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THE DISTRICT GRAND LODGE of HoNDtore and Hours China, will ROYAL hold its TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL:
MEETING at ho MapoNIC HALL 00 THURSDAY, the th Instant, as is for 10 pm
All M. M'g, and Visiting-Breitiren, aro cordially invited,
A. O'D. QURDON,
G. Surelury.
THEATRE
CITY HALLI THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMA- TIO CLUB.
will produce Pantomima eh'it'ed, THE YELLOW DWARF,
or
Harloquia the Enave of Hearts,
And the
PAIR PRINCESS.'
On the following dates 200
THUR DAY, 7th January, 1899.
BATURDAY, 7th
MONDAY, Oth
11
17
WEDNESDAY, 11th
12
SATURDAY, 14th
The Ticket Ofice at the Theatre will be Opened on Thuratay, 22nd Docaraber, at 10a.m., and Seats can be Bonked team 10 6.m. to 4 p.m., avery day; Sundays and General Hoildays excepted.
Teore Spon Fach Evening, at 8 p.m. Performance, 18.30 p.m. precia ly. Stalla and Dreva Uito o
Pit
99.
Half-Price to Soldiers and Sailors in Triforin to the Pit,
Tots Trarow to tho Peak a quarter of an hour after all of the Cartsin.
H. W.-DILTCHELL,
Hon. Sarelary,
Humpkin Deustolar 24, 1898,
Sotices to Consignees.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
120
FROM DALJETTA, PENANG AND
SINGATORE.
Storuahip
HongkoÜcriber 28, 1898,
NOTICE
Consequance of the Drag of
Dulinaijan
Havre
2400
THE CHINA MAIL.
Vessels Advertised as Leading.
4gestr
and Hombure. Heidelbery (1) Carin Ha a C...... and Hamburg.. Ataria
and Hamburg..!
Date of Leaving.
orothas Bickmare About Fab. 10,
Australian Parte. Talpuen Butterfield & wirg... Dan. 80, at noon. Om Meer (a)Nippon Yuen Koldha Deo, 0, at þm. Australian Porta Bremen & Forts of dai Prins Estnyloh (s).... Norddeutscher Lloyd Jonath Canes and Bamburg... Dihiris (1)-up Cartowlle & Co About Jan. B.
Carlowi's & do About Jan. 18. Hamburg and Antwerp Arturin (1) aramaiani Curlowiła
aber 81. Docambar About Tan 14. Aba, Fab. 15, & Oo.. P.&O. 8.7 P. & 0. 8. N, O................. Fan.-7, at noon. Arnhold, Barbory&Co. About Deo. 31. PO. 5, N. Os About Des. 29. P. & O. R. N. Oo... About Jun, 10. About Dec. 89. Jardins, Mathason&Co Bata
fluid & Saire... Des. 29, at
atreon. gon Kaisha Iso, but & F Nippon Yuan
Ded. 31, at? Maritimes Des. Messageries „P. & 0, 8. N. Tatinut dan, 14. Jan. 7, at Ap.co. & 6. 8, N. Co... Carlili
and Hambygg Starpla bandon & Parts of Oull Paramita (2) London via Singapore. Elphinatons (1) London Sumar()******
W. POWELL, TO-DAY, nur Store London (1) *****
will remain 01OSED TO-MORROW,
London,
2401
W. POWELL &.0. Hawkong, December 18. 1896.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
IN FANKRUPTOY,"
Receiving Order.
No. 23 of 1808.
Be The KWONG I OBEUNG, lately Carrying no Business as No. 10, Praça West, Viotaris, Hongguns.
Merchants,
Raraising Order dated 21 Desember, 1868. Paititu doted 5th December, 1808.
Pit General Meeting of Braji ara.
No. 93 of 1868.
The KWONG P CHEUNG, lately Carrying on Business on above,
FRIDAY, the 34th day of December,
1894, at 19 o'clock at Neon, prasisely, has been fired for the First General Moe. ine of Créditure in the shore Mattor, to be held at the Official Receiver's Office, Land Ottes, Queen's Road Osutral, Vitorla Lafcressid,
Kohjaty, having No Creditor can vote unless he previous arrived from the Parte, my proven hiu debt. pignons of Cargo are hereby informed that Forms of Proof and Proxy can be ob ined at the Official Receiver's fios dure (boir Gouds will be deliveredí fram alangaldetained
Cargo impeding the discharge or rotasining Ottive hours. ing on board after of the 80th Instant, will be landed at Consignons risk and spuse into the Gadowns of the Hosung ND Korinos WEARS 45D Gorowy Company, Liviren,
Consignees of Cargo | frem HGAPORE and Pekind are requested to take ime- delivery of their Goods from along. DATE siro; shels Caran impering the discharge of the Yasoul will be landed and stored at Chinaigneas" vlak and expense,
No Firm Intrauice will be affected. Till Lading will be countersignad by the undersigned.
