1903-12-24

CHOICE.

Amontillado

Sherry

$16.00 per dozen.

458

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road.

No. 12,714

The China Mail.

張四廿对二十年三臖百九千一英

MACEWEN FRICKEL & CO..

Business Notices,

ESTABLISHED

184 5.

日六初月一十年外费

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1903.

SHIPPING AND FORWARDING DEPARTMENT.

CHINA PARCEL EXPRESS.

To England...

To France

To Germany

To Italy

נן

Business Notices.

Fine Old TRUITY-

PORT

$17.00 per dozen,

H. PRICE & CO.,

158

12, Queen's Road.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month

Business Notices.

W. S. BAILEY & CO. BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.→

*(SOLE AGENTS FOR BELL'S ASBESTOS CO., LTD., LONDON).

Engineers, Shipbuilders, Boilermakers,

Blacksmiths, and Brass and Iron Founders. Rods, etc., suitable for highest pressures. Pump Packings, Jointing Material, As-

SHIPPING DATES.

20th Dec.

28th

21st

COAST AND RIVER STRAMERS, STĘẠM WATER BOATS, LIGHTERS, TUGS AND FAST STEAM-LAUNCHES.

To United States via Ban 18th

Francisco...

To United States via Suez Canal 20th To India

To South Africa...

20th

To Australia and New Zealand 28th To Canada

18th

Estimates for Freight and 'freo delivery charges upon receipt of Cubic Contents and Weight.

DELIVERY ANYWHERE. OFFICE-3, DUDDELL STREET. Hongkong, December 17, 1903.

Intimations.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

Bell's Asbestos Dagger, Demon,' and other well known pickings for Piston bestos Cloth, Tape, and Bollor Door Joints, metallic or non-metallic-Rubber and Vegetable Fibre Valves for Air and Circulating Pumps. Gauge Glasses, Packing rings of Asbestos, Rubber and Woodite.

Bell's Asbestos Non-conducting Composition forcovering Boilers, Steam Pipes, etc. (only best quality kopt). Boilers covered with Bell's Composition repay expense of Pumps, Packings, General Stores and Engineers' Tools of Every Description. covering in a few months by saving of fuel. Estimates given for Covering Boilers, etc.

Bell's Asbestos Expansion Tape, Millboard, Insertions, and Rope.

A large Bell's Asbestos Special Engine Oil-unsurpassed for Marine Engines, ENGINE & SHIPBUILDING WORKS. Stock of Engine and Cylinder Oils always in hand.

Bell's Asbestolinea Solid Lubricant, clear and efficient-1 lb, is equal to from 2 KOWLOON BAY.

to 4 gallons of oil.

Bell's Boiler Proservative speedily removes existing scale and prevents corrosion- does not injure the plates.

Asbestos Packed Cocks, Stop Valves, and Gauge Columns. Steam Gauges and other engineers' requisites always in stock, Lista and Prices on application

BRADLEY & CO., Managers,

OFFICES & SALES-ROOMS,

20, CONNAUGHT ROAD CESTRAL,

W. S. BAILEY, M.I.MECHE.

2547

E. O. MURPHY, wa, ɛ0., A.ČMECH.E.

CONTRACTORS FOR ALL KIND OF ENGINEERING WORK. PLANE, SPECIFICATIONS AND TENDERS. Consulting and Superintending Engineers and Surveyors.

accordance with the provisions of HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

Ordinance No. Gof 1875, the Exchange

Banks will be CLOSED for the transac ion AND WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

of Public Business on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 25th and 26th instant respectively.

Hongkong, December 22, 1903.

2577

THE FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIA-

TION OF HONGKONG.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

TT is hereby notified that Firo Insurance Ofices WILL BE CLOSED for the transaction Public Business on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 25th and 26th inst., respectively.

By Order,

A. R. LOWE,

Secretary,

Hongkong, December 23, 1903.

NOTICE.

TO THE WEARIED.

- 2592

HERE is no nicer place to spend a few

clays in quiet rest than

ΤΗ

MACAO,

And there is no more comfortable Hotel in

the Far East, than the

MACAO HOTEL.

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor.

2087

Hongkong, December 23, 1903. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS TO MACAO.

HE Favourite Passenger Steamer

WING CHAI

THE

Will run Special Trips to Macao on the 26TH, 27TH and 28TH DECEMBER, leaving her Wharf in Hongkong at 9.30 A.M. eacli

day and Macao at 7.30 1.M., arriving Hong- kong about 11 r.M.

FARE-Return Ticket, available for 3 days, $3.00.

The Steamer will also run on Christmas Day leaving Hongkong at 8,39 A M. and Macao at 2 P.M.

MING ON & CO. Hongkong, December 16, 1903.

NOTICE.

JOINT SERVICE MACAO

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND CHINA STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND

NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

Hongkong-Canton Line.

5.8. HONAM, 2,363 tons, Captain H. D. Jones.

THE

5.8. POWAN, 2,338 tons, Captain G. F. Morrison, R.N.R.

8.8. FATSHAN, 2,260 tona, Captain A. W. Dixon.

3.8. MANKOW, 3,073 tons, Captain C. V. Lloyd. 8.8. KINSHAN, 2,860 tons, Captain J. J. Lossius.

Departures from HONGKONG to CANTON daily at 8 a.m. (Sunday Excepted), and at

5.30 p.m. (Saturday Excepted). Departures from CANTON to HONGKONG daily at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Sunday excepted). These Steamers, carrying His Majesty's Mails, are the largest and fastest on the River. Special attention is drawn to their Superior Saloon and Cabin accommodation.

SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

Hongkong-Macao Line.

9.4. HEUNGSHAN, 1,993 tons, Captain W. E. Clarke. Departures from Hongkong to Macao daily at 2 p.m. Sunday excepted.

from Macao to Hongkong daily at 8 a m.f

Do.

Canton-Macao Line.

BB. LUNGSHAN, 219 tons, Captain T. Hamlin.

This steamer leaves Canton for Macao every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at about 7.30 a.m.; and leaves Macao for Canton every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 7.30 a.m.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE H.K., C. AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LTD., AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

Canton-Wuchow Line.

9.8, SAINAM, 588 tons, Captain B. Brauch.

9.8. NANNING, 569 tons, Captain C. Butchart.

5.9. TAK HING, 618 tons, Captain R. D. Thomas. Departures from Canton and Wuchow about five times every week. Round trips take about five days. These rossels have Superior Cabin Accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity.

2541

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the :-

HONGKONG CANTON & MACAC STEAMBOAT CO.” LD., .

18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, oppceite the Hongkong Focol.

Or of BUTTERFIELD AND SWIRE,

THOMAS P. HALL,

Agents, CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

OR many years Master in the Service

SUNDAY EXCURSION TO MACAO. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COX THE Steamer

HONAM (weather permitting and sufficient induce. ment offering) will make a Special Excursion Trip to Macao next SUNDAY, the 27th instant, leaving Hongkong at 9 AM. and Macao at 9PM.

Return Fare S5.00. Cabins $5.00 extra. Tickets obtainable on board the Steamer. By Order of the Board of Directors, T. ARNOLD,

Secretary. Hongkong, December 23, 1903.

LOST.

2585

N Sunday Evening, the 20th inst., in Sundu, Howloon, a SMALL

BLACK and WHITE:MARKED JAPA- NESE PUG DOG, with Yellow Ribbon round neck.

to Occidental

Anyone returning gano Hotel will be rewarded.

Hongkong, December 23, 1903.

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

2591

"BLACK & WHITE"

#SCOTCH PHISKYE

ARMES BUCHANAN &.CO.

SCOTHYRISKY DISTILLERS. ByAppointment to

M. THE KING

and

ARCH the PRINCE OF WALES

Supplied at all the eading CLɩ BS and HOTELS, and to be obtained from LANE CRAWFORD & Co., Queen's Road Central,

LTD., has the honour to inform the Ship ping and Mercantile Community that he has this Day established himself as a MARINE SURVEYOR.

T. P. HALL,

1, Prince's Building, 3rd Floor. Telephono 418.

Hongkong, August 24, 1903.

DR. WILSON,

DENTIST.

1647

LATEST AMERICAN METHODS.

REASONABLE PRICES.

CHEE WING & CO., 致

28 & 29, LEE YUEN STREET (WEST)

KONGEONG,

DEALERS IN

All Sorts of COPPER, BRASS, STEEL

IBỌN WARE, &c. STEEL GIRDERS and TEES, CORRUGATED`IRON, PIG IRON, &c.,

Suitable

SIPE, ENGINERES AND HOUSE BUILDERS,

1297 Wongkong, May 59, 1900,

WILLIAN MACLEOD, D.D.S., DENTIST.

11-12, BEACONSFIELD-ARCADE. -- Hongkong, September 22, 1903. 1768

Hongkong.

OFFICE, 6 DES VEUX ROAD, opposite King Edward Hotel entrance.

LANE CRAWFORD & CHRISTMAS and NEW-YEAR GOODS

Portland Cement.

In casks of 375 lbs net, $4.75 per cash, or Factors. In bags of 250 lbs net, $2.85 per bag, ex Factory,

FACTORIES-HONGKONG

AND MACAO

Glazed Stoneware, Drain Pipes and Fittings, GuaK Paving Bricks and Tiles, Firo Bricks and Pike Qay

FIRE CLAY WORKS.-DEEP WATER BAY HỒNGKONG.

For further particulars, apply to

Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

GENERAL MANAGERS.

2011

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

*for

Dakin's Aniseed and Licorice Cough Balsam Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, and Soreness of the Chest-Price 50 cents and $1.00.

CRUICKSHANKS COUGH REMEDY,

XMAS TOYS and GIFTS. A valuable remedy for Influenza, Colds, Bronchitis,

FANCY LEATHER GOODS in Grat VARIETY.

ELECTRO-PLATED WARE. PHOTO FRAMES.

MEERSCHAUM PIPES AND CIGAR HOLDERS.

HUNTLEY AND PALMER'S

XMAS AND GENOA CAKES. CROSSE AND BLACKWELL'S

Asthma, and all Diseases of the Chest and Lungs-Price $1.00 per Bottle.

THE

HONGKONG

2,1

A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT.

HOTEL.

WELL FURNISHED THROUGHOUT,- BEST QUALITY PROVISIONS AND LIQUORS. EUROPEAN CHEF.

XMAS PUDDINGS !!! FILBERTS, BRAZILS, ALMONDS, BARCELONAS, EVERY COMFORT FOR VISITORS.

ELVAS PLUMS, CARLSBAD PLUMS. FIG S.

FIG.

FIGS.-

CADBURY'S SELECTED CHOCOLATES.

CHOICE SWEETS and CONFECTIONERY.

MUSCATELS, ALMONDS, METZ FRUITS. SULTANAS, CURRANTS, RAISINS.

TOM SMITH'S and CALEY'S CRACKERS. GORGONZOLA, STILTON, and McLAREN'S

CHEESE. SELECTED YORK HAMS. DOLLS! TOYS! DOLLS!

;

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Hongkong, December 7, 1903.

Cutler, Palmer & Co.,

(Wine, Shippers to China since 1816),

LONDON

Have always Stocks of their well-known Brands whis-

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 15th July, 1901.

CHAMPAGNES

FROM

PRICES MODERATE.

The Peak Hotel.

Admirably Situated-Sheltered from the North-East Monsoon and Open

South-West Munsoon.

218+

A COVERED GANGWAY LEADS FROM THE, TEAMWAY TERMINU)

INTO THE HOTEL. Telephone No. 29.

Town Office, 7, DuDDELL STREN 89 Telegraphia Address :- PRACEFUL.'

CONNAUGHT HOUSE HOTEL,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

A FIRST CLASS HOTEL, SITUATED NEAR THE BANKS AND PRINCIPA) OFFICES.-EXCELLENT CUISINE AND WINES.

Large and Lofty Rooms Elegantly Furnished. Hydraulic Elevatoy Hot and Cold Water throughout. Special Rate for Tourists. Launch Service for Guests.

For Terme, apply

THE MANAGER.

MAC LAREN'S

CANADIAN CHEESE

In Jars (Medium and Small) Wholesale and Retail from

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

14:1

Hongkong, May 6, 1903.

CHARLES HEIDSIEOR

NO CHARGE FOR EXAMINATIONS PURE LINSEED OIL PURVEYOR TO HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD

DR. NEWELL WILSON,

31, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, First Floor, WATKINS' BUILDING.. Hongkong, October 29, 1903.

When you fed in

need of something

to refresh the body

and

at the

time nourish and

same

sustain-something

to make you strong,

hale and hearty-try

a cup of Bovril.

BOYRIL

.2200

To be obtained at all STORES, CHEMISTS, HOTELS, &c., throughout Hongkong, China and Japan.

Awarded Bronze Medal at the Paris Exhibition, 1900.

Gold Medal at the Indian Industrial Exhibition 1898. 1900 & 1901. MANUFACTURED DY

THE GOURPORE CO. LD.,

JALCUTTA',

Contractors to the Military and Public Works Departments, State Railways, and all. large Consumers

throughout India, the East,

and the Colonies.

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

Sole Agents,

HONGKONG. Cablo Address Loxler,' Hongkong. Hongkong, July 22, 193.

1519

KOWLOON ROTISSERIE.

NO. 31, ELGEN ROAD, KOWLOON. (2 DOORS NEXT TO. KOWLOON HOTEL), TEALS LA CARTE, STEAKS, CHOPS,

and 10.30 PM.

Monthly Terms on application. Hongkong. October 3, 1903.

Wanted.

WANTED.

2047

TWO Friends to Share LAROE BEDROOM in Kuutsford Terrace, with or without board.

Address-

Care of 'CHINA MAIL' Office.

2532 Hongkong, December 16, 1903.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

SOLE AGENTS FOR (HINA AND JAPAK

TO LET.

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION,

5 SPACIOUS OFFICES, 1st Floor, WATKINS' BUILDING,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Rental $70.00 Per Month. Apply to

WATKINS LIMITED,

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

“KILLADOON,"

N North Spur of MORRISON HILL,

ON ANCHAL ROAD-Light, Airy and well-furnished Double and Single Rooms, with full view of the Harbour.

For Terms,

Apply on the Premises, to

Mra G. 8. WEBB. Hongkong, July 7, 1908)

1416

Chemists.

TANG YUEN,

OARDING ESTABLISHMENT.

Splendid View of Harbour.

No. 18, MACDONNELL ROAD. Under European Management.

Apply at the House,

At FAIRALL & CO., Opposite Hongkong Hotel

Hongkong, June 10, 1903.

SOLE. AGENTS.

989

FAIRALL & CO.

BIGH-CLASS DRESSMAKERS, MILLINERS AND DRAPERS,

ARE NOW SHOWING

Robes, Nets, and Trimmings of Sequin, in Black, Silver, and Colored, Crepe de Chines and Mousseline Voiles (the latest for Ball Gowns); Flowers in Garlands and Traïs for Evening Wear.

