2.83736
Entertainments.
AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB,-.
THERE will ba Positively ONLY 4
TORE PERFORMANCES N
ROBINSON CRUSOE,'
TO-NIGHT, (SATURDAY), 16th February, at 9 p. MONDAY, 18th do.
do. SATURDAY, 23rd do. do.
AĂ
AN AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE,
он
MONDAY, 25th February, at 4 più
Destination
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels.
A puta.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Date Learinj.
Butterfold & Swird. About March 15. (e)....Norddeutscher Lloyd. March 4, at B p..
P. & O. S. N. Co......March 3, at noon. Dodwoll, Carlill & Cu.Feb. 22, at noon, Buttertiold & Swiro... February 19. Jardine, Ma
Mathesond Co About Feb. 25.
Feb, 28, at nonu. (e).......&O. 8. N.
N. Co...eb. P. & 0. 8. N. Co About March 5.
Amsterdam, do...Oceanic (5).............. Bremen & Ports of Call Prinz Heinrich Japa............... VODA (8) Kobe and Yokohama. Strathcarron (8)..... London, v. Suez Cana) Teucer (8) ............... London, v, Ports of Call Glenfalloch (4)....... London & Parts of Call Kaisari Hind London, v. Marssilles. Japan (s)...
Malares (B)..... London....
....Songkiang (s).. Manila.......
iitos, v. Saigon. Melbourne (a).. York,,SnozCanal Glenshiul (8)...........
New
York..........
ncop,
P. & O. 8, N. C... About March 20. Butterfield & Swire... Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. Messagorion Maritime. Feb. 20, Jarding, Matheson&OA bont Feh, 19. Carlowitz & Co... Abou
About March 1.
TICKETS and BOOKS of, the Woups York Lucy A. Nigkala........Carlowits & Co.......About March 15,
of the SONGS o be obtained at Messis.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
Hongkong, February 10, 1895,
5. Francisco, y, Japan 8. Francisco, v. Japa 320 San Francisco...
To-day's Advertisements.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No, 09.
N EXAMINATION will be held in the COUNCIL CHANDER to Solect TWO
Shanghai....... Shanghai
Shanghai....
Biotrad China (8).......... Belgic (...
Tillie E. Starbuck... Lycomoon (6).....
Ravenna (s)... Malacca (8)....
Shanghai and Kobó.......... Aden (s) S'pore, Penang&C'tha Chelydra (8)
taw, Amoy & Fehow Namoa (a)..... Swator, Amoy &Too Thales (3)...... Tientsin......
Nanchang ().....
Pacific Mail S. 8. 0.. "Feb. 20, daylight. & O, 5. S, O.... Fab. 27, daylight.
Quick despatch.
Showau
& Co.......... Siamessen &
& 2005, 20, al p.m. Carlowitz & Co.. Feb. 20, at & P. & O. 8, N.
About Feb. 25. P. & U. 9, N. Co... About March 23. P. & O. S. N.
N. Co... About Feb. 20, Jardino, Matheson&Co Feb. 10, at noon. Douglas Lapraik & Co. Feb. 19, daylight. Douglas Lapraik & Co. Feb. 17, daylight. Butterfield & Swire... February 22.
Vancouver (B.C.), & Empress of India (s)... Canadian Plic R. Co. Feb. 20, at noon. Victoria (DC.), &c....Tacoma (0)
Nor. Po S. & R. Cos Feb. 26, at noon.
CLERKS for Service in the GENERAL POST To-day's Advertisements.
OFFICE on a day to be fixed by the Board of Examiners.
The salary will be $30 a month, rising to $30 after January ist, 1896, and to $40 aftor January. 1st, 1897.
No Candidate nood apply who does not write a good
rood band. The Subjects of Ezemination will be as
· follows:
Handwriting,
600 parke, Distation and Copying, ...200 Composition,
.200 15
נו
13
Arithmetic,ill be held at the same
AN EXAMINATION
time for the Post of INTERPRETER in the Service of the STRAITH SETTLEMENTS. The salary will bo 8100 per..men om and the requisite qualifications are--
(a) The Interpreter to be a Cantonese.
to speak Halka well.
writing
ab knowledge of Chinoso
(d) Ability
fairly
to speak and write English
Applications, with Copies of Testimoniais,
and Corsicates as to age and health should be sent to the HONORARY SECRETARY,
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
THE DIVIDEND declared for the Half-
Faar ouding 31st December, 1891, at the Ratu of_(£1.5/-) Ose Pound and Five SHILLINGS STERLING por Share of $125, is PAYABLE on and after MONDAY, the 18th Instant, at the OFFICES of the COB POBATION, where SHAREHOLDERS are re quested to apply for WARRANTS.,
By Order of the Court of Directors,
T. JACKSON,
Chic Manager. Hongkong, February 16, 1805
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
RACING PONIES,.
