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110-Oplom Factory. 46,-Opium Farm. 174-Ogborna E., Residence,
LIST OF EXCHANGE SUBSCRIBERS. 176-Palmer and Turner.
No.
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129.-Aberdoen, Paper Mills Oce. 130,--Aberdeon, Paper Mills. 40.-Anderson, Capt., East Point. 24.-Anderson, Capt., Praya Central.
8.-Arnhold, Barborg & Co.
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158,-Beck, J. M., Residero0. 143,-Bell Asbestos Co.
172-Benjamin E. S., Residence. 148.-Banjamio, Kelly & Petis. 70,--Beurmana C., Residence:
66.
Blackhead & Cn,
65.-Blackhead, F., Residence.
90-Bradley & Co.
154.-Brisk Co., Deep Water Bay.
122.--Burcie, & Goddard Capts.
19.-P. 40. S, N, O. 69.-P. & 0, Muss, Posk, 147-Playfair, G. W. F., Residence. 16.-Police Station, Central
184. Porta, W. Button.. Residence,
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34.-Ray, E. C., Residence. 61.-Ray and Davion. 103.-B. E. Guard Room. 104,-. E. Ment.
140.-Reater, Brockalmsan & Co. 76.-Richardson R. L. Residence. 19-Ritchie, H. A.
30-Eitokie, H., Residenca.
46-Bope Factory,
169.-Ross A., Residence.
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99,-Butterfield & Size, Peak Residence.13.-Sachee, P., Residence,
36 DJ. do, Quarry Bay.
18.-
Do, do, Bhipping Ufice. BG.-- Do. do, Sugar Office.
75,--Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co. 42.-Canadian Pacifie Railway Ca 126-Canton Insurance Co. 139,-Carlowitz & Co. 11.-Carmichael & Do, 134.-Carmichael H. F., Residence.
2.--Chai On Insurance Co.
182.
128--Chan Choy, Residence.
22,--Ching Mail' Office.
180.-Calza Merchant Office.
1801- do.
71- Do.
Godown.
79-China Sugar Rafinery, East Point.
do.
Town Ofice.
160-Ohow Fang Shang. Ruidance. 183-Cobbold, Rev. R. F., Residence.
CLUBS.
149,-Club Germania.
11,-Club, Hongkong,
118-Do. Lusitano,
10- Do. Peak.
188.-Colonial Secretary.
183.-Com. Union Assurance Co. 87.-Compradoro, D. Lapraik & Co.,
Do. do.,
88
78-Cousins, J. B., Uffice.
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12. Daily Proes' Office. 86,Dairy Farm Office.
67.-Dairy Faria, Pok-foo-lum,
JSL-Danby, W.
73, David, A. J., Rosidence.
60.-David & Co,
13.-Detective Dept., (Chiness).
25.-Dock, Aberdeen.
20.-Dook Co.
DOCTORS,
80-Dr. Atkinson, Residence
105.-Dr. Clark, Residence,
59,-Sailors' Home.
4--Sanitariuza, Pok-foo-lum. 94.-Sassoon, M. 8. & Co. 49-Showan, Tomes & Co. 181-Sioba, N. A, Residence. BL-Siamsson & Co. 173-Smith, A. Findlay. 15,-Skott I., Residence. 133.-Soap Factory, Shazkiwan. 100,-Sperry Flour Co. 61.-Starons, G. R., Office. 62,- Do. öø. Rezidence. 159.-Straits Insurance Co, 63.-Sai Kut Bank,
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14.-Telegraph Companies. 28.-Tomes, C. A., Residence. 187.-Tong Los Oban, Olico. 138.Tong Lee Chan, Shaukiwan. 54-Trom Station, Paak, 93.-Tang Kee & Co.
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136.-Vacumu Oil Co. W
16.—Watson A. &., & Oɔ.
6.-Wharf & Godown Co., Head Offico. 7.—Whorf & Godowa Co., Kowloon. Offies.21.-Wharf & Godown Co., Wanchai.
