$
A
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1600.
CHUTNEY.
Chatter und Co.
atherwise, will it sucunafully aliinise the danger of Infections. (Manufactured by the Bovey of fresponsible decases spreading. Tasse are the p- idoma tu gola' which all well-wishers of longkong must devotes their offigies and, under our present system of Gorornment, we are afraid of the result we naturally desire ever wing attained
The Junior has been a mad as a hatter wine the appesace in your columns, lust Wednesday, of stories of AnusṬy- dale's Dictionary, in which it is stated that the requistion value of the dollar is 116 ways four shillings and one penny. that this is just what he was told before he left. England to join the Finn and that it is the generally accepted opinion at Home. The Junior may rest comfortable in the assurance that it is out the fault of the agents at Hchic if he and others like him como dat here to be deillusioned
be The current rates of exchange · can easily gut at all over London and also.. whore, and although the diminishing dollar
So Mr Swettenliam of tas Straits Civil Service is to go to Wei-tal-wei! The fru wonder if he will takes that fearful and wonderful luit of his with him, with fla four and a half inches of bifur, which has been feature on the racecourses upd cricket fields of Singapore, Penang and the Malay States any time this tan or otro your past? Anyhow, that mine hats covers a wonderfully clorer bead.
THE
SHANGHAI SPRING MEETING:
BECOND PAY-STILIAY, LIAV
The Raco Club ---Two Milos.
Danks
CHINA MAIL.
THE BURMO CHINESE FRONTIER To-day's Advertisements
In consequence of requcits made by the British Ambassador in Peking to the Chinese Govenmaent and vlodimunications which have passed herween the Deputy Comatisaloo of Myitkyisa and the Sub- The Concordis Cup One Mile and Half. Prefoes of Tongyugh, the thinese forces of
Morrylogs
Florat
Time, min. 27.
Arcturus
Prodamation
Mr Gatwal's Unive -Time, 3 min. 23 sec
THEN DAY-SUNDAY, MAY 5.
The Great Northern Plats. Seven
longs.
Mr Ring's Adonis .......
Mr Back's Esperanco ............... Meam Morris and Robson's
Corkscrew
Tine-151).
I.
2
3
3
SANITARY
BOARD
Destination,
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Agonia
Date of Leuning.
Sippan Yuan Kaisha. May 20, at 4 ym Butterfeld & Swirgin May 15. Norddeutscher Lloyday 16, at mon ¡Carlowite & Co May 6 Chlowita Co.
About May 24.
WNERS of HOUSES Situated in the Avetralian Forte... Kasugas Murd (3)
Western Division of the City of Vic- Australian Ports. Teiosu (8) turin, who have not had their Promisesen & Ports of all Pron Lamowbed and Clansed in accordance Has a Hambag- with Low, are reminded that the period agro and Hamburg,
Havre and Hamling. Sam bis (8) during which the work should be finished Hiro and Hamburg Sarnia (a)
and HAUTE Hamburg.. Ambria (a) ends on the 30th day of June, 1900, and
Shantany (6) (kilo... ------
Airlio(s) Koba nocessity of Cleanliqous in its efforts to
Hutterdok & Swire.... May Chinses 10v3.5 re Stampout Plague, is determined to rigor
ously prosecute any owner in default after the Sanitary Board being convinced of tha
the above-nuined data.
hotwes
regular troops and irregular levies which were stationed near the frontier have been mach reduced and all Chinese troops and levics have tired to the East of the water shel of the Bui Kha. The Chinese fuck
Mr Hertz's thie conflic
acort. have but more houses Fur.which occupied Hpare, the seune of
ported RC and driven off some cattle before retiring. The negotiations for a gling between The Deputy Commissioncis of Bhamo and Myitkyina and the Sab-Prefect of Tong- The Rines Club Challenge Cup-One touch are still proceeting. It suis pro bable that the officials at Tongyuel at first believed, though crroneously, that Hare paint As in Chinese territory. It is, in of fact, within the provisions! boundary claimed in 1998 by the British Government and acquired in by the Government of China, though not in administered territory. No farther trouble in anticipated on the frontier, and a delinize arrangement for the settling of the boundary will no doubt be concluded in due course. The Chinese General left Tongyush on the 3rd Apell for Talitu, where, is is reported, the Fanthaya Face giving some trouble,"
and a Quarter. *...*
Mr Waverley's Toruado..... MrG. H. Potta Myosotis...... Mr Ganwala Capice
The Firm's attention has been drawn to popularly sayposed to be worth four
advertisement in the publin press in--Time, 3.43. abigs, the intending emigrant may camily convince himself that such is nserted by Messrs Lane Crawford and Co.
