Entertainments.
AMATEUR DRAMATIO CLUB,
THE FOURTH PERFORMANCE OF THE PANTOMIME, “ROBINSON CRUSOE,
'WILL' BE GWEND TO-MOEROW (SATURDAY), the 9th February. The date of the other Performances will be
February 12th, 16th, 18th and 23rd.
LAZE TRAMS each Evening 15 minutos siter fail of Curtain.
TICKETS and BOOKS of the WORK of Boxar can be obtained at LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
Hongkong, February 6, 1894,
Intimations.
285
Notices to Consigneos.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE,
UE 8.8. Arratoon Apear having arrived from the above Ports, Consignus of Cargo sro horoby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside,
Cargo impeding the discharge or remain.
Destination.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vussia.
Japan... Averria (1).. L'pool,v.S'pore&A'dan Oosante (a)... London & Parts of Call Sutlej (a)....... London,v.Porte of Call Glenfallónia (8)...... Lo London, Susz Canal Orestes ().... London, v. Maresilles, Ceylon (e). London, v. Marseilles. Japas (6)........ Esmeralda (s)... Manila
Agentur
Date of Leavin
P. & O. 8, N. Co...... Feb. 16, at noon. Butterfield & Swire... About March 16. P. & O. 6. N. Co...... Feb. 14, at noon. Jardine, Matheson& Co About Feb. 14. Batteri N. Co...About March 6.
& Swire... February 14,
About Feb. 16, 8, N. PO. 8. N. Co. Feb. 9, at Shawn &aritime 20. at noon.
&
P. &
6
F1.m.
ing on board after the 8th Instant,, stilles, v. Saigon. Molbourne : (n)...Dodwell, Cell & Co. February 13,
Noon, will be landed at Consignees risks and expense into the Godorus of the WANGHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE CO., Leo., Wanchmi
Peaki, Kobek Y'haman NOW York.
New York,v.S***
Now York.
8.
A.
A. Nickeln.
(8).. ((0)... Tillie E. Starbuck.
(8)..
(3). -
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE
Port Darwin, &c....... Taiyuan and PENANG are requested to take imme8 Francisco, v. Japar. Chica
8. Francisco, v. Japa Balgio (8).. Massus.diate delivery of their Gooda from along. aide; auch Cargo impeding the discharge of
820 Francisco........... the Vessel will be landed and stored at rand
Shanghai..**.** Consigneer' risk and expanse.
Shanghai
Kobe.... Vindoboga Shanghai and shanghai and Kobe.... Aden (y)............. S'pore, Havre & H'burg Ecato (5).. S'pore, Penang & O'tt Arcatoon Apear (8)..... 289 Bratow, Amoy & Tadi Fokien (a)........ Trieste, &o..........Maria Valerie (o) Vancouver (B.O.). & Empress of India (s)... Victoria (B,C.), &o....Tacoma (s)
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
No Fire Insuranes will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, BONS & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, February 6, 1895.
THE Ordinary Yearly MEETING of To-day's Advertisements.
SHAREHOLDERS will be held at
the OFFICES of the Company, No. 14. Praya Central, on MONDAY, the 18th February, 1895, at 3 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, and the Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1894.
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th to the 18th February, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directora,
D. GILLIES,
Secretary.
Hongkong, January 25, 1896.
191
THE OHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
D'
D'ARO'S BIJOU THEATRE.
'ABO'S FANTOCHE & Ohinese.
FRANCAISPS
(MARIONETTES).
TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), LAST GRAND MATINEE, at 4 p.m. BEAUTIFUL DOLL TO BE GIVEN AWAY. Every Child has an equal chance of receiving this pretty present: CHEAP PRICES. Ladies, Children & Amalis, 81.00 to Boxes 0.50 to Stalls. Children and Amaha,... 0.25 to Pit
Soirée D'Adieu at 8.30.
33
11
Plan at KELLY & WALEN'S. Hongkong, February 8,-1895.
286
**PASSENGERS.
AREIVED.
