A
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Or
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, BIOY- CLES, SPORTING GUNS, &c., &u,
HE Undersigned has received instruc four to sell by Public Auction, on SATURDAY,
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYAL
ANNOUNCEMENT FXTRAORDINARY THIS. (THURSDAY) EVENING,
May 20th FAREWELL to CH NA of the Popular
Dailination.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Pentela.
Australien Ports.......Chiogta (). Aurelian Porte........Omi Maru (6) Bremen & Ports oCal Urinz Heinrich (s). Bremen and Hamburg Elinaboh Rickmers Foodhow............***.
(B)...... Japan Pori
(e)
the 22nd May, 1897, Commencing at 2.30 HUDSON'S SURPRISE PARTY London, Forts of Uni Kintuck (8).....
p.m., at his lea Kuonis, Duddell Street, -
For Sundry Accounts,
A QUANTITY OF FURNITURE,
Comprising
DRAWING ROOM SUITE in SILE TAPESTER ande (early new). 'OVERMASTELS BOOKU&AM
WEINING TABLES, CANTON BLACKWOOD TARLES & STANDS, ORNARENT. PICTURES, &C.
ONE COTTAGE Fuyo by LuNAN. SEVERAL FIRSTCLASS DOUBLE BARRELLED CENTRAL FIRE UZNA, &o.
BONELLA W
some BICYCLES, ineluding SEVERAL Surentun MADE ENGLISH and AMERICAN MACHINES.
Manors,
DINNER SIDEBOAUT with WADGON, DINING TABLE and Ct, ELECTRO-PLATE, GLASS and CROCKERY WARE, CUTLERY, PANTLY REQUISITES.
SINGLE and DOUBLE 1 and BRASS MOUNTED BEDITRANS Red FIXING, WAR KUDKY,
WASHSTAND, DRENING TAL SUNDRY BEDROOM REQUISITE, ONE MAK ELKTOP BUREAU with BEVELED GLASS and CONVERTINE Brosrean.
LASIES CARRYING CHAIRS, COOKING! STOVES,
Ski
&
Catalogues issued prior to Sale.
On view to Friday, the 21st May, 1897, TERMS OF SALE:---As Customary.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Avdioneer.
Hoogkorg, May 13, 1897.
Intimations.
1021
WANTED FUR STORE. SMART British Youth: must be well EDUCATED.
Apply to D. L.. Hongkong, May 19, 1897.
1021
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
Kyshe's Law Relating to the At- Forney and Solicitor-Gonoral of England... Copyright, Patouts, Designs, Trade Marks, &e, by W: A. Bowes... Wills and Inteetate Succession, by J.
Williams
...$ 7.00
3.00
ཞེསན་ན་མན་
3,00
3.00
8:00
Bankruptcy, by U. F. Murrell... Insurance, by C. F. Morrell Every Man's Own Lawyer, 1807
Who will to-night close the RECORD SEASON in the RECORD. REIGN
With a REC.ED PERFORMANCE Under the immediate patronage of E. The Cvernor Sir WILLIAM
ROBINSON, K.C.M.G. The following four popular Souge giren away GRATIS all patas TO-NIGHT:— Bally Borger, Renher and Cyuthia,
One of the Early Birds, and I
want Yor, a Honey,"
TONIGHTS Road a few of the ITEMS in
MONSTER FAREWELL
PROGRAMME.
Scone from The Guiety Girl.' HUDSON'S Lightning Change from While to Elies in 12 venda.
- 【
Mies MAY HABGOOD'S Grand Piano Solo (far left hand unly), Grouping the FLAGS of NATIONS with *Tableau I Benuía.
THE GOURLAY'S Inimitable Shelob
The Awful Cert!"
and
Miss VIOLET ELLIOTT will Sing *Goo loy for Ever. Mr. WALLACE KING will sing 'S.Idiero
Sailor Miss LINTON'S Mnks and Faces," showing twenty different characters "of the Hitman F co The SKELETON WITNESS and twenty other item, Box Plan ct RossoNs. Sohng Lugins
TUOS. P. HUD 03. Hongkong, May.20, £867
STOLEN CANTON LOAN BOUNDS.