הטנמ
re Napior Johnstonu'a squaro bettle whisky.. and a coloumble imitation theroof which is being vended in Hongkong and, in case of misapprehension should arise and seller of other sque bottle whiskies be compu raised, lasten to explain the facts of the case. The whisky complained of is no known blend, probably compounded of potatoo spirit snd whisky essence, boring It hears thumania coloured capsule a label. sad the lottles have the down Lottom curnors, and what purpurts to be the Government Analysis at the back of the bottle is so well done that a cursory
in
3G cut.
the ease. Agents at Home are not paid to know they don't know the gas and ceal and vittles, and the house rent falling Je go up in price as lie dollar goes down in ralue. Their bes
the suitable
for to provide hongs out here. The Finn's advice to young men coming out to Hongkong ia 'Go to the British Museum, if you have nowhere else to go, and ask for a file of any Hongkong paper for the rate observer would find it hard to distinguish exchange and then get the China Mat the reality from the frand. Of comme, it Saturday issue and look up the Market pot advertised as Napier Johnstone's But, from its general appearance, whisky, List. Then, aring calculated pourchsuces it glit well deceive even the most ex. come if you care to do so, but don't perinced. We will give an exampla of grumble when you get laro. We have the text of the label which will help our esders to more fully understand how dose is the imitation. At the bottom of the label on the genuine blond, purchasere are To protect the shippers please ad id that deatroy the label when penlog the bottle." Tho non-Napier Johnstone whisky the following legend: When bottle is opened, please destroy the Jahel, as a pro- tection to shipper. The one brand is labelled Lendon and Leith, and the other Loudon and Glasgow. To wind up with, the calmarable imitation may be bought retail for about 86 per dozen, while the genuine Napier Jenastume custs $10.75, and other decent whiskies of the square bottle kind cannot be purchased for such, anything, less. The suspwoted whisky is made by a German Firin who, perhaps, never saw Napier Jabustone's labels, but, wi hae oor doots.
waid.
Blow your frawpots boys, we've got a jubiles, Whoop! Whool-1-1-1 Likewin. Whooroosh! Hougkong is to get her share of lionising the Transvaal heracs, for is not Captain Percy Scott, designor, or part designer, of the much-talked-of gun curri age that get the 4.7 guns to the front, the Captain whe, with his hardy men, endured the siegs of Ladysmith, fought at Colcaro, and otherwise enjoyed himself as only British sailor knows how to doy coming smong us! Of course, Captain Percy Scott and his brave men are paid to do the work they have done, but that fact deca not belittle huir notable achievements. All honour to them, say the Firm., auð 10y they have, the toil of battlecvor, a rattling, howling, ring, no-end-of-a-merry time
in the Island of Fragrant Streams.