&c.,
A.
་་
314
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
February 15- Taisang, British atramer, from Canton. M. Konath, Singapore February 8,
Cheang Hock Kian, British steamor, 956, sight, General,-BEN HIN CHAN,
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW,
Shipping. Daylight.--Tholes leaves for Swatow, do.
Miscellaneous, Goods per Maria Valerie undelivered
after this date subject to rent.
MEMOS, FOR MONDAY. Meeting.
- p.m.—Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong o When as Dock do., L at the Company's Officos, ··
Auctions.
3 p.m.-Auction of Leasehold Property,
at Mr J. M. Armstrong's 4.15 p.m.Auction of Racing Ponien,
&o., in Front of the City Hall,
Amusements.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1895.
prius publication of this shrub-commences NEW Piano Repairing Mechinery arrived for ( 18 Second-Hand Pianos wanted for Export, at 7.40 p.m.
W. Robinson and Company.
W. Robinson and Company.
}
The China Mail.
New Zealanders have sent over to Mal
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1895,
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
Passed SUBZ CANAL. OUTWARD BOUND:-Abergeldis, Jan. 4;
Umba, 8: Struthiyon, Adelaide, 18 Saltelg, Oceana, 24; Lauderdale, 25; Dardanas, Coptic, 29; Petropolis, Dat Hey, Manila, Macduff, Fab, is Merion- etashire, Bonnington, 5; Tantalus, Glengarry, Ext, 8.
bourne a burdieracer that standa 17 hands will be seen from our advertising co- lumna, the Hongkong Hotel management in hie socks,' with foot as large as soup plates. He doesn't need to jump themes to provide a race-tifs at the Happy sticks, says an Apstralian contemporary, which will completely polipse anything of Valley during the Jackey Club Mooting, but simply stops over them, as he goes the kind yet seen in Hongkong. This is Blong.
another evidence of the change that has
9 p.m.-A. D. O. Performance at City HoMEWARD BOUND-Canton, January 15-ed till Tuesday next, the only evidence Mx H.H. Joseph, who has been the local
Hall.
Miscellaneous.
9am. Re-opening of Queen's College, Resuming of Diocesan School and Or
phanage.
Dividend of £1.5- on Shares of the H.K.
& S'hai Banking Corp., payable. Goods
per Carmarthenshire undelivered after this date subject to rent, Goods par Vindobena undelivered” aflor
this date subject to rent.
BELIGIOUS SERVICES,
PRIVATE Newsb Shah of the Hongkong Re.com for the management of this popular giment, who is charged with the murder of institution, since the sole control was - umed by Mr E. J. Richardson. The the harildbar of the same Regiment at
Hongkong Botel tiffia text la certain to ba Kowloon on Thursday night, was brought before Capt. Hastings to-day and remand-popular during the racę wesk. Argyle, 18; Glenfurg, 22; Agamemnon, Feb. 1; Peninsular, Glenartney, 6; taken being that of Inspector Corcoran, who Turbo, 8.
merely spoke to the arrest, coroner's agent of the P. and O. Company in Hong- The MM. Co.'s steamer Sydney, with inquest was held by Mr H. E. Wodehouse eng during the last three years, sails by
LES FERNCH MAIL of the 18th January, in the same cane, and the evidence of left Singapors on Thursday, the 14th veral witnesses taken. The inquest also Fob, at 8 a.m., and may be expected bare or about Thursday, the 21st lands adjourned till Tuesday next. Fab. This Packet brings replies to letters despatched" from Hangkong on Ir will be remembered that we reported
12th December.
the Gutaria for Australia to-morrow. Mr
Joseph goes to London to not as Boerstary to the Company, and is merely visiting Australia to make himself acquainted with the working of the Company's branches in* that part of the world. Mr A. Woulley,
Sr. Jous's CATHEDRAL-Parade Service at /The a. 4. Tacoma left Yokohama for this ease of daring robbery la Wellington Streak who is well-known here, takes Mr Josup's
port on Feb. 8, via Japan ports. The O. & Q. s, . Belgic left San Fran- elaco on Jan. 24 for this port, via Yo kohama and Nagasaki.
