Intimations.
THE BEST FORM OF WILL
The best form of lagacy is a policy of life sssurance. It is an incontestable form, and with it even a puce man may bequeath an estate in scordance with his own wiekiem, He has only to insure bis life, say, for ten thousand dollars to be paid at his death to whatever boneficiary he names in the policy. The policy becomes his will as far as tan thousand dollars pre conccrued,
It oftan lippens that, whils Le legatae under a will is waiting for the money to be collected, the estate tall, Varie cases, is continually shrinking in value. Under life policies there is no euch loss;
Destination.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vesels.
Aqshla
THE CHINA MAIL.
Date of Leaving.
Australian Ports....faiyuan (1)............... Butterfold & Swice.Mar. 30, at 8.p.m. Australian Perta......Menmuir (8)..... Gibb,Livingston & Co.jApril 9, at boon. Broman & Parts 910×1 (Rayern (8) F................. ...Norddontscher Lloyd. Mar. 30, at 9 a. m, Koba and Yokhams. Kwachi Macu (8).............. Nippou Yuu Keisha-Aped 7, at 4 p.. Kobo and Yokobama. Matsugama Mara (e)...Nippon Yusen Kaala April 14, ut 4 p.m. Loadun, v. Suoz Cana Dsed uus (6). .. Butterfield & virs.. April 2.
London & Parts of Call Thanos (8)................. & 0.8. N. ...... April 9, at noon. London
Borneo (8)
P. & 0. 8. N. Co... About April 2 Sauda (0)
O. S. N. Gu...About April 14. London.gg
Young().......
Jardins, Mallesou& Co Mar, 29, at noon. Manila...
Messageries Mariture April 9, at noon. Marseilles v. Saigon... albourne (s).. M'seilles, London, &e. Tamb. Mara (4) Nippon Yusen Kais
pril 28, at 4 p.m. P. & U. 8. N. Co..... April 4, w 4 p.m.. Nagasaki, Kobs Yra Route (3)....... Naki, Koh & Y'hama Sandia (8)................
P. & 0, 8. N. Co..... Aboat April 9
New York, Suezmi (Ronaldor (#).... New York, 9.0820DE (8)..... Purblas, Dragon.......
the money is hure, and the EQUITABLE ski, Kuba& Yunanıra Mara (8)...Nippon Yusen Kaisha Mer. 20, 24 p.10.
Socery is ready to hand the fir) amorata directly to the persous entitied to-iiwm.
CLAIMS PAID 12 Noveùnny, 1897.
Paid ou first day............12. £118,716 Paid after firas slay
Total...
...122
22814.
S. Francisco, v. Jap Gadlie (8)
Shevan, Tea & Co all. Carlil & Co Dodwell, Dodwell, Carli & Úo 10. & 0. 5. 5, UN
Showan, Tomos & C
howan, Fomos & P. & 0. S. N. Co...
8. FARCC v. Japs Guty of Paking (1) Pacific Mail 5. 6. 0 San Francisco. Weat York...
Haberhorus....... San Faucisco,.................. £141,329. Shanghal
S'ha, k,K'&'m Fucators
(a)
(a)..........
About April About April 1. 20x. 29, at avou. ¡Mar. 31, at noon, April at noon,
despatch. Quick despatch.
12, at 6 April 2
: ឆេ
fbere wore only five Caius not paid † 2 To,fi vrà & If burora (4)...]P. & 1. Caut April 4.
withio Use Day after receipt of proofs of
death.
634
Siomsaan.& Co. April 2, Jardine, Mathosaigo Mar 21, at noon. Panang & Utt Suisang (e).. tits & Udentis... Smotra (..................
P. & O, S, N, Co....... About April 6. Srabow
Amoy & Frundailsong (aja Dongas Lapraik & Mar 23, daglight. Swatow, Amey & Pain Formosa (9).... Douglas Lapraike Do Mar. 31, daylight. Sydney Molbourne, Colio Mira (6).............. Nippon Yuson Ratels April 1, at p..
& Tom (Wash.), do..... Glumbia (8) Dodwell, Carlill & Co Ajail 5, at moon Tiente........ Kutong (9) .......Buttorfiold & Stre... Mar 31, at 3 p.m. Ynow. (B., & Chaptess of China (Canadian Pis H. April 6, at non,
To-day's Advertisements Sydney Tanrsday Le Jacob Christensen (a) Gen. R. Sowon April 7, at 3 p.m.
THEATRE
ROYAL
Per Lysemoos, from Shanghai, Messrs Rief, Reims, and i 6 Clin se.
Per Famashir Ahau, frm Australia, Consul A. Mark, Messrs R. H. Marks, Ensigns Waldron, familton, Liants. Pear- son, and Fenance, Capt. Katson, Mesura J. H. Parry, H. F. Wesks, C. N. Pas, J. S. Post, R. W. Bring on, Mian Turnbull, Murata Oglesby, J. McPherson and F. O. Whianeroh, and 7 Chinese.