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PARASITES
From the dawn of Creation, or the first rude catchings of recorded history there have boen parasites of sorts, humas species and others. Everymo has heard the
distich:
The larger fleas have smallor feas Upon their backs to bite 'em, The smaller fleas have lesser feas
·And so ad igivit utan,
This is true of all animal life from man- kind downwards, mul fagotable life too far that matter, and there is no part of the earth's surface whore parasiti beso well observed as in China. If one has occasion to travel eutside his own home and be away from ordinary western unfurts, he or she finds that actual contact, with China's malicus beginning with the pulex vititais, B. flats sad numberless other species of small fry up to the genus Home, is nel conducive to exquable temperament and the latter species are not the least irritating. The whole social system of China, domestic and business, founded on the parasitical systems. Poor
Pasa on gentlemen, please, one it a time, and pay up as you go. This will be, apparently, the motto of the Hongkong and Kowloon Ferry Company in the par future. The Firm noticed the Company are urocting turnstiles, through which fist and second class passengere must past cat the Kowloça side, and prophecy that the next thing will be the abolition of monthly tickets. I will be a beastly nuimnos carrying small dange and all the time, but the man who only cross and re-oross once a day will not mind so much. What price, however, those who go over to their riffin and whose duties tall them, often to Coms overto Hongkong at night? These will not like the change, il any such change he intended. Messience, the managers of the Ferry Company, the wholesale dealer has always a large reduction on bis pur-relations are not content with one dinuce chasse, he content to conceber that the per asnom and a cold shoulder, in some Kowloon resident is a wholesale dealer countries in the West, but quarter thera- with you, and, please, let blue remain selves with the atmost confidente on their
11
he
is
he is in respect to the money better off rolutives, and this is to be seen
for the
pay you
convenience in operation from the entourage of the you fund hin, or you may learn Viceroy of a province down to the lungors that there is such a tag in this world as un of a coulio on daily wages. There is a opposition. In which case, your shareholders Chinesa saying, not elegant but very ex
Meurs Nephew and Pub-1 The Shantung Stake-One Mils.
n's Monopole
MrFour Star Twilight...... Mr Nelson's Climpy...... Timic, 2113
(The
LAYS OF AN ISLAND.
VII.
OUR PIONEERS:
A SONG OF "THE DEAD,
1
comelery at Stanley is rapidly be latering on the tombe in the military
coming ilgible-J."D.) Thore'an wind-swept cape by our furthest
deep, Bat the fogs and the rain-equalls acreon Where the heroes who won us Our Island
it
Shep
(Do know where it is-kave you acer Does Life, Friend, for thee hold no object
bat gulit,
Ilast no heart-beat for deeds during
doughty, or bold,
Art dead to the charm of a tale that in
tula ?
Auda Britisher-my, can you mea
it
Far from their bind they lie;
On that lame cript, goant and how Yield but a momenta sigh-
To the Doud of Our Uld-time Story! Is the never a message from forty ono
Can speed o'er the wires of the eyes? To ring to the hugs, and a task half dos
Report to our rich civic suges.
Meeee if they death found from fever or
hall,
They died for the Empire, they faced
duty's call.
So the pure to pass intact, as citizens all,
Thoir ruster tu history's pages. Our World-famed port was a corsair's den. When they from the transport landed. No pied-up granite grey terraces then,
Dat the matslode of smugglers handed. Out forbents in truth hung their lives ou a
thread,
For the thing and the brave wore void of
all dread,
And each morn brought its doleful tale of
the dead,
By Our Calling's debt demanded Roll the short years bark See the same
old. Sol.
Gilde the harbour's waters steaming. While a trading junk, without let or foll, Boars away fo the dark. Pass gleaming, Bhark What was that? Tie the
wall of despair,
The rattle of guns on the blood-failed
Ate,
The yell of the
giare,
o pirates, 4kq burning soft's
Then the claste night waters dreaming fet again. His dan rays linned the
the jnukaeftains,
When to Deep Bay, the grave odds
svorning!
Where Our Titans contand at the Aurient
Game
ཧཱུྃ་-
sterne game that morning f use JL. M.8. Med and Columbine And anchored abronst
of the pirate's
line,
Till at eve there was left of craft tristy
Dinc
Bat their lettered gurou hulls burning,
In these paciscared times we are wrath
to believe
That Life was not always as settled; Thus it falls, mayhap, we noget to weare
A wirath for our soldiers mottled,
THE OPEN DOOR.
CILISA AND, THE UNITED STATES
By Order of the Board,
G. A. WOODCOCK.
Acting Secretary.
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE,
Firepool Idomeneus (6) Landon & Ports of Call Chuson (R) London v. Suez Casl Agamemnon (s) Landon v. Suez Cana]] Alcinous (s) Tundon v. Sues Caual Patroolus (8) Mireilles 7. Saigon Ernest Simons (6) Narseillor, Londen, &c. Sanoki Maru (s) N'onki, & Va. Inn Mara(s)....
Kebe NOW York............. Grescrrige New York. Suzzal St.
Ist May, 1900- NE-The Wcalera Division of the
1009 Can Diegov
Gity lies to the Wost of Morrisonstart
and East Smeta. PUBLIC AUCTION.
