Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
Destination
THE CHINA MAIL.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels.
ULE Undersigned as rocsisERA, Esq. M rieed to SION our Firm per ProEA- Armaturdam, do......Oceanio (8)..
has received instrucR ARTHUR ANDERSON is autho-
Official. Administrator to Hell by Public ton from this date. Auction, on
THURSDAY,
tho:14th March, 1896, commencing at 2.30
.., at the Residence of the late
Mr. ROBERT FRASER-SMITH,
PEDDER'S HILL,
The Remainder of the
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co. Hongkong, March 13, 1895.
NOTICE.
525
HE Uadarsigned has This Day boen THE
Appointed MANAGER of the INA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, HONGKONO.
For the C. M. 8. N. Co.,
LIAO TSE SAN. Hongkong, March 15, 1895.
Bremen & Ports o. Cal Bayern (6)....... Japan................ Ancona (a).. London & Ports of Cali Rohilla (6).
Agents.
Date Leavin
Butterfald & Swire... March 10, at noon. Norddoatacher Lloyd. April 1, at 3pru, P.&O. 8. N. Cu......March 15, at noon. F.&O. §. N, Co... March 14, at acon,
About March 27. 0.8. N. Do P. & 0. London, v. Marcellica. Aden (s).
„Maro'n 20, London, v. Suez Cans (Myranou (s).. London and Hamburg Elsz (5)........
Arnhold, Harburg &o. About March 18, About March 25. & Co. Dodwell, Carlill & Hamburg Carmarthenshira (s) .....
Malacca (6).....
and
Manila, via Ameg..... Yucheang (a)... Marsedes, . Satgou Saghah ()... Marseilles and Genoa.. Spondilua ().
York... Now
Sintram... New York...
Francisco, v Jaga
Lucy A. Nickels...
Butterfield & Swire...MA DO
ECO Aaritimosch!
P. & O. 6. N, Co......About March 227 Jardime, Matheron&Co March 18, at 4 p.m.
20, at
at BOCEL Labout March 25% About March 1. Carlowitz &bout March 15. Carlowitz & C Do & bout
Karbergi&Co. About
10. & G. §. 8. Co... March 19, at noon.
Mail Pacific S.
C.,
comprising:-
LEATHER-COVERED SETTER, SILE-COVERED EASY CHAIRS, and Curatus, PICTURES and ORNAMENTS. ----CRIPTONIER, BRACKETS.
026
8.
Coptic (s.
8. Fraucisou, v. Jan
City of Peking (4)
and GASALIERS
GAY
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
San Francisco..
San Francisco..
Tillie E. Starbuck....
S. Qu.. April
Withowan & Cn.
17, at noon.
ezpatch
Queen
Showa &
Shanghai Shanghai
(Canton (s)..
Bayern (s)...
WRITING TABLES, DESK Corvino Press, And Glass Dook-ÇASES.
ENGLISH-MADE MAHOGANY DINING TABLE, SIDEBOARD WITH GLASS BACK, WHATNOTH OKOOKERY, GLASS and PLATED WARE.
HELYER RACE CUes. SILVER LEATHER
COVERED DINING-ROOM SUITE.
DOVELD and SINGLE TRON BEDSTEAUS, DOVELE and SINGLE WARDEGBES with GLASS DoonS, BURBAU with GLASS, AME- RICAN-YADE WALNDY CHEST OF DRAWERS, DRESSING TABLES and Maz-Tor WAND- STANDS.
ONE HARMONIUM-
ONE MUSCLE DEVELOPER.
ORE JAPANESE BYEAR PANEL.
-One Cooking RANGE.
Catalogcon will bo issued.
&., $0.
&C.
TERMS OF BALZ.-As customary.
J. M.. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer. Hongkong, March 11, 1805.
PUBLIC AUCTION
oy
FOR SINGAPORE, SAMARANG AND Shanghai
SOUKABATA.
The Steamship
Hupel,
Margaret..
Pokin ()
Shanghai and Kobe... Gisela
ica (8). Sugapore & Bombay.. Ormiston (s),
Gerda (
Penang &Ctc.
pore, Havre &TREE (2). Captain QRAIL, will be & S'baya!
despatched on FRIDAY,
tho-lata fastant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIZE,
Agents. Hongkong, March 19, 1890.
462
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR MANILA FIA AMOY.
The Co.'s Steamship
Yuensang, Capt. W. WADDILove, will he despatched as above 613 on SATURDAY, the 18th Inst., at 4pm.