Por Michael Jebsen, from Haiphong, 15 Per Holstein, from Saigan, 2 Chinese. Per Ming yi, from Shangbai, Mossrs Boll, Prohasks. Facska, Droster, Guabkat, Ge atrich, and 8 Chinese.
Per Haitan, from Coast Forts, Misses Trimble, Bocafold, Mesars Gittins, Walkin abaw and Baker, Mrs and Bias Rozarlo, and 56 Chinese
Per Tuisang, from Chiukiang, & Chinoso. Por Gerda, from Singapore, 450 Chices.
DETARTED.
Jardine, Matheson&Co About Feb. 19. Cationitz & Co......... A bol
About March 1.
Cadowite & Co.......... Abeat March 16. Butterfeld & Seiro... Feb. 9, et 3 Į Pacific Mail 8. B. Co. Feb 20,
daylight. &O. 8. 8. 00..... Feb. 27, 10.
daylight. Showan & Co... Quick despatch Jardine, Matheson&Co Feb. 11, at 4 p.m. P. & O. B. N. G... About Feb. 11. Sander &
& Co. February 14. P. & U. 8. N. Co...... About Feb, 20.
Feb. 15, at 4 pm.. Siemsson & Co. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. Feb. 12, at 3 p Douglas Laprsik & Co. Feb. 10, daylight. Sander & Co... About Feb. 9. Canadian P. R. Co.. Feb. 20, at noon. Nor. P'io S. & R. Cos. Fab. 23, at noon.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:--
For KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VICTORIA,
B.O., & TACOMA.--
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. 3p.m.-Taiyuas leaves for Port Dar-
win, to,
5p.m.-meralda leaves for Manila.
Meeting.
BIRTHE
At Nanking, on the 21st January, the Wife of the Rev. W. J. Dzwong, Of A Sob.
On the 4th February, at Shangbal, the Wife of Mr A. PHILIPPOT, of a Son.
The publication of this 11sus commenced
Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of Thò | al 6,45 p.m.
Hongkong Los Co., Ltd., at the Com pany's Office.
Auctions
3.30 p.m.-Audion of Chinese Curlon
&a, at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's
Amusements.
p.m.-D'Arc's Fantoches Francaizes (Marionetto), on the Now Praya Rö. clamation.
8.30 p.m.-D'Arc's Fantoches Francaises (Marionettes), on the New Prays Bo. clamation.
9 p.m.-A. D. C. Performanes at Olty
Hall
Miscellaneous.
2.46 p.m.-Competition of the Hongkong
Rifle Association.
Exchange.
Honosono, February 8, 1895. On London
Per Tacoma, Registration, 11 am., Lot-On tors, 11,30 am., on Tuesday, the 26th inst.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACEFT,-- The British Contract Packet Sutlej will be despatched qu THURSDAY, the 14th February, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, elá Brindis, to the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Bur. mah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
Par Darmstadt, from Yokohama: for. Southampton, Messra Wm. Shepherd, Lewis, Wm. Boedie, A, Storey, F. Mo- Donald, Wm. Sough, Findlay, Williame, Gatton, W. Wabers, R. Narwall, Campbell, The usual hours will be observed in closing
Ras- the Mails, &o.
THE Twenty-Sixth Ordinary MEETING PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM Onforty and Weber, R. Narw
pany will be held at the Company's OFFICE, N. 3, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on TUESDAY, the 19th February, at Twelvo
o'clonk Noon, for the purpose of receiving a
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
NOTICE.
INDER Instructions from the Directors Staiment of Accounts and the Report of. ALFRED WOOLLEY will TAKE the Directors for the year ending 31st
Cuance of the Company's BUSINESS at this December, 1894.
Port on and after the 11th Instant.
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 6th to the 19th Idem, both days inclusive.
By Order,
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Becretary. Hongkong, January 29, 1805,
207
CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Ohrenométer, Watch & Clock Makers, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths.
NAUTICAL SCIENTIFIC AND
METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS.
