Notices to Consignees.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEDS.
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAMER RAVENNA,
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
CONSI
STRAITS.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- Baned Vossel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at the risk in the BosoxoxG AND KOWLOON WHARF enn GanOWN COMPANY'A at Kowloon, where each con- GOLOWNS, LE signment will be sorted out lurk by Mack and delivery can be obtained as socd as the Geods are landed.
This Vossel brings on Cargo:- From LONDON, &C., ex as. Oriental und Victoria.
From
AUSTRALIA, ex e. Bal
luarat. From PERSIAN Gor or B. 1. S.
8. Co. and Bombay Persian S. S. Com- party' Steatoora.
Optional
opal Goods will be landed hore un les instructions are given to the contrary
TO-DAY before 1
4 p.ta.
Goods not cleared by the 25th Test, at 4 p.m. will be subject to rent
No Fire
Insurans will be affected by ma in any case whatetur.
All Damaged Packages must be loft in the Godowns and notice of same given to the Undersigned, on or before the 27th Instant, after which. no Clams will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
Intimations.
CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clock Alakers, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths.
N
AUTICAL SCIENTIFIC AND
METEOROLOGICAL
} INSTRUMENTS.
ANN
listinatio
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Pessels.
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To-day's Advertisements.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
THE.
HE following is published
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary, COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 22nd April, 1895.
819
840
Hongkong, April 18, 1805. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALUUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
1HE Company's .. Chelydra having The 1.5.
aignces of Carge by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongsido.
Cargo impoding the dischargo or remain- ing on board after 4 p.m. of the 21st Inst. will be landed at Uonsignees risk and expense into Godowns at East Point,
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, April 20, 1896.
THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL
AND SINGAPORE,
830
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
NDER the Praya Reclamation Ordin
UNDER Rods, a DOUBLE
ROW of PILES will to ULIVEN into the SEA LED for MARKING the LINES OF the Rabole Stone Foundations of the SEA WALL and EMBANKMENT, from Mou-
Eastern 1- Santo
End of Wing The WOEK of Driving ไทย Lo STREET. Files, Contracting the Foundations, &c., having been commenced on
the 19th Justant, lanes of VESSELA,
CABOU BOATS, &c., JUNES,
Sc., a LANCES, hereby WARNE that they must exercis caution in approaching wilbin 50 yards of the sail work, and that they will be held responsible for any damage caund by them to mich Piles or Work.
ndoa. Suez Monday ( nou, v. Suez Cans Palwned Lab, v. Marsailles. Canton (6).. London and Hamburg Cowra (8)... Manila
............ Sangkiang ().... Marmale v. Saiz : Varra (4).... ....- Merius& Ldony.S.Ci Glenshi al (8)
ad Kobik (p)......... Now, $18.26 Italnorshire (
itorard C. Tobey.
New
Yochie (8)------
9, Franciscu, F.
Fe
5. Prane se v. Ja
Pru (...
Sat! Frangise ... Qusen Elizabeth.. Sadakas and Kuda!.. Cantaur (a)........ Shanghai... [Langelʊa (8)...
Shangha
Spore, Hazro & Ibu
Sure. Pant
Nube (5)....
Auy & cho TAUKIA (WAS), & ...Y
Tientsin
Vaurora (5
Cnskra (d)
Nunca (5)...
Victoria (3)...
Fogh (8)...
Nouching (9)......
¡Empras à India (a
Ayods.
Date of Lessin..
Douglas Laprail & Co. April 23, ut 10 a.m. Batterädd & Swire.. April 24, at 3 p.m. Buterteld & wire.afay 4. at 3 p.ra. Norddeutscher Lloyd April 28, at 9 at.
April 27.at 5p. P. & D. S. N. C... pri
23, daylight, P. & 0. S. S. C April 23, at 00.
Lolliday, Wins Wont April 25. Butterheid & Swire May
duttoriali & Swiza......
& N. Co... 0. 8. N. C Arhald, Karoorg
May 2
2. About May 5. C. M
27, at 4 p.w.
Batechol & Swiru... isprat 10 cm.