"
THE Undersigned has receive instruc. done item . K. Davidson, Esq., sell by Panic AucHON,
ON
THURSDAY,
Rolias()
Braemar Strathgyle (8)..
9. Francisco v. Japan.Doric (8)
9. Francisco v. Japan China (0) 4.95
Oarlowitz & ColAbout June 6, Carlowits Co. About Joue 20. Carlowitz & Co. About June 27. But borheld and Swire. May 7 Dibb, Livingston & Co. May 5, að nuus. P&O. §. N. CoMay 12, at noon.. Butterfield & Swire June 12. Butterfiold & Swira....... May 15. Butterfield and Swire. May 29, Mesageries Maritimes May 7, at 1p.ns. Nippon Yuson Kaisht. May 18, daylight, Nippon Yusen Kaisin May 10, at 4 p.m.
Quick despatch. Siessen & Co... Qu
Dodwell Co., Ltd About May 8. Dodwell & Co., It...June 9, at noon. Butterfield & Swiro May 20. .0. &0,
$ Co. May 23, at soon. Pacific Mail B. S. C May 16, daylight.
By at noon. May Toyo Kisu Kaisha.... U.S.A Baltic,
Idzumi Maru (H)
Nipp u Yesen Kaisha May 8, daylight. Francisco v. Japan. Hongkong Maru (s) ... Shanghai... Ea Iluarat (6)......P.&O. 3 N. Uo... Alout May 12.
S'hai, N'ki,K'bek mu Salazio (0) ***
Battorfield & Swire. May B. Mosangeries Maritime About May 7. pore, Penang &C'tta Artston Apear (D: S800, Sons &Co May, at noon. Swatow, Amoy &Tour Tamsai Mara (6) Mitani Bissan Kaisha. May, anyight.
Douglas Laprak & Clay 8, at 11 am. the 10th May, at ral, within bir tesity, Amy&Fohow Hatching (9) .....
Dodwell & Co. Limited May 10, at noon. dene at the Tramvay Station Upper Ter Taconia (Wash.), &c...Queon Adelaido (...
Butterfiel & Swire May 10.7/ Nanchang (a)...........
THE WHOLE OF THE
VALUABLE FURNITURE,
י
Contained therein
Comprising
The Innestor's Review says:--Wo: fear Mr McKinley and his administration have not accomplished very much by their gentle words of mong regarding this point, Ali the great Powers interested in Chim have
at them shall put up barriers around their politely cuted in the principle that none particular sphones of infúduce against the merchandise of their rivals and apparently Mr Mekhley has published the corres poodenes containing thase Resumabces with some hopa, that it may strengthena his position 66 andidate for re-(Nearly New).
We ran November not find much in the answers of the Powere far as communicated this a very encouraging All profess their readiness the facilities desirel, and all, un imagiac, will got their own way when the time comes without saying to the other country United States or any
election next
to
Tientsisi Yancouver (3.0), da Empresa at Joyau ()... Canadian Po R. Co May 16, at noon.. Y'as, v. N'oski, Kobe Kuhilta (a) Yokohama and Kobe. Gisel (8)
SHIPPING.
EXTENSION DINING TABLE, MAHOGANY and TEARWOOD CABINETS, SIDEDOLED,
ARRIVALS. DISSEL WAGCON, OVERALANTELS, DINING
May 4. WOODWARE, CARKETS, GLASSWARE, PLATE Guse and other WARDROBES MunORS, Idimai Mans Japanese steamer, 1,5, and DRAWING ROCE SUITE, CUEDS, BLACK Baws and IRON BEDSTRADS, DRESSING M. J. Curnow, Shanghai May 1, at him, TABLES, BREAKAIT and DISTER SELYTUBS Gomoral. NYPON YUSEN BAHA
CHOICE SELECTION of E.P. Waxe and CVILERY, PANTRY And KITCHES REQUISITES sual and a CoAGY PLANO LY BARTLEOL This Furniture is in excellent condition, most of it being of English Menufoture.
On view on the 8th and 9th May. TERNAS uzual,'
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auciintera.