A LARGE SELECTION OF BROCADED SILK SUITABLE FOR EVENING CLOAKS AND COATS. Hongkong, November 16, 1903.

W. BREWER & CO.,

QUEEN'S · ROAD.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS.

1650

NEW VOLUMES-Boys' and Girls' Annual, Young England, Little Folks, Chatterbox,

Nester's Annual, &c.

A LARGE STOCK OF BOOKS SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES. Pocket Books, Letter Cases, Cigar Cases, Cigarette Casca, Writing Cages, Albams and Leather Goods of all kinds.

MANY OTHER GOODS SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS.

CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO.

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

15, QUEEN,S ROAD,

HONGKONG,

LONDON RANGOON, STREET, CRUTCHEDĮFRIANS.

GLASGOW-ST ENOCH'S SQUARE,

SHANGHAI-FOOCHOW ROAD,

SINGAPORE RAFFLES" QUAY,

Hongkong, December 11, 1903.

Telephone No. 76.

Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WATCH-MAKERS AND JEWELLERS.

NEW SELECTIONS

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE, HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SPECTACLES. PINCE-NEZ AND EYE PRESERVES.

4. FALCONER & Co. ARE AGENTS FOR ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS.

(=);-

EASTMAN'S KODAKS AND FILMS.

64, QUEEN'S ROAD.

M. MUMEYA,

JAPANESE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER

AND FINISHED IN CRAYON

ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS. Ba QUEEN'S ROAD OENTRAL.

JAPAN

MITSUI BUSSAN

(MITSUI & 00.)

COALS.

KAISHA

* 23

EEAD OFFICE :—1, Suwcos-CHO, TOKYO. LONDON PRANCH:-34, LONE STREET, E.0. HONGKONG BRANCH:-PRINCE'S BUILINGS, ICE HOUSE STREET, FIRST FLOOK.

OTHER BRANCHES :

New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy Shanghai, Chofoo, Tientsin, Nowchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osata, Kobe, Mailzaru, Kure, Shimonosoki, Moji, Waka matsu, Karasu, Nagasaki, Kuchinotsu, Sasebo, Maidzuru, Miike Hakodate Taipeh' &c.

Telegraphie Address: 'MITSUI' (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes.)

Intimations.

GRAND

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHARITABLE BAZAAR

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the. Famous Mike, Tagawa, Yamano, and Ida Coal Mines. COLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Honda, Kanada, Fujinotana, Mameda, Mannonra Onoura, Utsuji, Sasahara, Teubakuro, Yoshinotani, Yoshio, Yunokibars, and othe Ooals.

N. INUZUKA, Manager, Hoogk ng.

Hongkong, April 28, 1903.

Per Case (Special terms to large buyers)

A healthy child is naturally full of life

His mother will tell you

Rainier

Beer

did her a lot of good It's pure ingredients It's perfect brewing when used in moderation all tend to build up the system.

Better try it yourself SEATTLE BREWING &MALTING CO.

SEATTLE, WASH PHONE RAINIER 30.

6 dozen Pints,.........

or 4 dozon Quarts,

A.. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,

IN AID OF THE BENEFICENT INSTITUTION under the Charge of the CANOSSIAN SISTERS

1111

OF CHARITY,

AT MACAO, on the

26TH AND 27тп DECEMBER, 1903, to be held at the PUBLIC GARDENS, SAN FRANCISCO, (PRAIA GRANDE).

Admission free from 2 to 5 r.M.

Tickets of admission for the evening,

with the right to a souvenir, $1.00 -Do, without souvenir

0.25 Du.

do, (for children) 0.20 Tickets on sale at the Hotels, on board Steamers and at the Public Gardens gate,

Hongkong, December 23, 1903. 2586

NOTICE.

MEETING of HIS MAJESTY'S

A JUSTICES of the PEACE will be

held at the MAĢISTRACY at 2.15 p.m., on TUESDAY, the 29th December, 1903, for the purpose of considering the follow- ing application:-

From one JAMES D. M. CAMERON for the transfer of his Publican's Licence to sell and retail intoxicating liquor on the premises situated at Nos. 40 to 44, Elgin Road, Kowloon, under the Sign of the Occidental Hotel, to one RUDOLF MAT-

THAFY,

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Police Magistrate.

Hongkong, December 17, 1903.

Magistracy,

ZETLAND

LODGE,

Intimations.

DANCING.

MBOFF WALLACE, of Rosemount

RS DONALDSON (Daughter of Pro-

Dancing Academy, Glasgow) has pleasure in advertising » SECOND BEGINNERS' CLASS to opon in The CITY HALL, shortly.

2576

Practico twice weekly...Fee $10 a month.

No. 525, E.C.

REGULARMEETING of ZETLAND

HALL, Zetland Street, on

To Let.

TO LET.

ONE FURNISHED ROOM, with Board.

Apply

· X.. Care of China Mail" Ofice. Hongkong, December 11, 1903.

Pupils will please enroll at the Robinson H

Piano Co., Ld.

MONDAY,

the 28th December, at 5.30 for 6p.m. pre- cisely. Visiting Brethren nre cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, Deceinber 22, 1903,

2578

HUMPHREYS' ESTATE & FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED,

HAREHOLDERS are heroby Notified that in accordance with the Special Resolutions rassed on 31st October, and confirmed on 18th November, 1903, they are ontitled on Application to an Allotment

SHAL

Hongkong, December 1, 1903.

2412

CHAS. J. GAUPP & 00., Chronometer, Watch & Clock Makers, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths. [AUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

VOIGTLANDER'S CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. RITCHIE'S LIQUID AND OTHER COSIFABBE ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS. NAUTICAL BOOKS. English SILVER & ELECTRO-PLATED WARE. Christofle & Co.'s ELECTRO-PLATED WARE. GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in great variety. DIAMOND S

AND

DIAMOND JEWELLERY, Splendid Collection of the Latest LONDON PATTERNS,

veru moderate prices. 472

FRESH XMAS CAKES.

TRY

Our Fresh XMAS CAKES made

Fresh AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.

We can supply at present i lb., 2 lbs. and 3 lbs., and of other Sizesinado to order by giving previous notice.

Coast Ports. Orders will be carefully allonded to,

H. RUTTONJEE,

No. 5, D'Aguilar Street, 26 to 38, Elgin Road, Kowloon, Hongkong, December 14, 1903. 2524

CARMICHAEL AND

CLARKE,

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

SHIPBUILDERS,

TO LET.

2498

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1908.

[COPYRIGHT.]

A CHRISTMAS EVE TRAGEDY.

JOHN K. LEYS (Author of 'A Suburban Pendellu,' dic.) I.

strugzie to savo appearances," and preserve the forms of luxury when the substance was gone, than I would have been in the house of a rich man. Elva's father or 'ered me out of the house, and forbade his daughter to speak to me again. Sho could not but obey-poor thing, God knows I never blamed her!

"A worse choice for the poor girl, I It was Christmas Eve, and I was on my think, they could scarcely have made-I way to pay a long-promised visit to some suppose he was the best that come forward, ITOUSE No. 2, QUEEN'S GARDENS friends in the country, when, owing to a Sir Noel Hadeastlo had 10 claracter of

as from 31st December, 1903. -

minior railway sccident, the branch line by being a man-hator as well as woman-hater. Apply

which I intended to travel to my destination He was always a gontleman will say Mesers JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. was blocked. Unable to get anything in that for him—but a queerer man you never Hongkong, December 12, 1903. 2501 the shape of a carriage, I set out to walk

His hair was already beginning to across country from the nearest station I could get to, and as it was a very dark much over forty,

Furn grey, though he could not have beca His brows yere deeply

SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS, REPAIRS PROSIPTLY ATTENDED TO.

TELEGRAMS: "CARMICHAEL,' HONGKONG,

A. B. O. Code, 4th Edition. A. 1 Code.

Lieber's Standard Code. TELEPHONE, 232,

Hongkong, March 14, 1903.

583

of one Share for every two old Shares hold KING EDWARD

by then. Forms of Application will be

sent to every Shareholder.

The Sum of $2.50 per Share will be pay

able, on application, on or before the 4th HOTEL.

of January, 1901. Two Months' Notice of any Calls will be given.

Shareholders desirous of paying on or before the 4th January, 1904, the whole Amount payable in respect of their Shares,

A HIGH-CLASS PRIVATE

can do so, and in such event will receive Ladies fully paid up scrip in Exchange.

The New Issue will rank for Dividend

HOTEL.

Afternoon Tea Rooms,

Private Bar and Billiard Roots.

pro rata from 1st January, 1934, according Hot and Cold Water throughout.

to the amount paid on such Shares on 4th January, 1904.

The REGISTER of SHARES will be CLOSED from 17th December, 1903, to 4th January, 1504, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, December 1, 1903. 2415

CHEUNG,

MEE

HIGH-CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER, Developing and Printing for Amateur. ENLARGEMENT A SPECIAL FEATURE.

BRANCH

HOKOZONO HOTEL CORRIDOR,

1567

$16.50

MADAME FLINT & CO.

Sole Agents for HONGKONG, CHINA AND MANILA.

ENO'S

FUNCTIONAL

INVALUABLE IN ALL

'FRUIT

OF THE LIVER.

DERANGEMENTS

SALT!

The value of ENO'S FRUIT SALT' cannot be told. Its success in Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australia, and New Zealand proves it. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT where it has been taken in the earliest stages of A Disease, it has, in innumerable instances, PREVENTED what would otherwise have been A SERIOUS ILLNESS:

CAUTION. See Capsule marked ENO'S "FRUIT BALT:" Without it you have a WORTHLESS IMITATION.

Prepared only by J. O. ENO, Ltd. 'FRUIT SALT' WORKS, LONDON, ENG., by J. O. ENO'S Patent. Sold by Chemists, &c., overywhers.

PRZE MEDAL

JOHN

སྙ

PHILADELPHIA

EXH

DAKEY & SONS

EMERY

ELLINGTON EMERY & BLACK LEAD MILLS, LONDON

EMERY GLASS BLACK CLOTH PAPER LEAD WELLINGTON KNIFE POLISH

JOHN DAKNY & SONS, LITTED, "WELLINGTON "

MILLS, LONDON,

LA MODE DE PARIS.

[ILLINERY and DRESSMAKING.

MILL

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**My leg is broken,"

Good heavens? How did it get broken ?'' "Bullet."

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feel like a murderer."

move away.

"Stop. You will be more a murderor if you go away!"

I stopped short. "What do you mean ?''- I asked. "The best thing I can do is tr go and fetch a doctor at oues.",

*A doctor? Oh, you are thinking of you would be murdering me if you went my leg. Did you suppose I meant that

away No! It's for the sako of--some- one else that I entrent you not to leave

me.

How long do you wish me to stay?" **We must stay all night, if possible." "I don't know what you mean," I cried

"He took no notice of her silent appeal, but stood looking from her to me, and from me back again to her as if demanding from me an explanation of the state sho was in.

***I have the honour of being an old friend of Lady Hardcastle,' I said in some confusion, lifting my hat as I spoke, and I have been giving her some rather painful nows of one of our friends. I am grieved

impatiently. "I only know that I ara wet that should havo distressed her so much. and starving, and you need help at once. I need not say that if I had known it would

I shan't stay here another minúte unless give her so much pain--' you can show me some good reason why I must not leave you,"

What is your name ?-Sylvester ? "'Yes.'

***I thought os..much.'

"With that he turned to his wife and

said, 'Do you think you are strong enough to find your way home alone?!

***Oh, yes, Noel, dear. There is really nothing the matter with me,' said she.

"He drew back a step, so that the hand

As I spoke there was a stir in the roun within, Shadows moved across the blind -passed, and re-passed. One shadow, 628 that of a man, large and black as A thunder-cloud, advanced slowly, threaton- ingly, upon the shadow of a shorter figure, a woman's. The woman threw up hor arms, clasping her hands above her head, she would again have laid on his arm fell and then lowered them, as ifin entreaty.to her side, and making a half-mocking man continued to advance. The bow, said, You will excuse my attending woman turned and disappeared. Then wo you home, I hope.' heard the sound of a closing door.

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I soe," I answered shortly, “But I

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II.

treaty,

Do come home with me, Nocl!' she said, in a voice that would have inspired pits in the heart of a fiend.

Up to that time I had been feeling

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It's the old story," he said, bittorly. had the precious treasure of her love, and "I wonder how many lives have been needed to envy no man.

But, on the other wrecked through love and poverty meeting haul, Sir Noel must have felt himself to hands. We mot. she and I, and I think be poor indeed. It was certain that he we loved each other at first sight. I know loved her, after his fashion, and it was hard I did. From the first something warned open him that, after having won her, he me that our love would meet with opposi-should find that he was as far as ever from tion, and we kopt it socrot. I had scarcely gaining her heart But after this interview anything but my pay as a lieutenant in the my feelings in regard to him were only army, which means, you know, a little those of hatred, and the bitterest contempt. less than nothing. Her people were poor, “'I can't go—I daren't leave but of long descent, and very proud ; and together! Do let me stay !' ebo wailed, you can understand that as a penniless crasping her hands, and all but going down suitor I was even more unwelcome in a on her knees to him. 741 household where there was a continual

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1903.

said, in a low tono of such subdued ferocity that my fingers twitched to be at his throat,

**The effect of what he said was painful to witness. Elva drow back, shrank into herself, as a dog shrinks at the command of a brutal-mastor. Turning at once, she moved away in the direction of the house. Her action, her attitude, showed plainly the state of subjection to which she had been brought.

**Her husband stoil looking after her till who had disappeared among the trees,

and then turned and faced me.

**What have you to say for yoursoli ?' ho asked.

Nothing."

Will you fight me ?"

. I stood for a moment considering. If we fought, and either or both of us were merely wounded, the result would be no better than if we left the ground without a scratch. The only good of fighting could be that one of us must die, It I were to kill him, should I over know happiness again? Could I go back to the widow with the blood of her husband on my hands, and talk to her of love? It was impossible. Then, if I were to fall by his hand, I asked myself, what would it mean? It would mean leaving that unhappy girl without anyone to stand between her and her ty rant. I would not do it,

No,'I said alond.

***I didn't expect that you would,' ho said in a tone that sent the blood tingling to my checks. Very good. If I catch you in my wife's presonce again I will shoot you like a dog! What business have you to come near her ?

"A woman docen't lose her friends because she marries,' said I, as calmly as I could. 'You know before you were married that Lady Hardcastle and I were acquainted with each other,'-hero I jump ed to a conclusion, but I knew what Elva was, and knew I was guessing aright. And she told you that we had been lovers, and that her heart was given to me. After that you should not have married her. At least you took your chance.'

That's your opinion, is it, ch' he said, scowling at mo. 'Let me advise you to keep your opinion to yourself for the future, if you act upon it, it will be the woran for you.'

Word

"With this final threat he turned on his hoel and strode away.

"After this thero

rumours of quarrols and long estrangements between the husband and wife, and everyone noticed that Lady Hardcastle grow paler and thin- ner every day.

