson's Very Old Liqueur
&
10
Bootch Whisky, Gold Capule
12
IRISH WHISKY.
A Joha Jameson's Old Groen
8
BJohn Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsulo d
10
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John Jameson's Very Fine-
Old, Green Capsule 12 GERFINE BOUDDOŃ WHISKY.
Be old, Red Capsule, with Name
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1.10
May:
is no recond in any of the Government departments of the facts and principles 9.70 on which $180,000 was fixed as the. amount of compensation to the whefow- ners and so inserted in the Ordinance, the then the Colonial Secretary's statement is the revelation of a very scandalons state of things. If it is only to be taken 0.75 in its literal sense-meaning that no sach document could be found on a search being made in the two depart- ments named, and not excluding the in- 1.00 ference that it does exist somewhere
then it is a very unworthy attempt to 1.10 throw dust in the eyes of the wharf
owners and the public. We "should have thought the Praya Reclamation 0.75 Works Office a very likely place in which to find some trace of a record of Mr Price's calculation, that 38, 8- suming that he made any calcul tion, and did not merely
Call it $180,000, pretty much as le 1.00 might say if asked to guess how many peas were in a bottle. It would not seem to us a wildly improbable thing if the head of the Praya Reclamation A Fino Unsweetened, White.
Works Office said that he knew all about 0.40 Capsules
0:50 these calculations. Indeed, if we had Fine A. V. H. Gonera.5.20
been searching, for the missing schedule, Finest Old Jamaica, Vio-
and had been axious to find it, we 1st Capsule
12 100 should certainly have interrogated that Good Leeward Talaud...$1.10 por Gal. gentleman. Or the whole, we think the statement that the schedule does LIQUEUES
not exist might prudently have hann omitted. The old objection, that the production of the schedule would surve ad useful purpose, is obviouslylasuff- cient, but this goes to wraken ather thap strengthen it. Unless we are great- ly metalen, the non-product for for us say the non-existence of the sche- dule will not smooth the way towards a settlement of this compensation question. Nor will the Government ba in a better position to, dog with it for Having declined to hear what Mr Francis, Q.C., might have had to say on the subject.
10
A Fine Old Coin, White Cap
alo.............50
0.4
4.50
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Benedictine, Maraschino Ceracca, Beering's Cherry Cordial Chartreuse, Dr. Nigerte Angostura Bittore, &c. PRICES ON APPLICATION:
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, February 4, 1899,
the publicaties of this issue commerics
The China Mail.
tire Peak additional Laiter Boxes have been
äixed to Polive Boxes at Magazine Gap, at 7.30 p.m. by Peak Church, and at Mount Kellet, which will be cleared st. 1230 and 4 p.m. Local Rates will be charged. No Sunday delivery, Sonders are requested to cancel sheir Bips by writing the word Stamped across them. Covers containing Bank Notes & should be rogistored, wa
General Memoranda, Monday, May 30
Kowloon Opatons Office close.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1892,
WHATEVER the Colony way--bure Tus Sanitary Board will meet on Satur- gefued by the appointment of Mr
O'Brien as Colonial Secretary, it is clear day, March. The following is the that in him the Government has found | Order of the Day :-Estimates For 1889. Goods per Ningchow undelivered after this an excellent month-piece. It will not Agenda Letters for Hon. Delo.
date rubjoot to ront WEDNESDAY, June 2
p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. Transfer Bocks of A. S. Watson & Co.,
Ltd., closed from this date to the 4th KNURDAY, JUDO 4-
June, inclusive, Applications for Bhares in the New Issue of A. 8. Watern & Co., Ltd., received by B.K. & S'hai Bank in Hongkong, eloze. SATURDAY, June 11-
Noon.Meeting of Shareholders of. The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd, at No. 6, Lee House 3XL,
be denied that in this rospect he has nial Secretary concerning(e) Temporary Slaughter-house for Military at Koulung. antisfied what may be called 's long (6) General consaitant practice by Colo. felt want Even when the views of the nirl Veterinary Bags() Osmon Clorerament are not eatisfactory in them Lodging House bre-Jawad Mortality selves we like to have them expressed Eeturns for weeks led the 14th and in ca intelligble manner. At last meet 21st May, 1891, 3 Bsports (a), Anilyst's amples of water drawn from Taitama and ing of the Legislative Council Mr an O'Brien made two oficial statements of Pokfulaúr me in May, 1802 - (1) Bor- considerable importance. The first re-veyor's ou sondition of house drains at 17 to 35 (odd numbers) Lorer Larest Row, 2 Ferred to Me Whitebead's motion. Te- to 8 (oren numbers) East Stevet; 1 to 6 U garding the publication of a list of Yam Lane, 6 to 66 (aren numbers) or he wharves, public and private, in vols Street and 255 to 241 (odd Bambere) respect of which a sum of $180,000 Queen's Road Cengal,