1030
TOTIUE is hereby given that BONDS NOTIOR 12 thuir COUPONS, having been STOLEN from thair Owners, all Perses are warned agacest advancing Mouy on the BONDS or their COUPONS, or purchasing or rosolving the same.
E. B. DREW, Commistioner of Customs,
Agents,
Sate a Leaning.
u, 10.
Batterfield & Swire... May 22, at 3p.m. Nippon Yasen K isba. May 21, at 4 p.ro. Norddeutscher Lloyd My 25, at (Arnhold, Karberg & CM 28,
Butterfold & Sue.. May 21, daylight. P. & O. 8. N. Co.............. May 21, at noon. P. & O.. N. C. Jane 3, at noon,
Wise & Co.. May 24. Holliday ()....Nippon Yusen Kaisha. June 9, st 8p.m.
Batterfield & Swire..About May 27, P. & O. 8; N, C...slut May 27. Shown, Tms & Co May 21, at p.m. Margeries Maritim May 22, abi DoD, Messageries Mas itineray 26, at noon. Axuluid, Kuberg &Cđu 62 Nippery us
London, Ports of Cal Rotila Landen, v. F'pore, &e. Kanagawa Magu London, v. Suez Can. (Antenor (p). London
Scotra (8).. Manila.....
Eemeralda (a)...... M'ile Bavre & L'uou.
Bodegon (8) Marcille v. Baige Sydney (). Muracilles
Pathe (6)................................. Nagasaki, Kobe & Y's Tukio Maru (8) ............... New York, v.SoCs Ski (..... New York, v. Suez Cana Ahaddi (6).......... New York............ Pisueren . J
8. Francisco. v. Japa San Francisco.......
Clan Mackenzia... City al Yoking (8) Gelic (... Cluden
Kaaba 'Mug 24, at 4 p.m. Ded wall, Carlill & Co About May 39, Shewan, Jones & Co Acut May 29. Arabuid, Karberg &C; } Pacific Meál B. uicl: despatch.
3. & 6. 5. §. C
a 9, at nood.
day ligh
Pacific Mai! S. 8. C. 22.
Biemsыem & Cn.
May
daylight.
24, at 4 p..
ongmoon (8)..
Dodwell, Carlil: & Co. diay 21, at noon. Shai, Kobe & Yhan Afridi (4)......
Messagorics Maritime About May 32. Shanghai, Kood & Y 'macedonien (8)...
D. Sausoon, Son & Co. May 26, at noon.
My 20, at & p.m. S'pore, Penang & Ott Lighting (6).......
....Sierossen &C... Spore, Hayred 'bury Gorda (8)... mike
.....Douglas tapraik & Co. May 21, at noon. Siow, Amoy & F"chow Haitan (a).. Van derer (B.O.). Empre of China (8)...Can. Par 1. Ou Jun 9, 21 pp. Windi watuck, ShaNuto Maru (s)...... Nippon Yasen Kaisa e 4 at 4 p.m. Yokohama and Kabó,Taiyuso (0) Buttery & Swire.. My 21, daylight. Sienissen & Co. 31 y 21, daylight. Ye kadama and Kubd., Thekla (8) ........
Today's Advertisements. Po-day's Advertisements.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. The Co.'s Samahip
Taiyuan, Captain Moone, will ba despatched as above 10. MORROW, the 21st fastnot, al Daylight.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, Mas 20, 1897. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.
NOTICE.
958
The Pacific Mail Steam- ship Co.'s Chartered Str. Chuden
will n despatched for SAN FRANCISC0, 774 MOJI, SATURDAY, the 22nd Instant, at Day- 1029 light.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
J. & VAN BUREN,
Agent.
CUSTOM HOUSE, Cantun, 20th May, 1897.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR FOOCHOOW.
The Co.'s Steamship
Kansk,
Captain SOMMERVILLE, Winkel ba dapatched as 3.75 above TO-MORROW, the 21st Instant, st
Daylight.
The Evolution of Modern Capitalism
a Study of Machine Production, by J.-A. Hobson
2.00
For Froight or Pussage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Book-keeping, Single and Double
Bongkong, May 20, 1897.
1916
Entry, by W. Inglis...
0.90
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.
D.. S. Mail Line.