VOLTLANDER'S CELEBRATSU BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. RITCHIE'S LIQUID AND TREL CONFASSES, ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS. Tagilah SILTER & ELECTRO-PLATED WAKE. Christofle & Co.'s ELECTRO-PLATED WARE, .::GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY
in great variety. DIAMONDS
AND
DIAMOND JEWELLERY, A Splendid Collection of the Latest LONDON PATTERNS, at very moderato priden. 742 WINDSOR HOTEL
HONGKONG.
mann, Bourgeaus, Patzel, Narnians Groop?
"
Blokhaus and Peniz; for Bremen, Mr Emi Netzkor for Genoa, Mre Fruse, and Miss
instanley
for Port Said, Me Mans Hiego: for Southampton Bradley, Callard, White, Craig Hnhed, and 13 sailors
for Bremen, Meat P. Thomann, A. Valaubs, F. Willawolf, H. von Bremen, Zittlosen, C. Diercks, F. Lubicin, F. Antweiler, F. Miels, A. Gehle, Ludw. Möhle, J. Panpura, Niemann, K. Holybauer,
B. H. JOSEPH,
M. Superintendent. Hongkong, February 8, 1895,
289
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI (DIRECT). (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for OHEFOO, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)
The Co.'s Steamship
Booksang, Captain WILDE, will be despatched as stove on MONDAY, the 11th Instant, at 4 p..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers, Hongkong, February 9, 1895:
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET The United States Mail Packet China will
be despatched an TUESDAY, the 19th February, with Mails for Japan, Ban Francisco, the United States, Caunda, Honolulu, Pera, &c., which will be closed as follows:- 4.30 r. M. Registry causes.
J. Grashor Kammto, 5,00.. Post Office oluses, but Corras- |
Leonh Rocpke,
H. Ehmsso, Joh. Glash. Huelke,
pondence may be posted on board the Packot, wath Late Fez of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS.
P. Peters, K. Neusor,
sks. £. Fanzger, Max. Hermann, K. Kicks, Moyer and fi. Kienachuer; for Colombo, Me West
From Shanghai: for Southamp ton,
Mes
Hart, Mr and Mrs Dawson and 2 children, Miss Hact, and Mr. D. Parvie; for Naples, Mr Luca; for Genoa, Mr S. Amolot, and Mr C. Heioger; for Bremen,
When the Packets leave at Noon. Mr F. Schwers. From Hoogkong: for Bremen, Messrs P. Lohisin, E. F. Mellug,
The following hours will be observed in W. Dinesen, G. Guttormson, O. Eppen-closing the Mails for Europe, &c., by the dorfer; for Gonon, Rev. Dr and Mrs Henry, English and French Packets, when they Miss Heaty, Master Henry and haby, for leave at Noon. The Money Order Ofice. Colombo, 6 Chiness, for Singapore, Mestra will be closed at 5 the day before. Moy Bang Bing, G. Huestis, Wong Sing Sing, and d. E. Johansen.
Por Haloong, tor Swatow, 50 Chicose. Per Produce, for Saigon, 12 Chinese. Per Taichiou, for Bangkok, 1. European, 287 and 61 Chinese.
GLEN LINE OF STEAM PACKETS. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Steamship
Glenshiel,
Capt. R. D. Joxes, will be despatched as above
TO DEPART.
Per Amigo, for Saigon, 20 Chinese. Per Decima, for Port Wallut, 2 Chinese. Per Fokien, for Swatow, 100 Chinese. Per Triumph, for Hoihow, 80 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS,
The German steamer Ming-yi reports: Had strong Northerly winds and fair wea
on or about the 19th Instant, instead of an THIS THIS ESTABLEMENT, situated in the previously advertised.
This Steamer has superior Accommodather. elegant Building known as CON. NAUGHT HOUSE,' offers First-Class Action for Passengers, and carries a Doctor
and Stewardess.
commodation to Residents and Teuvoilers.
Passenger Elevator from Entrance Hall to each Flour, in charge of experienced Attendant.
1907
Faourable Arrangements inade for Families and for Monthly or Extended Ferioda,
F. BOIM, Proprietor and Manager. Hongkong, November 24, 1894. DRIVATE BOARD and RESIDENCE PLADIES AND GENTLSugs Special attention to Ladies' comfort. Accommode tion for Table Hoarders, Central situation.