DAVID BASSOON, SONS & J.,
Ayenis. Hongkong. Te epible £7, 1892.
At the Firet fonoral Mesting the Credi. tors will be asked to ponaidor whether the Debtors shall be adjudged Bankrupt or whether they, the Creditors, will entertain proposal for Composition or Schome of Arrangement,
Dated this Bird day of December, 1808.
BRUDE SHEPHERD,
Oficial Receiver,
Land Office,
Hongkong.
2488
NOTICE.
PUBLIO MEETING will bo Feld in
A ST. AND, HALL, Cire Hat on 2473 TUESDAY, the 3rd proximo, at 8 r.m..
of the Members of the Chamber of Com mered, and to which other members of the anmmunity are invited, to welcoms LORD OF ARLES BERESFORD, who has been good enough to consent to give an Address,
By Order,
Intimations.
EYE-SIGHT.
Mr. N. LAZARUS, Oollet-Upsssion of London and Orlotta,
may be samentred for S: ROTACLES st
FLETCHER & Co.'s PHARMACY, (Opprette the HONGKONG HOTEL) Business Evura ...... 9 am to 5 p.m.
A great proportion of enturacts and dis. pases of ting those advancing in life cccur to those having some dofniancy in the cou structing of the aree,the many your of
Esq. Sirsin anding in serious forms of disease. Glas especially dopted in south to or requiring them save and preserve the sight,
Cully recurring hasdichon. apella of diamess when reading, weak area, the lat tors tanning togethers way of these Ayuptros indio te a defaiency in the form of the so requiring Glasses only to correct And sure..
Mr LAZARDS supplies his SPECTA- OLES only after an ing the sight.
ADVICE FREE.
A TERRIBLE COUGH.
A TERRIBLE COUGH,
A TERRIBLE COUGH
*2000
Scoretary,
A. CHATTERTON WILCOX, Hongkong G. neral Chamber of Commerce.
Hongkong, December 28, 1898. OIL AND WATER COLOUR
HIBITION.
2432
Qués Cana
Munildo Hakata Mur() Marseliles & Loadna:
Marseillas, Sigon...rwert Simcht ()...... Naysanki. Kobe'm Rosetta
Waki, Kohe & Ym Socotra (5)........ Now York
ork.SuazDana Mogul
New York.
Portland,
Saman & Sourabeyn
Renon
1980 m od Karbareko
Arnhold,
(0) Dodwell. Osrill & O
&Nwite...
Jab, 19. despatch.
a. Oregon (8) ButterBold & Swko. Jan. 2, at anon. San Disge v. Jap¶ 1. & 0, 8, 8.,0....
5. Francisco, T. Japer
3. Francisco. v. Jam City of Peking (a)... 7. Japan America Maru (5)...... Franoison. Sattle, Washington.. Bojan Mare (a)
Kweilin ().genca Shanghai.............. Shangha ma Lens (3).........
Bengal (6). S'hai, kl, K&Y Singapore & Bombay.. Bormids (a)...... Strain and Bombay... Peshawar (*).... Tacoma (Wash.). Re.. onoga (s)........ Vancouver (BC), & Emprise China
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS. December 27,
Butterfield
1000.
Jab. 28, at noon Atcut Jan. 14.. Jan. 6, Pacifio Mail 8. 8. Ce. Jan. 21, at 100
Kan Kabh J. 14, at noon.
Tasen Kaisha. Dec 8,
81, at noon. Nippon Tusen
(Ded. 29. at 3 p.m. Cantor Dro
About Jan. 7. N. Mesageries Maritimes About Jan. 3. Darlowitz & Ca...
ir.
8. Dec. 31, at noon. P. & O. 8. N. C... Jan. 4. ai povu. Dodwell, Carl & Co.ad. 10, at noon. (a)(Canadian Pie K. Co. tan 18 at nor
Mangkat, British steamer, 850, A.-9. Caller, Saigon Deo. 91, General-BUTTER- FIELD & WILL.
December 25.
Taishan Chinose str., from Canten. Fangka, British str., from Danton. Festor, Bullish steamer, 8,009, J. Bars, Shanghai Dos. 85, General,-BUTTEESIZED
Pehaus. British steamer, 2,204, J. W. Vibart, R.N.R.. Bombay Dosember 7, and Singapur 20. General.-T. & U. 2. M. Ca
Dáphút, British slorg, 1,140, Winning tou-Ingram, Mantis Deo, 24
Fpress of China, British str., 3,003, .. Archibald, R.N.R., Vancouver Dec. D, and Shanghai 26, Maile and General-O. P. B. Co.