This Steamer bas superior Accommoda. tion for First-class Passengers.
For Freight or Passago, apply tu
JARDINE, MATHESON & J
General Managers, Hongkong, March 13, 1895.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED:
VALUABLE AND USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c. · MHE Undersigned has received instruc
tions to Self by Public auction, on
SATURDAY,
the 10th March, 1895, commencing at 2.30 plin, at his Sales Hooms Duddell Street;— (For Sundry Accounts),
A LARGE QUANTITY OF VALUABLE AND USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
comprising:
ONE DRAWING-2oor Scire, in-Red Ruvu (NEW), SEVERAL SUITES in SILK TAPESTRY, OKE MARBLE-Tor CONSOLE with BEVELLE GLASS; MARBLE-TOP CENTRE and SIDE TABLES, TEA and OCCASIONAL TABLES, BE- WRITING PEDESTAL VELLED ÖVERMANTELS, TABLE," CANTON BLACKWOOD STOOLS and ORNAMENTS, BRACKETS, PICTURES, FLAQUES, ORNA JARPETS REGS, FARDERY,
&., &c.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE,
The Steamship
Changsha, Capt. O. ANDERSON, Will d be despatched as above
op SATURDAY, the 16th Instant. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, March 13, 1895.
SHIPPING
ARRIVAL. March 12-
493
ONE HANDSOME TEAK CARVED SIDE-
SEVERAL Cromarty, British steamer, 1,864, W. S. BOARD With BEVELLEN GLASS, SIDE-BOARDS, PLAIN MIRROR BACK, DIN-Dunes, Samerang March 4, Sugar,-JAB FER WAGGONS, SEVERAL EXTENSION DINING BINE, MATHESON & Co. TABLES, BANDSOME DINNER DE DESSERT
SERVICES,
GLASS and ELECTRO-PLATE WARS,
COTLELY, LAMPS, PANTRY
PASTRY REQUISITES, &c. ONE PATENT AMERICAN FOLDING BED LS VERSING INTO MARELE TOP BUBEAT and GLASS, SEVERAL SINGLE BOX DOUBLE IZON and Brass Blounted BLUSTEADS and MAT
MARULE TOP TRESSES,
WASHSTANDS and DRESSING TABLES, VIENNA CHAIRS, and BUNDAY BEDROOM FURNITURE,
TWO SOLID CANTON BLACKWOOD SINDLE WARDROBES, VERY FINE SINGLE and DousLE WARDROBES with BEVELLED GLASS Dooss, Lasen WARDRODIS, &c.
March 13:-
10
Amoy & Tam Formoed (8).. Vancouver (C. &
Victoria (1.0.), doa... |
ช
Quick Quick despatch Jardios, Matheson&de March 14, at 4 p.m. Norddeutscher Lloyd. About March 23.
0. S. N.
N. Co...
Sander & Co..
March 16.
& Coo
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, March 14, at op.a. March 15, at noen. Siemsson
00. Jardine, Matheson&Co March 19, at noon. Butterfield & Swira... March 15, at noon.
Lapraik & Co. Moror 14, daylight. Pic H. C. March 20, at noon. of Japan (Not. Pile 8. & R. Cos. March 19, at noon.
Buttorüold & wire... March 16, Biomezen & Co..........March 14, at 4 p., Norddeutscher Lloyd About March 16,
Yokohama and Kabe.. Changsha (s).. Yokohama and Kobć.. Nioba (1)... Yhann, Kobé N'aaki Nuraborg (1)................
Par Namoa, for 8 watow, 300 Chinese, Per Phra Chala Chans Klao, for Swatee, 250 Chinese.
Per Falang, for Swatow, 10 Chinese. Per Pakshan, for Swatow, 20 Ciness.
TO DEPART
Per Rohilly, from Bongknig: for Singa- pare, Lieuta. P.-D. Molesworth, R.E., F. Labarde, R. A., 2nd Lient. E: B. Stevenson, and Lieur. E. L 0. Berger; for Naples, Mr R. Fargusson Scott; for Lon- don, Mesra G. Kemp, Niven, D. Reid,
A
Mr and Mrs T. Dancan. Muster
Sayer,
Li
B.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:--
For SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE, YOKO- HAMA, VICTORIA, B.C., & TA- CUMA.