Mas. MATHER, 2 and 3 Peddar's Hil
1287
Hongkong, July 24, 1893,
ALDBECK, MACGREGOR &
OBECK,
Co
Wine and Spirit Merchants, 18, QUEEN'S ROAD,
Hongkong, August 18, 1891.
To Let.
TO LET
1614
WELLING HOUSES—'
MOUNT KELLËT,
DBANGOUR
(Furnished), HIGHOLEKE,' at MAGAZINE GAP, HAVENSBILL' WEST, on RoxIn
503 BOAD FLOORS in BLUE BUILDINGS, FLOORS in ELGIN STREET, PIEL
STREET and STAUNTON STREET. FLOQES in No. 6, SHELLEY
STREET.
GODOWNS—
BLUE BUILDINGS, No. 7A PRATA CENTRAL
*Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Oo.; LrB.) Hongkong, January 29, 1895.
TO LET.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, February 8, 1895.
Not Responsible for Debts.
8.00 Peating of Prices Current and
Circulars ceases,
sy
(Prices de posted up to 10 o'clock
Current and Circular Lowever be
Documentary, i months'sight,
Paris
Bauk, Wirs,...”
1/111
W
Os demand,
50 days' sight,
141
4 months night,
Credits,
On demand,
... 1/11
2/0 **** 201
2.47
Credits, 4 months' sight,
... 2,63
ÜB
Berlin-Demand,...
... 1.09
On
New York
On demand,
472
Credits, 60 days' sight,
491
183 1831
1831
... 1832
721
73
261.50
On Bombay... Wired
demand, ...
On Calcutta
Wire,
On demand, s
On Shanghai
On demand,
Let
80 days' sight, privato paper Gold Leaf, 100 sine (par laól) Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) Silver (por oz.)
T
$10,00 ...27,4
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
|
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1895,
W. KAINBOW and Company, Piano Builders, Taners and Repairers.
F
Tax winter sports at Tientulu had to ba postponed in consequence of a dust storms
| Tas China Mutual Co.'s at 5. Dànfa, from Glasgow and Lavorpaol, left Singapore for this port this morning.`
The China Mail. Ar earthquake shook, lasting about thirty
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1825.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED BULL CANAL
seconds, was felt at Foochner on Byuday, the 27th ult., about 6.30 p.m. The shook produced a tremulous, rolling motion.
A NUMBER of dog owners were brought bo- fore Captain Hastings for failing to have
OUTWARD BOUND:-Abergeldis, Jan. 4; their wonks licensed. Small fines were im.
Umba, 8; Rosary, 12; Danta, 15; Strath-posed in the majority of cases, yon, Adelaide, 18; Salveig, Oceana,
Lauderdale, 26; Dardanus, Syd As the French mail steamor Saghalien wan ney, Coptic, 20; Petropolis, Oakley. Isaving the harbour for Shanghai this Manila, Macduff, Feb. 1. BOMEWARD BOUND-Canton, January 15; morning, she dipped her ensign Brat to the Argyle, 18; Posidon, Glenfarg, 22; Russian cruiser Pamiat Azová, then to Agamemnon, Salasis, Feb. 1.
B.M.S. Victor Imanuel and afterwards to the German flagship Irene.
The P. & 0. Co.'s .. Rohilla, with the ENGLISH MAIL of Jan. 11, left Sin-
gapore on Wednesday, February 6, NEW Comio Song and Dance Albumi, at at 8 a.m., and may be oxpected here on W. Robinson and Company,
or abat Monday, February 11. This
packet bringe replies to letters despat-Taa course for the tenth roos of the Royal chod from Hongkong on Dec. & The P. M., . Ching, with the AMERICAN
MATT.
Hongkong Yacht Club will be as follows —
January 16, left Nagasaki From the Submarine Mining Pier, Well. on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 10 p.m., and ington Barracks, round a mark boat off may be expected here on or about Lyeemoon (port) and the White Fairway, Monday, Feb. 11.
..