Marituas
Musarguriez Mar Jardine, Matheson &C. About May 1, Dodwell, Cartil & Co April 27, at noon. Dodwell Cartil! & Co About May 2, Sioreson &....
&C.......
Showan & Co..
0.
UB........
0. &. May 3, daylight.
25, at 100. S... Quick despatch. Paoilie M. S
Quick despatch. Bntacled & Swirs. April 28. Busterold Swica April 24, at p.. t U. S. N. Co... About April 24.
daylight. Cardill & C. (April)
dayligat. Jardina, Matheson&Co Apri 23, at 3.
asias Leprat &0. April 23, daylight. Douglas Sor. Pars, an. Co. My 1. at noon, Batterhold & Swith... April 23, at nÜUH: Butterfield & Swi..April 30. Janainan Part 06 Abril 29, at noon.
Yokohen's and Kuló.. Täyn (s).......Butter & Swire... April 24, at neon.
Re-day's Advertisernents.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR TAMSUI
DEPARTED,
Per Bugde, for Chefoe, 12 Chinese. Par Theary Bock Klan, for Amuy, 300 Chinese
Par Thales, for Swalow, 250 Chiness. For Tetarios, for Singapore, 835 Chinosu.
TO DEPART
Per Peshatur, from Hongkong: for Sin- gapure. Mr 2. C. Ellie; for Bombay, Mr A. D. Voals; for Leador, Mr H. Pinckney, Le 6
R.N., Major D. L . Q aylo TO-Kysh, H.M.L.L., Lady Mud Warrender,
· Me frond. Mra A.
Mr G. Gerdon, Harrie, Inspectar D. Brenner, Mrs Breuner and
and Mr R. E. Bennett. From Mr D.
The Summship
Foechas, Captain
BLACKBORNE, will be des etched, MORROW, the 23rd Inst., at Nocn." For Freight or Passago, apply to
WWAERELLA WHION,
Hagong, April 22, 1898,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
• 836
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
Tap Steamship
Taiyua,
FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE AND JJAMBURG. (Calling at NAPLES for landing Passengerst
if sufficient inducement offers). (Taking Cargo at through rates to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAMI, RUTTER. I the 94th Instan', at Noon,
DAM, LISBON, OPORTO, LONDON,
LIVERPOOL AND BREMEN.)
The Steamship Kiche,
Capl. 1 G.Prare, will ba dospatched for the above
THE Company's THE
Steamship Hysen having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed attion for First and Secated Class Passengers i their risk into the Godowns of the HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHay & Gonows Co. Kowloon, whauce delivery may be obtained. will be admitted after the Olaims will Goods have left the Cudowns, and
and all Claims must be scat in to the Office of the Undersigned before Nom on the 27th
natant, or they will not be recognized,
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods to be left in the Goldwas, where they ato to
Fife insurance has beau effected, and
Purts on SATURDAY, the 25th Inst, a Daylight, instead of as previously advertised. This Stoner has superior Accommoda-
and carries a Ductor and a Stewardess.
Fur Freight or Passuge, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents. Hongkong, April 22, 1806,
FOR CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN..
810
The SS, WI be napatsleit for the above
day Goods remaining in the Gadows after Ports on MONDAY, the 27th Tastant, at
the 23rd Instant will be subject to rent.
Bills of Lading will he countersigné by
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 17, 1896.
Intimations.
FOR SALE.
BL4
J. & G. STODART'S FINE, OLD
WEST OF SCOTLAND
Whisky.
Prics,. $12 per Case of 12 Quarts.
Dodwell, Carlill & Co.,
Praya Central.
Hongkong, March 2, 1896.
FOR SALE.
478
Messrs. Kelly & Walsh's List ludes the following WoREs by Dr. EITEL:- EUROPE IN CHINA: The History of Hongkong, from the beginning to the year 1882 Hongkong, 1895,- $6,50, HANDBOOK OF BUDDHISM:
Sanskrit-Obinese Dictionary, Second Edition, Hongkone, 1888. $2,50, THREE LECTURES BUDDHISM, Third Edition. Hongkong, 1884. $1.50. PENGSHOT: Kadimenta of Chinese
A
Natural Science. Ilongkong, 1873.
p..