Per Sikh, at 11.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 10th inst-va
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL
CUTTA
Per Wingsang, at 11.30 a.m., on Taca
day, the 19th inst
be despatched on TUESDAY, the 19th Instant, with Maila for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows :—
F. W. Robineuil, R.N... Me C. M. Me-MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. Slané, R.N., and Mr G. McDonald. From The United States Mail Packet Coptic will Shanghai: for London, Mr and Mrs H. A. Ritchie, and Mr E. W. Steel. From Kobe: for London, Mr J. D. Strang From Yoko hama: For Bombay, Meters & Decor B. Salvaton, F. Wright, F. C. Arden, J. Mon- gini, J. Stovers, E. Swan, H. Craig, W. J. Miller, G. Drover, P. Ramsden, W. E Hillman, A. Symon and A. Beltennis; for London, Messra J. O. Babet, F. Higgins, D. L. Wood, Dr.
I do
Dr. Woods, Mesara R.
J. Sergt. J. D. Reay, J. Thomas, J. B. Smart, E. W. Steel, W. Wright, J. Callie and F..Cooper, and Capt. A. Symons.
Per Formose, for Swatow, 100 Chiness. Per Triumph, for Hoihow, 150 Chinese: Per Ask, für Haiphong, 20 Chinese,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Cromarty roporta Elad moderate breeze and fine weather throughout.
The British steamer Bugun reports: Had light to moderate winds and fine clear weather with smooth sea; from Wousung to Breaker Point; from Breaker Pt. had light winds and foggy weather to Single Island; to Ninepins, thick fog, Anchored of Nino pics for 22 hours, in dense fog: 10 a.m., the 13th instant fog lifting, up anchor and pro- corded; fight winds from the NW, and
Takrang, British steamer, from Canton. Hongkong French steamor; 7, C. Bastian, Haiphong March 11, Ric-cloudy R. MARTY.
Canton, British steamer, from Casion, Ghasse, British steamer, 1,764, Bailey, Tokoba March 6, General DoowzLL,
CARLILY. & En.
Pekin, British steamer, 118, Parker, Amoy March 12, Generi→CHINESE
Exe, British steamer, 1,308, H., W. Pell, Bara-Roos REQUISITES, COOKING Sauves | R.N.E,, Barry January 26, Coal, DTISH and UTENSILS,
Also,
SEVERAL NEW JAPANESE DOUBLE RICK
SHAB,
Catalogues will be issued prior to Sale. On View from Friday, the 15th March,
TELME OF SALE. --ás customary,
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, March 12, 1805.
Intimations.
CHINA SUGAR-REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTIO E.
522
MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS Seventeenth Ordinary Annual of the Company will be held at the OFFICE of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, at Noon; oz THURSDAY, the 28th March, for the purpose of receiving a Report of tho General Agents with a Statement of Ac counts to the 81st December, 1891.
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be ULOSED from the 15th to 25th March, both days inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, Hongkong, March 9, 1895.
LUZON BUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE:-
NAVY,
Gloucester City, British steamer, 1,409, J. Deyer, Saigon March 8, Kice.-Dou WELL, CARLILL & Ca
Ethiope, British steamer, 1.906, P. J. Miles, Moji March 7, Coal.--BUILD Brunhilde, German atr., 886, F. Biblie, Chinking March 7, Rice-WILLER & CO. Fushun, British steamer, 1,504, W. H. Lunt, Shanghai March 9, General.-C. M.
S. N. Co.
Hailong, British steamer, 783, J. Roach,
STEAMSHIP Co...
Swator March 12,
12, General.-DGLAS
Strathmore, British steamer, 2,300, A. Cunningham, Java March 3, Bugar,-BUT- TERRILLO & STIE
Kim, Norwegian steamer, 1,111, Igins, Moji March 8, 2,400 tons Coal.--NOUARD SCHELLRASS & C
Michael Jebsen, German str., 110, J. Braha, Haiphong March 11, Rice.-WIELER & Co.
Gerda, German steamer, 2,221, T.Ehlers, Kobe March 7, 'Gonoral.-SIENSSEN & Co.
-Leo Sak, British str,, 2,020, J. B- Jaok- son, Bangkok March 5, and Koh-ni- shang 7, Goneral.-YUEN FAT HORG.
DEPARTURES. March 13:-
501
Payang, far Canton.
Chusar, for Cantos.
THE SHAREHOLDERS
Asloun, for Saigon, Hups, for Swałow.. China, for
ng, for Saigon. for Amoy. Monmouthshire, for Singapore. for Swatow."