Carto, Betish steamor, 9,744, Inman Saalby, Lion, R.N.R.. San Francie Nov. 23. and Shanghai Deo. 93, Muila and Gea eral.-G. & D. 8. 5. Co.
Erie, J. Rau Anie-loan bargus, B08, Karson, Any Doc. 95, Ballet-SANDER, WALER & Co
Macher, British steamor, 908, E. E. McLellan, Bangkok-Dec. 19, via Swatow 27, Rice and Timber. YURN FAT HONG
Kalgan, British steamor, 1,158, Bennet, Shanghal Dec. 25, General,-BETTERFIELD & WIRE.
!
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For MANILA.-
Por Sunghiang, at 11:80 a.m., on Thurs-
day, the 28th December.
For SHANGHAI—
Par Kusim, at 9.30 pm, on Thursday,
the Bath Desember.
Por Fisk, at 3 p.m., op Thursday, the
29th December,
For SAIGON..
NEMOS, FOR TOMORROW, Shipping. Noon-Funghiang lanvas for Manila, a p.m.-Kyrilia lexyed for Shanghai.
Auctions;
$ p.m.Austin of Crown Zand so Wan ohal Road, Bowrington, (near Canal)
Anation at Leasehold and Re alamation Propaty, at No. 9, Praya Central.
Meetings. Noon. Meeting of Shareholders of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co. Ltd., at the Registered Offee of the Company, T, Queen's Road Coptral.
Annual Meeting of Diatriet Grand Lodge at Masonic Hall
Miscellaneous.
Goods per-shund- undolivered after 2
p.m. this date landed.
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, Debomber 91:----
3.80 p.1.-Moating of Eothen Mark
Lodge Final Instalment of 890 per Bhare of the Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Waving
And
Finning Co., Ltd., due.
dus on roen Island Cement Company shares. SUNDAY, January 1:
Goods per Malaces not cleared after toront p.m. subject
Clouds per Church mnt cleared after 4
b.tn. subject zu vozil,"
Goodl Radnoralize undelivered after
Fer
this date subject w rent.
MONDAY, JADDary 2
Insurance Otices close Local Bauką close.
TUESDAY, January 3--
8 pm.-Dinner to Lord Charles Beras
ford of the Navy League, by Hong- kong Branch in the City Hall.
Goodk
par Pashazour not cleared after 4 pus subject to tent.
Exchange.
Hoverosa, Dosember 28, 1999,
For Halalela, at 8.50 p.m., on Thursday, on Landog-**
the 89th Rosember.
For SINGAPORE).
Per Cenovan, at 8.30 p.m.. on Thurs.
day, the Eith Desember. Per Propuntia at 6.80 p.m. on Thura»
day, the 26th December. Per Ariel, at 4 p.m., on Thursday, the
the 9th December.
For SWATOW & BANGKOK.-
Per Wong-kos at 9.30 am, on Friday,
the 90th December.
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & BON-
BAY..
Per Bormida, at 10 a.m., on Saturday,
the 91st December.
31
WEBNADAY, LIZORESEN
1.5.
BINTER.
Daphns arrived to dip from On the 17th, Pao,, or Bingapore, the wife | Manila. She has been rellovet. 41 Bings at. H. Chavern, .,, of Malacca, of a
On Sunday, 18th Doo, at Tyrie, Maunt Elisabeth. Singapore, the wife of Jayen. GRAM, of a Bon.
On the 18th Doo At Spottkwande House, Bingapore, the wils of Alvar KITCRINO, of a Son.
MARRIAGE.
aporo by H.M.8. Archan
Osp of Arabi Parita's sons peued through Penang for Kedah and Blam a fortnight ago. Roy Arabi is 20 years of age..
c
On the 20th Dun.. at St. John's Cutka.'s would draw the attention of lover of dral, by the Rev 6. R. Vailings, Joy landscape art to the notice in our ndvortia. Fanquian, of Ayr, Bootland, to FroREsering columna, Mr Roberton is, flat a second daughter of Froderick Goulden, of known in the Far East. Dulwich, Surrey. i got int
DEATHS..
At 5, Richmond Terrace, Hongkong, on Larur. F. 1. Orman, of the lat Burma Bl the 28th Dec., MARY CONSTANCE, the fles, who has been appointed Transport boloved wife of Captain W. Reilly: Officer to the Burma Chinese Boundary R.A.M.D., and daughter of George Alion
Butlin, Esq., Westfield House, Braunsten, Comelssion, is a brother of Mr J. H. ON man, at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Northamptonshire, England.
Onio Road this morning, Mixa,
wife of Mr W. Pawel aged 4. at present in Menila...
Funeral to-morrow at 11 am.