820
For Freight or Puzange, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 22, 1896, INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
The Co.'s Steamship
Chelydra, Captain R. Cass, will te destahod an above ou
TUESDAY, the 28th Instant, at 3 pla
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers Hongkong, April 22, 1896.
848
NORTHERN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIP AND RAILROAD
COMPANIES.
Capt. R. NELSON, wil, be deapatched on FRIDAY,
Fow Frolate or Pasage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
igorets, Hongkong, April 22, 180G.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITIND,
FOR SHANGHAL
The Steamshi
Heuchere, Captain Besser,
780
Fokohama: for London, Mr Neville Nunkco.
From Shanghai: for Singapore,, Sutar, and Ming Mary Mosa; for Hambay Mr M. M. Abdul. Hussein; for cutta, Sir A. S. Spitze for London. Mrs Morgan nud 2 children, Me A. W. Burkhill, Mrs and Alis
Miss Stevens and 5 children, Messrs B. Stewart, James Biaka, Miss Milea, Me F. J. Abbott and child, Mr and Mrs J. R.
Higie
Per diderley, for Bangkok, 12 Chinens, Per Hobiel, for Saison, 200 Chincos. Per Namoa, for Swaton, 6 Europeana, aud 200. ChimBOL
SAIPPING REPORTS.
fine weather.
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight,-Famou leaves for Coast Ports. Daylight.Verona leaves for Japan, 16.12.Huiona leaves for Amoy, &r. Neon-Foochow leaves for Tamsui Noon English Mail Steamor loaves for
Ports of Cull and Europe.
Miscellaneous.
Share Register of The Olivers Freehold Minos, Ltd., closed from this dute to the 7th May, mclusive.
General Memoranda. FRIDAY, April 24 :—
The publicatiof this true commenced n±±Û,ឆេង ។..
The China, Mail.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1816.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1896...
Up to the present we are without any information as to what the Chanfor of Commerce Committes proposes to do in regard to the demand made upon it by the Government to produce a mandato to account for or exause the petion of the Hon. T. AL. Whitehead about the Sanitary Board. The letter of the Co-
2.30 p.m. Austion of Household Furni-loaial Secretary, demanding euch a man
turo, &c., at the residence of Mir Aug. date, and asking whether the opinion of Elder, No. 2, Castle Roud.
the Chamber had suffered a вед Goods per Bruto undelivered after this change, into something rich
and strange, is one of those documents which, in later days, will bo presed on! as a curio into the future histories of
dato subject to runt. TURDAY, April 20 *-* Goods por aveana nut oleared aftor 4
p.a. subject to reat Goods per Hyun undelivered after this
date subject to zsut, MONDAY, April 27 :---
4 pt.-Auction of Crown Land at Yau-
ma-ti, Kowloon.
WEDNESDAY, April 20 ;—
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PARSED SUEZ ÇANAL.
(SUPPLIED THRODER BETITER), OUTWARD BOUND – Olympie, March 13; Breconshire, Bertha, Manila, 31; Moyune, Bornen, Pathan, Myrmidon, Aggi, Bel Tuna, St. Ronald, April 7; Dioned, Mel. bourne, Ifector, Oceana, 10; Glenogia, Karlsruhe, 14; Agaasmaan, Ixion, Ja- pan, Meradyon, 17.
BONEWALD BOOND-Fallodon Hall, Len-
nox, March 3; Aden, G; Achilles, 10; . Orestes, 19; Bowco, Palawan Pyrrhus, Kursore, 17; Mirionethshire, Ningthow, 27; Prinz Heinrich, Port Adelaide, 31 ; Glenfruin, April 14.
Mails.
Co.' . . Natal, with The M. M.
the FRENCH Mail of 27th March, left, Singapore on Saturday, the 18th that. at 3 p.m.. and may be expected Lure on or about Saturday, the 25th instant. This Packet brings replica to lotters despatched from Hongkong ca Feb. 19.