"Then suddenly Sir Noel vanished from off the face of the earth. He went out shooting one day, and simply disappeared. Search was made for him in all directions; zowards were offered for news of him; and advertisements addressed to him by his wife appeared in the agony column of the Times for months, Some thought he had been murdered-some were inclined to think that Lady Hardcastle herself had murdered him; others supposed that he had only gone off on a shooting expedition, and would turn up by-and-bye. But months and years rolled on, and no one ever heard of him. It was certain now that he had left.the country, and it seemed more than likely that he was dead.

hat. I had realise, sorrowfully enough, that it was impossible for me tostay. The man was under his own roof, his wedded wife by his sido. No matter what I felt for her, for this night at all events I had

to go.

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Good-bye, Elva,' I said, returning to PIANO the room we had dined in. go away; I shall boat hand if you want mo. And for you! I went on, turning to her husband, even years ago you offered to fight mo, and I refused. I will fight you now, you hound, whenever and wherever you like!'

His answer was to slip his hand into the pocket of the ulster he was wearing: The next instant I heard Elva'a voice

screaming Run-run, Jack! He will

shoot you!'

**I backed slowly through the window, which was just behind me. He waited till I was outside the room, and then fired, hitting me in the leg. I know the bono is broken from the pain I am sufforing; but that Sir Noel is really mad, and I dread I can't leave this spot. I can't help fearing what may do to his wife. I dare not leave her alone with him."

"But if anything happened, what good could do said I,

yuu

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Through the Coloured Plates tingling to the ground.

white blind we could see something strug-Portraits of the Sixties, by Justin gling.

McCarty

I dashed myself against the French win. dow, and the glass gave way with a crash. Rushing into the room, and through it, 1 groped my way upstairs. A light shining under a door guided me when I had resched the second landing; but the women's screams provented my boaring any other sound.

I tried to open the door; it was locked. Knowing that the lock would be too strong for me to burat, I raised my foot and smash- ed the panel just above the lock, so that I was able to thrust in my hand and turn the koy. An awful sight met my eyes. Tho mad man had dragged his wife from her bed

"When the seventh year of his absence was drawing to a close, I went to see Lady Hardcastle openly, and tried to persuade her that no one could blame her if she took to the window, which he was endeavouring advantage of the popular belief that a wo- to open. She lay on her back across a man deserted for seven years by her has-couch which stood under the window; a band is entitled to consider him dead. I pillow was on her f ce, which the murderer Ho had evident- implored her to have pity on me, and to held there with his kneo. become my wife as soon as the period of ly tried to smother her as Desdemona was seven years had ended. I had great smothered, but finding that she struggled difficulty in persuading Elva to yield, but too violently, or that the process was too in the end I succeeded. Her heart, I tedious, he had decided to cut matters short know, pleaded for me. The seven years ex- by flinging her out of the window. pired last week, and our wedding day was ixed for to-morrow, the twenty-fifth of December.

I rushed into the room, and at tho samo time he succeeded in forcing the window open. Then mounting on the couch, he dragged his wife up to his own level. I darted forward, and throw iny arm round lady's waist, giving the would. I intended

the

"Elva has been in low spirits for some time-living almost alone in this gloomy house would make anyone melancholy. came over to see her to-day, and when the be murderer at the same time a violent rain came on so hard she insisted on my staying to dine with her.

We were seated together at dinner, when that window "-he pointed to the French window nearest him-" was thrown open, and Sir Noel walked into the room.

"Neither Elva nor I could speak a word, We only knew that a terrible disaster had happened, and that the home of love we promised ourselves lay in ruins at our feet. After enjoying our dismay for some time in silence, my onemy strode up to the fire-place, and deliberately began to taunt 11s,poor stricken creatures that we were! with the misery he was making us suffer. My God, how I longed to kill him!

thrust with my other hand. nothing more, God knows, than to saVU the poor woman's life; but my senses were confused, and my blood boiling with the horror of the situation, so that I did not think what the consequences of my action Sir Nool's body was bent back- would be. wards-his togs caught against the window ledge-he threw wide his arms, and with- out a word or cry, fell thirty foot to the gravel walk below.

A year later Lady Hardcastle married the man she loved. I had an invitation to tho wedding, but I did not go. The place waS for me too full of painful associations,

I have returned just in time, it But I have promised to visit the happy seems,' he said, a stuilo playing about the

couple on their return from the honeymoon, corners of his mouth just in time to The house where the tragedy took place prevent Lady Hardcastle from breaking her marriage vows. Of course you hoped that passed into the hands of a distant relative

of the last owner. He did not care to live

I was dead, my dear,' he went on, turning in the Hall, and has not been able to let it. to her, as she sat white as the wax candles The house n'ande, gloomy and foreskën, a before her, at the head of the table.

am delighted to be alive, and to have the fit monument of the tragedy that happened

spoiling of your little plan. Really, this makes life worth living."

He took my vacant chair, for I had gone into the hall to put on my coat and

under its walls.

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• UNDESIRABLES," To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL' SIR,On the 14th December, the Legislative Council of Hongkong met. and, amongst the, many things they discussed. one was, the law roferring to the introduction of Undesirables' into the Colory; and, although the law has not been passed, it being only under Sounding the Berlin Market. discussion, yet the tendency of the

majority of members pointed to its pass Loyoos, December 19,

age through the Chamber without any The Berlin Tageblatt says that it is great opposition.

RUSSIA WANTS £20,000,000,

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

forward to those that still intervene botween him and the homeland, so we We are told that the celebration of all pause now, with a smile through Christmas as a Christian festival dates the tear,' as Homer has it, to keep our from the latter half of the second Christmas merry still. The pulpits century of our ern. In Cromwellian will impress on us one lesson of the

ten years Hongkong has been made the burg that the Russian Government is days, it was frowned down as a rem-season, and it would scarcely here be compre, to the beak Formosa Part and stated in financial circles in St. Peters. It is a well-known fact, that for the last

| dumping ground for all undesirable mom- : mant of Popery, but the Restoration even decorous to trench on their pro-Japan,

sounding the Berlin Market with a hers of Society from all parts within reason- brought it back, and it has never since vince, but there is a lesson that may

ablo reach. The reason for this is not far Our evening contemporary, the Hong-view to floating a loan of £20,000,000 lost its hold The season naturally be drawn even in the Press. Remem

to seek when you consider the leniency of the law on the matter. calls upon all races to rest from toil ber that Christmas is everybody else's kong Telegraph, yesterday produced a

sterling.

This being a mat-- ter, however, that I am not competent to while Nature herself is taking her birthday. Selfishness has been forced highly artistic supplement, having for a

The front [Russia quite recently failed to float a discuss, I will simply pass it over by stating that I do not think the law now under con- on us, by the stress of competition, for subject the new Law Courts, midwinter sleep, and as the sky and

sideration will in any way remedy this state earth compel idleness, so the accumula- three hundred and sixty days, but elevation of the building is given, as well loan in New York.-ED., C.M.]

as a photograph of the Hon. W. Chatham,

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bility of keeping Hongkong clear of those tion of harvest provides the means.

people from the Government's shoulders Thus, for unnumbered centuries bofore something better than merely two

ment could not have been produced better

to that of the Ship-Owner's, and this with- out giving them any adequate protection the dawn of our religion, all heathen Bank Holidays together, we have a in Europe.

againat imposition, or any assistance in faiths had sanctioned and enjoined chance to enjoy the only unalloyed

carrying it out. popular rejoicings at the winter sol-happiness, that of seeing others happy. stice, and with the spread of Chris- It is absolutely essential to the tra tianity the time came for Christmas,dition of Christmas that no man may like Easter, to be claimed and recon- rejoice alone. We must cat the fat secrated by the new faith. Students and drink the sweet and send a por- [of folklore delight to impress upon us tion to those for whom nothing is At this time, charitable how small apart of ceremonial fails to prepared. bear the mark of immemorial eld. It would seem as if the heathen in his blindness had providentially, or by Goods per Coromandel not cleared at 4some mysterious process of evolution,

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of the picturings of faith that were to

eri

appeals meet is with renewed force, for it is a fly in the ointment of our joy that any should be wretched. Kindly syrapathy goes out now to the uttermost parts of the earth. Love and goodwill abound to our friends, our comrades and our facilies. Christ- have their full development in the new

If this be too much to claim for mas not only widens the scope of our them (and, needless to say, the sug-affections but deepens then. gestion is not offered irreverently), it endear the absent, while the few, of is at least certain that the fathers of all we know and love, who are within the Church had a keen and kindly eye reach of the smile and the hand-clasp to the lives and habits of those grow doubly dear. amonget whom they lived, and a strong determination that nothing should be lost that might be transform-

9 pm A Concert of Hongkong Volun- ed and redirected to higher uses.

teer Corps at City Hall.

Robert Browning, in The Ring and the Book, makes Pope Innocent XII

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Poor Rome perversely lingered round,

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Blind iconoclasticism was a plant of much later growth than Apostolic or sub-Apostolic times.

Hence we find, even to-day, the observance of Christ mas crusted over with a vast amount of sheer heathenism, which once was of its essence, but has now become

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Gorman Navy Reliefs.

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A Christmas Story.

pages

found an interesting Christmas Eve Story, 2 and 3 of this issue will be

entitled 'A Christmas Eve Tragedy,' by John K. Leys.

Cricket.

The Craigongower C. C. and the Kow- loon Depot C. C. will play a match on Saturday next, commencing at 2.15 p.m., on the ground of the former Club.

Christmas Carols.

We are asked by the Rev. Mr Icely, R.N., to state that Carols will be sung at service in-Kowloon Depot on Sunday

Christmas, is more especially the children's festival. For the Christ. Child's sake, His birthday is the birth- day of every little one." All the pret-the ty games and formalities appeal irre- sistibly to the poet-mind of a child,- the gifts in the stockings, the holly and other festooning overgreens, the

next-usual hour.

Christmas Church Services.

The Services in St. John's Cathedral on Christmas Day will be as follows:- Holy Communion, 7.30 a.m.; Matins and Ho'y Communion, 11 a.m. There will be a celebration of the Holy Communion in the Peak Church at 8 a.m.

THE WAR CLOUD. Tho Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Nagasaki wires that the Government has given notice that they will require all the dry docks in the country for the fleet. The war-ships hare begun docking and cleaning in turn.

There is a more hopeful feeling regard. ing the Far East prevalent in the best informed ciroles in Japan.

London has not received any information it is undeniable that the situation cou- indicating that war is imminent, although

tinues grave and is affecting trade to some

extent.

Nothing is known about the reports that the Japanese in England have been warned to be in readiness to return home.

[Thoro are nine private docks in Japan and at least one slip capable of taking third class cruisers, besides important engine shops at Yokohama, Nagasaki, and Uraga. The engine shops at Uraga, which is 20 miles from Yokohama, aro exception ally good. At Yokohama, Uraga and Nagasaki there are docks capable of taking any warships in the Far East. The dock at Bingo, in the Inland Sea, was oper ed only the other day. It is a medium sized dock. In addition to the nine private docks there are three Admiralty docks, and both at Saseband-Kure there are two floating docks for the repair of torpedo boat destroyers. "Opposed to Japan's facili- ties Russia has only one dock in the East, that being a dry one at Port Arthur. Following is a list of Japan's Docks: Private-Yokohama 2, Uraga 2, Kobe 2 and slip, Nagasaki 2. and Bingo 1. Admiralty-Yokohama 1, Sasebo 1 and Kure 2.—Ev., C2M,}

Football.

Why she was wont to turn each Venus toys and the bonbons, the mistletoe bush and even the pudding, are so many new joys for every minute of the day; and it becomes their seniors for ofice to waste time wisely, to close the counting house for a day, and gain a dozenfold more riches by laying aside the weary work and rubbing off some of the encrusting mould of the market by the sheer joy of surrounding them invited. selves, for a few hours, with smiling faces. And yet, exultant as we are,

A special service will be held at St. dominated nud subdued to a mere we know the mood cannot last. Sha-Peter's Church, Queen's Road West, on Christmas morning, at 10 o'clock. The husk round the Christian idea, which dow follows the sunlight. Indeed, were offertory will be on behalf of the Ship has replaced it as the heart and soul there no shadow, there would be no wrecked Fishermen and Mariner's Society.

A naval and military Christinus Ser- vice in connection with the Wanchai Gar rison Church will be held in St. Andrew's Hall, on Friday morning, at a quarter-pastwood Forresters on Saturday, 26th The V.R.C.F.C. will play the ten o'clock. Christmas hymns; visitors at 4 p.m., at Causeway Bay.

A. S. WATSON & CO., of our Christmas joy. A selfish utilisunlight either. The time will quickly All are cordially invited.

LIMITED.

tarianism has been growing up amongst pass, and every one of us will be back

For The

Christmas

Season.

ASSORTMENTS IN THE COLONY

GOODS FOR CHRISTMAS

PRESENTS:-

Sir F. Swettenham's Resignation.

What is an Undesirable'? How are the Agents or Master of a steamer to distinguish them?

In the writer's own experience, the greatest Undesirable' he ever met, was an Austrian Jew, who travelled first class, talked in large sums of money, set up in business with a flourish of trumpets, swindled sover well-known firms, not ex- cluding the British Government; went bankrupt, and was deported ;- all this in the space of six months.

I will horo give three illustrations that havo actually occurred on board the ship of which I am Mastor, within tho last six months, shewing how very difficult it will be to determine who are, Undesirables,' that is before they difficult it is to deal with one of these cases have committed themselves in some way. The last case is more to show how very

when they are known to be Undesirables' within the meaning of the Law.

1st-Left Shanghai, amongst about 250 deck passongors, noticed four Europeans. On enquiry, found them to be four seamen paid off by mutual consent from their ship in Shanghai in the possession of properly issued deck tickets and with fifty 10 sixty dollars in cash each. They conducted themselves orderly, and were respectably dressed. On arrival in Hongkong they disembarked with the other passengers. That evening. at 7.30 I observed two of these same men drunk and disorderly and acting as beasts in the Queen's Road.

Were these men Undesirables' in the meaning of the Law, and was the ship to be held responsible for them; and for what reason could I have refused them a pass. ago leaving Shanghai, even suppose I had known they were on board?

departure of steamer. Arrived Frenchi 2nd-Shanghai, ton minutes befora Municipal T'oliceman, accompanied by re- spectably dressed man and luggage; police- man conversant with just enough English to inform Chief-Officer Frenchman, go Hongkong,' and produces a deck ticket by Co.'s steamer. Ship leaves; Frenchman turns out to be a Turk, on his way from Tientsin to Constantinople and during stay in Shanghai came into collision with French Municipal Police. (All this was inst., Sher-not found out till afterwards). This man

•

was orderly and behaved himself the whole voyage, and two days after arrival in Hongkong proceeded on to Calcutta.. Was this man' an 'Undesirable' within the meaning of the Law 3.