Chom Kiao, for Swatoń
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Orvice of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, at
Phra Chals 12.30 p.mi on THURSDAY, 28th March, Lyderhorn, for Kutchinatza for the purpose of receiving a Report from Maris Jebsen, for Swatow. the General Agents, with a Statement of | Orono, for Kobe. Accounts to 31st Docomber, 1894.
Taksang, for Swatow.
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company] Pakshan, for Swatow. will be CLOSED from the 15th to 28th | Pushun, for Cauten. March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents
Hongkong, March 9, 1895.
502
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
Adjustment of Bonus for the Year 1894,
"MONTRIBUTORS to the above Offico
so requested to Farcish the Under- aigued with a Last of their CONTRIBUTIONS for the prar onding at Dooomber, 1894, in Order that the DISTRIBUTION ef BONUS may be arranged. Returns not rendered price to the 31ST DAY OF MARCH Esgrima, will be adjusted by the Office, and no Chittor Alterations will be subac- quently admitted.
JARDINE, MATHESON & C.,,
General Agents, CANTUN INSURANCE ÚFFICE, Limited, Hongkong Marah 1; 1893.- NOZNATABELING BOOKS.
(in English and Chinas) WIYASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the ne
Wof Endles and Gentlemen, can now
ho had at tila Odios:—Price, #1 szok.
"SURA MAIN CAMRY.
Leander, British craiser, for a crafsi
CLEARED. Gartha, for Rajang. Formose, for Bwaton. Triumph, for Boibow, Ask, for Haiphong.
PASSENGERS. AHRIVED.
Per Hongkong, from Haiphong, Chinese Per Brunhilde, from Chinkiang 8 Chi
Per Fu, from Shanghai, BE. We and suite, and 160 Chinese.
Por Hailoony, from Swatow, Mr Chung Ks, and 292 Chineze,
· Per Afichael Jebsen, from Haiphong, 27. Chineco
Por Loo Sck, from Bangkok, 40 Chinese,
DarARTED.
Par Catherine dpour, for Bingame, dve,, Mr D. Gondar, Mr A. S. Cohen and set vant, Lieut. E. Staveley, Lieut. . B. Gough, Mr E. J. Bates, Mire Marons, Me W. Robinson, and Mrs Ten Ying,
Fer Chin, for Bigon, 300 Chitove. Por Cossus, for Amoy, 2 Ecropune. Par Monmouthshire, for Singapore, $39
11.00 AM. Registry coarer. 11.30 A.M. Post Office plonas, but Correa-
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight.-Formosa leaves for 8'tow, &c. Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports of
Call and Europe.
p.m.-Canton leaves for Shaugh■i.” 4 p.m.-Niobe lesvos for Yokohama, &c. 5 p.m.-Ormiston leaves for Bombay, &c.
Meeting.
Noon.Meeting of Shareholders of The Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., at the old Offices of the Company.
Auctions.
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni
ture, o, at the Residence of late Mir Robert Fraser-Smith, Pedder's Hill.
Miscellaneous.
Goods per Steamer Caledonien unclaimed
after Noon subject to rent.
***
On Paris-
Exchange,
HONGKONG, March 19, 1806.
Og London--
Bank, Wire,
+
Of demand,
1/11
30 days' sight,
4 months' night,
Oredits, 4
1/117 a. 2/0
Documentary, 4 months!eights,
2. 2/01
On demand,
Crodits, 4 months" sight,
2.48 2.63
On Berlin-Demand,...
On New York-
On demand, 19
Creditz, 60 days' night,
Wico,
481 401
1893
1.184
1837
184
...714
721
#51,50
On Bombag--
On demand, On Caloutin
Wire,
-On demand, On Shanghai-
On demand
30 days' sight, private púpor
Gold Leaf, 100 fino (por tsel).
Sovoreign (Bank's buying rate) Silver (per oz.) ...
++
***
WEDNESDAY, MAnon 18, 1896,
The publication of this saus commented 18 8xcorD-HAND Planes wanted for Export, at 0.50 p.m.
W. Robinson and Company,
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, WLDYENDAT, MAKOM 13, 1805.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Passed Buzz ÜAYAZİ
A Rugay football match between pho | Shanghal Football Club and the Navy re-
sulted in a tia-one goal bach.