At 69, Newlands Park, Sydenham, on Ar the Magistracy this afternoon, Police 24th November, LAURA, the bait Sergeant Withers prosecuted a shopkeeper wife of Edmund Scott Russell. Aged 48.
the
On November 3rd, sividanly, in London at Stanley for selling liquor without a W. BERTRAND Romears, lata Manager of licence. Evidence was given that defend. Rule Reef Gold Mining Company, Ltd.,ant had sold twenty-four cattios of samahu Pahang.
to a fisherman on 22nd Decembor.
The publication of this issue commenced of $25 was imposod, ` el E.35 p.m.
The China Itail.
RONOKUNG WEDNESDAY, PEÇEMBER 28, 1898.
A fine
THE Singapore Free Pros of the 16th inst. anys →Fungus is unklag proposala ta Staghai wuel Singapore relative to the „ruising of fonds to provide a permanent Challenge Trophy for this auaual match fe, the Interport Rifle Match]- Independently of the increased interent which will thus be attached to the content, the existence of such a trophy will tend to OUTWARD BOUND-Hamulus, Nov. 4secure heyond any chance of inadverten
Asturia, Benlario, 10: Quafa, Flint Ahir, 2 Gisela.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL.
(SUPPLIED THEGUÓN LEUSER.)
ย
Trisste, Bented, delay, the annual holding of the match, 28 Kintuck Ulyses December 2: The gap in the record used by neglect in Dunton, Tantalus" Jadralemn, 1880 will, therofore, nat ngẫn ha likely to
Succtra, Pakelburg, Philiper Patropius, Norman, Jules, 19: Sam, pour Finebranch, 18 Geneal Pr Ettrickale. Stolberg, 20; Daniami, Pedon, Wannington Hull, Punki, 21 Bannack, insa, Oupack, 27. HOMEWARD Bouro Numberg. Suchsen Sydney, Dec. 9 Chame, 9; Caledonien, 18;lia, 16; Andalusis, 20.
Mats. The M. M. Co.'s Laos, with the Farc
MAIL, left Singapore on Sunday, the the 26th Deo, at 6 p.m., for this port via Saigon. 146 The P. M. s. a. Co.'s ohartered steaminr
Bank, Wira, ot
IN
11
01
On demand.......
45
30 days' night,*
1/11 b144
& mouths" sight,
Credits, *
1/11
ar
On Paris-
2.47 9.09
... 2.00
Daumentary, 4 months' sight,
On demand,...
Credits, 4 months' sight,
On Berlin-Demand,
On New York-
On demand,
60 days' aight,
On
Bombay-
***
Oc
On
Û།
demand,
meteo
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS- LAND COOKTOWN, TOWNS. VILLE. BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & LAUNCESTON. On Singapore-
On demand,.... Par Taipan, Registration, at 10.30 am,
Jetters, at 11a.m., on Friday, the On Manis
Ов 90th December.
For THURSDAY ISLAND. TOWNS. AR
VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE -
Per Omi Afaru, at 5 p.p., on Friday,
the 30th December.
For KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA,
B.O.--
Per Rijn Mark, at 10 a.m., on Satur
day, the 31st December,
DEPARTURES. Decembar 28. Belgie, for Manila and London.. EX-Hongkong, for Manila,
Immortalité, British cruiser, from a cruise. For SAMARANG & SOURABAYA.—
Par Shantung, at 9 a.m., on Monday, Pinto, for Touran.
the 2nd January, Tailee, for Manila.
for Kuschinotzu. for Haiphong.
for M and San Francisco, Haitan, for Swatow Menmuir, for Robe. Hentur, for Singapore and London. Picciole,, for Saigon.
TR. AJ ROBERTON, LANDSCAP - N ARTIST, will Exhibit enme of his PICTURES of English and other Scenery into the ST. ANDREW's low, of the OTTY HALL en WEDNESDAY, Jnuary 4th, and THURSDAY, January ath, from 10a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 2,30 p.m. 10 8 pm,
Residents and Visitors are Ra pootfully invited.
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Horgkong, December 28, 1898. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEROIS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
The Oo.'s Steamship
Laos. Captain FLAMDIs, will be despatched for the above
"
31, Commercial Road, Tockham, July 19. Deast, a poor hand at expressit Parts on
or about SUNDAY, the Is Say father, but I should like to thank you. Your Licures have doos wonder in relieving my January, 1899. terrible cagh. Pince I had the operation of
For Fraight or Pustage, apply to, choots the same as the late rupetor of Gectady, and wein, a di
G. De CHAMPEAUX, akvoj periarracd at 81. Burtlulomew'kilometa?,
Agents, on litly have had à mon vio out snurk: It was bad at times that quite
which was way Hongkong, December 28, 1898.
OBINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
aahaustantsu. Tas noted, and I have
pious and hard, tua boo been able to vat sid of it without difficulty, zi, sir, yours truly, J. HILL."
A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY.
A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY.
A DOUTOR'S TESTIMONY.
Bouth Park, Cardiff, South Wales, Sept. 29, 1898,
"I have, indood, freat pleura în adding my tralay ie your excellent preparation of Cough Now for the Lome, and have growt
last ripul years in my hospitals and private pangtive, and found of great benefit, after fer frota Cherat ausbitia your Lozenge in the only very which gives me inclinta ease. 17:00 I certainly wil tarat strongly recom- In your 1szengin to the tubijs who may puller from Clary, you bitts, Winter Contal, at any kind of Pulmonary italian-Youra iruly, "A. GABRIEL, M 1., T.R..P. ALM, Edinburgla L.R.C. ad L.M. Ediobargh.
USE KEATING'S LOZENGES. USE KEATING'S LOZENGES.
USE KEATING'S LOZENGES.
"IT FORGARLY y
WE VRAIDS a elo"" minor KEATING'S COLDH LOZENGEN were flest mude, and the aale leer than ever, hucaure they unci- Failed to the relief and ques of Winter Cough, Alma, and Rrauclutis; ono aloue gives reliéf.
UTTERLY UNRIVALLED.
UTTERLY UNRIVALLED.
UTTERLY UNRIVALLED.
FOR SHANGHAI,
Tire Co.' Sentuship'
Rice din,
2180
Captain Hans, will be despiched a nove TO. MORROW, the 29 h Instat, it 3 pam.
For Freight or Pasaago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, Hongkong, Deewatér 29, 1809
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEKS.
2486
CLEARED. Tsintaa, for Kinochau. Loyal, for Hongay. Hangchons for Shanghai.
Jen, for Amor.
Michael Jebsen, for Hoihow.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Par Mongkut, from Saigon, 71 Chinese,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.-
The United States Mail Packet Coptic
will be despatched on THURSDAY,
the 5th January, with Mails for
On
**
***
30 dage sight, (private paper) ... On Yokoham
On demand,
44% pm. Gold Leaf, 100 fine, (per tael)...952.60 Sovereigns Bank's buying rata) 810.00 Silver (per oz.)
...27.
Jay Montagini of the IM, Customi, Amoy, the authy of descriptits cataloguen af the postage stamps of the Philippines and Amoy; has pompiled an intercuting esta logue of stamps loued by the Bangkong Pust Ofós, which will be found exceed. ingly waful by philatelists. From the introduction we learn that lu Octobar,
1869, Lae feet stamps were issued in the Colung. These stoops were unwatermarke
Shantung, with the AMERICA MAIL, od. Next year i set of starps watermark, left Kobe on Monday, the 99th Dee,ed with a crown and C.C. (meaning Crown at daylight, and may be expected here Colony) were issued. In May, 1882, the on or about Saturday, the 81st Dec
The P. & O. Co.'s s. 8. Maragon luft Bon-watermark was ohanged to a crown and hay for this port on the evening of the C. A. (Crown Agent). It was net till 22nd Dea. ・The P
M. 8. 9. Co.'s City of Peking, with June, 1876, that surcharged stompere mails &o, left San Francisco for this issued from the Hongkong Post Office, and part on the 23rd Doc., via Honolulu, a strange thing to be noted in this connec Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagation is that most of the overprinting had saki and Shanghai.
The C. P. R. Ca... Empress of Japan been executed in London before the arrived at Nagasaki at 7.20 A.m. stumps wore forwarded to the Colony, Monday, the 26th Dec., and left at 5 p.m., on same day, for Kobe, where The author warns collectors against a sho ia due to arrive at 10 p.m., on the variaty of erroneous surcharges, which are. 27th Deé.
cspecially to bo noted in the Hongkong...... Jubilen two cents stamp and in the 10 and 20 cents on 30 cents. Other faked over prints, such as 2 cents an 5 cents were the product of some over-civilized Celestial
Steamers Expected. The H. A. L. str. Dorothea Rickaners, from Hamburg, le Singapore for this port on the 24th Doo, and may be expect ed here on or about the 30th Dec.
Thi
N. P. Co.'s s. 8. Ningchor, from printer. "Of the Hongking issued stampe, Portland, Or, left Yakohana for the rarest ones to be found in good condi. Koba and Hongkang on the 18th Doc. tion are No 18, the 93 cents yellow brown, Theme, from Yukobams, on the 23rd
Shanghai, Japan, San Francisco, the A. S. WATSON & CO., The N. P. Co.'s 6. & Tucan sailed for the provisionst No. 39 b inverted surcharg
United Status, Canada. Honelalu,
Peru, de; which will be closed 'ns follows:
10.30 AM. Registry peasas.
11.00 4. Pust face closed, but Corres- pondence may be posted on board the Paukut with Late Fee of 10 centa extra Postage until the timo of departure.