3rd-Shanghai again; Ten minutes ba- The Singapore Free Press attributes fore departure of steamer, British Muni- the resignation of Sir Frank Swettenham Chineso coolies; Criminal writ large all cipal Policeman, and two disreputable of the Governorship of the Straits Settle over their faces. Deportees just finished ments to ill-health. Sir C. A. Moloney, a term of imprisonment, remainder of sentence, deportation, being carried out. Governor of Trinidad, -and Sir H. E. Placed on board for passage to Canton, with McCallum, of Natal, are mentioned as two Company's deck-tickets; Policeman remains on board till last moment to see 119. It cannot be denied that the in his place at desk or counting-house, Band at King Edward Hotel.

possible successors.

that they do not get ashore again. Twelve dreams and ideals of the more en- and at work again. But if sorrows By kind permission of Major Radcliff

hours after leaving Shanghai; Produced before Master, having been caught in the thusiastic youth of the world are losing leave their scars, shall not hours of joy and Officers, the Band of the 93rd Burma.

Assaulting a Constable.

act of pilfering passenger luggage in be their vividness as shades of the prison- leave their impress also? The dark Infantry will play the following programme

A man named Hackney, who described tween decks. Placed in confinement. house close round the race century days will return soon enough, but the of music at the above Hotel, during himself as an American, was charged at the Arrive Hongkong. Hand them over to

dinnor, to-night, the 24th instant, Magistracy to-day, before Mr T. Sercombe

Police for punishment, Policeman states that world of oil, of sorrow and of sin, may (Christmas Eve), instead of Friday, as

as the crime was not committed within the Smith, with assaulting Police Constable 37 | waters of the Colony, and that the pri cloud but cannot darken the lives of usual

by striking him in the mouth. It appeared soners have no stolen property in their those who love their fellow-men. March... The Washington Post......

possession, they cannot be charged ; advise Meanwhile we can grasp the good Lancera... A Country Girl Monckton that the Constable remonstrated with the master to go to Harbour Office and see if Selection, Reminiscences of Scotland' accused for some offence, and the accused he can have them dealt with under the

Godfrey turned to walk away. thing before us, the day and its pri-

As he did so, he Merchant Service Amendment Act. Walk Bevan The Flight of Ages'

thom to Harbour Office, and see the Song.... Valtz...... The Blue Danube... Strauss hand, knocking one tooth out and loosen Master states alat they do not come under Mazurka..' Slavonic Dancë '... Karoly Klaying another. He was fined Sö, and ordered the M. S. A. Act, that Police are in the wrong, and can deal with them; advises to pay $15 compensation.

visit to Central Police Station, and sec Capt. Superintendent. Tedious journey to Central Police Station. (This is'nt Punch). Capt. Superintendent substanti, ates statement of Tolicemen at originat A rather precocious youth has been station, and states that if the Harbour

after century.

soon,

The world is too much with us; late and

Getting and spending, wo lay waste our

powers: Little wo see in nature that is ours;

We have given our hearts away, a sorditvileges; if we do so well, and wise Selection. The Geisha'.... Sidney Jones struck the Constable with the back of his Harbour Master (since retired). Harbour

boon!

Some of us who are not too selfish we shall be cheered by imparting find ourselves too busy to think of cheerfulness, we shall gain by giving As usual, we are selling one of the BEST Christmas. The murvellous gains of joy, we shall be strengthened for the centuries of social and scienti- next stage of our journey by the same twenty

gift that we wish to all,. fic advance in lengthening the average duration of life have been nearly coun- teructed by the increasing rapidity In another fifty | with which we live.

years, the electric telegrapli will be too slow for our feverish successors, Las the course of post was found too slow for our fathers, and the waft of

the wind for theirs.

, די . 3. - - -

CONFECTIONERY in FANCY BOXES

of Rare Design

GOOD PIPES in Great Variety. CIGAR and CIGARETTE-HOLDERS.

CIGAR and CIGARETTE CASES. FANCY PERFUME SPRAYS.

PERFUMES in FANCY BOXES,

EBONY-BACKED BAIR BRUSHES. EBONY-BACKED TOILET MIRRORS,

SOAPS in FANCY BOXES,

MANICURE SETS.

FANCY PUFF BOXES,

AND SO ON.

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS,

YEAR.

Court and Fashion.

GOD SAVE THE KING,

A Case Reheard.

A Precocious Youth.

sorry, but there is nothing to be done; all he can do, is to give authority to keep them in confinement, while in the waters of the Colony.

On December 22 at the Magistracy, A DERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GLAD NEW before Mr T. Sercombe Smith, Chan Choi,

Chan Yan, Wong Sui, Wong Lui and Wong discovered in Eangkok. A pawnbroker Master cannot deal with the euc, he Tung were convicted of being unlawfully in was proceeded against for taking a necklace is sure that he cannot; he is very possession of rice, nuts, and peas, and from a boy 12 years of age. The boy gave were fined $100 each, in default three the following evidence, which will show months' imprisonment. Subsequently Mr that in Bangkok they commence to commit G. K. H. Brutton made an application for sin early.-Chin Chye deposed that he a rehearing of the charge, and at the Magis picked up the necklace in the Talat No tracy to-day the case was reopened. When gambling house lane, and having pawned

GOVERNMENT GAOL

December 24. Superintendent McCatchky, the Officer

21.

Thames.'

There is no doubt that these men were Undesirables; but could the Master have refused them a passage seeing that they had one of the Co.'s tickets. It may

be said that the Co.'s Agent had no business

of...

As steam had to gainistering the Punishments Depart-charged, on December 22 the men made it, gambled all the money away. If he had.

to have given them the tickets. But in supersede sail-power, and the wire to ment, will have high tea early this evening, statements mainly to the effect that their won he should have boùght things for him- the large Coast Co.a deok tickets are sold- supersede steam, the increasing purpose as Mrs McCatcbky has issued invitations master put the rice in the boat; they did self, clothing, etc.

He was brought before from the Chinese Coinprador's Office, where there is no European supervision, that runs through the ages will relegate for a cribbage party at 6

the Borispah Court, charged with stealing only the number gold, and the amount not know his name, and that the peas and

· Mrs McCatchky visited the Central to the scrap-heap most of the labour-

Market this morning in company with

nuts were swept into the boat. Mr Brut the necklace, and was sentenced to 15 collected being Accounted for. Besides when a prisoner has to be deported, the strokes.. These enving devices we boast now.

Mester Ronald and Miss Elspeth Ments and the boat were engaged by Lo Fo, ton said that it appeared that the defend.

respective Police Stations simply send a coolia with a chit book, and a nount of pass- devices, indeed, do not economiselabour

Catchky. The former seemed to be enjoy of the Sui Wong Coolie Firm, on December of his class of lads to bring in three book passage in such and such a steamer.

A LONDON Schoolmaster, having requested age money to Steamer Office, requesting a but intensify it. We can send or re-ing a stick of Chinece sweetmeat. ceive ten letters where our grand-

The Triumph, belonging to Mesars items of information about the Thames that I would suggest that the way to deal This morning, Superintendent McCatchky Jebsen and Co., had commenced to dis- they could prove to be facts, received from with the question would be. The Shipping fathers could receive or send one, but inspected and tasted the Christmas skilly charge rice, and these coolies and their boat lived heer it. I have saled over it. I have cd on them the conditions under which one bright boy the following I have Companies to only sell tickets having print- what profits it when the stress of our Ho was heard to express an opinioff as to had been engaged as cooks, or to assist in fallun into it. These are facks about the their possessors enter the Colony. The business compels is to send or receive the efficacy of a certain patent niedicine, the work of unloading. It was the custom

possession

this ticket to bo tantamount to a declaration by the party twenty for every one that passed sixty and it is hoped that he will feel better to-of firms to give to the coolies working on the

that thore is nothing against. ship a basket of rice for food, which was

Sore Muscles

their landing legally in the Colony," years since? To the headlong youth

passed to the kitchen boat. The rice was The guests at Government Gaol are look-given froni seven different firms, to whom core simple. First take a good Police, within any time, the Government THE corect treatment of sore muscles Then if they come under the notice of the of to-day it seems puerile in their elag forward with interest to the coming rice was consigned that was on board the CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR ders to complain of the pace, but the festivities. A few days in hospital are al Triumph. He would call six of the firms warm bath before going to bed, and be shall punish them in such a manner as to

burden that stimulates and gladdens ways welcomo.

coolies in support of his contention that sure to rub yourself dry. This opens the create some doubts in their mind as to the Theu rub Chamberlain's Pain advantage of Hongkong as a place of resort. the rice was given to the coolies for cook- pores. youth has begun to pall on age. Some This afternoon, the Superintendent will ing purposes. The nuts were given to the Balm into the poros, keeping up a brisk (Chain gang, Government roads, Cat.) If you have Under this faw, any dead best could be future Wordsworth may say of these be present at a battue of strayed dogs, at defendants by Leung Chok Chow, com rabbing for several minutes,

tended by his Ass. S. and three of the pradore of the Triumph.-Lo Fo gavo time when you get up in the morning, rub taken up on sight, because he must either

in some more of the Pain Balm.

have infringed the conditions of the pas S. WATSON & Co., Limited, years, as was said by the poot of the leading inspectors of the Sanitary Board.ovidence to the effect that he engaged the

It is hoped that some junior officers of defendants and their beat, together with 76 This cures sore muscles caused by hard senger ticket, or be a stowaway. early years of the nineteenth century their staff will also be present.

Anyhow it is a matter that requires a other coolies, to assist in the unloading of work or sovere exercise of any kind.. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Good was it in those days to be alive,

Subject to seasonable interruptions and the rice on the Triumph, and that he had Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the favorite great deal of consideration and ought to be But to be young was very hoaven! stomachic disturbances, the Superintend- often seen the coolies representing the rub-down of all prominent athletes. It discussed from all sides, before any

But the end of the year brings sad en engagenients for next week are as different firms give coolies in their employ keeps the musclos in finn shape. One decision it come to.

follow-

rice for food. His Worship remanded the application gives relief. For sale by all With apologies for taking up so much thoughts, as a bitter drop in the Monday-Attendance in Mosque Terrace farthur hearing until December 29, at 11.30 chemists and medicine vendors, WATEENS TOOM,—Yours,

Ltd., General Agents.

SHIP MASTER. at the stocks of a gas-meter thief, 12 till 4, fa.m., bail in 850 each being allowed.

ARTISTIC AND PLEASING

CARDS..

Established A.D. 1841.

Ask for our Illustrated List

December 19, 1903,

cup

of joy, to those (and they are many)

morrow.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1908.

A CATTLE DISEASE IN

HONGKONG.

Post-taorlem.-The results are uniform, in. congestion, and characterised by flammation, ulceration and necrosis of the gastro-intestinal tract and by a hemorrhagic condition of the visceral, deep and super An Important Discovery.

ácial lymphatic glands.

Uncleriologically a micro-organiem was The preliminary rep rt on a cattle disinvariably found in the blod, organs and ease in Hongkong laid on the table of the tissues. It possesses the characteristic Legislative Council yesterday is an impor.morphology, biology, and experimental

effects which are detailed in Appendix. tant document. It is the joint product of

Experimentally the investigation was Dr W. Hunter, the Government Bacterio- limited to the question of the casual rela- logist, and Mr A Gibson, Colonial Ve- tionship of the micro organism to the dis- case, That such a relationship exists is terinary Surgoon, and deals with the cattle

fully proved by the insemination of a pure discure which has periodically destroyed the culture of the micro-organisi in question herds of the local dairy farms since 1896. into a previously healthy animal and its Because of the similarity of the symp. subsequent contraction of the disease in

typical form and with typical results. tons, this disease has been spoken of

the itt and

past reported 'rinderpest,' To Mr James Walker, man- ager of the Dairy Form Co, at Pokfulam, we believe, belongs the credit of any success which has accompanied the treatment of the disease, and in Mr Walker's opinion the disenso was introduced and spread in the Colony by straw brought from the mainland. Believing the discaso to be rinderpest, he followed the treatment successful in South generally found Africa, That is to say, to quote the report, he inoculated healthy anita's

CIN

да

with the defibrinated blood of recovered animale as a preventative and further car- ried out the same method in regard to sick animals as a curative. The general results

of his treatment led him to believe in the efficacy of this method.'

Dr Hunter and Mr Gibson, however, after a searching investigation, have arriv- ed at the conclusion that the disease which has hitherto decimated the cattle of the Colony is not rinderpest. They write:

From our own preliminary examinations, however, the appearances presented by the diseased animals-intra-vitam and post- marlem-differed from those usually regard- ed as pathognomonic for what is generally recognized as true Rinderj-est. The absence of certain symptoms and the characteristic and constant post-mortem appearances coupled with the presence of a definite micro-organism in the blood and tissues have led us to the conclusion that the epizootic is something very different from Rinderpest, and required investigation. Accordingly, we requested the Government, through the medium of the Sanitary Board, to grant us such facilities as would enable

us to do so. Permission having been got,

the enquiry was commenced early in June

of the present year. In the first instance,

V.R.C. REGATTA DINNER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

At the Kowloon Hotel last night some seventy members and friends of the Vic- attended the

toria Recreation Club

Regatta Dinner, In the absence of the Chairman of the Club (Mr A, Chapman), who we understand was presented from being present by a slight illness, Mr H. C. Austen took the chair. The tables were tastefully decorated with flowers and pre- sented a pleasing picture. The dinner was excellent.

After the dinner the Chairman proposed the health of the King, which wasmucically In concluding their report, Dr. Hunter honoured. The 'Prosperity of the Club' and Mr Gibson set forth the differoncos coupled with the name of the llon, Sec- between the Hongkong disease and Rinder-rotary of the Club, was the subject of a pest as follows:-

Hongkong Disense.

1. Micro-organiem constantly present. 2. Mouth lesions extremely rare. 3. No skin eruption.

tonat by Lieut. Newman, of the Amphitrite, to which Mr Austen responded. The Club, said Mr Austen, was in a flourishing coo- dition, and the members totalled 40. During the winter he hoped to be able to arrange scratch rowing rices for the mem-

4. Trachea and bronchi normal orcongested.hers, and in March next, he announced, that

Rinderpest.

1. No micro-organism.

2. Mouth lesions constantly present. 3. Skin eruption commonly present. 4. Trachen and bronchi show croupous

changes.

The diseases resemble each other in the following particulars :—

1. Rapid emaciation and weakness common

to both.

2. Diarrhea.

3. Intestinal lesions.

CANTON LEPERS' FUND.

'China Mall's' Subscription List. We would remind gonerous readers that we are prepared to receive, acknowledge, and despatch to Dr Battie, of Canton, any contributions forwarded towards a fund for the alleviation of the sufferings of the lopers at Canton. We are pleased to Boknowledge the receipt of the following :-

W. H.

Willie Wimble E. J. B..... B. M.

H. Hursthouse

St. Stephen's College

G. M. B.

(2nd contribution)

H. S.

Roy, E. J. Barnett

H. Skott

(2nd contribution)

Ng Lau-san

CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA,

Averages of English Team.