The Shanghai Cheral Society is to give a performance of The Messiah on the Slet inst,
Outward Bound :-Salveig, Jan. 28; Lou-Ar the Magistracy, this morning a Chinaso derdale, 28; Petropolis, Cakley, Bonnahopkeeper was charged by Inspetor Bon- ington, Feb. 6; Eco, 8; Bhadura, 15; many with using fraudulent balsores." A Rubens, Evandale, Priak, 19; Bon-fine of $35 was imposed by Mr Wodehouse. bay, 22: Oxus, 26; Bentrute, Daphos, Glenogle, Palamed, March 1; Birk hall, Melpomene, G.
Tax lelost naval hows from the north la HOMEWARD BOUND: Batoum, Feb. 15; that the Plover has gone to Tientsin to to
Marquie Bacqucham, Formosa. Aglaia,
20; Radnorakire, Bullmouth, 20; Kee-lieve the Kannet, which comes down to mun, March 1 ; Lawang, Natal, Nestor, Hongkong. The Porpoise has gone to
Taku.
5.
The N. L. Co.' .a. Bayerri with the GIK.
my
MAN MAIL of Feb. 11, loft Singapore on ACCORDING to the latest news from Japan Saturday, March 3, at 5 pm, and the Fourth Army Corps wat being mobil. may be expected here on or aboutised at Hiroakime, and for three days. Thursday, March 14,
The O. &0. 8.s. Oceanic, with the Ameri- lately all traffic on the railway was stopped, can mail of 12th Eab., left Nagasaki as all trains were taken up by the Govern
Sunday, Mar. 10, at 1 p.m., and went. may be expected hero, on or about Thursday, Mar. 14. The Empress of Ching left Vancouver for
this port on Bfarch 4,
The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Gisela left ... 2.00
'Singapore for this port on March 8, and may be expected here on or about March 14. The O. S. S. Sarpedon left Singapore on March 13, and may be expected hero
* 9,05 ...27 d.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
FROM
ROм the 1st January, 1895, the Sub- scription to the CHINA MAIL will be
poudence may be posted on board thens fallowa Packet, with Lale Fee of 10 cents.extra Postage until the time of departure.
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIX-
WAY Co.'s PACKET. ---
The Canadian Pacific Mail Packet Erepress of Jpaan will to despatched on WED. NESDAY, the 20th Marsh, with Mails for Shanghai, Japan, the United States, Canada, o., which will be closed as follows:
10A.M. Registry closes. 11.00 A.M. Post-Office closes, but Corres- pondance may be posted on board the Packet with the Late Fee of 10 cents cxtra Postage, until time of departure,
MONEY LETTERS.-The Post Offico decline al
responsibility for anregistered Letters containing bank notes, coin, or jewellery, aud, where Registration has been neglected, w MAZE NO. ENQUIRIES into allegoi lossite of each letters (Post Guide, Par 30).
The British steaner Haitoony reports Left Swatow on the 12th instant, and had; Fight variable winds and thick foggy wen ther to Bavaker Point; from thence to port, hight S.S.W. and cloudy weather, mangiatens for all Private Ship mails up to fire smooth. Steamer in Swatow: Keili.
The British steamer Loo Sok reports 1-
Had adderate winds and bac clear weather, with smooth acs from port to port---
EXPORT CARGOES.
REGISTRATION -Correspondence, can be re-
minutes before the time for closing," for the Shangbai, or Yoshan catcast malls, up the quarter of an hour before; for mala for Farage, de, ap to an hour before; American, Canadian Indin, Northern Pacific and Torres Straits mails, up to half an hour before.
Pers. s Glenfulloch, railed 1st Marel - For Londen, 3 cases Bristles, 100 bales DRIVERIES-Sepamie Bazes tuve Waste Silk, 400 rolis Maty 27 casea Cigars. been provided for posting Correspondence for 8 bales Hemp, 1,587 cases Preserves, 120 the Town, Kowloon and the Prak. The Boxes Casks Preserves and 3 boxes Curios; for are under the Window at the ass and of the Havre, London and Hamborg, 100 boxes Versuch factors, des, for w Camphor.
Per a Ernest Simons, sailed 6th March: -For Continent, 245 bales Raw Silk, 200 bales Waste Silk, bales Blair, 4 cases Silk Picos Goods, 2) cases Essential Oil, 10 cases Cigars, 6 rolls Marting, 8 pkge. Private Effects and 4 cases Samples For London, 150 bales Waste Silk and 2 cases Silk Pieco Goods.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close:- For HAIPHONG.-
14th inat.