Hongkong, May 18, 1897.
092
AN EFFECTUAL STOP
35 FUT TO ALL ANXIETY
ду
THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH
VALUE POLICY
OF THE
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
Longkong, May 20, 1897.
FOR SHANGHAI.
The Steamship
Loongmoon,
1002
Captain F. Sonrix, will he despatched as above Port on MONDAY, the 24th Iartout, at 4 PJD.
1033
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hoogkong, May 20, 1897. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR LONDON, VIA STRAITS AND USUAL PORTS OF CALL
VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND (Taking Carço at through rates for GLAS. GOW LIVERPOOL, CONTINENTAL PORTS, RIVER PLATE, &c. )
HONOLULU.
---
PEOPUSED SAILINGS FROM HONCRON
'EQUITABLE. City of Peking (six)
This Policy provides three things; (1) Protoction for the family; (2) Provision for
the assured's later years; (3) A valuable
Investment.
Stal, N'saki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yoko-
he & Honolulu
Tuzsoy, June 8, at noon,
China (vin banga, (SATCA), June 10,
Nagasaki, Keba, Inland Sea, Yoko hama &
When three sanial premalams have been pald the polley acquiries yearly thereafter thres distinct GUARANTEED values in Fere (via (1) paid-up sesurance; (3) Cash; (3) Loán at b per cent.
This policy la pronounced by exporlegoed men of business to be the best and most liberal contract of life assurancs ever lasu. ed; and it is offered by an otheu häving the splendid SURPLUS of £8,500,000 starling to support its GUARANTEES
Full Particulate and Illustrations frata the GENERAL AGENTS,
OT
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
J.T. HAMILTON, longbong, Datober 27, 1898,
Manager for the East 167
To-day's Advertisements.
LULARK OF
STEAM FOR STRAFTS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for BATA- VIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTIN. ENTAL AND AMERICAN PORTS.
4 noon,
Nouki, Robe, In-THAT. July 15, land Ses and Yoko.
hama
PEKING WIl do thanks Ha
TRIE DS. Mail Steamship CITY OF ! A SAN FRANCISCO, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE INLAND SES, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, onTUES DAY, the 8th June, st Noon, sakulug d'a- ounger and Frogst for Japan the Uulted Stater, and Burupe.
Steamers
amers of this line pass through the INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, and call at HONOLULU, sad passengers are allowed: to break their journey at any poin: en roule,
Through Encenge Tick-w granted to
France, and Germany by all
se Atlantis lines of Steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States ir Canada. pats may be obtained on appli
dation.
Paseongare holding through ORDERS TO EUROI have the choice of tho Overland Rail coutos from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PAULFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAYS -* also the DANA | DIAN PACIFIO RAILWAY on payment of £4 in addition to the regular tariff rate.
The Co.'s Starship
Kintuck
DE LA FERRELLE, Cumminder, will be des. patched as above on MONDAY, the 24 Instant
For Freight, etc, apply to
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, May 20, 1897.
'SHELL LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR MARSEILLES.
HAMBURG.
LEMUS. FOR TO-MJRROW, Shipping. Daylight-Kansu leaves for Fouchow. Daylight-Taiyuan leaves for Y'hama,
Noon, Haitan leaves for Coast Poris. Noon.Verona leaves for Japan. Noon-Afridi Lesvos for Bhai, de.
&a.
4 p.m.—Umi Maru leaves for Australian
Puria.
5 pm.-Kimeralda leaves for Manila.
Miscellaneous.
Goode par Kaisari-Hind not aleared
after 4 p.m. subject to rent.
General Memoranda. JATURDAY, May 29 :---
Noon-Mosting of A. & Watson and Co., Limited, in the Board Room at The Hongkong Dispensary, 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furai- ture, &o, at Mr Geo, P. Lammert's. SUNDAY,
May 93: Goads per Bombay not cleared after 4
p.m. subject to rent,
MONDAY, May 24
*
Local Banks alosc.
Insurance Offices close.
TERDAY, May 25:---
Goods por fidi undelivered
thia date subjeot ta reut.
Quotations.
FOR SINCAPORE, HAVRE AND
15
#1
31
| (Colling at NAPLES for landing Passengers if suficient inducement offers).