1039
Hongkong, May 5, 1900, THE STAR FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
P. & O. S. N. Ca... bout May. 12:
...Sandor, Violer & Ca: May 9, afternoon..
POST OFFICE ‘NOTICES.
MAILS will close:-
For CANTON,
Par Prem, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
Gil May.
Par Nyeny, at Ya.m., on Sunday,
6th May
FOT BANGKOK.-
Namyong, Billah steam, 84, Slater,For AMOY SINGAPORE.—— Singapore Apel 27, General-CaISESE
Petarios, Gennan str., 1,676, T. Dodor, Saigon April 3, Rico SBBEN & C
May 5. Brooklyn, American flagship, 9,000, C.. M. Thomas, Yokohama April 20.
Hongkong, French str. 362, Pier, Haiphong and Hoihow May 4, Rico and GeneralA. B. MARTI
Taking, British steamer, 977, Kent, Bangkok Apdf 28, General. - JARDINE, MATHESON & CO
Kalgas, Bollish str., from Canton, Child, British str., from Canton. Carmarthenshire, British steamer, 1878, C. A. Burck, Kobe and Moji April 29, General-BorTERFIELD & SWIRE.
DEPARTURES, May 4.
by your leave. Passio, at least. hus already exhibited the spirit of indépen dence Inn manner ard to an extent that bodes no good to Er Mckinley's amiabic
NOTICE TO SILAREHOLDERES, mid goody-goody ides. We are sorry to use the wow! 'goody goody' in regard to the sentiments he capressed, but really when THE SECOND ORDINARY ANNUAL one considers the attitude of the United MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the States at home towards the trade of every other. Fower, it is impossible to regardtipany's Office, No. 2, Connaught Rose the wish expressed for an open door at Noon, on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd May in Chius to all conure all over the Em for the purpose of receiving the Report of pire as genuine expression of affection for the principle the phrase is supposed to mbody. If Americs desires to a China free wuntry to all comers why does it keep its own doers dosed? The truth of the matter is, that a powerful feo trade sentiust is growing up within the United States, and compels American politicinge of the strategic type and they am nearly all of that type, to deviso cxpedienta for gentifping the popular mied without mak The trade, therefore, is beautiful as far away as China ing any real contasions. is, but at honie mauopoly is her with
And oldly enough, Uhin sems to be extortion to profits to the monopolist
in these negotiations forgotian altogethe
the Directcss, with a Statement of Accoun's Yangtze, for Manila, te 80th April, 100,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Can pay will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 23rd May, both days inclusive.
May ō
Haun, for Hollow. Tourngisan Marn, for Katchinotau drink Mint for Manila, Hermes, for Hangay. Yensang, for Amoy. 1011 diri, for Mojt.
EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secrehry.
Hongkong, May 5, 1900. THE STAL FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby givin that an EX
TRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of The STAR FERRY Co.,
Dionnel, for Shanghai. Taining, for Shanghai. Murex, for Shanghai, Lymoon, for Shanghai. Renledi, for Amoy.
Kalgan, for Shanghai.
CLEARED.
and pleasant interchanges of diplomatic LTE will be held at the Com Tamsni lezu, for walor
Offico, No. 2, Connaught Road, on WED. NESDAY, the 23rd day of May, 1900, at 19.10 in the AFTERNOON, when the Sib joined Resolutives will be pressed.
1.That tim Capital of the Company be increased from $160,000 $200,000 by the creation of 10,00 New Shores of $10 ch.
Lepines, begaming.
That the New Sites be issued at such time or times and at such pre- The Directors may deter
3.That to New Shares be Allotted to such persous and upon such terms and conditions as tho Director may determina. By Order
empliments and good words: China, however, is the tosin factor in the case still, and it is by no means improbable that her population may yet have tomething effective to say about these phares of influence. Wa in England arojot paying any attention to Chin at present, but allow our interesta chore to drift hither and thither like a disaster ship deprived. of its anchors. Indications that popular is arousing itself in China are, make their op prarsice in an unpleasant way, and we should feel in zo ensure surprised were the Towers who are seeking to lay hold of that vast orapira and divide it up amongst
formilable opposition
and
bruthing the astive popu themselves, to le presently confronted by
universal revolt and their course ranch
собе lation, if they sue
sdher further on the int now apparsely th od to Ws apparently west hecuse, s
ase, is far is can be judged, Lord Salisbury has determined to standon our the merties abandoned the Armenians to of the Tak Car subjects within the EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the STAR FERRY Engure can be insulted with CO., LIMITED, will be held at the
EDWARD OSBORNÁ
Secretary, Hongkong, May 5, 1900. ~1042
THE STAR FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
will ader, and it is, their interest you pressive, That everyone aut expect a Their unes from the dumbling alone trots in China to their fate, nga na hoTOTICE is hereby given that ail
have to consider. The general public can fan lice. The sentiment expressed is not
wait to be attended to.