BIRTH At No. 11, Miller Road, Shanghai, of the 22nd March, the Wife of WILLIAM Astansos, of a Son.
MARRIAGE.
At St. Martins, Leicester, England, on Feb. 101, JENNY RAITHEY TO PHICY POPE
ROOKE
DEATHS.
At 19. Millor Roul, Hongkow, on the 21 March, the infant sta of Assen
· Kueza and Jous Bueger Jack,
At Chefon, a the 16th March, of scarlal fover, RuvA ENA MILL, aged 6 years, the youngest and beloved daughter of Mrs Charles R. Milis, of Tungelica.
Per Hohenzollers from Yokohama. Mr and Mrs Y...B.ad and children, Mi Sev.no, Mr and Mrs T. Hughua, bie and Mtn W. B. Walter, Mr T. Shoune, Mes P. Welse, Mrs T. Hartand and bildren, Mre Dautop and children, Mi B. S. Edwards wird children, Mr B. Master, Me and Be Brooks and child, Miss J. Rilet, Mr and Men Otin Oxy nud children, Consu. vou Kronchi and family, Mrs R, Boynels ja 650 para. and phildren. Mir and Mrs Baldwin and calld, Misi Paya, and Me-Kolh bart.
DEPARTED.
345, s'ke quablicátion of this jane commenced
The China Mail,
MONDAY, MARon 28, 1998.
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sent ruch difficulties as to necessituba ten Russia and France seek to satisfy their am- years for completion of the system. The baition to the fell in the same region, surely first question with Rassin undoubtedly is, it amounts to a partition of China, which, whers aball it terminate ? It would be al if it cannot be avoided; renders it inoumy most wasted energy to be satiated with bent on us to take a share. In that continuing the main line through Rusisu event, what we want is an extension of tertiory, keeping clear to the North of our Kowloon possession faring Hongkong. Manchuria and through to Vladivostock. So far as possible we should hack natural This railway must, like all other suif-pay, boundaries and take all that of tho ing time, traverse-and torminate in a dis: meinland opposite Hongkong Bouton at rich which, if not a fecter itself, is located the Well by the Canton Estuary, on the within easy access of the trade arteries North by the Tong Long River as far as tha very eyes it a railway being now brought straight line South to Mies Day for car' Have we not an example of this under our town of Whee Choo, and thence strike 2 into Loudon for the almost axdusive bene Fastera benndary. Hongkang is ezpaid- fit of its proprietors? The Russian system ing so rapidly that there is little room left must find an outlet somewhere in the Gulf for ita further growth on the island, the of Pechili or Gulf of Liao Tung or pettings town being situated at the base and partly at Port Arthur. For years past, it has on the slope of a mountain 1800 feet high. been regarded as a determined fact, amongst Kowloon, which is exactly half a mile the many intelligent Gerua and Bussin across the harbour, is the natural exten- naval aficers with when I bare nesociated sion of the Calony. It is already a in the War Bast, that the Trans-Siberian British town in itself, with etreats formed; Railway shall cross Chinese territory, or by hundreds of residential European connect with Russian controlled Chinodo houses, seaside Lorraces, barracks for our Railways and terminate on the Chiasso Indian troops, the Observatory, one of the wart, without war, tf possible, but, it shall best dockyards in the Far East, and in
Vladivostuek, the most Southern port of unge warehouses, coal stores and jetties Siberia, is icebound five months of the for landing and discharging the largest and navigation is partially interrupt etuamers. I resided thore in 1889, and else by hage ice flour, so that flussin hus sgo it comet, at first glanos, to have el for a further two months out of the when I revisited Kowloon fifteen months. two very untural rossons for sacking to ac-spread out twenty-five per cent. In tiven quite a nero seatherly port, nuinely to ty years time, the area will be found too at one máy venture to review the possible liner her flost in winter and to be within small for the increased population and turn of events for the For Fast. The mily reach of the railway. Apart from all other many public and private neods, but, political sylvantages, Fort Artur cots at that date, who knows if the opportunity SEIPPING REPORTS.
liana nro, no doubt, most exornel in the these requirements, and the works now be will again present itself, as now, to widen outcome of the diphenatic contest; the cupation. Were Buske's ambition limit to any oficial mind to urge this reform as a
ing carried out there indicate & permanent that arex? Perhaps it never occurred'i The British stoomer Gaelic reports; Left San Francices Feb. 23, Honoleh Mar. 3. Had thousants who, like in yself, have bad vost: ed to thatgand were she disposed to declaro set of for the Kucheng massacres. Our baisterous wathur Across the Pacific Ocean.ed interests in China for years past are Port Arilim a free port, we might well holding is now so small, and consequently Left Yokoham's March, 18, Kobo 1, Nig likewise anxious about a possible disturb.id het projects for toleralde, and leave Chinese Kowloon within such easy reach of.i eski 21, and Shanghai 24. Modorato win is
future generations, is posterity has loft us. Hongkong in a sumpas, that criminals who
fiad an cay escape out of Britisk jurisdic." tion within an hour. Lastly, the Kowloon extension is necessary for the defence of Hongkong from foreign aggression.