(Taking Carza ot through rates to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM, ROTTER. DAM. LISEON, OPORTO, LONDON, LIVERPOOL AND BREMEN).
The Steamship
Gerda,
Captain T. EMLERS, will be despatched for the
above Ports on SATURDAY, the 29th Tortant. at p.m.
This Stoamor bas superior Accommoda- tien for Fimt and Second Olsa Passengers, and carries a Doctor and a Stowardess.
For Freight or Posange, apply to
STEMSSEN & Co., Agents.
3.031
Hongkong, May 20, 1897 FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
The Steamship
Aladdin,
Captain Sensöri, will be Vamos a despatchod for the above Porta on or about the 29th Instant.
For Freight, apply to
SURWAN, TOMES & Co. florekom May 20, 1897
SHIPPING
ARRIVALS. May 20,
937
Taisang. Eritish ser., from Canton. Kas Belieb str., from Canton. Nanyany, German steamer, 298, Th. Lohman, Moja May 14, CJL-SIEMSAZN & Cn.
Kaiser Franz Jumph I, Austrian man-f
1494. Leupold tr. von Fading,
Chaino May 13, xf6 40 p.m.
15
after
HONGKONG, May 20, 1807. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... $665
Old
cuola,
7221 Now Benares, cash, 6.7 Old
Chat... New Malwa, crodit,
76 780 Allowance, Taels,... 0,80 Old Malws, credit, 10/930 Allowance, Tasle
10/24 Persian, Olly, Allowance, Teels,... - Persian, Paper tied 010 Allowance, Taele.... 8/16
"
at 6 15 p..
The China Mail.
THURSDAY, MAx 20, 1897.
l'he publication of this issued commerical suction of the Grond Trunk Railway of China. It is, wo think, mora spparent than ayor that the Chinees, oven the man & who has learned jusný a lesson of wisdom if not of honesty' in the great arts of the world, are incapable of HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1897.
carrying to a sadderful image an autos- Bous time ago, one of our Shanghai con- priso with ramifections so widespread as, temporaries dealt with the question of rail-a Grand Trank Railway for China. We ways in China, and oxpressed its gratifica cannot do botter than conclude with tion that the scheme for a Great Western the following quotation from Curson's Failway had been taken out of the hands Problems of the Far East'-"Until of H. E. Chang Chih-lung and entrusted the Chinese hayo realised that they to H. E. Sheng Tactai (to use his more are incapable of constracting a great line familiar. title). The 'learned and clean-except by foreign assistance, and (unless handed Chang, whose proposal it was they are prepared to pledge the Imperial originally to build a railway from Po. king to Hankow and to extend it, in course of time, to Canton, was spoken of as incapable for the work of rail way constraction, because he had 'always' shown himself more or less unpractical in all his modern enterprices and has really had almost no contact with the outside world; whereas Sheng has had his wita
Goods per Thekla undelivered after sharpened y long years of transaction
this date subject to rout
in the great marts of the world where he has learned many a lesson of wisdom if not of honesty. Whore he has learned many a losson of wisdom if not of honesty!' This is not a very high certificate of character from one who considers the transfer from Chang to Sheng has not beon an unfor tunate one,' and we are astonished that anyone should have regarded the selection of Sheng as Imperial Commissioner aud Director-General of the Imperial Railroads with any degree of satisfaction. Sheng's delinquonoios recoivod, suefi sithorough ex- posure during the war with Japan that most people wore astonished that any self- rexpecting government should reinstate ̈hia in favour for loss give him the control of concems like the Imperial Railways, ...1/116
the Imperial Chinese Bank, the Han ...1/11/3
yung Iron Foundries, the China Mer- ..λ11 ...chants S. Co., and the Imperial Chi
2/0
Telegraph Administration. We
73
Exchange. HONGKONG, May 20, 1897.
On London-
4 months' aight,...2,0)
Bank, Wire,
---
On demand,
1
30 days' sight,
4 months night,
Credits, 4
Documentary,
On Paris-
On demand,
Credits, 4 months' sight,
2.48 2.52
On Berlin-Demand,... On New York-
... 2.01
On demand,
Credite, 60 days' sight....