The N. L. Co.'s . . Prins Heinrich, with Buoy (port); 12 miles. The protest of the the GERMAN MAIL of Jan. 14, left Co-Dart. Erica was haard by the Sailing lonibo on Bunday, February 3, in the Committee, and the Erica was' disqualified afternoon, and may be expected here for fast Sunday's rase. i
on or about Saturday, February 16. The Tacoma loft Yokohama for this
port on Feb. 6, via Japan parts.. The O. & O. a. 6. Belgic left San Fran- aleco on Jan. 24 for this port, via Yo- kohama and Nagasaki,
The P. M.. s. Peru, with the AMERICAN Mat, Isit San Francisco for this port, via Yokohama and Nagasaki, un Fob
2.
The Empress of Japan left Vancouver for
Hongkong on Feb: .
The N. P. . . Sikh left Victoria for this
port, vis Japan porta, on Feb. 6.
ROM the 1st January, 1295, the Sub-The
scription to the CHINA MAIL will be as follows:-
For the Quarter.........$7.00 Month............ 2.60
*
Copies of the Carva Mat may be obtained at the Hongkong Hotel.
CHINA MAIL OFFICE, Bongkbug.
on or about Feb. 8.
London and Straits, loft Singapore Gina Line steamship Glenorchy, from on Feb. 2, and may be expected hero The O. & O. Izion, left Singapore on Feb. 3, and may be expected here on or The a. a. Carmarthenshire left Singapore on Feb. 5, and may be expected here on or about Feb. 12.
about Feb. 3.
The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Findobona
We are informed, in supplement, to what our Special Correspondent stated in_a recent letter, that Buddhist priests have been attached to the army in Manchuria. There are also Shinto, priests with the Japanese forces, and we have no doubt, as there is absolute freedom of religious hollef in Japan, that Christisa olergy would also bo appreciated by the Japanese soldiers. The priests at prosent with the armlec. go of their own accord..
W. Esox and Company for the higliest clase Piano Tuning.
A WELL-KNOWN and highly-respected Kow. loon resident was brought before Capt. Hastings at the Magistracy this morning, at the instance of a Chinese house coglie, on a charge of allowing a forocivur dog to
go at large nomuzzled. The complainant
left Singapore for this port on Feb. 5, and another young coolie testified that the and may be expected here on or about dog, mild-looking sandy brown work, Feb. 19.
had bitten them. In cross-examination,
A. S. WATSON & Co Thi or a Chelydru, from Calcutta and the complainant denied that he offered to
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
if ffey are fed in bundles, country Wines and Spirits.
by country, with the addresses all ono-way).}
1
10.00 ..--Registry ceases. 10.30 A.Pesting of Newspapers,
Books, and Patterns cess. 11.00 .-Mail clones..
All these are SELECTED by our LONDON
LATE Lervans may bo posted (from 11.10A.M.) with 10 cents late fee up to HoDSE,-bought direct at first hand, im- 11.30.M., after which hour they may
be sont ca Board with the same Late ported in wood and bottled by ourselves,
Feo.
The British steamer Daites reports
MONEY LETTERS.The Post Office decline all Left Foochow on the 5th, experienced freak
responsibility for unregistered Letters containing. mousson and fine weather to Amoy. Left bank notes, coin, or jewellery, and, where Amoy on 6th, Swator 7th. Frear Amoy to Registration has been neglected, ALL MAKE NO Swatow, similar weather; from Swatow to ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of such letters port, moderate Easterly breeze and fine,(Fost Guido, Par 30). but overcast. Steamers in Focchow: Itle- worth and Kungyi. Steamer in Amoy: Kaifong. Steamers in Swator: Soochow Tai Lee, Lobsang and Namon.
02 but
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbours-
CENTENNIAL, American ship, Capt. E. J. Colcord.Captain.
BACHER, American abip, Capt. Bartlett, -Shewan & Co.
WILLIAM LE LAORECR, Britisk barque. Capt. Maddox.-Captain.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS. February
Michael Jebsen, German str., 710, H. Schlaikier, Haiphong February 4, Rice,- WIELER & Co. -
Helstein, German Bit., 1,103, J. Brohn, Saigon February 3, Bico and Paddy.-- Heuer đã đo
..