At the conclusion of the third match of the tour, that against N.S. W., the averages of the English Eloven were as follows:—

A. A. Lilley.... G. II. Hirst T. Hayward JT. Tyldesley

...$20

L. C. Braund...

10.

892420

A. E. Knight..

P. F. Warner...

R. E, Foster ...

BATTING.

To-day's Advertisements

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG.

IN BANKRUPTCY,

No. 30 of 1903.

In. N.O, 11.9. Bus Avg Receiving Order and First General Meeting

2 1 91 94 04.00

3 0 92 195 95.00

.3 0-167 176 58.00 30

90 171 57.00

20 58 94 47.00

1 0 47 47 47.00

3 0 65 133 44.33

3 0 71 108 36.00

of Creditors.

R ROBERT ALOYSIUS COLLINS residing at

THE

ROBINSON

PIANO

THERE IS NO

COLD

No. 7, Bonhum Road, Victoria, in XMAS GIFT -

the Colony of Hongkong, Electrical Engineer.

Receiving Order dated the 7th day of Petition dated the 26th day of November, 1003.

3 0 70 1G 35.33 December, 1903. 2 1 14 21 21.00

3 0 30 50 16,65

2 2 2

H. Strudwick and A. Fielder had not

ROWLING.

W. Avge.

12.60

B. J. T. Bosanquet

E. Arnold

A. E. Relf

W. R. Rhodes

batted.

Total

.......

...8127

0. M R.

A. Fielder...

43 14 63

L.0. Braund

5 67

5 13.40

W. R. Rhodes ...138

37 261

17 15,35

A. E. Relf

70 23 118

6 19.66

B. Arnold

74 16 204

G. H. Hirst

33 176

6 234

REVIEW.

HILL'S WORLD'S ENTER- TAINERS.

the Athletic Sports would take place. Be alluded to the competence of the new row- ing captain, Mr F. Lammert, and concluded by proposing the health of the late Sec.

Last night Hill's World's Entertainers E.J. T. Besanquet 7 The latter in retary, Mr F. W. White. responding said that although he was opened a short season at the Theatre departing from the Colony shortly, he would still follow the fortunes of the Royal, before a small but highly enthusias. V.R.C. He offered to donate a prize at the tic audience. Those present enjoyed the next sports-an announcement which met show immensely and occasionally garo vent Hill and Sylviany, unanimous approval-and thanked

the

members for their cordiality. Mr J. J. to storras of applause.

Leiria welcomed the visitors in a cordial who do some daring and clever feats on the manner, and proposed the toast of The cycle and unicycle, are the stars, but the un- Visitors, which was responded to by Mr honours of the evening wero fully shared by

Mller, from Shanghai. The Presa

4. Iemorrhagie lymphatic glands. This

condition is constant in the disease

It is common in Rin-

der consideration. derpest.

│5. Cardiac petechie.

The conclusions arrived at are:-

1 The disease is a form of Hæmorrhagic

Septicemia.

2. It has no connection with Rinderpes".

It is allied to Pasteurellosis,

THE GOLFOMANIAC.

Athwart the club-house porch he walks

With carnest, hurried tread; And out across the turf he stalks

Like herald grimly spec, Behind is home, behind nro cares

Of stocks and bonds and wheat- What matters wife, or bulls and bears,

When hogey is to bent?

And now he halta beside the box

That marks, a near, the lea: And now in manner orthodox

He moulds his little teo: And now he draws his driver forth, Like blade from out a sheath; And now he gazes west and north, And stamps up n the heath.

He waggles-with compelling force

Ilis cager club he shakes;

Ile waggles-and along the course

A steru survey he takes ;

He waggles for the distant hole

He waggles--and with heart and saul

The wafting sphere he smites.

Again he keenly sights;

it was our intention to investigate this disease with a view towards its prevention. However, on undertaking the enquiry, we found so much of interest in regard to the symptomatology, pathology and bac-He's off a tradging down the green,

O'ver siniling hill and plain; teriology of the disease that we

con. But every tender rural sceno Presents its churnin vain. prelimin. sidered it advisable to make a

Not his the springtime's fragrant lore, In ary report on these questions only.

Not his the purple fall ; making this report, we hope that we have His mind, egad, is on the score,

His eye is on the ball. so dealt with the disease as to show con- clusively that the cattle epidemics here in Hongkong are not rinderpestic but of a dif- ferent etiology. This report deals only with the question: "What is the Disease?" The important questions as to the modes of infection, curative treatment, and im. munity against the disease have not been considered by us As such questions can only be tackled after a thorough knowledge of the patho- genesis of the disease, we have left them to be dealt with as a future date,'

The report proceeds

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A novel about children for adults is not next proposed by Mr F. White, and was Victor Kelly, undoubtedly the cleverest common, but this author is an adept. The tido ebbs and flows between the people' responded to by Mr J. W. Bains (China knock-about comedian who has appeared on Mail) The torst of The Ladies' (nono were present, by the way) was placed in this stage. He sings with a good voice, who are supposed #ot to want children, Mr F. Lammert's lands, and was respond-dances with skill, and says things sequaint and those who do. The planet is an ed to by Mr F. D. Bain ou their behalf.ly that he never fails to bring down the orphan, Loudon-bred in comfortable cir-

Miss Agnas appears with him in Mr A. P. Nobbs addressed the company on sport generally, during the course of one turn and, in addition to being pretty, cumstances, with a little brother as satellite. which he advised all athletes who desired does some dainty business. Mi Leslie Sho is precocious in shrewdness, but her oxercise to join the Volunteers, where Norman's nice contralto voice was heard to lively imagination and prejudice lend her

manual advantage in several popular songs, and

Mr again and again into false computations they would receive sufficient training to developo their muscles. she earned well-deserved encores. Captain Cowlishaw, of the Brilliant, was Leonard Nelson, a comedian, also pleased and therefore into bewildering experiences. unavoidably absent, but the ship was re- the audience with his character songs, and The relations between a girl's community presented by the Chief Officer, Mr Cum-in one was assisted by a happy section of and a next-door boys' school are weil the audience. Miss Maud Agnus sang a worked out, with much mutual native mings, the

Throughout, there is a very apprentices. The health of the Captain pretty little coon song in a pretty little candidness.

slender thread of romance daintily worked was honoured and cheers, and Mr Cum-way and was well received. Lazern, the

in. Those, who have little interest in mings on his behalf responded. He said mystic, created considerable amusement the Captain and Officers of the Brilliant with his tricks, the way in which they were children, should steer clear of this volume, were delighted with the success of the received demonstrating that old fests of for the isle would prove flat. Those who Regatta, and appreciated the courtesy of mysticism are always green. The perfor-like to-trace the inwardness of the child's the Club in extending so cordial an invita mance was wound up by a droll sketch mind and ways, those who wish to be entitled Fun in Shadowland,' the pan-up-to-date in school slang will find the tomime being novel and funny. Miss May children who ran away pleasant companions

As Christmas draws near. McCrystal, who had a heavy task at the piano-playing all the accompaniments, deserves a special word of praise,

tion to them:.

Second Officer and two

Musical items followed, and after pleasant evening the gathering dispersed.

CANTON NOTES,

The entertainment will be repented to- night, and a special matinée will be given on Boxing Day, commencing at 3 p.m.

AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL

RECORD.

Dr Jenner on the Plague.

The Times reproduces the following from

(From Our Own Correspondent.) DISTURBANCE NORTH OF CANTON.

CANTON, December 23. Reports have reached here of a serious disturbance in Ying Tak District, about 150 miles north-west of Canton. Soldiers have been sent from here to help the local its file of 1803 :- officials to deal with the situation. The American Baptist Mission have a station

Dr JENNER to the FunLIC. at the district city. Dr and Mrs G. A.

Cheltenham, flet. 26. Hayes, Rev. and Mrs J. R. Saunders and

Some report hating gone abroad, that Mrs Williams are at present there. The the Compox has been found to secure the trouble is back in from the river, and the constitution from the plague in Constan- missionaries are at present in no danger.

LAWLESSNESS AT FATSHAN,

Reports of robberies aro-very frequent. The group of villages to the "north-west of The first match in the Polo Tournament, Fatshan, a very densely populated and Ireland versus Scotland, was decided yes-wealthy section, have been visited by rob

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28.

tinople and some other parts of European Turkey, DI JESSE begs leave tohy before the Public the evidence which he has re- ceived of this important fact. He does not deem the point dearly ascertained, but cannot forbear thinking, that every reader will sco a considerable presumption in its

MISTRESS: Oh, Norah, when you set the table you placed the knives on the left side, where you should have put the forks.' Norah:

Indade, ma'am, an thot's aisily fixed.

Oi'll tur-run the table round.'-

Prepare for Emergency THAT would you do if taken with

THUR

HURSDAY, the 31st day of December, 1905, at 12 o'clock at Noon, precisely, bas een fixed for the First General Meeting of Creditors in the above Matter, to be held at the Official Receiver's Office, Land Office, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, aforesaid.

No Creditor can vote unless he previously prove his debt.

Forms of Proof and Proxy can be ob tained at the Official Receiver's. Offico during Office hours,

At the First General Meeting, the Creditors will be asked to consider whether the Debtors shall be adjudged Bankrupts or whether they, the Creditors, will entertain a proposal for a Composition or Scheme of Arrangement,

Notice of Public Examination.

No. 14.of 1903.

Re CHAN TAI, CHAN SZE alias CHAN CHEUR HING, CHAN LUK alias Chan HANO SHER, CHAN HAT alias CHAN It S N and CHAN SHAP SAM alias

NOT

CHAN CHU, lately trading under the

style of HIM YUES at No. 104, Bou- ham Strand East, Victorin, Hong. kong, as Opium and Cotton Yarn merchants, and, under the style of Hor Hiso at No. 26, Cochrane Street, Victoria aforesaid, as manu- facturers and dealers in Cigars and Cigarettes.

[OTICE is hereby given that Thursday, the 7th day of January, 1904, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, has been fixed for the Public Examination of the above-named Debtors at the Supreme Court. Notice of Adjudication and Appointment

of Trustee.

No. 25 of 1903.

Re The Cuy Looxo firm, lately carrying on business na Bakers at No. 102,

gives such roal and porimanent pleasure as

THE APOLLO"

THE MASTER

PIANO PLAYER}

AGREAT ENTERTAINER

A GREAT EDUCATOR

PRICE FROM $450 UP. Pay part Cash and Balance later

THE VICTOR"

TALKING MACHINE

ABSOLUTE REPRODUCTION

OF THE

HUMAN VOICE,

Songs by the best. Singers. Comic Songs and Speeches Good Band Music

Wellington Street and Nos. 107, 168 Special Offer

and 111, Wanchai Road, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong,

wero adjudicated Bankrupts on the above-named the Cny Loose firm 3rd day of December, 1903, and the Official Receiver, Mr BRUCE SHEPHERD, Was as pointed Tru.tee of the Estates of the Bankrupts.

No. 27 of 1903.

Re Poox Wo, lately trading as Contractor at No. 3, Shing Wong Street, Victoria aforesaid, under the style of WOO KEE CHAN.

a severe attack of Colic or Diar- rhes and your physician could not be readily summoned? Provide yourself with a bottle of Chamborlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, and you will then be prepared for such an emergency.

During the summer months children are subject to disorder of the bowels, and should receive the most careful attention. As soon as any looseness of the bowels is noticed, Chainberlain's Colic, Choleras and Diarrhoea Remedy should be given. When children are teething they have more or less diarrhoea, which can be controlled by giving Chamberlain's Cholas, and 2095 Diarrhoea Remdy. For sale by all chemist, and medicine vendors; WATKINS Ltd., General Agents.

Tcated Bankrupt on the 3rd day of THE above-named Poox Wo was adjudi.

was appointed December, 1903, and the Official Receiver, Mr BRUCE SHEPHERD, Trustee of the Estate of the Bankrupt.

Dated this 24th day of December, 1903.

BRUCE SHEPHERD, Official Receiver and Trustee.

THE

NOTICE.

at present. terday afternoon at Causeway Day, when bers about a dozen times during the last favour in the following Extract of a Lotter. To-day's Advertisements Departure of the $. Korea for San

the Scotsmen had an easier victory than two months and two hundred houses have was anticipated. The ground was very been robbed during that time. A large dusty and the ball jumped a lot, which number of persons have been abducted and rendered accurate hitting rather difficult held for ransom. Similar reports have First Churken.-The Scots winning the reached me concerning a number of places toss, defended Kennedy's goal, and began in Shun Tak District. pressing at once, the scoring being opened especially frequent in the district, and the with a subsidiary by Mr Johnstone. On operators find it a most profitable business.

SHIRKING DUTY.

FROM DR DE CARRO, OF VIENNA, TO DR

JENYER,

I believe that I

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

TEMBERS are reminded that Nomina-

Francisco, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe (Inland Sea), Yokohama and Hori lulu, is Postponed to SUNDAY, the 27th inst., at 9 a.m,

2596 Hongkong, December 24, 1903.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

Your discovery has already produced some consequences which you surely were very far from foreseeing, when you made it known to the world. once mentioned toyou, that a French PMs for the Hongkong Derby (to be- Abductions are sician. Mons, LA FONT, thought that he

had observed, that vaccinated people were run on TUESDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY, not attacked with the plague. Hodescribed 1901), close to the undersigned at the Hong FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. to me the facts which raised the suspicion kong Club House on SATURDAY, 26THE Company's Stammshin

THE HAITAN, they were few, and not very conclusive, DECEMBER, instant. but he spoke of his new observations with modesty and prudence, and thought only that the subject deserved his further at tention. Another Physician at Con- stantinople, Mons. AUBAN, who never had any communication with M. LA FONT, who is of Salonica, wrote to me FOR CHEMULPO, DALNY AND PORT about a year ago, that he had also some suspicion of the Cow.pox being a preserva- tive against the plague-did not mention facts, but said, that several people had observed the same, and many vaccinated HE Steamship themselves as a security against the plague.

At the comraencerent of our enquiry, the temperature of all the animals present- ed for slaughter at the Kennedy Town Cattle Depot was inken: all animals having suspicious ris in temperature were at once isolated and placed under observation. The temperature of these animals was hitting out Mr Hastings took the ball up taken twice daily and symptoms as they to the middle of the ground where he was

The Viceroy, ou account of ill health, has presented themselves noted. Immediately the nature of the disease became evident ridden over the ball. Mr Ross, getting been trying to got the Imperial authorities the animals were quarantined in the old possession, teok it back again, and Mr to put the duty of quieting Kwangai upon Tung Wah Mortuary, which is fitted up. Simpson put the ball between the flags. the newly-appointed governor of that pro for segregation purposes. The condition

Of this responsibility the governor and temperature of such animals were On changing end the Irish began to press, vince. noted daily and on death occurring, a post-and Mr Carleton, after a good run down is unwilling to relieve the Viceroy, and I mortem examination was undertaken as the field by Mr May, notched a subsidiary now hear that in view of somewhat improved soon as possible This method of segreg ation of animals has been adopted by us for Ireland. Result at end of first chucker health the Viceroy is contemplating a sinco the commencement of the pr sent en- -Scotland 1 goal and 1 sub; to Ireland other visit to the province. quiry and is still being carried ou. This

1 sub. proceduro was foud noces ary owing to Second Chucker--Starting the game from

the fact that the diecage, is most insidious behind the Scots' goal, Mr Ross took the

COPPER CENTS.