9.30. (Holy Communion 2nd and 4th Bun- days.) Matine at 11. Holy Communion at the 11 o'clock service on the 1st, 3rd, and th on- days to the month. Evensong at 5.45,
UNION CHURCH, Kennedy Road-Minister, Rev. G.J, Williams.-Services at 11.00 am. The P. M. a. s. Pert, with the AMBICAN via Yokohama and Nagasaki, on Feb. The Emprise of Japan left Vancouver for
Hougkong on Feb. 5.
and 6P..
ROMAN CATHOLIO CATHEDRAL.-Sundays and mid-, qud 9.30 .. Week Days-Mars, 6 A.
Festival Days of Chligation-Jinas, 6 a.m., 7.00
Fort Adelaide, British steamer, 1,717. B. Morgan, Penarth January 6. Coal-Dop- west, CARLILL & Co.
.
February 16:— Prato, German aleamer, €55, O. Stehr, Touron February 13, General-STENSSEN & Co.
Pallas, British ateimar, 2,102, A. Murray, Japan Fubruary 10, Coal.-MITSUI BUNIAN
KAHIA.
4. Dunish str., 591, N. C. Revebeck, Haiphong February 13, and Holbow 15, General.-A. R. MAUTY.
Elatops, British steamer, 1,005, P. J. Miles, Saigon February 11, Rico.-BUTTER- tour tombo. F. 1. SANONTEN, Esq. HE Undersigned has received instruc- į FIELD & SWINE.
and 7.30 AM. Bonediction, Jan., Feb., Nov., Des., M.; March, April, Sept., Oct., 5.80 May, June, July, Aug., 6.
ST. JOSɛen'e CHAPEL (Garden Road),Mass, with Sermon in English, at 9. .. ou Sundays and Festival Days of Obligation.
Mass, with Sermon in Chinese.
ST. FRANCIS CHURCH (Wanchai)-6 A.M., 7.80 A.K.. Mass, with Screzon in Portugues. Benedic tion, 5 P.M.
MAIL, left Sad Francisco for this port,
2.
The N. P. a. Sikh loft Victoria for this
port, via Japan purls, on Feb, 0.
The P. & O. s. o. Aden, from Antwerp, London and Bombay, left Singapore for this port on Feb. 19, and may be P, and O. extes steamer Malatia, from London, left Singapore for this port on Feb. 10, and may be exproted here on or about Feb. 31, Tho N. G. I. a. s. Dormida left Bombay for
this port on Feb. 9.
expected here on or about Feb. 19.
Sr. AUTHONY CHAPEL (West Point)-San-The days, Mass and Benediction at 8.x. Feast of Obligation, 7,80A.M.
Sr. PETER'S BEANEN'S CHURON, Sailors' Home.--Service op Sonday, at 11 a., and 6.90 r.x. The Holy Communion is administer ed on the let and 3rd Sundays in the mouth al 114.M.; on the 2nd and 5th at 7.30 am; and on the 4th, at the Evening Service.
WESLEYAN HETHODIST CHURCH,-Chaplain, Rev. Wm. Mason-Divino Service at 10.30
ORDZE OF CHORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-BRIAQESIKA BUNDAY.
Chisin, German str., 637, W. Woodt, 4, and 6 r.. in the Wesleyan Church, Wan- Matine:- Voluntary, Alloy to the
Board of Examiners, not later than the Official Administrator, to Seil by Public Chinking February 12, GeneralMEL chai.
26th Lostant, at Noon.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Acting Colonial Sceretary.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 11th February, 3895.
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RACE COURSE.
CONGKONG HOTEL TENT.
H
WEDNESDAY, 20TH FRENTARY.
TIFFIN.
ONE DOLLAR
1. Gravis Turtle Soup.
2. Mulligatawny Soup.
3, Sardines.