For the quarter...........$7:09
Month...en 2,50
on or about March 19.
The N. G. L . . Bisagne left Bombay for this port on March 8, and may be expected hero on or about March 29,
Tas following official statement shows the receipts on account of the Plague Fund up to 12th March Sahscriptions, 87703.45; Cheque (from Mr Blaygay), $97.83; Con
carta at Canton (por Mr J. J. Francis, Q.C.), $224,09; Interest, 86,82; total, 98099.09.
A SUBSCRIPTION has been raised amongst
the Chinese Community, principally through the efforts of Mr Ho Tung and Mr Ho Fook, on behalf of the relatives of the Sikh eon.
ST. Patrick's Dance takes place in the City stable who was killed in the Wingisk Street
affray.
Hall on Monday, the 18th fnat,
PIANOS by all the best makers for Hire or monthly payments, at W. Robinson & Co.
Tue 0.8.8. Co.'s str. Sarpedon left Singa- pore this morning, and may be expected here on or about the 19th inst.
Tax Committes of the Shanghai Branch of the Chics Association are now engaged in formulating representations, to be brought to the fuotise of Her Majesty's Government, for the improvement of existing relations between the Government of China and British Subjects.
Ar the Magistracy this morning, Mr EL E. Wodehouse sentenced an ofica solio to THE Russian naval authorities, says the six week imprisonment for stealing a N.-G. Daily News, have applied to tha principal shipping frms for particulars of their vessels trading in these waters, their
S. Watson and Co.
Copier of the CHINA MAIL may be quantity of tobacco belonging to Mosses A. obtained at the Hongkong Hotel.
| number, tonnage, speed, capacity, etc. The CHINA MAIL OFTICE, Bougkong.
THE four-masted British barque Alcides.object of this enquiry is not apparuut at | which left Hongkong on the 18th Decem-
¡ present. -ber, 1991, arrived at New York on the
A. S. WATSON &
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
.........
Co., 10th inst. She crado the run in 32 days and Taxis morning, Major-General Barker in-
now holda the best record, we believe,
spected the Hongkong Regiment at the VESSELS IN THE BOOKS-At Kowloon commanded. The man, who wore in full Licut.-Colonel Barrow Happy Valley. Quiros, Irene, Sparish cruiser Raina Cris-dress, performed a series of evolutions is a tina, H.MS. Archer, H.M.S. Peacock, U.8.8. Machias, Caleb Curtie
Cosmopolitan-Chonfa.
Wines and Spirits. Aberdeen-(avne.)
All these are SELECTED by our Lornos
House, bought direct at first hand, in ported in wood and bottled by ourselves,
thus saving all intermediate profits and eaabling us to spPPLY the BEST CLOTHS at
MODERATE FRICES,
W. ROBINSON and Company for the highest clam Piano Tuning and Repairing."
highly creditable manner, each of the off- cers taking command in turn.
THE Sanitary Board meets-to-morrow after- noon. The programme of business in-" olados -
Order of the Day.-Roport by Com- mittee on the Management of the Sheep
Agenda-Letter from Honourable Co- :
Tax prizes to the successful competitors in and Swine Depot. the lawn-tennis competition at the Cootral Police Station were presented this after-lonial Secretary having reference to the e. The following were the prize-enforcement of the Common Lodging- winners:-Mixed Doubles-Mrs Durcanu Bye-laws, Surveyor's Report for the year 1894, and reports on drains. There and Sergeant Bolt; Gentlemen'e Domblos applications for permission to construct -Acting Inspector Duncan and Me Fuk Water-closets. Report on alleged nuisance at Bank Buildings Mortality Returns.for Shang, Singlo Champions Acting-Insper weeks onded the Bad and 9th March, 1895. For Hangah. The prizes were presented by Mrs May,
Ly the summer of 1891, a couple of coolies
Letters, parcels, &, for Kowloon Point and Steams in Herboat may be posted in the General Post Office up to 11,80 a.m. and 3.30 p.. Leliers from Kowloon Peint may be posted in the Letter Box which has been placed in the had on application Police Compound outside the Charge Room mp to 16 and 4 o'clock, mal the Pillar Box at the Wharf. Local Rates will be charged., To avoid robbery, senders of letters from Kowloon are so- quested to cancel their stamps by writing the PORT-After removal should be a month hour, while the Saiki-maru wes going out
PRICE LISTS, with full detaile, to be This morning about 6 o'clock, (says the in the servica of Mr. J; Macgregor Forbes
word stamped sarvss them. Cevara containing Bank Notes, &c., should be registered. No Sunday dollyery
Latters, &s., for the Peak will be delivered by the 12 and 3.90 o'clock trams only, Corress. pondence and Parcels for the Peak may be posted In the General Post Office up to 11.30 mm, er 3 p.m. or in the loiter tores in the cars till time
Por As, at 8:30 am, on Thursday, of departure. With regard to letters from the For BHANGHAIL
Peak, Filler boxes have been placed of Magazine Gap, Victoris Gap, Mount Kellett, Menut Gough, Per Canton, at 3.80 p.m., on Thursday, and Plantation load, which will be cleared at
12.30 and 4 p.m. the 14th ist.