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column w baing na yesury have been effect ed in ether placca, wuch goes to prove that Chuting in a very healthy condiment when properly digested..
fado fast,
Broadman, for Shanghai. Hatcong, for Swatow. Normanni for Bangkok." Me Laurich, for Newcastle. Nansony, for Amoy. Murda for Bangkok
PASSENGERS. AFRIVED.
Fer Idat Mart, from Shanghai, Me and Mrs Schmidt, Mr and Mrs Berson.
Per Nusyong, from Singapore, 47 Chi-
деяс
Per Formani, at 8 am, on
..
di 7th May.
For SHANGHAT MOJL
KOBÉ,
YOKOHAMA, VIUTORIA (B.C.); D SEATTLE, USA
Per Idmi Murn, at 5
"ky, the 7th May,
P.in. on Motar
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL-
CUTTA
Por Arduen pear, at 11 mon
Wednesday, the 9th May,
For MOJI, KOBE YOKOHAMA, TIC-
TORIA & TAĆOMA÷-
Por Queen Adelalds, at 11am, en Thurs-
dry, the 10th May.
For SINGAPORE PENANG & BOM
BAY
Per Bisame, at 11 am, on Saturday,
the 12th May
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PADET.
The French Contrat Packet Briest Simons. wil be despatahed-on MONDAY, tho 7th May, with Mails to the United Kingdows, the Centinent of Europe," and places beyond, tia Marseilles; to Saigon, Straty Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Carbo, Madras, the Austra lian Oudonics, Adon, Natal and the Cipe, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. Cirulars at 9 am
Registration at 11a.m. Fapers at 11.06.
Registration, with late fee of 10 cents,
up to 11,46 c.m.
Tatters, at noon
Lata Letters 1510 to 12.30 p.m. Extra Pustage 10 cents.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES TACHET The United States Mail Inclut Hongkong Murn will be despatched on TUES DAY, tha Sh May, with Mails, for Shanghai, Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada. Honolule, Peru, wo, which will be closed at follows: Registration as 10 .. Registration, vith late fee of 10 cents, up
Letters út 1. m (Supplementary Mail on board up to the iwe fixed for the departure of the mail Extra Postage 10 cents)..
Per Telnias, fron Saigon, 70 Chinese: Per Teksang, from Bangkok, 152 Chi-to 1015 Au
meso,
Por Carmarthenshire, from Kobe. Mrs Burck, Ars Byers, Miss Henderson, and 3 DEFARTED.
Chinese:
Per Funsang, for Manila, ME. C. Thomas, Messrs A. G. Rowand, E.Arn hold, E. pitz. Mrs Adola Flores, Mr and Mrs H. Fenas and daughter.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
But it groves nor their last watch impunity, and robbed as well. Company's Office, No. 2, Conowaight Hond, Light variable winds and fine weather.
druary
Story
easily matched in English proverb, hus tu perhaps their way of expressing the
When the Great Reveille calls us at last,
May our master theirs be theory The Post Office Iackyard is ittulo maxim Live and Let live Though
Far from their kid they die, Tather too suggestive for cleanly-hred folk, cliner than it used to be, but it stilllustrates, the order of a from the
And the ranged jerry strest thrie gry; Are they sought to you last pas big? requires polishing up, and many other small Chiness point of view with gris clearness.