The Mint is doing a thriving business in

By Ordor,

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course.. Hongkong, December 24, 1903,

2599

ARTHUR, CALLING AT SHANGHAI

THE SULLBERG,

Guess what was my astonishment, when Captain MEYER, will be despatched for a few days ago I received, through the the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 1st

in its onset. It was a common occurrence ball right down the field but hit behind. copper cents. The demand is so great for French Ambassador at Vienna, & packet of [January, at Noon.

to find an animal with a temperature of

106 F. and with no other manifestation of Soon after, however, the same gentleman them that the machines are now working

il Wealth. The method in addition was of the pot in, backing each other at night.

scored a goal with a difficult angle shot. advantage in that all cases of sickness wero discovered, and that no suspicion up well, and took the ball back to their could arise as to the quality of meat sent opponents' goal, and scored another sub- out for consumption. It may be as well a

fect health.

THE NEW RAILWAY,

The railway is growing in popularity, The play at this point of the and traffic is on the increase. Seven! ty? sidiary. game was all in favour of the Scots, and

Dr AUBAN, who begins his letter with these words What I had the honour of men. tioning to yox long ago, concerning the Cow pox being a security against the plague, as a probability, I can now, after many experiments, speak of almost as a certain He describes the fact summarily in signed by him and several witnesses, dosir- ing Citizen CHAMPAGNY and myself to give them every possible publicity. The proofs 1st. Of 6,00 vaccinated at Constantino- plc, not one has taken the plague.

are-

this point to sta e that so far wo bavetr Johnstone put on the third goal, Mr hundred dollars are taken in each day, his letter, and adds two proces verbau, absolutely no data as to the cominunicabi. Simpson shortly after scoring another. notwithstanding the fact that the fares on lity of the disease to man. Inspectors. The bell rang shortly afterwards, leaving the stean launches are very much lower. boys and coolies who were daily in contac- the Scots victors by 4 goals and 3 subs. to with the disease have so far enjoyed. port their opponents, 2 subs, (Another in The steam launch people will be forced to go out of hyeintss, or at least retire from Up to the date of writing this report, 224 justice to Ireland.)

Among those present at the tournament the Canton-Fatehan run. The Chinese animals (experimental included) have been either infected or attempts have been made we noticed Mrs May, Mra Dickson, Miss to induce infection. These animals con- Hawksley, Mrs Leigh, Capt. Hurly, aro beginning to appreciate the value of sisted chiefly of bullocks. In connection

The following were the teams with the particular species of animal affected it is important to note that dur

A.D.C., and Mr Dickens.

SCOTLAND.

IRELAND.

4 H.E. Mr May 3: Capt. Carleton, 23rd 2 2 Mr Knox, R.N.

ing the course of this epidemic only one Mr Lyon buffalo contracted the disease, but this Mr Johnstone coincidence may be accounted for by the Mr C. H. Ross

fact that during the summer very for Mr Simpson, 93rd 1 Mr Hastings buffaloes have been brought into the Colony for slaughter.

The mortality amongst the affected animals averaged 70 per cent.

The disease, as met with during our in- vestigation, was in the majority of cases an acutely fatal one. Death usually occurred within a week. In other cases the disenso was of a more chronic nature, death occur ring 10-15 days after the commencement of the rise in temperature.

The

timo..

A WESLEYAN MISSION ON FIBE.

2d. That infants previously vaccinated, nurses infected with the plague. have sucked, without injury, the milk of

3d. That an Italian Physician, Dr. Valli, who went to Constantinople to study the plague, was so persuaded of the truth of the new discovery, that upon the sole security of having been vaccinated, he shut himself up in a Lazaretto, and had, with people attacked with carbuncles and buboes, vari- our modes of contact, without any effect.

Just as I am about to mail, this I hear that the premises of the Wesleyan Mission 1 at Tang Sha are burning. There is not 4 sufficient time to investigate the rumor,

The Society have two foreign residences, 4th. That the same Dr. VALLI inserted a chapel, a theological school, and a girls' Boarding School in its compound, The loss will be very great if the report is true.

Major Strickland and Captain Nugent were umpires and Major Radcliff kept the time.

WEATHER REPORT."

The following notice is issued by the Rev. S. G. Tope and family occupy one Hongkong Observatory -

of the residences, and Miss Wood occupies

Captain Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 27th December, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, December 24, 1903.

Entertainments.

THEATRE

2594

ROYAL

Commencing THURSDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 24.

2597 HILL'S WORLD'S.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, December 24, 1903.

FOR YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND

• TSINGTAU.

THE H. A. L. Steamship

BADENIA, Captain RORDEN, will be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 2nd

nuary, at Noon..

For Freight, apply to

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Office. Hongkong, December 24, 1903.

2598

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAM-

ПНЕ

Steamb

ENTERTAINERS Will play a short season, presenting for the first time in Hongkong a thoroughly High-class performance, introducing Star Acts from the principal cities in the world.

COMBINATION OF TALENT EVER BEEN THE BEST COMPANY AND THE STRONGEST IN THE EAST is the unanimous opinion of the Press. The following are among the members of the company:

HILL and SYLVIANY,

IN POSITIVELY THE GREATEST CYCLE AND

UNICYCLE ACT IN THE WORLD.

A: Continental Star Performance from the EMPIRE, LONDON, the FOLIES BERGERE, PARIS, WINTERGARTEN,

BERLIN, and KEITH'S and OR

CIRCUITS, AMERICA.

KELLY and AGNAS, Comedy Sketch Artistes, introducing Ec- centric Dancos, Acrobatic Comicslitics and Mirth-provoking Finales.

MISS LESLIE NORMAN, New Zealand's Greatest Operatic Mezzo-

Soprano...

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, into bis own hand, a mixture of variolous Calling at Tour DARWIN, and QUEENS LAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo and pestilential virus, and having felt no

to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, effect from that trial, he meant the follow

TASMANIA, &0.) ing week to insert pestilential virus alone,

5th. That Dr. AUBAN, having been in:

AUSTRALIAN, formed that in some villages neat Constan. tinoplo, the cowa were subject to some Captain MCARTHUR, will bo despatched for eruptions on their udders he, with several the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the Gentlemen of the French Embassy, wont 13th January, at Noon..

This well-known Steamer is specially fit to those villages and found the cow-pox A simple but effective remedy is the fol- then existing, The report of the inhabited for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating

ants was, that they had never seen the Chamber which ensures the supply of Fresh Just a Plain Comedian. lowing:

Breathing through the nostrila, inhale a plague, or the small-pox, among them Provisions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage This Steamer is installed throughout with full breath as slowly as is possible without though both these diseases made dreadful.

the Electric Light. causing fatigue. Expel the breath in the ravages in the vicinity.

Such, my dear Sir, continues Dr De same manner and repeat the operation ten

On the 24th at 11.30a. The barometer the other. has fallen over S. Japan, risen over N. China.-

The anticyclone is still central over Mid- China, and pressure is relatively low over the NE. part of the Sea of Japan, and also over the S. part of the China Sea."

Gradients moderate with strong monsoon in the Formosa Channel, rather steep with heavy monsoon over the China Sea.

Forecast-Fresh NE. winds; fine.

In those cases in which recovery took place after the disease had run a typic course, the temperature reached its normal figure in about three weeks. An Appendix is attached giving full details in regard to the symptomatology of the disease. chief characteristics regarding this are a rise in tomperature, diarrhoea of a mucoid and blondy character, rapid emaciation accompanied by great weakness and pros- tration. No lesions of the mouth, skin HUSBAND: I wish you'd keep away from and feet have been observed. The diar that sewing society. They do nothing liat rhoea commences in the majority of cases two days after the temperaturo has reached Rossip about everybody who isn't there. Wife: That's just it. I want to go as its maximum vide Temperature Charts to make sure that they don't gossip about appended.

ine.

How to Stop a Cough.

A Stewardess and a duly-qualified Sur geon are carried.

N.B. To assure the additional comfort

LAZERN THE MYSTIC, From the Crystal Palace, London, present- ing a novel and up-to-date. exhibition of legerdemain...

LEONARD NELSON,

FUND IN SHADOWLAND,

A Now and Novel Act by the Entire

Strength of the Company.

‛।

SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINIE, SATURDAY, 26 DECEMBER.

times. This will stop the coughing for ab- CARBO, are the extraordinary facts which I have out a quarter of an hour. Take a dose of have been communicated to me. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy during this now and then corresponded with M.M. of passengers the steamers of the Company FREQUENT CHANGES OF ALL ACTS, lull and the medicine will have a better op- LAFONT and AUPAN their correspondence have electric fans fitted in state-rooms. portunity to act and will speedily effect a

announces much modies! information. The

complete curn. It always cures and cures second, acquainting the world with such an quickly. For sale by all chemists and important discovery, runs certainly a great medicine vendors; WATKINS Ltd., General risk, if he receives it by fake and hasty ob-

servations, Agents,

•

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, December 24, 1905.

2000

Plan of reserved seats now open at Robinson's.

Prices

.83, $2 and $1. Hongkong, December 24, 1903,

2563

At This Season.

Pay for the Records now and for the Machine later.

PIANOS

Magnificent instruments at .specially Low Prices during Xmas Week.

Do not fail to inspect our Stock if you wish to make a handsome gift.

OUR NEW STOCK OF MUSIC HAS ARRIVED ALSO,

HEINZ

The

572

MIXED

PICKLES

HEINZ is the man who writes the

rhymes,

Which have no rhythm or'meter About his things in cans and jars

Which never jar the eater..

He cans what garden truck he can.

And what he can't he bottles His relishes add relish to

What'er goes down our throttles.

ASK YOUR

GROCER

FOR

ONE OF THE

'57'

DANG CHEE SON & Co.,

•

Wholesale Agents,

•SOUTH CHINA,.

Shipping.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

OSTASIATISCHER FRAÜHTDAMPFER DIENST.

Taking Cargo at through rates to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAN, COPENHAGEN, LISEON, OroнTO, LONDON, LIVERPOOL, “GRASCOW, TRIESTE, GENOA, PORTS in the LEVANTE; BLACK-SEA and BALTIC PORTS; NORTH and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS).

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

8.8. Nürnberg,

Capt. JABURG,

68. Nubin,

SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

FOR HAVRE AND HAMBURG. CALLING-AT SINGAPORE AND PENANG.

30th December, 1903.

FOR NEW YORK, Via SUEZ.

}

Freight,

About end of December, or beginning of January. Capt, Vox Hory,

FOR ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG;

CALLING AT SINGAPORE.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1903.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Shipping.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP

OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

JOINT SERVICES.

FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS FOR LONDON AND CONTINENT. MONTHLY SAILINGS FOR LIVERPOOL.

TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR ALL EUROPEAN, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN, WEST AUSTRALIAN, JAVA, AND SUMATRA ports.

FROM

OUTWARDS.

Freight & Passengers. GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL

GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL

10th January, 1904.

FOR HAVRE AND HAMBURG. CALLING AT SINGAPORE AND COLOMBO.

15th January, 1904. FOR HAVRE, BREMEN AND HAMBURG. CALLING AT SINGAPORE AND PENANG,

8.8. Savoia,

Capt. DEINAT,

8.8. Ambria,

Capt. DUCKSTEIN,

8.6. Würiburg,

Capt. v. BIxZEK,

For further particulare, apply to

1569

Freight.

} 28th January, 1904. Froight & Passengers.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

HONGKONG OFFICE,

Queen's Buildings, No. 1.

RAILWAY

COMPANY'S

CANADIAN PACIFIC

ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.

THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE, VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES,

ballingal SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.AND VICTORIA, B.C. BAFETY-SPEED-PUNCTUALITY.

Empress Twin Scrow Steamships-6,000 Tong-10,000 Horse power-Speed 19 knota. Saving 3 to 7 Days accross the Pacific.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONO, (Subject to Alleration.j

R.M.S. EMPRESS OF OHINA............ 6000 TONS......WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 1904. R.M.S, ATHENIAN

R.M.S. EMPRESS OF INDIA

R.M.S. TARTAR

R.M.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN R.M.S. EMPRESS OF CHINA R.M.S. EMPRESS OF INDIA R.M.S. ATHENIAN

R.M.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN

3882 TONS......WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27. 6000 TONS......WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10. 4425 Tons......WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24. 6000 Toss......WEDNESDAY, Mar. 9. 6000 TONS...... WEDNESDAY, Mar. 30. 6000 TONS...... WEDNESDAY, April 20. 3882 TONB...... WEDNESDAY, April 27. 6000 TONS......WEDNESDAY, May 11

1E magnificent TWIN-SCREWSTEAMSHIPS of this Line pass through the famous INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, and usually make the voyage YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER (B.C.), in 12 DAYS, saving THREE DAYS to a WEEK in the Trans-Pacific journey, and make connection at Vancouver with the

which leave daily, and cross the Continent FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIC WITHOUT CHANGE. Close comoction is made at Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, New York and Boston with all Trans-Atlantic Lines, of which passengers to Great Britain and the Continent are given choice of.

STEAMERS

.PYARHUS ........................

.NESTOR

...KEEMUN...

.KINTUCK

..PINGSURY

GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL ..MOTUNE... GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL......OLAUCUS.

FOR

HOMEWARDS

STEAMERS

DUE

.27th December. 27th December. ... 1st January. 8th January. ...14th January, ..2nd January. Jnuary.

....28th

3rd February

TO BAIL

MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP....Dardanus,.............. 5th MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP........Yangtɛze ...................19th

* LIVERPOOL, WITHI

AT SINGAPORE LONDON & ANTWERP

TRANSHIPMENT

YANOTHZE .NESTOR.................

* GENOA, MARSEILLES & LIVERPOOL... KEEMUN. LONDON ́ & ANTWERP LONDON AND ANTWERP

...KINTUCK

MOYUNE.....

January. January.

January.

...19th

...2nd February. 15th February.

....16th February. ...1st March.

*Taking Cargo for Liverpool at London Rates.

NAVIGATION COMPANY

VILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATE

named:-.

FOR

SHANGHAI AND KOBE Y'AMA, VIA S'HAI, MOJI'& KOBE (paasing through the INLAND SEA).

LONDON, &.............

SINGAPORE & BOMBAY *

STEAMERS

TO BAIL ON

(MazagonTØDESACTIV About 26th

W. H. S. HALL......] December.

Bengal

Palermo

E. G. ANDREWS

G. PHILIPPS ..................... Simla

F. R. SUMMERS .................

Tientsin...............................

H. W. KENNICK, R.N.E.

* Calling at PENANG if sufficient inducement offers.