Residence.
3.Dr. Hartigan, Stedman sod Rennie. 23,-Dr. Jordan, Ollioo.
$3.- Do.
Residence.
159.-Dr. Panlon Office.
127
Dr. Panlun, Residence. 35,-Dr. Rennis.
188.-Dr. Renuie, Résidonce. 56.-Dr. Stedman, Residenca, 162.- Dr. Thomson, Office, 163,- Do
Residance. 41-Dodwell, Carlill & Co. 17.-Douglas Lapraik & Oo.
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136.-Edyo, Surg.-Capt., Beeldenos. 58-Electric Co 58-Floetrio Co., Residence.
P 142-Fenwick, Geo. & Co. 74-Fletcher & Co.
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135,-Gande, Price & Co,
132. strele, J. A., Residenco. 48-Gas Co., East Point, 4.- Do. Wos, Point. 150-Goupp & Ca 31-Gibb, Livingston & Co. 44.---Government House.
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156.Hall, F. W., Residence, 171-Hancock A., Residenos. 50.-Barbour Master
ing, Buschmann & Menzoll.
G., Residoncs.
35-Harrison, W. Stuart, Residence.
A5-Haskell, D., Residence. 92,-Borana, O., Rezidenca 113-Him Kos & Do.
Ay, Wise & Co.
10. & M. 8. Os., Office. 10, 0, & M. 8. Co., Whast 196-Hongkong Fire Insurance Co,
9.-H. & 8. Bank.
B4E.& 8. Bank, Mesa
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HOSPITALS,
Hospital, Alice Memorial
Government Civil
80.- Do
116 Hospital, Netherale.
8. Do. Peak. 110--Hospital, Naval, 175. Do. Tong Wah. HOTELS.
$3-Hotel, Hongkong. 35, Do. Mount Austin. 66 Do. Now Victoria. 28- Do. Peak.
170.--Hotel, Windsor,
82-Bo Tung, Praya West. 47.- Do. Praya Coniral
Residence. 68... Do. 87.-Humphreys, J. D., Besidence.
69,-Humphreya, J. D., & Bou,
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108.-Kaw Hong Take
185-Kolly & Walsh 180A
dos,
Book Binding Dupt 644.-Korinedy, J., Causeway Bay,
Do do. Horse Repository.
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107.-Kin Fat Hong
141.---Kinghorn, J. W.,
120.-Kirch & Co.
· 161.-Krass, & Co.
178.-Joo Tek Shing.
Office.
91-Lamko & Rogge. 87.-Lane, frawford & Co. 137.-Imad Investment Co. 800-Layton, B., Office. GA- Do, Besidence. 17.-Leigh and Orange 170.--Lloyd's Register, --
100.Man Chuen Tuan, 98,-Mai On Insurance Co 118,--Marly, A. R -119,--Melohors & Qui
-- 181, --Mayas de Uo,
Lid Meyer & Co.;
111 M & Co
186 Mitani Busan
35.-Wharf & Godown Co., West Point 57.-Wickham, W, H., Resideros. 155,--Wieler & CO. I-Wing Kee & Co., Cice. Do.,
Godowa.
63.—Wo Keo & Co.
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181,-Yau Woo Co. 38.-Yuen Fat Hong. 79,-Youn Lara Kee. 177.-Yuen Hop.
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Tramway Company,
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THE REBELLION IN THE PHILIPPINES.
RECENT SPANISH SUCCESSES. RELEASE OF PRISONERS.
The Manila papers now to hand give
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
THE LASE OF DELAGOA BAY DENIED.
Intimations.
Lisbon, April 3.-An oficial denial waa issued here to-day of the report circalated by the Daily Mail of London in a dispatch there that Delagon bay has been leased to Great Britain for thirty years at an annual DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE, rental of half a million pounds storling.