8. Coptic, with maila, &c., left San Francisco for this purs, via Yokohama and Nagasaki, on the 8th
Popular representation.' But for the immediate objects of practical The O. & 0. politics, it demands consideration. It is perhaps too rough to expect the pro- seat British members of the Committee to speak for the British members of the
4 p.r.-Meeting of Members of the Chamber, as some of them have quite
Houghong Club in the Club House.
THURSDAY, April 30':-
enough to do to speak for themselves, or rather for the curious position in which
irastunt.
The P. 31. A, B, City of Rio de Janeiro, with
mails, &c., left San Francisco for this port, via Honolulu, Yokohama and Nagasaki, ou tao 18th instant.
Expected. Steamers Bra
Issue Bonus Warrants of The Union they have been left by Mr Keswick's the a.. Glengarry, from Antwerp, London
Inanrance Suciety of Canton, Ltd.
4 monthe' sight,
L&CUSTEL.
HaNazora, April 22, 1896.
On Loudot—
Bank, Wire, ...
On demand,
2/21 2,2}
11
30 days' night,
4 months' sight,
JJ
C**
Dorentary, 4 months ag
2/2
de l'aria
te2i* *
On Jovand,
Horn-Demand,...
2.76 2.81 2.23
On bew York-
On dotaand,
531
Credits, Gidays' night,
Bombay-
-"
542
1857 186*
1851
186
711
... TRA
246 76 $ 8.97
314
On demand,
· Outlo
Winand
On
Du Shanghai-
On demand,
30 days' sight, privato popor Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tac))} Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate} Silver (per os.) ...
JOB PRINTING.
The Chinese steamer Tovna reports: Had moderate N.E. monsoon, overcast, butHE CHINA MAIL is prepared to execute, with neatness and despatch, every description of GENERAL PRINTING. Concert Programmes.
The British steamer Namon reports: Let Salon on the 21st April, had light E.N.E. wind and overcast weather, a spooch. Steamers in Swator: Lokeng. Chilli, Hangchert, Kansu, Tientsin, Cheat Hye Teng.
Tac British steamer Kremngsany reports wild fine weather, mooth sea.
be despatched in FRI-
DAY, the 24th) Instant, ut 3 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply jo
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Not Responsible for Debts. either the Captain, the Agents, nor Oroners will be Regpossible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Biere of the folinging Vessels, daring their stay in Hongkong Herbøur:—
Loute, American ship, Captain J. E. Ballard.-Captain.
EXPORT CARGOES.
Per a, . Dardanus, sailed 14th April:- For London, 20 cases Pearl Shelle, 10 cases Blackwoodware, 30 cases Curios, csecs Play sex masės-metaldi waray, 10 meras Mkito ding, 20 tales Game, 175 dusk. Soy and 18 phos. Sundries; for London andjor Man- Chister, 250 bates Waste Silk; for Liver- cases Curica and I case Sundries; for Glasgow, 2 cases Chinaware and 7 cases Sundries.
Purse. Saluzie, siled 15th April:-For Continent, 223 bales Raw Silk, 2 cosos Silk Pico Gords, 18 2:80s Igieniui Vil, 20 bales
e Silk, 60 pkgs. Tea and 2 pkga, Mat-
Per a. s. Dejothea Rickmers, sai el 17th QUEEN ELIZABETH, British ship, Captain Aprit:-For Maravilles, 20 bala Canes.
C. E. Falton. Shewan & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
April 21 :--
Decina, Germist steatur, 965, U. Chris tenson, Saigon April 17, Rics.-SIEMSEEN & Ou
April 2 Canton, British steamer, from Canton, Fushte, Chinese steamer, from Canton, Spano, Norwegian str., from Canton. Toonca, Chinras ateamer, 1,000, Mertons, Shangbai April 18, Generai.0, M. S. F. Co.
Namoa, British steamer, 863, T. P. Hail, Stator April 21, General-DovLAS STEAMRIT O.
FIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN.
to the very chesp rutes offered by this TAE attention of Passengers is directed
Mathilde, German steamer, 600, J. Berg, Line to the PACIFIC COAST and to the In-Moji April 16, Cal.-Jansen & Co, TEROR and EASTERN CITIES of the UNITE -STATES and Canada and LV EUROPE.
HONGKONG to LONDON, $400'
Excellent accommodation. First class
Tabla. DocTon and STEWARDESS carried.
HONGKONG TO NEW YORK, $350, The Railroad travolling in second to none on the American Continent. Magnificent Scenery of the Bocky and CASCADE MOUX- TAINS, The YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PAKK Pasagagere to Ernors may proceed TON DIALECT. Four Volumes, with by ons of the first class ATLANTIC MALL Appendix Hongkong, 1877. $10.00. LINES. Boond, $11.50.
ONESE DICTIONARY IN THE CAN-route,
CHINESE SCHOOLBOOKS. Translated, I. The Trimetrical Classic. The Thousand Words Form. $0.50 per set, Hongkong, August 9, 1895.
PEAK HOTEL.
1476
OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND.
----
HONGKONG TO TACOMA, $225. ̧. Bates of Passage to other Points on ap. plication.
Special rates allound to members of Go- vernment Services,
PLOFOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION), Victoria... 8,167 | Friday May L THIS Commodious and Well-appointed Olympi ...... 2,609 | Monday | May 18.
HOTEL, situated at a height of 1,250 Strathleven.. 2,445
Friday Jane 5. fost above sea-level, has just beau thorough Tacoma...... 2,540 | Tuesday | Juno 23. ly re-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, and a NEW WING has been built, which Fictoria..... 3,167| Saturday (July 11, commands magnificent Vions of the Har. | Olympia............. | 2,008 | Wei'dng | July 29. bour and mainland of China.
Clara, German steamer, 687, Ipland, Anoy April 21, General, JRBSEN & Co. Niobe, German stemmer, 1,550, E. Paul, Kobe April 16, General.--SIEMSSEN
& Cu
Malacca, British steamer, 2,615, G. V.
fleaning R. N., London March 3, and Singapura Apr 17, General →P. & 0. 8.
N. Do.
Iwongseng, British str., 597, Stalkor, Chintang, April 18, Ceneral.—JARDINE, MATHESON & Oc.
Peiyang, German str., 953, Th. Lehmann, Wahu April 18, Itica. SIEMSSON & Co.
DEPARTURES. April 24:~~
Erato, for Yokohama. Bygdo, for thefoo. Cheung Heck Kian, for Amoy. Bandarig, for Moji. Canton, for Swatow, Thalt for Swatow, Telartas, for Singapore. Doris, for Canten.
CLEARED. Alderley, for Bugkek.* Holetein, For Saigon. Anjer Head, for Swatow.
THE Stormship VICTORIA, Capt. J. PANION, B.N.R., niting at Noon, $4.00 on FRIDAY, the 1st May, will pro- Nemes, for Swatow.
---ŠPECIAL, SUMMER RATĖS, (FROM IHT APLitt sa aler OctenER). One parson, por day ...
One person, per month
$75 to 90.00 ceed to MOJI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, Sharpena, for Port Wallet.
VICTORIA (H.C.), and TACOMA (Waak.), | Setsuna Merz, for Shenghai. 7.00 instead of as previously advertised,
Married couple (occupying one
room) por day
E
***
*
Married couple (occupying one
Through Bills of Lading tuned to Japza, room) per month... 180.00 Pasille Coset Points, and to Canadian “ond Marrled acuple (occupying two
United States Pointe, rooms; per mouth........
170.00 Extra Bedroom, per month 640 to 60.00
For further Partlouisra, apply to
THE MANAGER, -
Nero Victoria Hotel.
$26
Hongkong, April 4, 1896..
SAILOR'S HOME.
NY Cast-of CLOTHING, BOOKS, er Partre' will be thankfully received the Sailor's Home, West Point.
Addrem : Care of SUPERINTENDENT.