Letiors, &a, for the Peak will be delivered by the 19 and 3.30 o'clock trams only. Corr paudence al Parcels for the Paak may be posted in the General Pont Oftes up to 11.00 am
With regard to letters from the Peak, Pillar boxes have boon plasad xi Magarice.
Per Peshawar, from Singapore, 218 Chi-or 8 pm.
nere.
19.80 and 4 p
Per apress of China, for Elongkong: Gap, Victoria Gap, Mount Kellett, Mount Gough, from Vancouver, Hon. S. Trench, Mred Plantation Road, which will be cleared a Granville Sharp, and Mike Hemmingway From Yokohama. Mise-Hatton Potts, Col C. L. Jewett, MessTe A. E. Blake and J. 1. Birley; from Kobe, Miss Ratton, Misr Dalo, De A. de Potter, Mr W. P Hazel ton, Brand Mrs Fonn, Mrs G. C. Lanmann, Min R. Brevoort, Miss S. Williams, Mex W. E. Perkins, Miss L. McComb, Miss
P Mills, MrA. Brown, Mr E. H. Stowart, and
and Mr
from Shanghai, Mr and Mrs Cartwright, Mine Ellis, Miss A M.
Goulling, Miss E. Goulding. Mr E. Goulding A iding, Mr F. E. White, 12 Inter- mediate and 308 Steerage.
Por Cuplic, from San Francio, &c., Miss I. N. Olayton, Mr P. 1. Carman, Miss Ollie O'Brien, Mrs J. Stoisenberg, Lt. Coniir. McCracken, U.S.N., Mrs Me- Cracken and child, Mrs McPherson, Lieut.
Letters, parodis, &c., fer Kowloon Paint and Steamers, in Barbour may be posted in to General Post Ofice up to 11.30 am. and 8.80 p.m. Letters from Kowloon Point may be parad in the Letter Box which has been placed in shar Polica Compound outside the Charge Room ap to 1 and 4 cock, and in the Pilar Box at the Wharf. Loca Raton will be charged. To avoid robbery, sonders of letters from Kowloon ars Ta quested to cancel their stampe by writing the word stamped across them. Covele ontaining Bank Notes, o., should be register. Në Buday delivery.
WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME.
The Ozesland China Mail,
The
T. M. Alonson, USA Licut P. JTS PUBLISHED to mit the Departure of auch ENGLISH and FaSNO MAYL Werdick, U..N., Capt. L. B. Walls, Capt.
It contains special US.A., Mr E R. A. Niem-Steamer (or Furope. Guo, O. Stoll, verbinzan, Lieut. L. D. Lickore. U.S.A.. Commercial intelligence, special tables or F. W. Ames, U.S.J., Lieut. J. G. Shipping, and other information. Chuber, U.S.A., Lient. G. N. Conrad, various Reports of Courts and Hostings, B. C. Kingsley, Lieut. W. S. Overton, and all other news, are given in full as U.S.A., Mes H. K. Parmenter, Mrs R. T. they appear in the Daily mane. Ball, and 471 Chinese.
The Overland China Mail, by the son- y and Por Machew, from Bangkok, 170 Chi-venience of its form and the accuracy
Eainees of its reporta, has long been popular with residents who wish to send-home a
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TIOSE.
DEPARTED
SWOR
LIMITED.
IMPORTERS OF HIGH CLASS
SHERRIES,
Perdu, Cat.
B SUFERIOR PALE DLY, dinner
wine, Green Seal C.paute.. $10,89
MANZANILLA, PALE NATURAL
Busy, White Capatilo. 12.00
CC BUTARIOR OLD DRY, PALE NI-
BIL SERRY, Red Seal
Capsule
Į VARÝ SUPERIOR OLD PALE
Day, choice old wine, White
Fool Capralo"................... 14.40
EXTRA SUPERIOR OLS PALE
Dux, very finest quality,
Black Soal Capuala (Old,
Estiled)
7.
20.10
B, C, and CC are excel'ent dinner Wines
nt Home, anḍ. alse among pasidents at the
nearly all the old Chinabands and are after-dinner Wines of a very Treaty Ports and to the Interior, it offers superior vintage. All store Xeros special suivantages to advertisein,
THE PENINSULAL & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAMER PESHAWER.