February 8:-
© Ming-yi, Gərmanı steamer, 1.026, J. Wax wick, Shanghai February 6, General.
M. S. N. Co.
Prites, German str., 1,085, P. Cornelelor, Saigon February 3, Rice,STEMSSEN & Co.
Haitan, British steamer, 1,193, F. D. Goddard, Foochor Fobruary 5, Amoy 5, and Seatow 7, General,-DovGLAS STEAM- SHIP CO.
Tsang, British str., 1,605, H. W. Hogg, Chintang February 4, Rice and General. JARDINE, MATHESON & Un.
Garda, Germani str., 2,274, E. Ehlers, Hamburg and Singapore February 1, Gen eral SriraEEN đi Na
DEPARTURES.
February 8: 215 Darmstadt, for Europe,.do.
Saghalien, for Shanghai Hailong, for Swator, &.. Ghana, for Shanghai...
02, PEDDER'S STREET, next to the de, for Yohohama.
GENERAL POST OFFICE,
Apply to
G. C. ANDERSON. Hongkong, December 7, 180€.
TO LET.
HOUSE, NO
Apply to
Produce, for Baigen. Taichine, for Bangkok. Ormiston, for Shanghai, Ming-yi, for Cauton
1988
į
Amigo, for Saigon.
CLEARED.
CAISE ROAD, Continental, for Manila.
M. MOURENTE,
Ng. 5, Ariuthnot Road.
Mongkong, December 29, 1894,
2178
Decina, for Fort Wallat.
Fokien, for Bwałow.
Progress, for Honcoke Bay. Friumph, for Boihon
The British steamer Taisang reports Had moderate monsoon throughout, with dull gloomy weather, and moderate sea. =
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For KOBE
For AMOY & TAMSUL.--
Registration-Cormarondence, can be re- gistered for sil Privato Ship maile up to five minutes before the time for closing for the Shanghai, or Yokohama contrnet rails, up to a quarter of an hour before; for mail for Europe, c., up to an hour before; American, Danadian, Ladian, Northern Pacife and Torres Straite mails, up to half an hour before,
LOCAL DELIVERIES.-Separats Boxes LAYS been provided for posting Correspondence for Per Bentaria, at 11.30am., on Saturday, the Town, Kewicon and the Fesk. The Boxes the 9th inst, instead of as provious-are under the Window at the East end of the
Verandali facing Queen's Road. ly notified.
Letters, parcels, Bo., for Kowloon Point and Steamers in Harbour may be posted in the Por Kecang Mo, at 1.30 p.m., os Satur- General Post Ofice up to 11.80 a.m. and 3.80
day, the 9th inst.
p.m. Lettore from Korison Foint may be posted In the Letter Box which has been placed in the Police Compound outside the Charge Room op to 12 and 1 o'clock, and in the Pillar Box at the Wharf, Local Rates will be charged. To avoid robbery, senders of letters from Kowloon are 18 quested to cancel their stamps by writing the word stamped across them. Covers containing Bank Notes, &c., should be registered. No Sunday delirety,
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVIL LE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MEL BOURNE (Supplementary Mail on board till time of departure. Extra Postage 10 conte.)
Fer Taiyuan, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,
For
the 9th inst, MANILA
Letters, &c., for the Peak will be delivered by the 12 and 8,80 o'clock trams only. Correa Por Esmeralda, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday in the General Post Olles up to 11.30 am, or a pondence and Parcels for the l'eak may be posted
the 9th inst.
pim, or in the latter bores in the cars till time Lot deperture. With regard to illets from the Per Derwonge, at 6 pm, on Saturday, Feat, Pillar banks have been placed at Magazine Gap, Victoria Bay, Mount Kellett, Mount Gough, and Plantation Road, which will be cleared at 12.30 and 4 p.m. -
For BANGKOK
the 9th inst
For HAIPHONG.-
Per Hanoi, at 5 pm, on Saturday, the
9th inst.