G. FALCONER & Co.,
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Naic, two of the rebel towns sipated near the foot of the mountains of the Cavite
The rebel army appears to have moved into the mountains. The Commander-in-Chief, who appears to have
operated on Iralang, reports having lost 11
of his
OWN
en killed and 44 wounded, whilst the enemy had 36 killed. General Suure, on the other hand, who had charge of the perations in Nais, reports 600 killed of the enemy and 20
troops, with 01 wounded. The Egures of the latter are in the usual style adopt. by other valiant generals, nad not at all folishle, unless the Spanish troops
AUGAR BOUNTIES IN FRANCE.
Paris. April -The Saute to-day press- ed the sugar bounties bill.
JAPANESE WARSHI
Sun
Japan af Admiral domes, Francis, April 6 Captain James, G. sails for his home in the realm of the Mikado this morning. He has begu on au extendel visit to Pagland for the porpuso of negotating for this cotistruction of war 318 ships for Japan, and also to make arrange. ments for transferring so much of the traile of the Land of the Sunthower as possible to Gress Kits.
| Captain James once held a commisj
and years ago went out to Japan to ship, gomery and other acts of modern warfate. For years he has taught Japan's helding the rank and pay of Admiral Ho alsu tudi out from Pagland to Fapon a nuurer of war vesels, including the erui met are, sister chip of the Charleston
in the British hor sailors seaman-
The Post Office declines all responsibility adopted the tactics as th Nasugbu, Orannfant navy the science cf gunnery, he
for Vnregistered Letters containing Bank Notca or Jewellery and, whore He gistration has boun neglected, WILL WAXE NO NYOTHIES into alleged losses of such
and several villages in Bulk.com by shooting down inoffensivo inhabitants who liad fled to the churches for safety. Something in the neighinårhood of the General-in-Chief's ortigares above mentioned, is more likely.
It is forbidden to insert in ordinary Registered Correspondance (a) Current Coin (b) Articles liable to Catone Duty.
Partel Post to the United Kingdom. Parcels not exceeding 13 ite. in weight are received in Hongkong and at British Peat Ofiers in China, for transmission to the United Kingdom by F. & G. Pucket vit Gibraltar. Ne parcol is sout with the Overload Mail vis Brindisi. Parcels there
foro arrive in London about eight days later
3. Suie Aguinaldo, Co pebel leader, reported to have direted, operations
persut
is
is
After the Japanese navy had secural an eduanced strat of tears for itself the for- eiga offers or instructors were dismissed, the Japrese Government being desirous of showing the work that it could run its bwa nary.
Admiral Janes was rotired on
Le still
enjoys Becom The Spanish prisonen held by the rebelspension, which
my weary of illness, he applied for the have been set free, stul found to have been agency of some large shipbuilding firms in well cared for and every attention paid to England, and was instrumental in selling several vessels, war ships both old and them. Tais dispels all the false and high-new to the Japanese Chovernment, to his ly coloured reports that have appeared in own financial advantage. the Manila press from time to time giving
viewed, and particularly as to the object Admiral Jamus is averse to being inter-
thar the Mail. Parcek may ba seslod, but details of their forrible assassination and his survet mision to England..
any parcal, even though aonlod, is liable to torture, and cerudaly paks well for the be opened for examination.
rebels. The unly reprisal they took was in Parcels must be posted in Hongkong shoot 4 Spanish priests on the 15th March before 3 p.m. on the day before the spar-last, in retaliarton of the wholesale slaughter ture of the Mail. Those arriving from the Conat, &c, after this hour are kept for the of unfortunato political prisoners on the following P. & O. Mak
promenades of Manila by order of the bloodthirsty Polavieja
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FOR MERIT! The Manila Diario of the 1st May states
We hear from well-informed sources that the distinguished officers of our navy now
I do not mind saying, however, to explained, that my trip has something to do with enval affairs-shipbuilding, in fact but as nothing has been settled yol, it would be very premature to discuss it.
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FATAL EXPINION IN FORTUGAL.