FROM BOMBAY AND STARITS.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-
Per Churen, for Shanghai: from Hong-weekly budgat of the nowe of Hongkong or for invalide and delicsin algmachs. D the Far East. Oiresleting, as it does, anned Vessel are hereby informed that their Ghods are being funded and kong. Lt. Elliott, U.S.N., Mr and Mrs J. Rosling's fourt Tozsauce, the unrivalled remedy for placed at their risk to the HONGKONG AND S. Knowles, Misa Brunet, Mr and Mrs W. KOWLOON WHARF AND UDDOWN USMPANY'S Dunbar, Mr J. Smith, and Mrs H. 1. CGDOWNY at Kowloon, where each can. Mare; from Singapore, Mr S. McLaughlin
+fron
roan London, Misson E. Clarke, M sigament will be sorted out Mark by Mark Brown, E. Rogers, M. Turner, H. Hooper, And d dolivary can be obisi ed as soon as the and Melville, Mr and Mrs Riuman, Misses Ghods are landed.
Bishop
and Ashley, Messrs D. Mennie, This Vessel brings on Cargo
Wharton,
Mutter, Arzett, Capt. Daubeny, FOOD PARIAN GULF, . a. B. I. 5. N. Mesam T. Jones and Wood from Mar- Ou.'s SteamO8+
Goods not cleared by the 3rd January, soilles, Mr Keswick, Mr and Mrs Barder
Newsom from Brindisi, Mr S.
Por Rohilla, from Hongkong: for Yoko
Covers, BARSENESS and THROAT TEDU. BLER, are wil in Dottles by all Chartista,
AMERICAN SYSTEM
Вл
DENTISTRY.
99, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
CHADWICK KEW.
(LATE OF POSTH & NOALE)
· Hongkong, July 19, 1897,
at 4 p.m.
will be subject torent,
No Five Ineursnow will be off stod by me hams, Miss Hirn; for Nagasaki. Mr and In any case whatever.
All Damaged Packages must be left in
Mrs Itow. For Yokohama: from Brindisi,
the Gudowa and a carsfoste of the dam Mr W. Ellis; from Colomba, General Cum- age obtained from the Godown Company minga; from Bombay, Mr J. de Cham-
A RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERN wishin ten days after the vaseol's arrival pion
"FORMOBA:
By Mr. GTAYLOR,
With WeapoUTS.
[Reprinted from the China Newsain]
hore after which no Claims will
will be re
sognised.
2487
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent, Hongkang, December £8, 1893.
'THE BACK DOOR. HE Sorios of Artioles entitled 'THE BACK DO0K, which appeard May befind-Play, et Mesara Lapa | in the China Mall, have been reprint id, Onswenne & O2, n, hud of. sata. KELLY d and may be obtained in Pamphlet Form, Watan, Frumas, Hongkong | zino, Mr. N.
Ous of the Best Sketches of Formous Life
HOLLLE,
mog.
get.
Pridav vệ.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
"The British steamer Mangkut reports i Des. 21at to 23rd, strong N.E wind and rough heard to 22h, from E15* N. to 19 N., exprienceal moderate to frosh N.N.E. gaia, with high hand and pross
on fron
to fresh N.E, Winds
purt and moderate son.
The British stramer Mached foporta Calm she fine to Obi: theave to Bwatow, strong monsoon, and high head saa, weather fiat.
The Overland China Mail will be regularly Winer posted from the China Mall Office to sub- seribers, or their wådremos balng forwarded to the Office
SUBLUE OPTION:
Sample bottles and smaller quantities For Annnra, $19.00, postage, $150 will be supplied at properitopate wholesale
Single Crey: 0,30,
# 'Quarter, - • 2,00,
3 Cabin Moll Offee, Hongkong.
OPIUM
"Old"
14
0.60
rater.
Quoti tlong AUTOKOBÉ, Dec. 28, 1898.
Patna, castles
cash, Now, New Donares, cash, 782/785 Cold
New Maia, credit..... Allowance, Thel, 2.0/10
CAN, NUD.
Old Malwa crodit, 740
Pasmine Paper::led: 710 Allowanoe Tasle. Nom.
We only guarantee our Wines and Byizite to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Ouloty or from our authorised Agents at the Comet Ports,
Dug
The
& cents on 8 cents orange, and some of the
N. P. Co.'s . . Olympia ailed from Jahilas surcharges. It is interesting to for Kobie and Hongkong, observe, in view of the adoption of the Im- Yokohams, on the 26th Dec.
The N. P. Cass. a. Monthmouthshire perial Penny Postage by the Colony,' that sailed from Yokohama, for Kobe and the total revenue for 1897 of the Hongkong Hongkong, on the 26th Dec. The N. P. Co. 8. 8 Glenogle sailed from Yokohama, for Kobe and Hongkong, on the 27th Deo,
Latest Advices.