Per Michael Jebsen, ab 5 p.m., on Satur
day, the 9th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUL—
Per Foxien, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the
9th lost
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL
CUTTA,--
Per Arratorn dpcar, at 2.30 p.m.you
Teoeday, the 12th inst.
For NAGASAKL, KOBE & YOKOHAMA Fer Ancona, at 11.30 am, on Friday,
the 15th inst
For SINGAPORE.
Per Erato, at 3.30 plin., on Friday, the
18th inst For SWATOW & DELI.—
Per Taicheong, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,
the 16th inst, ·
MAILS THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL
WAY Co.'s PACKED—,
';
The Canadian Paciso Mail Packet Empress of India will be despatched on WED- NESDAY, the 20th February, with Maile for Shanghai, Japan, the United Stalos, Canada,
o, which will be
closed as follows 10A.M. Registry closes. 11.00 4. Post-Office closes, but Corros-
pondence may be posted on board the Packet with the Late Fea of 10 vents estra Postage, until time of departure,
General Memoranda. MONDAY, February 11:
Gouds par Dryfesdale nadelivered astor
this data sabjost to renti WEDNESDAY, February 13 --
Goods par Chases undelivered after this
date subject to rent.
THURSDAY, February 14:
Goods per Steamer Saghalici unolaimed
aftor Noon subject to rant. FRIDAY, February 16:-
Noon-Meeting of Sharoholders of The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Gia down Co., Ltd. at the Company's Office.
Straits, loft Singapore on Feb. 5, and may be exposted here on or about Fab. 12. The China Matual Co.'s-es. Oanfa, from Glasgow and Liverpool, teft Singapore on Feb. 8, and may be expteted here ou or about Feb. 15. The P. & Diss. Aden, from Antwerp and London, left Bombay for this post on Feb, 2.
COLLARD and Collard Finnon, at W. Robin- son and Company.
Tus next performanou of the Pantomime will be given to-morrow night.
:
Tuz P. & O. Co.'s 8.8. Aden, from Antwerp and London, loft Bombay for this port on the 2nd instant.
thus saving all intermediate profits and enabling us to SUPPLY the BEST GROWTH THE P. M. 6. 4. China, with malls, &c, left
Nagasaki for this pork yesterday, the inst., at 10 p.m.
MODERATE PRICES.
settle the case if a sum of money were givoa him. It was stated that the dog was the pot of the defendant's children, hat on the sworn testimony given in the witness bar, Captain Hastings was forced to find that the dog had lost its character and was liable to be destroyed should there be any further complaints.
The German cruiser Irene, which arrived a few days ago, Loft Willelmihaven on Nov. 17th, bound for the East, and on her way out rescived orders to proceed to Casablanca (Morocco) to arrest the murderers of a German merchant named Newmson. On reaching there and after making the necessary ingut ries the three murderers were arrested and
handed over to the German Consul to ba punished. The frene then proceeded via Port Bald and Aden to Colomba and Singapore. The Irease will be the flagship of Contre-Ad- míral Hoffman, the Commander-in-chief of
Tas Silk ex the N. F. Co.'s teamar Sikh, which left Yokohama on Jan. 13, and which PRICE LISTS, with full details, to be arrived at Tacoma on Jan, 25, arrived in the German East Indio Squadron. Contre- had an application.
PORT.-After romoval should be a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered
to be docanted at the Dispensary before being went out. CLARET-Our Clarets, including the
lowest priced, are guaranteed to be
the genuine product of the juice of the grapa and are not artificially made from raisina and currants, as
is generally the caso with Cheap
Wines.
BEANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in
New York on the 3rd inst. The s... Sikh Admiral Hoffman, who it will be remember. left Victoris on the 6th inst. for this part, ed passed through on his way to Chins in the German steamer Sachsen some months vin Japan ports, V
ago, is now on board the Arkona, Os the D'Arc's Marionettes give a matinée per-arrival of the frene he will transfer his flag formance to-morrow at 4 p.m. A beautiful from the former to the latter vessel. Capt. doll will be given away. The grand fare- Von Dreskey, Commander of the Arena, who well përformance takes place at 830 to intended to stay in Dolembo for moms morrow night.
days, received a telegram from Berlin ins Tax steamers Keling, Irene and Margarife trusting him to go on at once. The Irene were at Nanking on the 2nd inst, the is a deck-protested erniser of 4,400 tons and former having brought down troops from 8,000 indicated borse-pomer, and carries Hankow. The Xiangtuan passed down a 616-0. m, 4-tan, 8 15-0. m. 3 ton, And 8 couple of days previously with some 2,000 | machine-guns. Her crew numbers 400 all
told. troops for the Grand Canal. TRANSPOSING Fisnos, at W. Robinson and We believe the Japanese authorities are ex- tremely sorry that the Japanese mon-of-war, Company..
fa bombarding Tengohor-fu, should have led Os the 3rd inst., the wreek of the Taiteto sutions inconvenience of fowiges residents, was nearly covered at high water. Her who were, in fast, in a few fostaucos, place back is brokon and the after part of the is positions of the greatest jeopardy. It in kull was entirely submerged. The juuks the generally expressed belief that the off- which had been working at her bad lefi
cers of the Japaar so fleet were not aware temporarily, the weather being too cough that there were any foreign residents in for salvage operations to be proceeded with.
being merely a question of age
and vintage.
WHISKY. -All our Whisky is of excellent
*
From the manner in Tengchow.fu Tux following vessels were at Chinking which operations are being conducted on the 2nd inst:-U.S.S. Concord, British in the neighbourhood of Nawohwang and
is
evident that Propontis, Taisang, and Tamsul, German Kaicheng, it Brunhilde and Albingia. The latter vee Japanese Generals are quality and of greater age than most sol came out from Hamburg and is loaded they can to avoid unnecessary annoy- with guns, dynamite and munitions of snes to foreigners. In spite of the anti- brands in the market. The Scotch war for the Chinese, and being afraid of Japanese rumours sedulously circulated
the all doing
Whisky marked E is oniversally capture by the Japanese, made a detour to amongst the foreign commanities from time to time, the soldiers of the Japaness army. reach her destination. popular and is pronounced by the
and the sailors of the Japanese Navy, Tax following is a specimen of the apacial
anced
best local connoisseurs to bo aupe-information published in the N.-O. Daily according to the evidence of our owa Special Correspondent and of other eye. witnesses who have accompanied the army rior to any other brand in Le Hong News with regard to the capture of the
Eastern forts at Waibaivot
and navy, have conducted themselves in a kong Market.
** The Centurion and Bolus were off Wai- manner worthy of a youthful nation striving haiwei when the assault was made on the to justify its position on the high plane of eastern forts, and eye-witnesses have des modern ofvilisation. Wherever they bave cribed the way in which the Japanese took
gone in Corea, Manoharie or on the Bban- these. So soon as their flog appeared over tung Promontory (with the exception of the the captured forts two word blown up by
regrettable incident at Port Arthur, whera. the Chinese, probably by mines, and the their comrades were subjected to disgusting third, proving dangerous to the Chinese Best, one of the ironstads was on to steam out into the Bay and shell the Japa
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits SATURDAY, February 18
Noon Meeting of Shareholders of The
Hongkong Bhanghai Banking Corto Le genuine when bought direct from un poration, at the City Hall.
in tho.
the Colony, or from our authorised
MONDAY, February 18:-
3 p.m.-Meating of Bharoholders of The Agents at the Coast Ports,
Hongkong & Whampos Dock Co., La.,.
at the Company's Offices,
8 p.m.Auotion of Leasehold Property,
at Mr J. M. Armstrong's, TUESDAY, February 10-
Noor,Heating of Shareholders of The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd, at the Company's Qlice,
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, January 7, 1806,
brutalities) is Japansea soldiers have shown e esmmendable spirit of self-control and
ness out of the captured fort. The Britleberation, which has wox for them the admi.
lay to far off to sea with certainty which ironclad this was, but it was probably
the Chenysen under Admiral McClure,
ration of the whole cirilised, world, NEW Plana Repsiting Machinery arrived for W: Rabimeen and Campany