40
Wire
On demand,
... 164 184
On Bombay-
On Calcutta—
Wice,
Lai
On demand,
On demand.
On Shanghai-
A
... 481
*** 181 ... 184
727
30 days' sight (private paper)... 783 Gold Leaf, 100 Ane, (per tael)... $50.50 Sovereigns (Bark's buying rate) $9.99 Silver (per oz.!...
274d.
Trianps, ferman gleamer, 675, A. Rilke, A. S. WATSON &
Haiphong May 17, General-JrIEN & Co.
CLEARED.
|
Hanoi, for Hoihow.
Tulsang, for Chefoo.
Thekla, for Yakenhams.
Kones, for Facebow.
Freyr, for Iihow.
DEPARTURES. May 20.
| Carurezadel, for Europa, dr.
City of Janeiro, for San Francisco. Folis of Dre, for San Francisco. Siam, for Hny
Fanerug, for
917
The Co.'s Steams' ip
Fattle Uptain J. Moors, will endes be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd of June.
For Freight, apply to
1026
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, May 20, 1897.
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP AND RAILWAY COMPANIES.
VIA INLAND SEA OF JAIN.
E attention of Paupers is directed to the very cheap rates offered by this Line to the PAGITO Coast and to the Is- TRIOR ENG EASTERN CITIES of the UBITED; STATES and CANADA and to EUROPE.
V.ctoria. Hartong, for Swainw. Sakura Mat, for YokohamE.
PASSENGERS.
AKUPI
Por Trinh, for Haiphong, 18 Chinese.
DEPAUTED,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.U. 1841.
WINES
AND
SPIRITS.
nevo
Exchequer to the undertaking) to some extent by foreign capital, it is safu to pre- dict that the Great Hankow Poking egg will never be hatoled at all.'
LOCAL AND GENERAL. STEAMECHS PASSED SUEZ CANAL: (SUPPLIED THROUGH REUTER.) UUTWARD BOUND-Fujisen, April 9
Dopack, Methos Castle, 18; Glenfury, 20; Glenartney, Gloucester, 23; Mar
Mellioupe Peiko
Rickmers. shinus Mart, Nerites
27th Formas, Tonoriva, Maria Valeria, Bellona, Kiushit, 30; Pakling, May 3; Astral, Atagosan, Frey, 4; engi"?/» Guadalquiver, 7 Ernest Simons, Orestes Preussen, Imperatriz, Maria, Patrous, Stranal, 12; Beniawers, Canton, Oceanien, Della (?), 14; Achilles Clearchy, Forinta, 18. HomEWARD BOUND:Benlomond, Mards 20 Glenogle, 90, Energin, Prometheus, April 6 Ceme
Canton, Kriemheid, Bamoral, Diomed 9: Ningchowe, 13; Java, Strathleven, 20 Nestor, Sachs, 23 Irene, 27 Acaia, Ceylon, Macdif 7: Izion. 12; Dardans, 18.
Mails:
The M. M. Co. 88. 3. Culertonien, with the
The
nart FRENCH MAIL, loft. Saigon on the morning of 19th May at 4.o'clock for this port, and may be expected here OD Saturday, the 22nd.
U. & U. 5. Dorie, with mails &c., left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki.and Shanghai, on the 11th May.
The O. P. R. Ca's s. e. Empress of China sailed from Vancouver for Hongkong via Yokokaina, on Wednesday, the 12th May, at 1 pan.
Steamers Expected. The O. s. 8. Co.'s six, Hector, from Livor
pool, left Singapore on the afternoon of 15th May, sad way he expected here on or about the 21st May, The 6. 3. Alexes, from Endon and Straits, left Singapore for this port on Satur s. 3. Radnershire, from New York, left day afternoon, the 15th May.