Per Sulaziz, from Hongkong: for Shang- bai, Mr le Baron de Meper Watson and norvant, Mrs Nickola, Me H. Boisard and servant, Mr H. Badalonann, Miss Eyre. Mis Vincart and Miss M. Vincart and Miss E. Vincart and servant, one Japan ese, ons Aunsuita; for Negaki: Mra Gvoroca da Silva, Mr E. W. Eloranoff for Kobe de J. H. Livingatons and Miss Living tonu, Mr Korpp, Mr A. 8. Hay, Mans H. B. H. Mr J. B. Mogor; for
Yokohama : Mrand Mrs Riouacker.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAR 28, 1898,
THE COMING PARTITION OF
CHINA.
To indulge in political prophecy where the divergent interests of ur European Powers are involved would be intrepid,
year,
ધ્રુવ
CITY HALL, HONGKONG. ID-day's Advertisements To-day's Advertisements and fine clear weather to Uieshan. Isinulance in the balance of foreiga samartie in gradually accountaudata themselves to have done their davis work in our colnay
Under the Direction of MrRmn Ilanan.
Representative
Mr. HAMILTON.
LAST TWO NIGHTS OF THE
BROUGH COMEDY CO.
TO-NIGHT (MONDAY), 25th March, Commencingrad 9 pore POSITIVELY Fon This ManTÖNLY "A PAIR OF SPECTACLES.'
· A PAIR OF SPECTACLES.'
A PAIR OF SPECTACLES."
By SSDNKY 192NDY,
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, 20h and 30th March,
In consequence of Mr. Brotor having granted the use of the Theatre the Bii to be given in borone of H R.H. PRINCE HENRY, there will to 40 purtarmaned on theso Nights.
THURSDAY, 31st March. LAGI MRT OF THE Season!
'DANDY DICK.
By A. W. PINKED.
Péroes of AossSION : —
Dress Cinery and į
ORCHESTRA STALIS
STALLS
Prr
SOLDIERS BOU SAIDs
Price to Pit only.
$3.00 $2.t'. $1,00.
Ustro-Half
Doors Open 8.15; Curtia 9. Box PLAN now Upen it T. ROBINSON PLANOC WARUNG, where Sants can
h booked (and the Tickets obtained) Six Nights in advance.
NOTICE.
FOR SYDNEY, FIA THURSDAY 15. LAND AND TOWNSVILLE.
The Beriah Stownship
Sucub Christen,
Capt. J. B CARPENTE es will be dorpatched for the above Hurts on THURSDAY, the 7th April; at 3pm.
For Freight, apply to
693
GEO, R. STEVENS,
Agret. Hongkong. March 28, 1838. EASTERN & AUSTRÁLIAN STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE (Calling at PRT DARWIN QUEENS. !
LAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEA- LAND, 46)
Tao Steamship
Meumui, Captain McArtava, will bu despised for the Above Purts ou SATURDAY, the April, at Noon.
Thus well-known Sícamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Chamber,, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions, les, &c., throughout the voyage.
This Steuer la installed throughout with the Electric fight.
A galy qualitú Surgum is vandied.
late Fram for the Peak wit leave each-un auksta ind by this Com
Evaning fifteen, minutes after the termina tion of The performanc
Hongkong, March 28, 1598.
THEATRE
608
ROYAL,
Cader The Managament of Edwin Goach, THE HONGKONG LAUGHING BOOM, POSITIVELY STARTS SATURDAY EVENING NEXT, SATURDAY EVENING NEXT, In the First Appearancaekau ESTABLISHED LONDON FAVOURITE, ESTABLISHED LOSION FAVOURITE,
CARL HERTZ, CARL HERTZ,
ABSOLUTELY
THE GREATEST LIVING CONJUROR THE GREATEST LIVING CÓNJUKOR Asslated by the Obirming and Graceful MDLLE. D'ALTON,
From the Crystal Palaco and Alhambra Theatre, London, Eden Thestre,
--Peris,-and-----
The World's Principal Theatres.
Harz ro Leendemain
What
PATTI IS TO OPERA, and
IRVING TO THE DRAMA,
ABSOLUTELY
THE GREATEST LIVING EXPONENT
There is such an unmistakable ait of be lliancy about the tray remarkable per formaues of this great entertainer that his app.arance in boiled with delight, and #pposla to
WANTED.