4. Prawns.
D. Lobator.
6. Buffalo Tongue. 7.. Pressed Boof.
8. Oxtail Jelly.
9. Ham and Chicken, 10. Gamo Pie.
11. Boned Capon.
12. Pigeon Pia. 13. Beofstoak Pie:
14. Roast Koba Beef.
15. Reast Saddle of Mutton.
16. Roast Turkey. 17. Roast Capon. 18, Boiled Corned Boof and Carrots. 19. Chicken Salad.
20. Potato Salad. 21. Shrimp Salad.
22. Roast Phearut.
23. Roast Wild Duck.
Auction, on
MONDAY,
the 18th day of February, 1835, at 4.15) p.m., in Front of the CITY HALL,
THE FOLLOWING
RACING
PONIES,
the Property of the
OFERS & Co.
DEPARTURES..
February 10
Orona, for Saigon.
&o.j
Oanfa, for Shanghai.
late Mr. ROBERT FRAZER Sartu.
Lot 1 SUSEWIND.
2 BLACK DOVOLJS.
3 CATTERTHUN.
4 CRAIG RVRTE,
5 DONALD DAY.
6 ONE SMALL TRAP PONT.
7 do.
do, Also,
SUNDEY TRAPE, HARNESS, SADDLES, RACING and STABLE. GEAD, RICK FAS,
&c.
&0.
&c., TERMS OF SALE.-Cash before delivery in Bank Notes. All Lots, with all faults and errora of description, at Purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer.
J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer. Hongkong, February 16, 1895.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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24. Roast Quail, Tows from H.M. NAVAL STOREREEFER,
THE Undersigned has received instruc
25. Sponge Cake.
26. Almond Basket. 27. Sand Cake. 28. Plum Cake. 39. Peach Meringues. 30. Champagne Jells.
31. Charlotte Russe. 32. Orange Jelly.
33. Mince Pies. 34. Poars & Rice.
35. Boa Bona. 36. Dried Lichesa. 37. Chocre. 38. Celory.
29. Radishes. 40. Watercresses,
41. Tea. 42. Cofee. 43. Chocolate,
SANDWICHES,
Caviar Sandwiches,
Egg
Ham
do,
Beef
do,
do.
Sardine
do.
30 CENTS per Plate.
Hongkong, February 16, 1895.
337
THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE la hereby given that the Eigh.
North Ordinary Stoneral MEETING
of SHAREHOLDERS, will be held at the HEAD Orrior of the Company, Finlayson Groen, SINGAPORE, on THURSDAY, 21st! March, 1895, at 12 o'clock, Noon, for the of receiving the Report of the purpose of Directors, and the Statement of Accounts, to the 81st December, 1894.
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company vill bo CLOSED from the 8th to the 21st March, both days inclusivo.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
WM. MACBEAN, Agent, HONGKONG BRANCH. Hongkong, February 16, 1895. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
The Co.'s Steamship
Namos, Captain Hans, will be deapatoked for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 19th Instant, al Daylight.
For Freight or Paaske, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIE & Co., General Managers.
Gongkong, February 16, 1895;
FOR SHANGHAL
The Steamahip
Lycemoon,
339
Captain 4. HEUERMANK, ☆y will be despatched for thé
above Port on WEDNESDAY, the 20th
Instant, at 4 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
STEMSSEN & Co.
Hongkong, February 18, 1895,
FOR SHANGHAI (DIRECT).
346
The Garman Steamer
Toit, Ctetras, Master, will be dospatched for the above Port on WEDNESDAY, the 20th Instant, at 5 p.m.-
For Freight or Famago, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Адель Hongkong, February 16, 1885,
to Soll by Public Auction, on
WEDNESDAY,
Asloun, for Saigon.
Erato, for Singapore.
Ceylon, for Singapore and Benbay. Yuensang, for Manila, Rosary, for
Jacob Diederichshau
for Saigon.
Taisang, for Shanghai. Tuicheong, for Amoy. Nürnberg, for Yokohama.
| Prins Heinrich, for Shanghai.
CLEAKED.
Activ, for Hoihow. Guthrie, for Port Derwia rnd Sydney. Thales, for Swatow, &c. Catterthun, for Shaughti.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
GuRay Betherda Chapel-Servies in the German lampage by Pastor E. F. F. Gott- chalks overy Sunday, At. 11-.x, in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, Weat Poiut.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
FROM the 1st January, 1895, the Sub-
scription to the CHINA MAIL will be as follows:---
For the Quarter...........$7.00 Moath.......... 2.50
II
Copies of the CHINA MAIL' may be obtained at the Hongkong Hotel.
CHINA MAIL OFFICE, Hongkong.
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Par Cherng Hack Kiar, from Singapore Wines and Spirits.