For further Particulars, apply to

P. & 0, 8. N. Co.'s Office,

› Hongkong, December 22, 1903,

About 28th December. About 2nd January. Noon, 2nd January. About 6th January.

REMARKS.

***Shipping.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE.

FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI,

HIOGO AND YOKOHAMA,

Freight only. THE Imperial German Mail Steamship

Freight and Passage. Freight and J Passage.

See Special Advertisement Freight only,

E. A. HEWETT, Superintendent,

HONGKONG MANILA.

Highest Class, newest, fastest and most luxurious Steam- ora between Hongkong and Manila,-Saloon amidships. -Electrio Light-Perfect Cuisine Surgeon and Stewardess carried.-All the most up-to-date arrange- ments for comfort of Passengers,

CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

Stormship.

Tons. Caplains,

TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE.

FOR

STEAMERS

TO BAIL

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA, and all PACIFIC COAST PORTS, VIA N'KI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA..........

29 h December. 24th January.

RUBI ZAFIRO PERLA

2540

R. W. Almond...! R. Rodger.........

1980

A. H. Notley......!

-1

For Freight or Passage, apply to

183

PINGBUEY

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LD.

Hongkong, December 23, 1903.

Fon

SHANGHAI MANILA MANILA

PT. DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND. COOKTOWŃ, CAIRNS, TOWNS. VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE

STEAMER

YoсHow KAIFONG *. .CHINGTU

TO SAIL

26th-December- 80th December. ..30th December.

CHINGTU * ...............40th December..

KOBE ................................. .....................................................................................,TAIYUAN trou.......... 1st January.

*The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by these Steamers, which are fitted throughout with Electric Light. Unrivalled Table. A duly qualified Surgeon is carried.

Taking Cargo on through bills of lading to all Yangtsze & Northern China Porte. Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for all New Zealand and other Australian Ports.

N.B.-REDUCED SALOON FARES, Single and Return, To Manila and Australian Perts.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Hongkong, December 24, 1903,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, -

AGENTS.

PALATIAL OVERLAND TRAINS of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

Passengers booked through to all principal points and AROUND THE WORLD. Return tickets to various points at reduced rates, Good for 4, 6, 9 and 12 months.

SPECIAL RATES (first class only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European Officials in the Service cf China and Japan Governments.

The attractive features of this Company's routo embrace its PALATIAL STEAMSHIPS, (second to none in the World), the LUXURIANCE OF ITS TRANS-CONTINENTAL TRAINS (the Company having received the highest award for same at Chicago World's Exhibition) and the diversity of MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN AND LAKE SCENERY through which the Railway passes.

THE DINING CARS AND MOUNTAIN HOTELS of this route are owned and cerated by the Company, and their appointments and Cuisine are unexcelled.

For further Information Maps, Guides, Books, Ratos of Freight and Passage, Apply to

D. E. BROWN, General Agent,

PEDDER STREET.

Hongkong, October 21, 1903.

PORTLAND AND ASIATIC

STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, via INLAND SEA OF Japan,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PINANG, COLOMEO, ADIN, SUEZ, PORT SAID NAPLES, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN/FAMBURG; PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS; ALEO LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS. STEAMERS WILL CALL AT GIBRALTAR AND MOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PABSENCERS AND LUGGAGE.

N.B.-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN RUSSIA. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Sailing Daten. 1904. WEDNESDAY, 6th Jan. WEDNESDAY, 20th Jan, WEDNESDAY, 3rd Feb. WEDNESDAY, 17th Feb.

Steamiers.

KIAUTSCHOU

SACHSEN... BAYERN

1.4

SEYDLITZ... PREUSSEN

GERA

1112

-ROON

HAMBURG *

PRINZ HEINRICH

OREGON,

**Steamers of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie.

Hongkong, December 19, 1903.

For

Sailing Dates.

Manila Direct Dec. 26, at 10a.m Manila Direct Jan. 2, at 10a.m.

Shewan, Tomes & Co., General Managers,

2245

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

REGULAR STEAM-SHIP SERVICE "BETWEEN HONGKONG, SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS AND FORMOSA. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG—

SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

For FOOCHOW, Via SWATOW

AND AMOY,

TAMSUJ, Via SYATOW

AND AMOY, ANPING, Via SWATOW AND AMOY, TẠM18UI, Via SWATOW

AND AMOY,

STEAMERS

ANPING MARU,

1. Goro, DAIJIN MARU,

T. OGATA,

MAIDZURU MARU,

T. SAITO, DAIGI MARU,

T. W. GROVER,

LEAVING

Į SUNDAY, 27th

December, 1903. TUESDAY, 29th

December, 1903. SUNDAY, 3rd

January, 1904. TUESDAY, 5th

January, 1904.

The Co.'s new Steamer are specially designed for the coast trade of South China and Formosa, and are fitted with all modern improvements. Excellent accom. medation is provided for 1st class passengers, and a duly qualified Doctor is carried.

By the Co.'s Steamers for Shanghai, through Bills of Lading are issued for Cargo to Yangtzo River Ports, as well as for North China Ports, in connection with the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's Steamers from Shanghai.

For Freight, Passage and further information, apply at the Coin local Branch Office, at No. 8, Des Voeux Rond Central.

T. ARIMA, Manager.

Hongkong, December 24, 1903.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

LIJN

'HEAD AGENT-R. BISSCHOP. 3, DUDDELL STREET, HONGKONG. REGULAR FOUR-WEEKLY SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

STEAMERS,

WEDNESDAY, 2nd Mar.

WEDNESDAY, 18th Mar.

WEDNESDAY, 30th Mar.

WEDNESDAY, 13th April. TJIPANAS. WEDNESDAY, 27th April.

ON WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of January, 1904, at Noon, the Steamship TJILATJAP..

of the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Captain BEURENS, with, MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES and GENOA.

TJIMAHI

257

FROM

EXPECTED ON ON ABOUT

WILL LEAVE FOR

ON ABOUT

SHANGHAI, KOBE January 10 AND YOKOHAMA, Jan.

12, SINGAPORE, Second half JAVA PORTS AND Second half of December MACASSAR,

of Deo, First helf of

Do.

[First half of January

January."

JAVA PORTS VIA MACASSAR. KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. Do.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, on MONDAY, the 4th January. Cargo and Specie will be received on Board until 5 p.m., on TUESDAY, the oth January, modation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and will take cargo to all Porta and Parcels will be received at the Agency's Office until Noou, on TUESDAY, the 5th in Netherlands, India on through B/L.

The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and havo accom-

MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA; FOR PORTLAND,

January, OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO.

OPERATING IN •

CONNECTION WITH THE

STEAMSHIP.

INDRAVELLI

INDRAPURA

TONE.

CAPTAIN,

.................. 4899 R. P. Craven

4899 A. E. Hollingsworth

Contents of Packages are required. No Parcel Receipts will be signed for less than $2.50 and Parcels should not exceed Two Feet Cubic in Measurement.

The Steamer has splendid accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardesses. -Linen can be washed on board;

Norddeutscher Lloyd.

Melchers & Co., Agents.

ALMANYA

HONGKONG.

January 14, 1904 | 1947 February 13, 1904

For further Particulars, apply to

Through Bills of Lading issued to Pacific Coast Points and all Eastern, Canadian and United States Points. For through rates of Freight and further information, communicate with or apply to:

PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Hongkong, December 21, 1903,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.)

PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION

Destinations..

Sailing Da.cs.

FRIDAY, 20th

NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE.

NORTHERN PACIFIC S. CO.

BOSTON S. CO.

BOSTON TOWBOAT CO. CONNECTING AT TACOMA WITH NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR

VICTORIA B.C. AND TACOMA

VIA

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

Steamers.

MARU, MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA. Dec., At Daylight, VICTORIA *

Steamers.

`KAGOSHIMA MARU,

K. KOBI,

•RINGO MARU,

F. DAYIES,

MARSEILLES, LONDON, and ANTWERP, Via SINGAPORE, PEN- ANG, COLOMBO and PORT Said.

SATURDAY, 26th Deo., at 2 a.m.

LYRA + OLYMPIA SHAWMUT TACOMA *.. VICTORIA *.

HIROSHIMA MARU, BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE and TUESDAY, 29th

KAGA MARU,

... Одно,

KASUGA MARU,

COLOMBO,

VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE, U.S.A., Via SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA,

W. SCOTT HUNTER, NAGASAKI KOBE and

TAWATA: MARU,

A. E. MOSER,

YOKOHAMA.

at Noon.

TUESDAY, 29th Doc., at 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Dec. 30, at Noon.

WEDNESDAY,

SYDNEY and MELBOURNE, Via' THURSDAY ISLAND, TOWN-

Dec. 30, at 4 p.m.

SVILLE and BRISBANE.

-Tons.

Captains.

3502

J. Truebridge

4417

J. V. William

2837

A. Dixon

9606

W. M. Smith

2812

M. Ridley

3502

J. Trucbridge

* Have no second class accommodation, Cargo only.

FOR MANILA.

To Sul.

December 30.

January 20.. February 11. February 19. February 26. March 16.

The largest, atendiest, and most comfortable steamers for Manila. 8.8. SHAWMUT.. | 9606 tons Capt. W. M: Smith... About 28th January, 8.8. TREMONT

9606 tons Capt. T.-W. Garlick.. About 1st March, CHEAP FARES,

CUISINE.

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION, ATTENDANCE AND ELECTRIC LIGHT, DOCTOR AND STEWARDESS.

The Twin-screw 9.5. Shawmut and Tremont have just been fitted with superior Through Passenger Tickets issued to the Principal Cities in the United States, Accommodation for First and Second Class Passengers. The large size of these vessels Canada, and Europe, in connection with the Great Northern Railway and Atlantic Stoomers. Round-the-World Tickets also issued. Between Moji and Kobo, 1st and dry. Cargo carried in cold storage.

ensures stendiness at aca. Electric fan in each room. Barber's shop and steam laun and Class Through Passengers have the option of travelling by the Sanyo Railway.

For further information as to Freight, Passage, Sailings, &o., apply at the Com pany's Local Branch Office in Prince's Buildings, First Floor Chator Road.

A S. MIHARA, Manager Songkong, December 24, 1903

PARCEL EXPRESS TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

For further information, Apply to

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to

THE AGENTS,

Holland China Trading Co.

TELEPHONE No. 201. Hongkong, December 1 1903.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

(ORIENTAL 9. S. Co.),

REGULAR SERVICE BETWEEN HONGKONG",

AND MANILA IN 48 HOURA.

THE Company's well-known Steamship TE

ROSETTA MARU, 3880 Tons, Captain H. S. SMITH. will be despatched for MANILA on TUESDAY, the 29th December, at. 11 a m..

To bo followed by the ROHILLA MARU on the 2-d January.

Magnificent Accommodation. Comfort- able Cabins. Excellent Table. Unrivalled Speed.

Electric Light., Doctor - and Stewardess carried.

For Freight or Passage, apply at the Company's Office, 3 Queen's Buildings, Ice House Street.

2285

K. NAKASHIMA,

Manager. Hongkong,'December 23, 1903.

GLEN LINE OF STEAMSHIPS:

FOR LONDON AND ANTWERP.

GLENFARG Captain HoLMAN, will be despatched as shove on SATURDAY, the 9th January, 1904.

For Freight, apply to

THE Steamship

77.

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS,

Hongkong, December 21, 1993,

Dodwell & Co., Limited.

GENERAL AGENTS,

17:4

MCGREGOR BROS. & GOW. Hongkong, December 17, 1903

2553

AUSTRIAN

LLOYD'S

STEAM

BAYERN,

OF THE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

Captain H. FORMES, due hore with the outward Gorman Mail about WEDNES- DAY,. p.m., will leave for the above places about 12/24 hours after arrival.

2668.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. For further Particulare, apply to

MELOHERS & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, December 18, 1903.

BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR AMOY, SWATOW, STRAITS

AND RANGOON.

THE

THE Company's Steamship

AVOCA,

་

Captain W. A. FAUSSET, will be despatched at Noon. as above on MONDAY, the 28th inst.,

For Freight or Passage, apply to`

JAUDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

A gents. longkong, December 21, 1903.- 2072

THE AMERICAN ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO.

STEAMSHIP SERVICE FOR NEW YORK, VIA THE SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship

THE HIMERA,

Captain LoCKHART, will be despatched for the above Ports on or about MONDAY, 28th December.

For Freight, &c., apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Agents, Hongkong, December 15, 1903.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,

THE Company's Steamship

POLYNESIEN,

2538

Captain Le CoisPELLIER, will be despatched for the above ports on or about WEDNES- DAY, the 30th Decen ber.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent.

Hongkong, December 23, 1903.

THE SHIRE' LINE.

•

2582

FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG.

HE Company's Steamship

FLINTSHIRE,

THE

Captain J. M. HAFNER, will be despatch. ed for the above Ports on or about MON- DAY, 28th December, 1903,

FOR LONDON, HAVRE AND

HAMBURG.

THE Company's Steamship

DENBIGHSHIRE,

Captain W. A. EVANS, will be despatched for the above ports on or about FRIDAY, the 15th January; to be followed by the Steamship

RADNORSHIRE,” Captain C. H. BUROU, on or about SATURDAY, the 30th January, 1904.

These Steamor have Superior Accom modation for Passengers.

2679

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents, Hongkong, December 22, 1903.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

NOTICE

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, EGYPT, MAR- SEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEAPORTS, LONDON, HAVRE BORDEAUX ; Also

PORTS OF BRAZIL & RIVER PLATE.

N TUESDAY, the 29th December,

NEGBE,

1909, at 1 p.m., the Company's Steamshy SALAZIE. Captai with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, 1986 and CARGO, will leave this Port for MARSEILLES, Via Ports of Call, WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.

NAVIGA- TION COMPANY.

STEAM TO FIUME and TRIESTE Direct, Calling at SINGAPORE. PENANG, RANGOON, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ and PORT SAID.

(Taking cargo at through mtes to the BRAZILS, to SOUTH AFRICA, RED SEA, BLACK SEA, LEVANT, VENICE and ADRIA- TIC PORTS).

THE Company's Steamship VINDOBONĀ, Captain COBOL, will leave for the above places on THURSDAY, the 14th of January, p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SANDER, WIELER. & Co., Agents, Prince's Building.

- Hongkong, December 21, 1903.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac

cepted in transit through Mamoilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon only on MONDAY, the 28th December. Specio and Parcels received until 4 p.m. on the same day. No Cargo will be re- ceived on board on TUESDAY.

Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.

Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.

Company's Office.

For further particulars, apply at the

2548

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent. Hongkong, December 18, 1903.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND":

CALCUTTA. 2576 THE Company's Steamship

NAMSANG, Caption GED. PAYNE, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 30th inst., at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, December 23, 1963.

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO NEW YORK,

VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. (With Liberty to Call at PHILIPPINE PORTS)

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM FIONGRONO,

To SAIL. 1904. .. About Jan.