LTURNIERED CHAMBERS; Taxes
FURNE Roons, with Accessories,
Address
'T. II.,'
ejo Orrior of The Parth. Hongkong, March 28, 1898.
642
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUT,
The Co.'s steamship
Formosa, Captain Doontis, will be despatched for to sboro Porta en THURSDAY, the 31st Engl., at Daylight.
For Freight or Fuseage, apply lo
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,. Dianeral Managers. Honekona. March 28, 1898
from Biosban Island to the Brethore, light variable airs with short intervals of fag and mist thence to port; light winds and Grurcant, with passing showers.
The British steamer Dancingse reports : From port to 15 north and 1:4 E. we bad Fight fo'mal rate breeze and the woat' or; and thenge to Swatow fresh N.Ely winds, hod tea and aquaily with rain. From high ho deca Sentor to
wind and rongkong moderate northerly
war. We must face the question bellly rationally. History shows us tha for canturies past the nations which, in their day of preeminence, were estively tai theit rivals, as great-an England Lo-day, have had to gradually relinquish their supremacy and acknowledge, with more or less good grace, the advance of younger nationalities. In the past it was impossible to check the
the development of the new order of things. It would then be not only excusable, but decidedly wise on the part of threat Britain to abando all ides of Ta-lion-wan, which, & trade outre, is of no value. It has no natural harlour, scant population and no feature worthy of attention as a future em- porini. The opening of Port Arthur_an
for solution of the dificulty. Lord The
same conditions as Kiao-Chao would be happy Salisbury, in speech on the
his
Fine weather to Namki; from thence to flood of new-born ettergy. Our Free Trade Spentaneously from the Russian Gr
the Brothers.
opening of The German steamer Lycemona reports:
Parkamunt, Lold us We have received
pot,
fag and.
2nd-rainy weathor, variable wie
ment the written assumice that any port Uroughout the passage. On March 26, principles are based on the axiom of Live which Russia might obtain leave to employ at 6.20 p.m., Passed-3 British Ironclad off and let live, and if, from an ethical stand for the outlet of their commerce would be The German steamers Lichenzollern re- point, our commercial precedence is thread free pant and free to the commerce of thin country. The occupation by pata: Left Yokohama the 18th March, tened, it is not so apparent that our com Russia, with or without leave of Cainn, at 1a.m., and arrived at Kobo the 10, acrcial prosperity in that quarter will of extensive Chinese territory con at) 30 p.m., got strong, N., wind, and
strains us to ecck a neid pro gros to Tain during the voyage, Left Kobs the eventually suffer by the evolution now in which I will refer later an. it is the far- 22nd, at ako. Passed Simone skilte 3rd, progress. There is no valid European reaching political designs of Russia which 6.30 art, and arrived at Naginuki the
should dain gur inore serious attention, *l. 530
pm.. Northerly wind-fire argumen: 'against the occupation of a Russian scheme points to the solo 039 wather through Inland vs. From SignOno by the Geramus. Should it really re
aki Esterly wind, strong with rain. Left Nagusi, the 24th, at 6 p.m. Passed Chapel Island 27th, 8 n.m., arrived at Haighong the 28th, at 5 am, Got the weather and variable winds from Nagasaki, North from Turnabout fog, from Ockscu N. E. monsoon, fresh and foo weather.
ARIPPING.
ARRIVALS, March 27. Kulgan, British steamer, frum Gauten. Saize, French steamer, 2,088, Paul, Marsailles F. b. 20. Saigon March 24, Maili and General-- Messages MatiTimes.
-
Garlic, British str., 2,600, Win. Finch, R8 R., San Francisco Rob,, 23. via Hong. Ju'd March, Yokohaus 16, Kabo 19, Na gasaki 21, sad Suanghai 24. Mails" and Guneral. -0. & D. §. 8. Co.,
Bunglong, Franch -teamer, 738, Bastiar, Haiphong March 25, Ities atra General.
pany, to uri from Australia are avail-A. R. Mary. kila for smagu by the Scelmers of the Calna. Navigation Company, and tice | Furadi.
· For Freight of Pansage, seply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Agents. gkong, March 18, 1808.
"NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSACKOM-
MARITIMES. -
PAQUEROTH FOSTE FRANCAIS.
Reizung fonnanraiz, 900, B. Köher, Chinking March 23, Gʻneral-SINEN
& Co..
Kaifung, British str., 999, A. Wright; Tietoa Mrch 21, Generik-Berien FIELD & SIKE.