The Death of Our Did-line Ste improvements we have hinted at in this It is the expression of the line of existence in the terms of the go-between the
JULIEN DALIL of the scheme of creation broker's iden canied to its extreinest limit. Distriba tors there must be as well is producers and cyusanters, but the broker is not al- ways necessary whilst the grower of corn or rice and the consumer of theso neces
On the 8th at 11. a. The hamster The Firm can searly deal with Mr Polaries are esential each to the well-being look's abla and interesting paper of Sorious in some cases to bring buyer sed seder tolus fallen over Chine, tisen in Japan. Local Problems, because, to lose would gether, superfluous in many and inimical in The depression in the N.E. pad of the
Pacific Pressure is blyhest in the neigh demand more space than is at our disposal, others to fair trade and barter, but in the Sea of Jaya, is moving slowly towards the We may say, however, and we fancy all mogony of Chinese life this is cong bourhood”ful she Imochous, and another
will agree with us, that it to a thousand pities there are not many more like Mr Tullock in Hongkong tu lake an interest in our affairs, and to give us the bonet of their sound and well-matured judgment
of the other, but the go-between, necessary
casential.
charge to
WEATHER REPORT. The following notice is issued on the Obscrvaturgem
In this little island Colony the life history depression is probably developing over N.
without of
to all on the Chim cost. Forecast-pederate of all species of garasites is lika our won. Chins, Guacients slight for S.E. winds derful musean-open wi
E. to S.E. winds; fair. observers.
The grant Lungs not excepting even the their compradorce aud ecner shaps have
is staff who ate as well up in their business There are, courie, many more admir sale species of the parasite, for instance these which do not confine thomasiven to blood-sucking, but who are in the
The santion of the question of overcron'da uy lively for or punlarial mosquito.
ing which 'Spectator offer is one Foaren y
in scordance with the ethics of British
polity an, again, what may be essy of no trade, and a casual observer in i
complishment in Australia and America would be utterly us of the question in Hongkong, where nine-tenths of the busî- ncaa is in Chinese hands. We are not speaking of the large export and import houses or of the sluppig fent, bue of the huge nk and ble of the shoptosping class. Australia wise en- to grapple with the problem at its Inception; we have allowed it ta saamme proportions so gigantic that all hope of a' onely has long dewed to trouble the mind of the thoughtful sun. Whateve now to do is to proven! sny exten
Hongkong
come
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Tux and alhewhite, certaite soctions provenonderfully successful, and gained rezarsed staolutely for the use of Europe. aus, to pruride bra spaces chep possible,
and to lasiet. Upon such sanitary; arrange ments in all nge buildings, Chinese er
Cause wagting. It it is not beneficial to 958 Le 1003
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will not coal you a cent. For te by All Sovereigas (Bank's buying reta) 17ealers, Watkins & Cot Cep, agents,
Wo have neither soldiers Dat sailors to apar in order to uphold our tights in that WEDNESDAY, the 23rd day of May, wil be Est Away part of the world. For this 1900, st 12.15 in the Afternoon, when the Losion clar ye are disposed to thick pred Special Resolution that Mr. McKinley has wasted a deal of proposed. good ink. He looks to England to lead, wo gather, and will find her an absent minded as her fighting beggars."
STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL
REDTER.)
SUTTLIKU TESOUR
Anna, Sprutor.13 Ferenc 16 UUTWARD:-Conch, March 6, Bertomond Gunton, Ardendeary, 20 Fender, Shangtung, Taurus, 27. Paroding Part his Albey Holme, Indrani, Be kad April 3 Aker, Roma, 19 Etrichiale, 10 India Baru,
Indus. Ulysses,
Balluara, tends
19;
Minterne
Benalder Bachses, & Mary, Almond Branch 24 Kamukura Mary, forme, Frebury, 27 Frcheng, F. Ferdi, May 1; Dardanns, reste, Aibaga, Federist Forest Dale, 1.
HOMEWARD-Lavion, April 6: Parrand 24 Bads Meru, Kone Albert, Orests, J'entai, Tonkin, May 21 Glenews,
ARRIVALS AT HOME May, Hulere, Nestor Calchus,
New Patna, 146 | Old Patha, carb, 148
950
Oplan Quotations. HordKONG, May 6, 1900:
New Benar
1pm.
sh,
canlı, Old Benares, cash, New Malwa, cred
206
Allowance
21% pm.