For YOKOHAMA & KOBE.-
Per-Niobe, at-3-30-py-on-Thursday,General Memoranda.
the 14th inst.
For MANILA.---
Per Fuensang, at 3.30 p.m., on Thurs-
day, the 14th inst.
For BAIGON.
Por Parthian, at 5 pc, on Thursday,
the 14th inst
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA--
Por Marionethshire, at 11.30 a.m., cn Fri.
dor, the 15th inst.
For SINGAPORE.
Per Gada, at 11.30 a., on Friday,
the 15th insti
MAILS BY THE British PacREP.-— The British Contrast Packat Röhilia will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 14th Instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, rid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Buż. mah, Oeyica, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibralta
The asusi hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
HOVES OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MALLS. When the Packets lease at Noon. The following hours will bo observed in closing the Maile for Europe, &c., by the English and Franch Fackets, when they will be closed at 5 the day before. leave at Noon The Money Order Oflice 8.00 A.M.-Posting of Prices Current and
Circulars cosses.
(Prices Current and Circulars may however be posted up to 10 o'clock if they are led in bandion, country by country, with the addresses all
Newspapers,
one Way? 10.00 Registry cesses. 10.30 AM. Patlig of
Books, and Palterna osasosí 11.00 1-Mail olossa. 20 LATE LATTE may be posted (from 11.10 4.) with 10-sents late fee up to 11.30 after which hour they insy besant on Board with the same Late
FRIDAY, March 15-
Noon-Tonders for Shares of The New Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Ld., clone. Nooo.Tenders for Army Contracts. Goods per Wingsang undelivered after
Noon landed.
Volunteer Ball at the City Hall Transfer Books of The China Sugar
Refining
"before usc.
Kobe Chronicle of the ith inst.) a collision (of Messrs Jardine, Matheson and Co.) de
camped with a quantity of jewellery and occurred just outside the barbeċr and a Japanese steamer was sunk. The steamery valeed altogether at between $200- and 2300... Nothing more was heard of the Kouryu-maru was coming in to the har
noticed one of the coplies in the street and delinquents until Sunday, when Me Forbem -
When required for When the two steamers arrived off Wads
Paint they were seen to wear each other gave chars to him. The coolie escaped, but drinking at cace it should be ordered very dangerovely, and at last came into Waa saberquently arrested by a Chinese constable, who brought him before Mr H. E. Wodehouse at the Magistracy, this morning. Sentence of twelve-months' ime prisonment was passed...
to be decanted at the Dispensary collision. The Saili-moru was iojared co
before boing sent out. ULARET.-Our Clarets, including the
lowest priood, are guaranteed to be
the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisina and currants, as is generally the case with Cheep
Wines.
date to Ltd., closed from the BRANDY.-
Instant, inclusive. - Transfer Books of The Luzon Sugar.
Refining Co., Ltd., closed from this date to 28th Intent, inclusive. SATURDAY, March 16--
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Bonobold Farni- ture, Sc., at Mt Gec. P. Lammerth. Goode put Vindubona undelivered after
this date subject to rent. MONDAY, March 18
Gorda per Merionethshire undelivered
after this date subject to ront. TUESDAY, March 10
Goods por Nibe undelivored after this
dais subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, March 20
10a.m.-Tenders for Supplying Best,
So, received at R. N. Hospital.. SATURDAY, Mareli 23:
Noon. Meeting of Shareholders of Tho China & Maulla Steamship Co., Ltd., at the Company's Office. 0.30 p.m.-eating of Shareholders of The Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd., at the Company's Office. THURSDAY, March 285—
-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the differenus iu price being merely a question of age
and vintage. WHISKY.-All our Whisky is of excellent
savorely that she went down almost at once. So far as we can learn up to the time of going to press, all on board were rescued. New Piano Repairing Machinery arrived for W. Robinson, and Company,
wwer
New Comio Song and Dancs Albumu, W. Robinson and Company.