Singapore for Hongkong on the 16th May, and may be expected here on or about the 22nd
May
are not aware what was the unbisesedi epinion of impartial observers in North China when Sheng was appointed Director- in-Chief of the Imperial Railway, but in Hongkong and Canton the freely-expressod opinion was that Sheng spelled 'ruin" and that us long as his sinistor personality was allowed to enst its shadow over the rail- { ... way projects of China no satisfactory pro-The gross would or could be made. We were therefore prepared for the inevitable an- nouncement that the present Director-in-The Chief is to be superseded. For thə sako of China and of real prograss, we hope this is true. It is stated, and the information teaches us from a usually well-juformed source, that the Shang syadiento paid no
250,000 ming due to railway concession, the money going to
O. S. S. Cc.'sstr. Pyrrhus, from Li vorpool, loft Singapore on the after- noon of the 18th May, and may be expected here on or about Monday, the 24th May.
The O. P. F. Co. chartered steamer Huuch Jeft Yokohama for Vancouver hyp Monday the 17th
Co. 88. f. Flynn Jofa Sin. gapore for this port on the 17th May.
Co., neuchs, censors and Ministers of States The P. 9. Co.8 3. 8. Fictorio arrived
and the commonsense question arises: At whose expense are the conccesionaires to re-imburse thomsolves? Sheng, · having 'had his wite sharpened by long years of transaction in the great marts of the world where he has learned many & lasson of wisdons if not of honesty, may be trusted to exercise his ingenuity that none of the loas | falls upon bima, but that, ou the contrary, {* the transaction may result in his personal enrichment. To all appearances the railway. projects are at a standstill. Sheng is help
ALL these are selected by our Londons becauso ho is unable to raise capital for the great trunk railway, and if he is House, hought direct at first hand, import allowed to continua sa he has begun there is ed in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
The
at Yokohama from Tacome on the 17th May. She sailed on the 19th May, for Hongkong vis Kobe,
P. 0. Co.'s Hyduses left Bombay for this port on the 15th May. The R. L. s. 8. Deike Richmers, from
The
The
may
Antwerp and Hamburg, passed the Canal on the 27th April, and be considered due at Singapore or about the 20th May.
on
O. M Coss. 6. Fulwing, from Glas- gow and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 3rd May, and may be consider- ed due at Singapore on or about the
1st Blay
N. P. Co,'s 5. s. Victoria sailed *from Tacoma on lat May for Hong-
kong, vis Japana.
The N. Y. K. 8. *. Tokio Maru, fram Melbourne and porta, left Thursday Island for this port on the 10th May, and is expected to arrive here on the 21st Mayzata
danger of his collapsing and bringing down with himself the few paying semi-official concerns possessed by Chins, such as the China Merelmants 8.8. Co., the Telegraph The Administration and the Chinese Mining and Engineering Company. These are the The
thres substantial concerns to which lie
Ter Coronadal from Hongkong: for Singapore, Mr L. H. Clapton; for Bombay, Mr. F. D. Mistry; for Brindisi Mir ar Mise Balbas and 3 children, and Miss E. Loyzaga; for London, Mr J. T. Cassele, Miss Gr ritit, Messrs J. L. Pronger, C. W. Ramsden, Ewing, and E. F. Sraith. From PRICE LISTS, with Full Do'ails, to blocks for capital to Boat the fagerial Chin Yokohama: for Colombo, Mosers E. W. B. Suttle, J. Caliis, W. Laaf, W. Geergs, Miller; for Brindisi, Mr G, Beesley for PORT after Frmoval should be rested a London, Mr and Ms St. John Miss N Spith, Messrs Johnstone and J. H. Stecke Fren Kobe: for Sydneyogh M
and Mrs Keogh, and Miss for Louden, Mesara D. Murty, T. Metale. J. Lightfoot, and R. McDowall. From Sagisaki: for Singapore, Mrs Kasono mi. From Shanghai f for Singapore, Mr Maskenzie; fez Calcutta, Mr Aldis and infants; for London, Miss Leggett, W Floyd Jones, G. Howell, Mrs Howel and chifi.
HONGKONG TO LONDON, $400. Excolent accommodation. First class Table, Doron and STEWARDESS carried.