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Last Year, Allowance, asi Old Malwa crodit Allowanes, Ta Perelan Olly Allowane Tar Persian, Paper
Allowance Tools, Persiany
The British steamer Takeang reports: The British steamer Carmarthenshire ro ports: Fine weather, slight haze,
Should the maid resolution be pase by THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER the requicol majority it will be submitted for confirmations as a Specii Resolution to which a Second Erimordinary Meeting, will be subaquently convened.
That the regulations contained in Table A in so far as they apply to this Company be altered as follows
That the following alase be substituted fur Clauss 37 of Table The
of *quorum for all the purposes,
General Meeting shall be net lese than five meusvers prescat in per son or by pray. No business ba transce at any General
Meting unles the quorem re- units be prosanbat the commence *ment of the busines
By Odder,
1043
EDWARD OSBORNE, Pecretary. Hengking, May 5, 1990. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
XVER ISSUED UNDER PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION.
The Chinese Mail
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THE LEADING CHINESE POLYAL, AND, O
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PUBLISHED BERRY MORNING.
CONTAINS THE MOST RELE
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM PEKING.
FOR SWATOW, AMUT & FOOCHOW. ALL LATEST INTELLIGENCE PHON
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The Company's Stamship
HAICHING Captain Divia, will be despatched for the
VARIOUS PORTS 1 CHINA AND JAPAN.
abore Parts on TUESDAY, the Sib Inst $8 per Annum divered in Hongkong, at 11a.
For Freight or Pasure, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Generd 3fwsayTTEN Hongkong, May 6, 1900. CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED
FOR SHANGĦAT THE Company's Stormship
SHUNANDA
Captain
$12.40 to all Coust Pla
6 WELLINGTON SCREET, HOIGEONG
Temperaturo.
1040
(Taken t
Bill be despatated as ESDAY the 8th Inst For Froghs on Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & STIFE
Konkurima da BLOOD.
1000.
120.93. 20:86
Dow hinimum over felt (75
MALLS BY TES CANADIAN PACIPIO RAST
WAY Cole PAKET,
The Canadian Pacifiu Mail Packet Emprei of Japan will be deapatshed on: WED- NESDAY, the 16th May, with Mails, for Shanghai, Japan, United States, Canda, &c., which will bo closed as follows
10.00 AM Registry ceases.
(Registration, with late fee of 10 centa
up to 10:45 a.m.) 11.00 . Po Ofice closes, but Corror- pondance may be posted on board the Packet, with the Late Fee of 10 cents extra Portage, until the time of depar ture.
MONEY LETTEM The Post Office decline alf responibility fordnregistered Bettore containing bank notes. a jewellery," and, where Regis tration has been neglected, WILL MARE NO wigs into alleged loss of such lettin
Fart Guide, 98
SUITES TIONCorrespondance can be re gilbered for all Trivale Stipe up to £ften Dinuts before to time for closing; for the: Slangbator dan soulract mils np šo a quar
of an hour before for walls for Europe, ineries, and Causửa, đó, up to an hour be fore; tur India, Northern Pacific, and Torres Straits maila'ay to half an hour before-
Lotters, da, for the Peak will be delivered by the 12 d. 3.10 o'clock trans only. Corres pendayes and roads for this leak may be posted. to the Gomera Foal Office up to 11.60.m. w3pm. Vith regnat të Jotters Em tha Prok, Filler bores have bead iznad at Magising Gap, Victoria Hip, Mount Kelets. Blount Gough, ad Flagellas Road, which will be clashed at
LOBAL DRINKKIZ Separato. Bazen here teen tidel for posting Compóndans for he Town, Kertoon and the Peak The Boss" under a Window at the East and of the Verandate fachy Queen's Bortz
La llees, proals, So, for Lawlor Four mi Stosowa in Harbour may be posted is the General Post Othes up to 11,30 am and 8.80 Letter from Bowls Point may be posted. in the Letter Best whion:hú beso placed in an Polfes Limperad ontside the Courge Boom upi in 12 and é odlocked in a billar Box at the Whert, Loud Raton will be charged. – Travoid robbery, sendize of lattars from Kowloon are NG- quest to ends the sumps by writing the work Hampal wools them. Covers contaging Bask Note a should be registered No