Dicense, British steamor, 1,057, R. 644 | Curtin, "Bajgkok Mar. 1, and Swator 26,
General -YVEN FAT HONG,
RAWAN POR SAMOON, SINGAP JR, BATAVIA, JOLORED, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, ŽALUÚTTA, DJIBOUTI, BUNIT, MARSEILLES,
· MEDITERRANKAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, (INDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX ;
17
TORT OF BRAZT & RIVER PLAF
AN
the Bih April,
Lagoon, German camer. 1.238, G. Herman. Shanghai March 24, General --STEMSARY & CO.
Fasvītro Máru, J »panesė Foozmer, 1567, Jones Tome, Auralian Pone and Tours. dag Island, Much 16, 11:30 am., General,
- NIPPON YUSON
US ON KAƐSIJA. Helensoffer, Chern seanor, 2,039, Hecker, Yokuhins March 18, Conval.- MECHERS & 26.
hampor. British atomer, 1,583, 4. W.
Ibilo Man 23, Sugar. -BoTTERFIELD
& SWIRK
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight-hoitouny leaver for Swatex. NuFungng loaves for Manila. Now. -- Mugal leaves for Portland, (9.),
si.
Non-Suisang leaves for Straits and
Calcutta
4 p. a. — Yamashiro Muru loaves for Y'.
Amusements.
Rall by the Ciril Community to Prince
Heng of Prussia.
Miscellaneous. Ga-de pur Oviong andalivered affor this
date subject to vent, Goods per Monmouthshire undelivered
mitor this date subject ta rozić.
Haibong, British tr., 794 Rahn, A. S. WATSON &
State 31 roh 21, General,—D. LAYBAIE
& Co.
March 28.
LIMITED;
Co
sult a fact that Garumny will open the new colony to all comers for trade on equal footing, then the occupation cannot make any material difference to any nation's tradors; the only advantage to Germany will be through the channel of politics and satisfed national pride, the cost of which In our British has yet to be learn. colony of Hongkong, the German, Hussian and any other alien trader is absolutely free as an Englishman. If the British were te evacuate Hougkong to-morrow and leave it in the bands of the Germans, they (the Geraans) would not be one lots better eff,
a
control, not to say 'virtual annexation, of the whole of Manchuria Shin-king province Seath of this Hes, what we might term, and Chi-li Province down to the Great Wall
China propor--the Kapice conquered by the Manchus, who united it to their own kingdom, which Russia now seeks to possess herself of. Southern Chi-li (China preper), in which Pekin is situated, could hardly come under European deminion without complete break up of the Celestial Farpire. Lithe report be well founded that Russia has already occupied that territory Iring and that 3700 Russian troups and a large between the Ussuri and Sungari Rivers, quantity of stores and ammonition have renched Kirin-Ula, the capital of the Man- charian Province of Kirm, then wo must Chinose upite as fit arcomplt, for ncknowledge the dismora berment of the or they have at present no disabilities tussis can profit uching by this advance
without apnesing, tho nuly adjoining sou which they seek to save. So that from board, namely the L-Long Peninsul a purely commorial point of view, divest From Saint Petersburg, pro learn tha this ed of all sentimental considerations, it expulition can, in case of need, he support. would be a matter of perfect indifference to by over 10,000 troops of all arme alrealy the German inerchant if he traded at Kiau-condict, our negotiations should be confin-
concentrated at Vladivostock. TO AFONE Chao or Hongkong under a British or Gore to China horself. It is now with bee that
we-must-make-the-bast bargain posit man Government The fence of the and be prepared to cane: a fulfilment of
Possible,
leading financial institution of Hongkong in the treaty and defend our new concessions.
could We more effective in los! business than the treaty port of Tientein and our enta- hardly witness the absorption of incasures of the Legislative Council, and blished trade on the Pei-ho without taking on the board of that establishment several strenger measures than protost. Any in- Gormans eit with Israelita aud Britishor, terference with the treaty pure might dis- tarb the Chinese Custonis toveries mort It is not unpatriotic to say that if we re-gaged to pay the interest on British loans
AFUNG
salve to accupt as inevitable the fact that amounting to over £13,000,000 (exclusive wo are not destined to hola in porpatuity ly in London and Berlin). The bond- of the half of the £16,000,000 raised joint- about eighty per cent of the trade with holders' interest is not the only coraiders. China, we should hail with satisfaction the tion in these loans. As a nation, wo are advent of the Germans to the Far East to morally indebted to the bondholders for
zeral SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG, CHINA pen up ports and districts at their expense the prestige we have consequently gained
Taiya, British at. 1.459, B. Nelson, Kibe via Mej. March 21, BUTTERFILD & SWIRE.
Devina, farm in ateamur, 185. 2. Insgen, Sugou March 23. Rion.--Biassen & Co.