Per Cilp of Rio de Janeiro, for Shanghai, Mim Sumora, Mre A. D. BloTavish and HONGKONG TO NEW Y
YORK, $360.
uativo servant, Mr Hen y Humphreys; for The Bailroad travelling is second to none Yokohama, fr J. R. Barrington; for San Passangers holding ordare FOR OVER.
on the American Continent. Magnificant Francisco, Me W. B. Montgomery, Mr LAND CITIES in the United States hard, Sconery of the Rocky and CASCADE MOUR- and Mrs T. W. Noyes and Mr H J. Wood ; between San Francisco and Chicago, the
TAINE, The YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK for Landon, Mr J. Sarballo, option of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC,
roate. Paranger to EUROPE шuy proceed { CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE and other by one of the first class ATLASTIC MAT
LNIGH direct connecting Railways, and from Uhi-
HONGKONG to TACUMA, $325, to destination, the chotes of direct
Rates of Passage to other Points on ap- THE Steamship ROHILL.4. Captain lines.
Particulars of the various routes can be plication. F. COLE, carrying Her Majesty's
Special rates allowed to members of Oo- Math, will be despatched from this for bad on application.
Special rates (firet class only) are granted vertiment Services.
members of the "Nare, BOMBAY, THURSDAY, the 3rd
Diplemttie; and Civd Sorriera,
to
„Jsus, al_Noon, taking Passengers ending in neevies of Glune-
Cargo for the above Ports.
to
and Japan, and to Government officials an
Through Billa of Lading sued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Porte, to San Francisco, Atlantio and Inland Cities of the United Staten, vil Overland Rallway, to Havana Trinidad, and Demers, and to ports In Mexico. Central and South America, by the Com pays and connecting Steamers,
(This Stesmor connects at Bombay with their families, the Steamship INDIA, leaving that Fort on the 25th June, for LONDON direct),
Bilk and Valuables, all Onrgo for France, and Tas for London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo tato steamer proceeding direct to Marsailles and Ixadon; other eszge for London, do, will he coursed vid Bombay.
Faroels will be reostved at this Office uutii p.m. on the day before safing. The contents and value of all packages are required.
skippers are particularly requested to acte the terms and conditions of the Come pany's Bills of Lading.
For further Farticular, apply to H. A. RITOHE
Superintendent,
PA 0, 8, N, O,' Offen.
Hongkong, May 30, 187,
Fraight will be received on board unit' D. the day provisos te sailing. Ferco Paukages will be received at the office until 3 pm, same day; all Farol Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required.
Conster fuvolcom accoupony Cargo destined to points beyond Bar France tu the United States, chould be sant to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customa et ar Brandtroo
For further information to Poenge and Freight, apply to the Agonoy of the Company, No. 7, Praya Centre,
J. 8. VAN BUREN,TM: Apank Hongkong, ZIT #3, 1897.
PROPOSED SALLINGS FROM HONGKONG. (SUBZOT TO ALTERATION).
Tacome..... Victoria. Olympia............. Pathan
| 2,649 | Tuesday | May 25,
5,107 Tueday | June 1.
| 2,608 | Tuesday | July 6. ..... | 2,709 | Tuesday July 27,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For KOBE.---
Per Nanjo Meru, at 11.30 am, CD
Friday, the 31st May,
For SWATOW & SEANGHAI -
Per Taisang, a 9.50 p.m., on Friday,
the 21 May.
For THURSDAY ISLAND, TOWNS-
had on Application
minoth before use." When required for drinking at once it should beorder. ed to be deanted at the DISPENSARY
befdra being sent cat,
SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vid. tagon, All are true Xerco Wines. CLARET.-Our Clares, including the
eso Bank, and it is the capital of the In- perist Chinese Bank that ho hopes to suure for the construction of the Great Western Railway? As for capital to start the Bank or the railway coming from his compa triota there does not appear to be the slightest, bope.
list
Which shows the goud
The
Latest Advisoor
Raising from Calsetts and Straits, left Bingapore for this port un the 20th May at 6am. N.P. Co. 8. 9. Fathan sailed from Tokohama for Taxonia on the 18th May's
N G. 1. str. Bisten left Singapore for this port on the 20th May, and is dae here on or about the 26th May The P. & O. Co.'s & Ceylon, from China,
arrived in London on the 19th May::
The P. 3. Co.'s 8. & City of Peking, with
the AzziCAN Man of the let May, leaved Yokohama on Friday, the 21st May, and may be expected here on or about Katurday, the 20th May, The O. P. H. Co.'s Empres of India ar rived at Vancouver at 5 a., OT Wednesdays the 10th May,
Pelican
The NP. E. Cord sille 62 . 6.