625 Chinese,
Per Preto, from Touron 23 Chinese, Per Ethiope, from Saigon, 3 Chinear. Por Chueen, from Chiakiangy 4 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
Pe: Erato, for Singapore, 12 Chinese. Por Taisang, for Shanghai, 3 Europeans, the 27th day of February, 1895, at Noon, and 200 Chinese. at H.M. Naval Yard,-
For Taicheong, for Amoy, 20 Chiness.
SUNDRY
NAVAL AND VIOTUALLING CONDEMNED STORES,
comprising:-
OLD IRON, QUAIN CABLE, PAPER STUFF, RAGS, CANVAS, EMPTY WOOD CAsus, Old STORE, &c., No.
ONE BOILER, LOCOMOTIVE TYPE, 80-H, P., 60-lbs, WORKING STZAM PRESSURE.
dise,
TO DEPART.
Per Guthrie, for Sydney, Messrs H. H. Joseph, F. D. Bullock, Pierre d'Orgoval.
Por Actis, for Boikow, 50 Chinese, Por Thales, for Swator, 100 Chinese. Per Catlerthun, for Shanghai, 10 Chiness.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British atestaur Cheang Hock Kian reports: Had fine monsoon to Macclesfield
Lamb of Gud, (Spohr's Last Judg. kent); Venite, Orotch Psalms, Smith, Wallace & Rimbaals; Te Deum, Woodward &., (Paaltor);-Ju- bitate, Alcock Anthem, I will call upon the Lord' (Mozart's 12th Mass); Kyrie, Gadsby, No. 5; Hymn, 196; Offertory Sentences, Barsby, Nos. 3, 19 & 20.
Pastorale
(8th Brennong Voluntary,
Cumberto) Corelli Paalm, Hayes, Woodward & Monk; Magnificat, Anon;
Nunc Dimittis, Gretch; An them,
Draw post all ye. people, (Recit.); Lord God of Abraham, (Aria) Cant thy burden,' (Chorale) from Elijah: Bymas, Nos. 477
جو صدر
VALON CATRON BURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH. 11 m. Hymns, 222 (tune 410), 272, 376; Sanctus, 550; Anthem, 'God is a Spirit.'
some weeke ego, when a European lady kad & bacdbag containing money and valuable papera atofen by a Chinamas. The theft
place as agent.
was committed in broad daylight, and the Ara well-attended meeting of the Hong- thief subsequently robbed a Spanish tedy kong Christian Endeavour Class, held at --
the Union Church Maree last night, it was residing in Arbathoot Road of a pares con-
at large for some time, but was arrested oa taining money and jewellery. He remained decided that in futurs the weekly meeting be conducted according to the constitution Wednesday last by a Chinese detective and of the Original Society, and also that the brought before Captain Hastings at the Local Society be United with the British Magistraey this morning. For the first Scolion. The following officers were elect- effence the impudent rascal was sentenced ud-President, Mrs Williams; Vice-Pre- to six months' imprisonment: for the aesident, Mr H. W. Row; Cotrceponding send offenes to three months' imprisonment. Secretary, Me A. P. Samy; Recording Sec Ble term of Imprisonment will be exliveged retary, Sgt. Newton, R. B.; Treasurer, Sgt.
Maj. Org. R.E. Over twenty members by eighteen strokes with a rattan.
rejoined the now Society by signing the Christian Endeavour Pledge.
PIANOS by all the best makers for Hire o monthly payments, at W. Robinson & Co.
We notice from our Tonkin contemporaries that Dr Yersin, who was in Hongkong last summetinvestigating the plague bacillus and
THE utter aaeuitability of St. Andrew's Hall, owing to faulty acoustics, for public meetings received another striking illustra- lon to-day. With the exception perhaps of the Chairman, Mr C. J. Holliday, and Me who afterwards prosecuted his investigations J. D. Humphreys none of the speakers at in a Province, has set a report to the the half-yearly meeting of the Hangkong Governor of Indo-Chins with reference to and Shanghal Bank wore heard with a cattle plague which has been destroying reasonable clearness, and porbaps this was many cattle in the neighbouring French emphasised the more disagreeably by the colony. De Yersin's report is written on inordinate length of some of the speeches the eve of his departure, under orders from There is, as a matter of course, sonroely a bali the French Government, for Madagascar or room in the Colony where public speakors From this report, we gather that the pes can be heard distinctly, but the Bank man- tilence is substantially the asms us that agement might get a more suitable plaos which proved so disastrous to human beings then the St. Andrew's Hall.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. HALF-YEARLY MEITING,
& 24, (2nd tune), Voluntary, Bless-in Hongkong and Canton. The animal igg, Honour, Glory,' (Spohr's Last stops eating; its eyes become red; it auf. Judgment.)