Consular Invoices of Goods for Uniter States Points should be lo quadruplicate, and was copy must be sent forward by the sleather to the care of The Freight Agent, Northern Paciie Bailroad, Tacoran, Wash. Parcels most be sent to cur Office (with address marked in full) by 6 p.m., on the day provions to sailing,
For farther information at to Passage or Freight, apply tu
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
General Agents, Hongkong, April 29, 1800,
PASSINGERS. AKLIVED,
Por Decima, from Saigon, 5 Chizers, Por Tamen, from Bloughal. 28 Chinese. Per Namoa, from Swa:, 6 Chinose. Por Clara, from Amoy, 24
Chinese Per Malacca, for Yukohams from Pin. ang, Captain and Mrs Fritchard, 3 children and nurse. For Hongkong from Purug, 80 Chinese; from Singapore, Mr and M Fan Choong Huck, Mr Sim Too Noo, Bergh. Blase, R., Mra Blosso and 5 children, and 117 Chines
Per Kipongiang, from Okinkinog, & Chl
COBO..
Por Palyang, from Wuku, 12 Chings."
Case Human Hair, 4 rolls Matting, 100 bales Waste Blk and 129 pkge. Merchandise; fer Hamburg, 20 bales Black Bombou, 60 cses Bristies. 25 bales Rattana, 437 balen Feathers and 1,000 pkgs. Tea.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:~ For AMOY & TAMSUL-
Per Hai-mus, at 9.30a.m., on Thursday,
bu 23rd April
For SWATOW & BANGKOK. —'
Per Decalcongue, at 9.80 a.m., ou Thura-
day, the 23rd April.
For SHANGHAL
Per Bangchow, at 2.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the 23rd April, Per Lush, at 2.30 pr., on Thursday,
the 23rd April. For YOKOHAMA & KOBE.
Per Taiguan, at 2.30. p.m., on Thursday,
the 23rd April.
For NAGASAKI & VLADIVOSTOCK.-
Per Michael Jeben,at 3.80 p.m., on Thurs |
nezday, the 23rd April.
For SAIGON.--
Per Cusan, at 4.30 p.m., on Thursday,
The 23rd April.
For SWATOW, TAROW & YOKOHAMA Por Federation, at 4.30 p.m., on Thure-
day, the 23rd April. PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, .COOKTOWN. SVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & ΤΟΥΕΝ.
For
MELBOURNE.
Pez Chungsha, at 2.30 p.m., on Friday,
tão 24th April.
MAILS BY THE BSH PACKET.--- The British Contract Packet Peshawur will he despatched on THURSDAY, tho 23rd April, with Moils for the United Kingdom, Europs, and countries be yond, vid Brindise; to the Straite Settlements, Netherlands India, Bar- mah, Gaylen, Adon, Egypt, Maits, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will bo observed in closing
the-Mails, &c.
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH MAIE.
•
When the l'uckets leave at Noon. The following hours will be observed in closing the Maile for Europe, &o, by tho English Packet, when they leave at Noon. The Money Order Office will be closed at 5 the day before.
3.00 a.-Posting of Prices Current and
Circulars CONFES
(Prices Oural and Circulars may howevor be posted up to 10 o'clock
if they are tied in bundies, country
Ball Programmes,
Menus, Menus, Menus. Catalogues,
Company Reports,
Business Circulars.
AB Ordora exccuted under - EUROPEAN SUPERVISION. musaby Frices. Moderate prices.
Coast Port Orders will receive oareful attention.
A. S. WATS
ple
The
letter of Novembor, 1894. Apart from the unprecedentel and puerile demand for a mandate made by the Govern- rout, because an independent member Las now adopted the popular view of Sanitary administration, every knows how such a mandate can be obtained. It cannot be given by theį Committee; it can be given only at a meeting of the general body of members The
We of the Chamber of Commerce. are very dubious whether it should be given at all, as we consider the action of
the Government in this matter of the Sanitary Board has been something very like a coustractive insult to the com raunity of Hongkong, through the Com- mittee of the Chamber. As, bowever, the Government has row deliberately
and Straits, loft Singapore for this port On Saturday morning, the 18th inst N. G. I. a. e. Latimbro left Singapore for this port on the 20th inst., and may be expicted here on or about the 28th
inst.