Kongsif, Newogian atr, 497, Toidu,
10 SATURDAY Company's Staumetip Bangus Mech 0, Rice, CHINESE
(To be continued)
·LOCAL AND GENERAL
Мой»,
Imp. German Mails, . Bayern loft Shanghal on Saturday, the 26th March, atp.m., and way be epocted hers on or about Tuesday, the 29th March, at daylight. Tho. P. M. Co.'s s City of Peking,
with maila &c., left Shanghai for this pt on Monday, the 28th March, at The P. 30. Co.'s a. 3. Verona, with the
ENGLISH MAIL of March 4th, left Sin gapore on Sunday, the 27th March; st 3p.to., and may be expected here on or about Saturday, 2nd April. This Packet brings replies to letters des pritched from Hongkong on Jan. 7th. The Imp. Gerson Ms. s. Prin Hein..
rich, carrying the German mails with dates from Berlin of the 7th March, Jeft Columbu un Friday afternoon, the.
25th March, and may be expected
here on or about Thursday, the 7th April.
The O. &O. Co.'s a. s. Doric, with mails,
&c., left San Francisco for this port ria Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 12th March.
Seamers. Hapented.
The P. & O. Co.'s e. . Hydaspes left Sin. gapors for this port on the 23rd March,"
ata.m.
The B. L. str. Benge, from Antwerp and London, leit Singapers on the 22nd March for this port The NV. K
Tokio Maru leit. Nagi saki for this port on tue, afteracon of 9th March, and is expected to arrive hore on the 29th March.
The ss. Genturret, from London and,
Semits, loft. Singapore for this port on Saturday morning, the 26th March.
O.S, S. Ca's str. Antenor, frm LI................... verpool,
nol, left Singapore on Friday,
The
The
the 25th March, and is expected to
arrive here on ur about Thursday, the 31st March,
U. S. S. Co.'s. Teuer, from London, the 25th March and is expected to left Singapore on Saturday morning,
arrive here on or about Friday, the 1st April
The str. Green Olges, from Now York, laft Singapure on Saturday morning, the 29th March, and is expected to arrive here on or about Friday, the lat The O, N. Co.'s str. Chranjaka, from Aute
The
April
tralian Ports, loft Port Darwin un thei afternoon of the Sath March, and may baexpected here on or about Sundayı the 3rd April,
P. & D. Car's a. a. Condio Lot Home
bay for this post on the afternoon of
23rd March
The
P. Co.'s 5. B. Argyll sailed host
Portland for Japan and Hongkong on the 21st March,
N.
P. Gs.' -8. Tacoma eniled from
for the outlet and employment of the too in China. Privato syndicates can go much nocumulated kiritish capital. Even farther with loans, to China. The end of the monied clann who depend entirely-on-tangible-soturity has been reached. The hoint investments ought to welcome this Houley contract fell through for want of view, for the fact of money being (and guarantees, the only sourity offered for the to be more so) dirt cheap in the interest being obnoxious Likin tax lilcolyt banker's sense-is due, in a large measure, which was originally loved as a war tax
ever since retained. FLUID.tognation of capital.
We are most likely to follow the Gerard is as an
gard is as un odious inpost The people re- The mans in the way they have us in years ment of it to the utmost. In the Chinge gone t
by. Our capitalists would probably Governin
Governanont proposal the collection was to operations on a large sale and in- be made by natives, hance all security va-
until quite recent nished, while the iden that Earoposns The P.&O. Co.'s. 1. a. Forme luft- Bin whereas, years, the Germans in the Far East (and should collect it could not be
be revived. The elsewhere in our colonies; have mustly
made by suggestion
Sir Robert Harty on a started as
MANILA FOE
*NESTOR'
DEPANCRI98.
March 27.
SANITARY
DISINFECTANT, GERMICIDE,
ANTISEPTIC AND DEODORISHT,
initially's
NON-POISONOUS,
NON-CORROSIVE,
MELBOURNE, Captain BoonsTEAU, WIL MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will va thie Port for MAR SEILLES via Ports of Gail, without frunete, for Bangkok. shipment.
Clara, for Haiphong Tumph, for Hother, Hainan, for Cusfon. Ariol, for Theutsia, Batan, for Sna ow, Bishan, for Swalow.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as wu as for Marsoilles, and ac copted in transit through Marwiles for the principal Places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be grantei til Nong,
Cargo will be received on board until p.m.. Specia and Parcel until 3 pu on the 8th April. (Parcels are not to ho
ALL CLASSES OF THE COMMUNITY desirous of participating in an entertain. rent uniqne in character, brimful of Inno-ent on, buis; they must be left at the dent but bearly occur, with nothing Agency's (five) to offend and much to command. Packedand delighted Audion Everywhere,
MUSIC, MIRTH. MAGIC,
ARD MYSTERY.