fers from forer and diarrhoea, and, unless the diaaaae is checked, dies in from four to eight days; in a fow enses death has not occurred till the tenth or fifteenth day, The half-yearly meeting of the share Buboet appear in the neck, mesentery, Corporation was held in St. Andrew's Hall groin, and axilla. Dr Yortin has found (City Hall) at noon to-day--Mr C. J. the bacilles-in-the-discharge from the Holliday In the Chair. There were also buboes. It resembles the bapillus found in presant Mecera J. H. Mosen, H. M. Groy, the human being. He has inoculated va- . H. Joseph, Hon, J. J. Keswick, J. tions-noimala including buffalo and calves, Kramer, Hon. A. McConasbie, S, O. MI- NEW Comic Song and Dance Albums," it and although they become voty ill the chaaleen, D. R. Sasioon, E. A. Sigos (Di-
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH, WANOHAT,
SUNDAY, TER-1778, -...- 10.30 am.:-Bymos, 646, 593 143, 709. 6 p.m.-Hymne, 212, 480, 400, 463;
Paalms, LXXVI-LXXVII.
All theso aro SELECTED by our Lonnos" W. Robinson and Company.
inoculated animals rarely die. Ho inocu- | rectors), T. Jackson (Otie: Manager), A, lated a buffalo with a microbe obtained Coxon, J. R. M. Smith, Hon. C. P.
House, bought direct at first land, it-Te B. a. Lightning left Singapore for this during his stay in longkong. It present Chater, E. N. Mady, J. C. Pater, C. T. ported in wood and bottled by ourselves, port yesterday afternoon,
thus saving all intermediate-profits and
enabling us to sUPPLY the ESST GROWTEE as
MODERATE PRICES.
SEVERAL Blue Jackets were fined by Capt. Hastings at the Magistracy this morning for creating a disturbance in Queen's Road Canizal last night.
PRICE LISTS, with full details, to be H.M.S. Centurion left Chefoo for Hong- had on application,
keng on Thursday, 14th inst H.M.S. Leander goes into Kowloon Dock on Mon. day afternoon.
10 cwt. of OLD FLAGS, suitable for Dr.Bank; thence to port, South winds and fog. PORT.-After removal should be a month COBATION.
TERMS OF SALE-As customary.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Government Auctioneer. Hongkong, February 16, 1805.
INSURANCE HOLIDAYS.
341
HONGKONG RACES... THE Undermentioned INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business at Noon, on WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY, the 20th, 21st and 23nd Instant respectively.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, Chaton Insurance Office, Ltd.;
General Maza-JCTS, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
DOUGLAS JONES, Acting Secretary, Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.
W. H. PERCIVAL,
Agent, North-China Insurance Co., Ltd.
W. H. RAY, Secretary, Ohina Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd.
SHEWAN & Co.,
Agesta, Yanglage Insurance Association, Ltd.
JAMES B. COUGATRIE, Secretary,
China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. WM, MAOBEAN,
Agent,
The Straite Insurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong, February 16, 1895.
TO LET.
DWELLING HOUSES
The British steamer Port Adelaide reports: Arrived in harbour last night, after a pas- sage of 41 daza from Cardiff experiencing fine weather and light monsoon throughout, the 15th instant, on approaching Hongkong, a dense fog was encountered, which delayed ship 12 boare.
G3
The British steamer Pallus reports: Waaiber clear, light winds to Formos Channel: from theres to port, thick and | foggy........
British aleamer Elkicpe reports: Had fine weather.
EXPORT CARGOES.
Par . 8. Lawang, sailed $1st January: ¦ -Fraw Hougkong: for Havre, 2 canes Feathers, 50 boxes Star-aniseed, 3 bales. Buman Hair, lo bales Bamboo and 16 bales Matting For Havre option - Fluth- bürg, 22 cases Hair. For Harre option London, 25 cases Aulgeed Oil. For Ham-
don,
10 casos Essential Oil, 59 casca Bris- tles, 100 cases Star aniseed, & cases Copper are, 4 pkgs. Rattauware, 5 oases Black woodwere, 522 bales Feathers, 30 pkgs. Merchandise and 6 pkgs. Sundrica.