The O. S. E. Co.'s s. s. Teucer, from Man- chester and Liverpool, left Singapore on the 21st inst., and may be expected hore on or about the 27h inst. P. & O. a. B. Brislin left Bombay for this port on the 17th inst.
The
Late Advices.
P. M. a, s. Pers, with the AMERICAN
Mat, left Nagasaki on Tuesday, the 21st inst., at 4 p.m., and may be ex- pected hero on or about Friday, tho 24th inst.
The Empress of Japan lelt Vancouvôr for Tho N. P. 6. 8. Strathleven loft Tacoma on
Hongkong on the 21st instant.
the 18th instaut for this port, via Ja- pan.
Tas Sanitary Board meets to-morrow al
appouled to the consensus of British opinion in the Chamber of Commerce we have previously noted at the incongruity of such an appeal to o cosmopolitan body-let the Government bave the benefit of an all-round opinion 4.15 p.m. The business is chiefly routine. from the British ratepayers of the Colony CHINESE coolies are likely to be employed uppa a point which to our mind may by the French to construct roads in Mada- affect the popular representation of
British residents here for many years. gasdar.
VESSELS AT THE Docss-At Kouicon-- H. M. S. Conturion, achooger Esmeralda, Asamor, Indopondent, Taichow, H.MS. Archer, H. M. S. Wivern, Skuld, Song Kiang, Swatow, Cosmopolit, Obolydra,
Cosmopolitan---Exo,
to come. It is now an open secret that Mess Thomas Cook and Sons have com most of our so-called representatives suc- cumbed to governmental views upon this tracted for the transport of the Surrey Ro question of popular representation, so far giment and of three other regiments taking us the Sunitary Board was concerned, part in the new Soudan Expedition. They may not baro known what harm they were doing; and it may be charit ably admitted they did not. But they played into the hands of the Govern- iment all the same; and, unduly 'cm- boldened by this unconstitutional pro ceeding on the part of a section of the people's representatives, the Govern- inent have gone further. They have overstepped the mark of political decency by calling upon the Committee St. Paul's of March 13 publishen a parn-
my do what they
graph in regard to the Poking Embassy, in do-viz., to sanetion a mistake by their which it is alatod categorically that Sir Chairman, in which the body of mei Cosil Clementi Smith, formerly Colonial bars took zu part. Now comes the Secretary at Hongkong, and more recently question for the community. If the Governor of the Straits Settlements, was Committee of the Oliamber of Commerce
Aberdeen-Ocampo,
fails to call a public meeting, or a meet-offered but Joeliued the past of British ing of its British members, to give a Minister at Peking before it was offered to decided answer to the Government apen | Sir Claudo M-cdonald, the question raised, then a meeting
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TATSON & Co., ught to be called of the British com- We bave rencived a copy of the Official .
nunity, and a clear and certain opinier Report concerning the attack on the Royal given as to the recent action on the part Palace at Secal, Korea, and the murder of of the Government. We advocated
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Wines and Spirits.
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that this should be dons when the Her Majesty the Queen on October 8, 1805. Unofficial Members of the Sanitary There appears to bo no longer any room Board resigned; but nufortunately it for doubling the death of the Queen. Tho was not done. The Government assume report is reprinted from the Korean Re- there is no public spizit in the Colony. pasitory. It points to the complicity of the If no united expression of opinion on this point is given by the community,
Japanese in the cutrage. the Government will thereupon ecore another point.
Tas Colombo Municipal Council has ap- plied to the Government for assistance in abtaining report from scms eminent Sant A CORRESPONDENT writes to ness follows: tary Exgineer on the sanitation and draine In the Transactions of the Ent mologient age of the city. We have had scoh a con Society of London for 1805, pp.483 477, spicuous sucocus in the readjustment of the Appeared a most interesting and fairly ex- sanitary arrangements of Hongkong that haustive paper entitled & Preliminary the Hongkong Government might offer to List of the Butterflies of Hongkong: based land Colombo an expert ! on Observations and Captures made during the Megistracy to-day Inspector Butlin, the Winter and Spring Mouths of 1892 and Yaamati, charged the matter of a jank
1893,' by Mr James J. Walker, R.N.,
ALL there are aolected by our London A House, benght direct, at first hand, im- ported in wood and bestled by ourosives thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the heat growths at MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be had on Application.
SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vin
FL. S. This paper is not a mere bare list with unlawfully furnishing patrus parti." of the butterflies to be found on the island culars concerning his cargo nt Faumati ta
day. About 8.30 this morning defendant PORT after removal should be rested a and across the water at Kowloon, but con reported his arrival at the Felice Station, mouth before use. When required for tains copious notes on the habits, food Faumati, and applied for anchorage." He drinking at once it should be ordered plants, dates of appearance, and exact spots said he had discharged his cargo at Hong- to ba-decanted at the Dispensary be where mot with, of the 12 species enumer ham and that he was in ballast. The junk fore being sent out,
ated, and should be studied by all those was unlicensed. The Inspector went on group of the insect world. We bave hero Beatings found the charge established, and who are interested in the most farcinating board and found nineteen pige. Commander many collectors of butterflies, especially fined the master $95, with the alternative of tagca. All are, Irue Keres Wines,
amongst the Military, but, there are bus six weeks' hard labour. OLARET.-Our Clarets, including the fow amongst us who study them scientifical-
lowest priced, are guaranteed to be ly, and before the study can be taken up it SHoxrLx after one o'clock this morning the the genuine product of the juice of the is neccesary to be able to know by name the Fire Brigade were summoned to a fire which grapa and are not artificially made specica with which we have to deal. A had broken out in a rice shop at 48 Penys from raisins and curranta, as is general groat aesistance to this end will be a study West. The Brigade under Capt. Lethbridge ly the case with Cheap Wines,
of the collection in the City Hall Museum and Deputy-Superintendent Corcoran ard BRANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed which contains 81 out of the 120 spacinerived at the burning building with groal to be pare Cognao, the differance in known by Me Walker to occur in our midst. promptitude, and succeeded in saving the price being merely a question of age The City Hall dollection has recently been third storey. The building consists of and vintage.
kindly overhauled by Mr Lionel de Nicd-throo starogs: The first and second floors. WHISKY.—All our Whisky in of excellent fille, FL.S., C.M.248., &c., who is passing were almost gutted, On the top floor a
quality and of greater age than most
Hongkong on his way to Japan ou a collect-large quantity of paper and a small tub of brands in the market. The Burning trip. As Mr do Niodrillo has kindly kerosine were found on the floor. Under WHINEY marked 'E' is universally offered to name any now specimen that neath the bed in a small room was found a popular, and is pronounced by the best where he is connected with the Museum kesins.
may be sent to him on his return to Caloutta hox filled with papar natorted with
The kerosine tub and paper - local connoisseurs to be superior to any I would appeal to your readers to do what caught fire but they were extinguished. cther brand in the Hongkong market.
they can to increase the City Hall collar. A pail containing kerosine was found on the tion.
first floor and there were also fomo wtłoke maturated with ketosino, while a tin of that combustible lay dose by. The whole builde offered from the North, the least abate The house was insured for 89,600 with market has been very dull, with sellors for Masara Sauders and Company, and $2,000, most sicoks at dedining ratess
in the Northorp Assurance Company,
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirita
in the Colony or from our authorised
by country, with the addresses all to be genuine when bought dtreat from ne 1 coquence of shares betag frelying belongs to the master of the rice shops
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10.00 try cgasc)..
10,30 A.M.-Pesting of Newspapers, Agents at the Coast Parts.
Books, and Patterns coast.:
11,00 4.m--31ail çloséa.
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LATE LITHES may be posted (from A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. 11.10.st.) with 10 cents late for up to
11.80 km, after which hour they may be sent on Beard with the same Ista
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, January 1, 1800,
Houtros & Co, have 180 Plans for Dea Popular' Plane, handsome, fall toned, Hire on Monthly Payments, slio Einzos | strong) guaranteed wear, 2920/386, Taroturned from Elita ebesp,
Robinova & Qe