You are not E-to Date if you fail to.808 the Original and Marvellous"
CINEMATOGRAPHE, SELECTION FROM 200 SUBJECTS, RECENTLY
The Craze of the Wost.
-
Pria 8,
... $3, $2 and $ir Bor PLN ARRANGEMENTS.
The Plan for the first Six PERFORMANCES will be on view
WEDNESDAY MORNING,
WEDNESDAY MORNING,
Coutonts and value of Packages are ro- quired.
For farther particulara, apply at the Company's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, March 28, 80%.
March 29.
desi-, for Shangbai. Priyang, for Catton. Kaifong, for Canton, Lytemon, fur Canton,
hace, fur Singapore. Kalyan, for Taksɔ, Memnon, for Sundakan. Singapore, for Bangkok.
CLEAKED.
Tritos, for Saigon. Propantis, for Kobe.
040 along, tor Swatow.
Flat, figon. Míngul, for Moji,
STEAMSHIP SALAZIE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London and Havre, ex S. Memphis and Cambodie, and from Bordeauxux ES. Fille Palentine, in connection with the above Steamer, are hereby inform at Mesare RoBINSON PIANO Co., where in-ed that their Goods, with the excep tending Patrons are adel ed to secure their tion of Opium, Treasure, and Valuaber, Suate in advano, end (hua'
are being landed and stored at their risk into the Gadowns of the Hosegong AND AVERT INEVITABLE DISAPPOINT- KOWLOON WEART AND GODOWN COMPANY,
MENT, SINOS
LIMITED, at Kowloon, whence delivery may
obtained immediately after landing. bo
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on 643 uuless intimation is received from the Cho- afgases before 6 p.m., SUNDAY, the 27th Inet., requesting it to be landed hote,
Lading will be countersigned by Bills of the Undersigned.
Goods retaining claimed after Mox. DAY, the 4th April, at Neon, will be subject to rent and landing charg
CARL HERZ FOOM EYRLYVOERE,
BARRY LYONS, Agest. Hongkong, March 28, 1898. MOGUL-WARRAGE-MILBURN LINE.
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Steamship
18th April,
Lennox
1
to be despatched for the above Ports us or about
8. Path, to sail abunt 23rd April
19 9. Anorgić, to bail about 5th Mey. War Vesight or Passgo, apply to
DARLILL & CR, Murlong, March 23, 1469,
Ali Claims must be zou in to meh, žal. oefore MorDAY, the 4th April, or they will nat be recognised,
on Monday, the 4tú April, at 3 p.tn.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED
Per Saloze, for Hongkong: from Colombo, M- Haus Muller, Mrs Ghodain, Mrs Cule man, Mr H. A. Puto, and 1 Chinese;
to Singapore, Mr Blamey, Me and Mrs Buy, Me and Mrs Short, Me Edwin Greach, Mr and Mrs Kaufmann, and 7 Chinese; from Saigon, Messrs Helps, H. B. HRMS, 0. K. Barton, C. Corragion d'Oreili, Griceline, Bromer, Pair, and 143 Chinese, For Shanghai: from Marpolllos, Mosers L^a- nay, T. M. Keobine, da Hrummer, Rev. V. Sudie, Mr Max Fulser, Mr and Mrs Vaixe and daughter, Me Leponasque, Me and Mrs Benoat, Mr and Mrs Dufoury: from Sugapore, Mr Greig, Capt. Hintza. Mesere Gagging and Leidenberg. For Nogssaki from Bingapore, 2 Japenese For Yeko- bama: from Marnolas, Mr and Mrs Mertens, Mosers Dabogist and Bindoy From Bombay, Mr and Miss Talbot, G. Gerald, Mir and Miss Hay, Mra Clement Smith, Mesars Mendith and Frercher; from Singapore. Me Nekayawe; from dai
5. Mr
1 Mrs James, and Mra Comte. gan.
from San Francisca, E f
Bates,
Mice A.
A. Carler, Mrs O, H Hitton, Min M. Hilton, Major
and Mr Ma M. Feks, Mian 8. Phande, Mean? Ma W. H. Crenu,
All Darunged Packages will be examined. No Fire Insurance has been affected.
G, DE CHAMPRAUX,
Agmat
Unnatung March 20, 1900,
DOES NOT STAIN.
OPINION OF A LEADING EXPERT,
'NESTOR' - FLUID is a powerful
Disinfcotapt and Germicide, and is a
Deodoriser of the highest order.
ment:
It
4. B. GRIFFITHS, Ph.D., F.R.S.E,,der their own names translated into Eng.
Member of the Chemical Societies
of Paris and St. Petersburg;
Baetericfog'enl and Agricultural Expert.
5 gallon drum...
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Tesoma on the 13th Marob for: Japan and Hengkong.
Latest Advice
gupore for this port on the 27th March, at 6 am.