Per P. & O. s. 8. Sutlej, nailed 14th Feb. -For Landon, 35 cases Dones, 101 bafes Waste Silk and 2 cater Silks. For France, 140 bales Raw Silk.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For AUSTRALIAN PORTS.-(Supple-
mentary Mail).
Per Guthrie, et a.m., on Sunday, the
17th inst.
For SHANGHAI,—
Por Calterthum, at 9 a.m., on Sunday,
the 17th inat
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Por Whampoa, at 3 a.m., on Sondag, the
17th inst.
'HIGHOLERE,' at Magazine GAR.
WELLBURN,' at THE PEAK. RAVENSHILL WAIT, on ROBIN-
NON ROAD. FLOORS in BLOE BUILDINGS. FLOORS in ELGIN STREET, PELL STREET and STAUNTON STREET. FLOORS: In No. 5, SULLET
STREET
GODOWNS
BLUE BUILDINGS. No. 7A, PRATA CENTRAL
Apply to
Por um, at 11.30 .m., on Monday,
the 18th innt:
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boforovico.
Whon required for drinking at ance it should be ordered
b
to be decanted at the Dispensary
before being sent out. OLARET.-Our Clarets, including the
lowest priced,
On Sunday morning, between 9 and 10.30 are guaranteed to be
o'clock, the steam-launch Dayspring, carry: the genuine product of the juice of ing the Bethel flag, will call alongside any the grape and are not artificially mon ashore to 11 a.m. service at St. Peter's Tessal hoisting coda pennant O., to convey
made from raisine and currants, as (Seamen's) Church,, returning about 12.30.
is generally the cage with Cheap VreaKES IN THE DOCKS-At Koutoon
Qairos, Iromo, Phru Cho Klao, Castilla, Empress of India, Centennial, Houngebau, Ardgas, Tai-on.
ed, at the time the report was written, the Gonsalves, J.-L. Anton, G. Stewart, F. N. same symptoms as the animals inoculated Firth, F. Henderson, K. A. Chinoy, J. A. with the microbe from infected animal, Chiney, H. C. Gulla, R. G. Shonen, F. F. but the young savant had to leave before Raper, R. T. Wright, W. 8. Bamsey, Hor. he could complete his experiments. He E. R. Balilica, S. 8. Benjamin, J. M. E. naked the Guvernor to send on to Paris all Machado, A. G. Wood, G. B. Dodwell, G. *. the "microbe culture he had collected in C. Cox, J. M. Alves, W. H. Gaskell, Ed. order to have the experiments completad Alford, J. J. Bell-Irring, G. Brady, J. R. in the French capital.
Michael, P. Jordan, Captain Tillett, T. Brown, G. H. Potta, J. D. Humphreys, We have had the opportunity of reading E. D. Sanders, A. Sharp, Murray Beiu,-Ho- Dr Kühne's report for 1894 of the Tung-Tang, Kelly, D. Jones, U. Barlow, J. Be PRIVATE Holmes, of the Rifle Brigade, was kun Medical Missionary Hospital in osa Coughtrim, B. G. Bied, C. Palmer, B. Georg, sentenced by Capt. Hastings at the Magis nection with the Rheaiah Missionary B. Layton, J. S. Ezekiel, A. Hancock, IL tracy this morning to forty-two days' hard Socisty. It is interesting reading, After Humphreys, D. Gozzow,
The Chairman, having read the Directors' labour, without the option of a fiue, for a reference to the treatment of plague taking part in the assault on the Polios in patients in Hongkong during last year's half-yantly report, mid-Gentlemen,-It Wanchai District on Thursday night. epidemir, the experiences of the Tungkun affords the Directors great pleasure is como Hospital during that trying period ara before you with such a report as the one related. It will be remembered that the you have just listened to. The half year American Presbyterian Chapel in the under review was a very prosperous ono neighbouring town of Sheklung was de- far the Bank; profits were unmenally good,
murdered, and for a time the situation of losses. stroyed and a native Christian teacher and we had an almost total immunity from
Our shareholders will be glad to the missionaries at Tungkan was rather have the extra dividend of 5/- por share, serious. The local magistratos, however, making 25/- for the half year, instead ni called in the assistance of soldiers to pro- 20 which they have recently been accon test the Mission Station from any manuit tomed to. The addition of five lace to the by the mob, and the crisis passed without reserve fund is a most gratifying festuro. any attack. The practical cessation of (Applause). You will notice that the un- work during the epidemia groatly reduced productive accounts, viz., Bank Premioma the statistics of the Hospital. During tho and Dead Stock, have both been written year, in the out-patient department, there down, the former $100,000--the latter Tas Chiness Mait (Wah Tes Yat Po) days were 3746 now patients and 8341 return $64,000 odd. The Sterling Deposits show that the Young Li Yomen has vated the visits were made, giving a total of 12,087, a slight increase upon the amount giren in WHISKI.