A Lasoos sporting paper states that the report that Frank G. Lenz, the cycls globe. girdles, was murdered by bandits between Mossoal and Erzeroam, claza to Subgrup, has been confirmed.
We notien from one of our Japanese con temporaties that Ms Cowen, our Special Correspondent with the Japanese Army, on acapunt of his going to Chefoo instead Accenou to a vernacular contemporary of returning to Japon with the other foreign an order has been received here from a &rm war correspondents, has been accused by a pot which Japanese jinkisha coolies are to in Australia for several jînrikishas, to pro- vornacular paper of going over to the Chi-be engaged and dispatched with the vobi- nose side to give information regarding the eles. The jinrikisha is not likely to be sy
succuss in Australia, however, nor would;c= Japanese stiny. The Kobe Chronicle vary it be to the interest of the Japanese them properly gave a prompt denial to this in- seires that Australians should come to anUST, signation and the native paper hasapologisesciato Fepancse with wark of this sort. ed. Mr Cowen'e only reason for going to Chefoo was to obtain information from the Mn Archibald Colquhoun, wrfies a long up the British people to a webse of the foreigners in the Chinese service of the letter to The Times in the hops of waking gallant defence of the Lalund of Leukusgtão importance of the action which America
sinking to compiste the Nepragua Catal and the subsequent mutiny and dissections
Nutore davors this route between the At- which led up to the surrender.
lantio and the Pacific, and Mr Colquhoun says it is estimated that the canal will take
sixteen million dollare yielding popular and is pronounced by the LANSING and Cabin Pianos, at W. La over 7,000,000 tons of shipping por antica, trafle receipts. The canal is expected to
To best local connoisseurs to be supe
quality and of greater ege than mor brands in the market. The Bootch
Whisky marked 'E' is universally
r.
sier to any other brand in the Hong kong Market,
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits Noan. Meeting of Shareholders of The
Chian Sugar Co., L., at Company's to be genuine when bought direct from us
Offico,
12.30 p.m.-Meoting of Shareholders of
in the Colony or from our authorised The Luson Sagar Refining Co., Ltd., at the Company's Offer.
Bp.mAuction of Stock-in-Trade and Agents at the Count Ports.
"Gudvill of Hongkong Telegraph,' wt.
No. 49, Queen's Hoad Conical.
SUNDAY, March 31
List of Contributions to the Canton A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
Inntrance Office, Laide, to be sent in
*
before this date. SATURDAY, April 6 —
Meeting of Athletic Sperta,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hongkong, January 7, 1800,
binson and Company.
is
be
водое
completo in anven years.-- like ours, Mr Colquhoun points out,
Ir the telegram published ofserhere be correct, the venerable Sir Hercules Robin carrying some 75 per cent of the oocan tradle of the world, the essention of this son gom again su govern the Cape at the canal which is one shape or another bas ripe age of seventy-odd years. Sir Herbeen disansand for over three centuries- Totke cules was Gaverner of Hongkong from vibe of transcendent importance
"United Stater this new waterway 1860 to 1864-65, and only a few residents an omess transformation of markets na remain who can remember his administra well se routes. a. alceady indicated, tion. He filed some of the best positions to revolation of existing trade router. involves general re-alignments amounting in the Colonial Service, and went to the There is no doubt that Great Britala
If she chooses, resp great Cape és Governor and High Commissioner f
maritime highw
£1
Which
in 1880. After some time he retired not such a
it bee been ably sold by an
An American over-well pleased with the tors affairs had high repute that the countries chiefly taken in South Africa, and boumea Bios brought into content by the Suez Canal att
for now! ar untried resources awaiting
Director in London. Now he has beso fald, densely populated, ferdigimonKIT
called upon again to put matters straight in South Afries and, depito his yuare, thera de perhaps not another man alive better afted for the task,
On the other hand, Western; Northern, mut South America, Austrella, Corea, Japan, and Baatern Biberis are the abodes of vigoa rous, rapidly increasing peoples, possessing VOLI JENQUISAH Awaliing.devalspugan"