N. G. 1, s. Let mbro left Bombay for this port on the 27th March, sad in The drtoon pear, from Calastta,
dus here on or about the 15th Apul....
Jeft Singapore for this port on Sutor day afternoon, the 26th March. The C., M. Co.'s air, Kirbuck, from Glas- gow and Liverpool, left Singapore for This sport on the afternoon of the 20th March, and may
be expected
The
or about the 1st Apríl. ··
here.or
Chind, with mails left San Francisco for this port vis Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Seat Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the *25ca Mama.
as employés of feraign anpitaliste formar occasion, that this tax should come until they had acquired the knowledge and under the control of the Customs organiza. The amassed the mule with which to compete tion for the benefit of China had to be dis during years of strict frugality and dogged missed, in view of the anticipated hostility and mandarins who perseverance. is an often-repeated of the local authorities s reinurk in the Far East that where a Ger- would be thereby deprived of their
et extor man or a Chipanan cannot get a living it is tion gains. Future loans to China can on
between negotiated poverty-stricken place indeed. There are ly be
ween governments st so many points of similarity of action be moderate intorest hacked
Concessions. tween the Chintan and the Genoan that Russia alone can do nothing in this respect,
terest fucked up by the prospect of the latter's succes in the for, in the Europesa money market, one is new enterprise is very hopeful. We learn known only as a borrower. The German from Lord Salisbury that they intend to Foreign Minister declared in the Reichstag imitats our methods of Celonial Govern that Germany had never contemplated cu in Hongkong and Shanghai, we operation in a Chinese Joan. Lets hope have, at this motient, Germans trading au- we are not yet too late in the fick. Since the Chins-Japenens war our policy with Cains has been too indecisive, whilst Russia is steadily followed up a fized polity and The whole of the rich mining and agri- supplanted us in prestigo at the Taung li Every mova has bean towards cultural Province of Shantung will, uc doubt, be controlled by Germans, or at the same goal. It businessmen in On London- ̈ least, they will almost surely set up China hare long understand that a Bank, Wire,
crisis was arriving-that Russis had hor. On demand a sphere of influenes theory with respect t it to exclade other future claims. Up to railway and her navy interests and ཐ Intest advices, they hold, besides Kianong bill to settle with China for put
city of Chin, with outposts as sing her veto on Japanese Fathe far as the hamlet of Nukukou on the Kiseling China £16,000,000, inquest and why could not river, which pratically amounts to an octhe official and diplomatic mind gusap 16 supation of about 350 square miles. Rail: wud act accordingly. Thoy might love
For this
territory are already being akon a fore valuable hints from the local discussed in Borlin. In their political rels press and the common knowledge of ordin. On Berlin-Demandje
New York- On tions the Germans will, of course, hare ary mankind.
Pokin, their own cause to espotted at
but NOW WEAK do we
we want? As the ChanOn domit, the Exchequer very rightly
fish, with the view of assimilation. Imita tien seems to be their great forta.
Chat.
Yanan.
Exchange HORUNG, Marcli 28, 1898,"
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S0 days' night,
Credits, t Documentary, 4 On Paris-
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4 months sight
2.33
Credits, 4 months' night,”
2:37:
$10.00
4.25
2.35
0.50
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dealing with refractory many cellor
of example, infus a little more vigour not territorial soyisition. We think of
Credita, 6') days'
On demand,
On demand
into our own diplomatists, we shall be the tint country with no selfish fäterest-
i thin viso.
The danger ahead. We desire that our civilestion through On Caloutta- therefore, is not of a German source. In trede should be brought into doser touch tapervi- order to contemplate the vast design of than has yet been possible with their divi
La domand Rustis with equity wo must at oversationote: We do not regard Ga Singapor lea of the Royal Bungarian Chemical phase, ask ourselves Wint would Eng Chics as a place of ouaquest or acquisition
On deman land do under similar circumstances by any Europasn or other Powas. We | On Manila:- The Trans-Siberian Railway has cast Russ look upon it as the most hopeful place of ela many millions of money, and many the future for the commereg
| Da Shanghai-- pur Jountry thought that in sout three years time the Goverment in alintaly years of arduous tvil. Until intaly it was sad the seamerge of the world at large and 1. On deman
datareload, would be finished. Now appears that at whatever cost, ergo, il necessary at the besides the 1320 miles between Khabarovka, gust of war, that the dons should net hie and Stretenek and the twe largo sections la skut paniset packeteer Westem Siberis no1 500 rendes HEEL VERKBAY HIGE ADA LIGA ORDINES IN commencal, the We do not want ferritorial coulali
A. 8. WATSON & 02., LIMITED.
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Kangkang, Jagtary & 150H
awama and river had of
20 days aläste (private paper)
un Yakabagasa
On Unnadu
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