Post office was $268,616,49 and the expen- diture $207,080.29, Leaving a surplus for tha revenue of the Colony of EC1596.20. As addends to the catalogue, the author re- The C. N. Co.'s str, Changsha, from prints some useful philatelic hints and tez Australian porte, left Port Darwin on minology from Mass Scott and Stanley the 7th Dec, and may be expected Gibbon's Catalogues, and from "The Stamp here on or about Thursday, January Collector, by Messrs W, J. Hardy and E. 5, 1839. The steamer Bented, from Antwerp and D. Bacon.
London, laft Singapors on the 28th Dec., for this port.
THERE were 180 European and 2,176 Chi- néso visitors to the City Hall Mussam during the week onding 25th Dea
Acvirano means Christmas Box The Americans, may it therefore he suggested, have not yet got their Christmas Box, but they know there is anothing in store for them!
Tue amonat realised by the benefit to Alsa Hearne, the popular Kent professional, has just been made public, and having unched four figures, is a recurd benefit to Kent player. The balance-short shows the following items Gate-money, Kent Lancashire match at Canterbury, £615; collections on Canterbury and Tonbridge County Cricket Grounds, £101: subscrip tions, £298-total, £1,014.
A Toxio telegram of the 12th Decomber reports:-According to a dispatel of the 8th int, from Taipeh, the 3pt Army Ara Regular Meeting of the Victoris Pre-Brigade is working hard to elcar the ban
From the dita from the hills at Kotaibo. ceptory held on the 29rl instant, Sir Kt. 9th alt. in the oth
622 bandit: were inst.... F. D. Goddard was elecfet Eminent Pre-kitted and 188 captured. A coptox for the enguing year; Sir Ks. J. J. Kwords, spouts, fowling pieces and ammuni Bryan, Treasurer, and Sir Kt. J. Maxwell, tion fell into the hands of the army.
these operations only two soldiers were Guard.
wounded. The weather Is been good and sickness less than usal. There are signs of trouble at Tainan, Suiden and Shurgo
of
In
A HOCKEY match will take place to-mor row, The Club v. King's Oùm Regim nt, at 4.30. The Clab team will consist of A FIE occurred early on the morning of casts Campbell, Davies, Hooper, Mill- the 14th instant at the residence of H. E. ward, Morrell, Oven, Ram, Robinson, Wang Ming-huan, Soechow, during which
three of the principal reception halls
and-s portion of the huting, or summer house, Inside the compound, were destroyed, us Rowcroft, Shewell and Another, Yasis at tes Doors At Housion-well a aquanuty of antique works of art Isidoro Pons, H.I.G.M.S. Kaiser, in bronze, iron, and jade, which are H.E.'a chief hobby; in fact, H.K. had the reputa- Chwoshun, Ask, - Bygda, H.1.G.M.Son of being one of the most learned men Howe, H.I.G.M.S. Gefion,, HIG.M.Sin Chinese antiquities now living. This Kaiserin Augusta, Haiphong, Isla de Culn, official, it will be remembered, was, when Vice President of the Hoard of Works and Tela do Luzon, Amigo."
member of the Tsang from
Yemen, bashisted the and dismissed for ever
public Rervice early in 1894, togelber wit Lin, Mancha Vice-President of the ciun the Emperor. For the true of advis of Rites, by the Empress Dowager's overs ing his Majesty to take the sole ruins of government in his hand and to relegate the Empress Dowager to the privacy of ho BR JOHNSTON, RAWALPINDI, Park. With the growing indications to MBSTON, Awwalled hand of the return of the Reigh of Tomor
Oomipolitan. Pakahan, Hankew. Aberdeen-Hailar.
TRANSFUSING and Calin Pianos are invain able and very strong.-Robinzon Piano So,
NEVER KNEW IT TO FAILM
""
Chamberlain's Colio, Chuters, and Diarrhoes there are not wanting well-informed Remuly, and liare given it to travellers sons who think that, although ME. Wang
was cashiered nearly three years ago, the
who are passing through e hotel I managed. Eingteas Dowager had not yet forrotton
I must say I never knew it to fail.
And
I
It
is a medicine I can recommend, and ode nor forgiven him to his pioneer attempt
to get the Emperor to assert his preroga A. 8. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, that everybody should keep
CHAHEERLAIN'S COLIC CHOLERA, AND live, and that a corst wit will he went to DUBBEGA REMOr is the most sucossafe! the Manchu Governor Te Shun at Booshow THE HONGKONG DISPENSABY
medling in usp for Drauntary, Diarrhoea, to settle with HR before long.The Colle Uholera Marble and Chelets, and late of the ex-Imperial Tutor, HE Wing for sale averywhere. Price 30 cliny od 31. Tang-ho, may be taken as a case in point,
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