Lisbon, April 6. Twenty persons were killed and many others injured by an ex-
a froworks factory, plosion here to-day in ai ANOTHER AMERICAN FASTEST VERSEL AFLOAT. The time, April 6-Torpedo-bout No. 3 bulder's trial morning from a med this
in the course of trip in Chesapeake rail that she is the
The sender must fill up a form of Canton there waters tave the intention to pro- fastest buat in the world except the for Declaration, which can be obtained free at each Post Office. No parcel can ho accept ed till this is completely and accurately filled. The only articles ordinarily sent from China which are liable to duty are Tes and Tobaco.
Bent Senor Don Rafue! Comenge with the insignit of the Order of Naval Merit, which is to be conferred upon him on the proposition of Admiral Montujo, and the athair is now public we are not called upon to show any reserve.
Thi
proof
of esteem is merited by the eminent writer, who, with such brilliancy has defended the good nume of our Navy in the prescat campaign and has been a powerful auxiliary in deruloping a highly striatic public spirit, landing his help in favour of the forces on sea and land. tho pro Public opinion will mil Noposal with approbation, and guarantees,
with the seal of gratitude, the relations of inatual esteem between the brave sailors
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In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters per half ones, for Books and Patterns, per tro mutza.
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3. That the teller was securely exclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
tand their dustrious chronicler.
To all of them we send our most cordial best wishes.
of the
[This is the same Camengo, President of thau Spanish Carano and Controller General State, who has made himself avi State,? ably conspicuous in the eyes of the world for the outragean apeech ande by him at the bangnet given on 13th October last by the loyal volunteers to celebrate the arrival of reinforcements from Spain by the steamer Antonio Lope. He advocated general des ruction, calling the insurgents cannibals,
beasts, Navnges, to
to exterminate thum in their juirs, to show no quarter, et hardehaves one. His great services to the
Navy
consist in fulsone articles written for El Comercio, necbly on the 16th March and 5th April, the fatter dedicated especially to the Admiral in Command, who lias now
returned the compliment by bustowing the above onder, whilst to the Navy in gener
lines: following without Generals as in
raga. The course over which the trial was made is a triangular ons, of Point No Point, and it is the same over which the officia: trial will be made in a day or two. The new flyer accomplished twenty-five- nuts an hour with no dificulty. It is as- serted that at one time abe was traveling at the rate of thirty knots.
HONORED BY THE QUEES.
Nice, April 7-Queen Victoria visited the Prince of Wales racing cutter Britan nis to-day and conferred the moral of the Victorian order upon Captain Cartar, the yacht's coranunder. The Prince of Wales recrived her majesty and party on board Ogleu the Brittanin, and prevental bir and Mrs. Guelet and Captain Paget to the Queen."
REPORTED SALE OF TRE BRITANNIA,' London, April The Exchange Teleg Wales has sold his famous racing yacht Top Company has that the Prince of Brennio to Janes Gordon Bennett, pro- pristor, of the New York Herald.
MRS CHANT GOING TO GRETE. London, April 7.-Mrs Urmiston Chant, the social reformer, and six ourses, start for the luland of Crete to-morrow. Lady Herry Somerest, and D. Keith are fin- meng Da prosion.
KILLED IN A STEEPLECHASE.
London, April 8-Houaon, the jockey, was thrown arki killed in a steeplechase at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, t-day.
PASSED DY THE REICHSTAG.
Berlin,
April 7.The Reichstag to-day only passed & comunercial code and
imporsation law.
ROUMANIAN CABINET CRISIS.
3. Test application was made to the bestowe the 19 1988, the Spaniards Cabinet has resigned.
Pestminster General of Hongkong immedi ately the loss was discovered, end within a year at the most from the date of Posting.
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lan, on or about the 1st of ouch Month.
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their invincible in ind Commercial Papers signify such papere
W. RODINBON & Co., Piano and Musical triumphs when
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hopes the
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The zero of the table is Low Water Or-
dinary Spring Tides, which has been found
to
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