—All our Whisky is of excellent Kerosine Monopoly recently granted by Vi-or 2853 less than in 1893. Diseases of the the previous report, say £8,064,000 against quality and of grostor age than most ceroy Li Han Chang et Cantos. The I. M. era and intermittent lavare formed a large £2,942,000: they have for some time Customs is now instructed to lovy lekin tax proportion of the now cases; and 50 cases remained almost atationery, and are quite branda in the market. The Seolah at the rate of 20 cents par case from the 15th of leprosy are noted. The total number of as much sa, wo would wish them, to be in
in-patients was 932-males, 106, females; the meantime. There has been a remark Whisky marked 'E' in universally
136-and there was auch a desire for treats | able increase in the Silver. Deposits, say popular and is pronounced by the Wa are informed by Memrs Sander and Co. ment at the Hospital that amatshed had €73,664,000 on the 31st December last,
that we were in error last night in stating to be erected to accommodato cases. Two against $84,240,000 on the 30th Juns 1894.-. beat local connoisseurs to be sure that the new glass words at Kowloon, now former students of the Hospital have set up The large amount of Cash we held on the rior to any other brand in the Bong-in course of construction, are being built to in independent practice. Each in-patient 3lat Deo, viz., 16,874,915, is evidenco kong Market.
Wincs.
BRANDY -All our Brandy is guaranteed
For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG-Į „
KOK.-
"
Per Zoo Sok at 9.30 .m., on Monday,
to bo pare Cognac, the difference in
price being merely a question of age
and vintage.
Wa only guarantee our Wince and Spirite the 18th foet, instead of as previous to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised
Agents at the Coast Ports.
ly advertised. For HAIPHONG
Per Songhong, at 11.30 a.m., on Mon-
day, the 18th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.- -Per Namon, at 5 p.m., on Monday, the
18th inak
Cosmopolitan-Olty of Rio, Okupshan. Aberdien-Cassadale, Straits of Menai,
inst..
the order of a Japanese merchant. The pays 30 couts a day for his rice; no charge of the considerablo accumulation of Silver Factory is being built for Messrs Sander is made for drugs crfreatment, but we no there is at present to the East and in the mad Oo., who intend to employ Japanone tico from the accounts that $18.91 were re- Far East. Our Sterling Investmenta sg- experis to superintend the work.
ceived a donations from patients and gregate £797,300, of which forge amount $25.07 worth of donations in kind, The £730,000 conniet of 24% Console, in very
the Maxim Gun Qarps eighth Monthly total income for the year was 26003 and satisfactory item considering the present Carbine Competition for their Challenge there is a balance in hand of 8109. This high prics of quch securities, I Cap and Handicap Sweepstakes, which fustication is doing excellant and homane mark that we have not written ap any ot took place on the Police Range at Kows work in a district of Kwangtung which has our Sterling Securitien; I mentioned at loon this afternoon, Guober T. Smyth been prominently before the public of the last meeting, they show a very large. soored his fifth win with a total of 81 over Hongkong daring the past year, and we profit upon the price at which they stand
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALA. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, the 200, 400 and 300 yards' ranges, Gonner fool cure any appeal for the continuando of in our books (applause). Bille Payable and
OUTTA..
216
Per Chelydra, at 11.30 am., on Tuesda y
the 19th inst
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hongkang, January 7, 1998.
THE HÖNGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., Lani Hongkong, February 16, 1808.
Shepherd being second with 71 and Gunner subscription will meet with a ready Bill Recoirable stand 41 820,384,000 for the former, and 867,580,000 for the liter, Istter response from the charitatie, 46. G. P. Lumort third with 70,
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