arrived in New York on the 15th May, and that ex Olympia on the 16th May: and the s. 8. Pelun left Tacoma for Japan on the 16th May
sense of the Chinese. The native capita knows Sheng, and truate hin hot; and even if Sheng should bait hain hook by pushing on to completion the subsidiary Shanghai-Woosung line or by lowcat Priced, are guaranteed to be the carrying it on to Bangchow and: Boochow
the native capitalist will still hold aloof Ove attention has been directed to the dis genuine product of the juice of the because he doubts Sheng's boss. It gusting constion of the dist-abet village was, we believe, suggested to hang that at Victoria Gap, inhabited by the coolies in order to attract capital from Hongbong employed on Cooper's Road to Mount Kel. and Canton he should proceed with lett. This is a matter for the Sanitary line of railway connecting the capital Board officials and our correspondent. of the Ewungtung Frovince with Bow hopes that after this hint and reasonable to be para Ceoxac, the difference in loon, but tho construction of such a fine notic being given, some ons will gst
grape and are not artificially made from cairíns and currunte, at is gener,
ally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed
price being merely a question of age would have been constantly under the ob on their track
servation of the principal parties concerned, and vintage.
and, in consequence, the supplies would We understand that the Queen's Birthday VILLE BRISBANE, SYDNEY & WHISKEY.--All our Whiskey is of ox-have been regulated by the progress tole Fame will take place at 6:30 am on
'MELBOURNE. —-
Por Omi Mars Registration at 3 p.m., Letters at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the 21st May. (Supplementary on board). NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOFE & YÚKO. HAMA
For
Per Benoirlish, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday,
the 21st May. MANILA.
THE S.S. TACOMA, sailing at "Nooo, on TUESDAY, the 20th May, will proceed to -VICTORIA, (8.0), and TACOMA (Wash.)} is SHANGHAI, For ROBE, and YOKOKAMA.
at
Pur M4.30 p.m., on Friday,
Through Bills of Lailing feened to Pacifis Coast Points, and to Canadian and United For States Points,
the
MAY SINGAPORE & BANGKOK.- For Wong-kul, at 9:30 am, on Friday,
the 21st May. SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
Huitan, at 11.00 m, on Friday,
Per
a system of financing which we can well Monday. There are few military dis- collent quality and of greator age tha
understand is distasteful to the wit-sharpen plays of the first order in Hongkong that most brands in the market. The ed Sheng. Until this offeal octopus is - it means to ba» pity to hell this parade at EQOICH WHISKEY marked 'is on thrown overboard we see no ray of hope this early hours but perhaps the cou verally popular, arid is pronounced by for the Bank or the Railway, and thare is veniones of Toximy Atkini bus bean given the best local porucisseurs to be positive danger of the shipwreck of the the first conantumin. 16 in usual, to hold other Chinese concerns so long as this parade atop mg ben it forina me of superior to any other brand in the maine connected with them.
uf forsveer to many of the may be Borghong market,
We only guarantee our Wars and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from bar an Per Hanoi, at 11.30 a.m., on Friday, the thorised Agents at the Coast Puris.
Consular Invotees of Goods for United States Pointe should be in quadruplicate, For and one copy must be cent forisard by the steamer to the cars of The Froight Agant, Northern Pacifa Railway, Tacoma, Wash For
Parcela mast be sent to our Office (with address marked in fall) by 6 p.m., on the day previous to sailing
For further information as to Parengs or Freight, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & OK.
General Agente. 1234) - Hongkong, May 9, 3807.
the 21st May. HAIPHONG
21st Mag
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
For Fero at 11.20 on Bidays AS. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.
the flet May, N
For SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE &
YOKOHAMA, PA
Fer ófridi, at 11630 am, on Friday, the
THE HONGKONG DISPENSAR
Hongkype, April 14, 1807,
ingenious but it is not sound polloy to mako the Esiping mines supply com to the Hanyang Iron Fondries, to the China Merchants steamers carry the freight for nothing, to yang Iron Works prov Great Weston
13 apply the firs
Talem
Admination
paris Chinose Bank
into account,
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