SIKH SAGAMI AFRIDI

FOR ODESSA. via BOMBAY.

THE Russian Steamer

HERMANN LERCHÉ,

12. T

Jun. Fob.

28. 9.

the 15th January..

For Freight and further information,

Apply to

DODWELL & CO., ITD..

Agents Hongkong, December 22, 1903.

2589

to be despatched on or about FRIDAY,

For Freight, apply to

BRADLEY & Co.,

Agents.

110

Hongkong, December 23, 1903,

269

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1908,

Shipping.

STEAM FOR®

STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA,

Insurances.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE] /1NHE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1902,

£16,378,771.

Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £2,750,000

Paid-up Capital £687,500 0 0 Fire Funda

..22,867,215 14 10

AVING been appointed Aoests of the

HAVING bonapo mono prepared to

THE

Banks.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Banks.

BANK OF THE OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

MERCANTILE

INDIA, LIMITED.

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL......................

SUBSCRIBED...................................................anta PAID UP.............................. RESERVE FUND......

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAPTER 1853. BEAD OFFICE, London.

INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITER accept BrorEAN and CHINESE RISKS at at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily INTEREST allowed on Current Account

RANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND

LONDON.

Through Bills of Lading issued for BATA...

PERSIAN GULF. VIA,

AMERICAN TINENTAL, SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

THE Steamship SIMLA Captain F.

R. SUMMERS, carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 2nd January, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports.

Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for Franco, and Tea for London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo into a steamer proceeding direct to Marseilloa And London other cargo for London, &c., will be conveyed vid Bombay.

Parcels will be received at this Office until 4 p.m. the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packages required.

Shippera aro particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com. pmy's Bills of Lading.

For further Particulars, apply to

SALAMANDER

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company are preparol to accept. Risks against Fire at Current Rates.

HOLLAND CHINA TRADING. Co. 738 Hongkong, November 28, 1903,

Intimations.

MR W. C. JACK, Member of the Institute of Naval Archi tects,

Late Assistent Manager at Kowloon Dock,

Hongkong, May 25, 1903.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANE, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA

NAGASAKI. NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU. BOMBAY. SHANGHAI

TIENTSIN. NEWCHWANG,

PEKING.

DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE

TSINGTAU (KIAUTICHOU).

LONDON BANKERS : Messrs N. M. ROTHACHILD & SONS, The Union of London and Smiths Bank, Limited.

ין

HONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET

PRICES.

Corrected to Thursday, December 24, 1903.

At 100 cents per Dollar Mexican.

Butcher Meat.

-Cutom Ngau Lau Sirloin Sausages,-Ngau Chaung

corned-Ham Ngau Li

Heart, Ngau Sum Hump, Salt-Ngau Kin

Fect,-Ngau Kerk

Tripe (undressed)-Ngau To

---

Salmon,-Ma You Yu

***

28 馬友

Shark, Su Yu

***

Skate,-Po Yu

.£1,500,000 £1,125,000

Shrimps,-Ha

.......... 662,500 ....£60,000 BANKERS: LONDON JOINT STOCK BANE, Lintzo.

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts

肉食

Snapper,-Lap fu

...

CAPITAL PAID-UP ... RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE-

HOLDERS ... RESERVE FUND

...*.

...£800,000

...£800,000 £725,000

Soles, Tat Sa Yu

DIO

100

Current Ratos,

Balance.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

CON. AND

Agents. Hongkong, June 20, 1903.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS →→ For 12 Montha

at the rate of 2% perancuzi ou tho Daily balances.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4

1637

Yuk I'a

Beof sirloin & prime cut-Moi Long Pa... b 17

Comed-Bam Ngau Yuk

Roast,-Shi Breast,-Nagu Lam 13 Soup,-Tong Yuk Steak.-Ngan

Teuch,-Wan Yu

640

160

*** 11

Turbot,--Cho How Yu

***

*****

Turtles, small, frech water,—Kork Ya

60 麻魚

牛腩

White Bait,-Ngan-Yu C

酱肉

•

牛肉耙

Fruits,

•

EVAN ORMISTON

Manager.

T. P. COCHRANE,

***

牛柳

Manager.

牛奶

234

Hongkong, May 19, 1903.

141 "1

Bullock's Brains,-,, Siow

per set 8

牛豬

BANK.

Tongue fresh,-Ngau Li

each 45

牛脷

Almonds,-Hung Yon

Apples, (California)-Kom San Ping Kho

銀魚仔

菓子

20 杏仁

20 平

RMEDERSVIJ

左口會 18

(Chefoo)--Tin Chun Ping Khor

天津

PAID-UP CAPITAL, B'hai TIs. 5,000,000.

鹹牛腩

Small,-Hoi Tong...

ITH

海棠

ESTABLISHED 1890.

HEAD OFFICE: SILANGHAI, BOARD of DIRECTORS: BERLIN.

Head, Ngau Tau

*** 31

牛頭

Custard, -Fan Lai Chi

...each.

lb. 9

牛心

番荔

CAPITAL SUESCRIBED

Yon 24,000,000

CAPITAL PAID-UP

18,000,000

BRANUMTS.

14 牛腩

CAPITAL UNCALLED

Benenus, (brides), Mucac-San Heung Chin

6,000,000

BERLIN.

RESERVE FUND

9,210,000

HANKOW.

CALOUTTA. TIENTSIN.

each 8

Bananas, fragrant, Canton,-San Shing

Heung Chiu

Chestnuts, Chinese,-Foong Lut

Kidneys,-Ngau Yiu

8 41

Carambola,-Young Tuo

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :

Tai-Ngau Mei

牛尾

Cocoanute, Yeh Tsz...

Toxio. LONDON.

KOBE. LYONS.

Liver,—Ngau Con

1b. 9

牛肚

... lb. 24

羊牌骨

Fresh-

***

羊肶

...

Lemons, China-Ning Moong

6 America-Kum San Ning Moon...

Lichecs, Dried-Lai Chi Con

Limes, (Saigon)- Sai Kurg Ning Moong....

Mango, Manila-Lui Sung Mong

***

...each 8

豬繊

Mango, Saigon Sai Kung Moong...

...

per net

猪腦

Man osteens,--San Chuk Tez

猪脚

Oranges, (Canton)-San Shing Tim Chang

12 猪雜

Small, Tai Kut

猪頭

each 9 猪心

Olives,-lak Lam

Pears, (American),-Kam San Shut LJ

100

€ 猪腰

(Canton), Cooking, Su Li

lb. 24 猪肝

(Shanghai),-Sheung Hai L.

Peanuts,--Fa Song

Persimmons Large,-Hung Chie

猪比

Pine-apples, 1st quality,-Sheung Poon Ti

松山機

ive

荔枝

...each --

呂宋书

西震老

dozen

省城甜檯

₺

***

百機

樂

沙梨

上海類

花生

***

紅柿

荔枝乾

Paw Law

...

each

.18

精油

2nd cocking-Chung-tang-paw-law

Plantains,—Tai Chiou

10 1 00

...

each C

羊心

Plums,-Swatow Hung Lai...

Pumelo, Siam,-Chim Lo Yan

Ond

.,, 10

... lb. 22

羊肝

Walnuts,-Hop Tuo

合桃

1. th

豬仔

Green, Sang Hop Tuo

...

生牛油

Mutton, Sang Young Yao... Veal; Ngau Chai Yuk

*** })

生羊油

Vegetables, &0.

牛仔肉

---

***

Poultry.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent.

tlongkong, December 21, 1903.

2671

Notices to Consignees.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE

HE Company's Steamship Namsung having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of cargo by her aro hereby in- formed that their goods will be delivered From alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge or re- manining on board after 12 d'eleck Noon the 2th inst., will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into Godowns at EAST POINT.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

HAS the Honour inform

that he has this day commenced

LONDON BANKERS :"

business as CONSULTING ENGINEER The London Joint Stock Bank, Limited, and SURVEYOR in Hengkong.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1903. E. 0.

WILKS & CO.,

GENTS for the Construction and Sale of Ships, Marine Engineers, Naval Architects and Surveyors.

Collisions and Damages Surveyed for Insurance Companies,

SHIP'A DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS

PREPARED.

Telegraphic Address :-

MARINEWORK, HONGKONG. Codes used A. 1. and A.B.C. 4th and th Editions

Farr's Bank, Limited, The Union of London and Smiths Bank, Limited.

HONGBONG BRANCH-Interest allowed. On Current Account at the Rate of 2% per annum on the daily balance.

On fixed deposits for 12 months, &% pir

andum.

annum.

On fixed deposits for 6 months, 4% per

On fixed deposits for 3 months, 3% per

TARO HODSUMI,

Annum.

Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency, Direction der Disconto Gesellschaft, Interest allowed on Current Account. Deposits received on terms which may be earnt on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange business trans- acted.

H. FIGGE,

Manager.

Calves' Head and Feet-Ngau-chai-tau-kak, set 75 Mutton Chop,-Yeurg Pai Ky

Leg,-Yeung l'ei Shoulder,-Yeung Shou ... Pigs Chitlings-Chi chong

Brains--Chi Know

296

Feet, Chi Kerk

...

Fry,-Chi Chok

Head, Chi Tau Heart,

Chi Sum

Hongkong, September 1, 1903

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

ESTABLISHED BY ISIPERIAL DECRET OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER, 1896.

SUBSCRICED CAPITAL, Tla. 0,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL,

2,500,000

...

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI, BRANCHES 2D AGENCIES.

Hongkong, March 24, 1903.

648

POHOOMULL BROTHERS,

Manager.

689 Hongkong. September 11, 1903.

YUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF

NEW YORK. (AMERICAN BANK). Established 1864.

CANTON,

CHEFOO,

HANKOW,

PERINO,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by No. 57 and 69, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

JARDINE MATHESON, & CO.,

General Managers. lougkong, December 23, 1903.

2683

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, LONDON.

AND STRAITS.

IE Steamship

THE

HONGKONG.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S

PRESENTS

HAVE just received a largo Stock Suit-

for Christinas and New Year's Presents of Indian, Chinese and Japanese SILKS and GOODS made thereof suitable for Ladies and Gentlemen; Cash- mere Shawls; Oriental and Egyptian embroideries Rugs; Persian and "Indian Carpets; Jewelry; Maltese Lace Articles; Grass Cloth Embroidered Goods. Old Em broidered Chinese Costumes.

RADNORSHIRE, Captain C. H. BURCH, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COM-shell, &c., &c., &c. PANY, LIMITED, at Kowloon, and stored at Consigncos' risk and expone.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 7th Int. will be subject to rent.

All Broken, Chafed, and Damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be delivered on the 27th Inst., at 2.20 p.in.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Wills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Agents. Hougkong, December 21, 1903,

2670

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S

STEAMER COROMANDEL,

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMEO AND

STRAITS.

JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-

CONSIGN Fere are hereby informed

that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY'S GODOWNS at Kowloon, where each consign- ment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as 2000-as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:-- From LONDON, &c., ox F.S. Himalayı. From AUSTRALIA, EX-8.8.-Aralin. From PERSIAN GULF, Ox 8.2. B. I. S. N. and B. and P. S. N. Co's. #teamces,

Outional goods will be landed here un- less instructions are given to the contrary before 5p.m. to-day.

Goods not cleared by the 25th inst.,

at 4 p.m., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me

in any case whatever.

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Con- signees and the Company's representativo at an appointed hour. All claims must bo presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, December 18, 1903.

Genuine Camphorwood boxes; Fens and several other articles made up of Ivory, Mother-of-pearl, Sandalwood and Tortoise.

Quality will speak for itself. Very moderate Prices. Hongkong, November 3, 1903.

721

MINERAL ASSAYS & ANALYSES.

THE YANGTSE VALLEY COMPANY, LTD.,

having its own well-equipped Labor atory, is prepared, in order to assist in the Mineral Development of China, to do Assay work of all descriptions, Quantitative Analyses, and to classify minerals for Mine owners and others,

Mines as well as Minerals of Economic value purchased and consultations arranged by appointment.

Torms moderate.

Address:THE LABORATORY,

49, Szechnen Road.

Cabio Address,

'YANGUESES,' Shanghai.

5th October 1901.

MARTIN'S

1726

Paid Up Capital ...U.S. $2,000,000 Gold

SURPLUS AND

UNDIVIDED PROFITs do. 5,180,000 Gold. U.S. $7,180,000 Gold

HEAD OFFICE-NEW YORK.

LONDON OFFICE;

33 & 35 Lombard Street E.C. F. C. BISHOP, Manager Eastern Dept.

LONDON BANKERS:

PARR'S BANK, LIMITED.

HONGKONG OFFICE- 4, DES VŒUX ROAD. General Banking and Exchange busines transacted.

INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Accounts at 2% per annum. On Fixed Deposits:

for 3 months 2 per cent. per annum.

E. F. GROS

Acting Manager.

1364

Hongkong, December 1, 1902.

THONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL..............................................$10,000,000 RESERVE FUND-

Sterling Reserve, $10,000,000 Silver Reserve ... 6,000,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF

PROPRIETORS

-$16,000,000

Or} $10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS :- A. J. RAYMOND, Esq.-Chairman. H. E. TOMKINS, Esq.-Deputy Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dickson.N. A. Siebs, Esq. E. Goetz, Esq. H. W. Slade, Esq.

E. S. Whealler,

Esq.

C. Michelau, Esq.

SAPIOL STEEL H. Schubart, Esq.

for Ladies.

A French Romedy for all Irregularities. Thousands of Ladys keep a box at Martin's Fils in the house, sƠ DŽÍNÚ the feat mign of any Ipogalarlly of the Bystem in timely dose may be administere, who as them reed. mord them, hence their onormous cale. All Chamista and Stores, or post from 5/- MARTIN SOUTHAMPTON.ENGLAIS-

1027 *

COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY,

TURE

---

LIMITED.

Marine Typhoon - Accido it forms)-Fidelity (special tourist Guarantee-Plate Glass.

Palicies issued at current rates.

W. H. T, DAVIS, Managor. Ofico hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, 10a.m. to 12.30 p.m. ·

THE

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THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER

EVER ISSUED UNDER

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THE LEADING CHINEE POLITICAL AND COLDIERCIA Journal.

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CONTAINS THE MOST RELIABLE TELEGRAPHIO NEWS FROM NORTH CHINA.

ALL THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM THE VARIOUS POR23 IN ÜHINA AND JAPAN

$9 por Annum delivered in Hongkong. $12.50 to all Coast Per'. SWELLINGTON STILET, HONKONG.

Orders booked by Manager, ' CHINA MAIL,

457

A Reard of the Founding and Development of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Limited.

Reprinted from the CHINA Mail,"

.Fifty Cents.

Price

To be had at-the 'China Mail Office?

Wyndham Street.

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con

of Ladies and Gentlemen, can now

bo had at this Office,-Price $1 each

CHINA MATE, Office.

THE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT-

THE

ING CHINESE;

HONGKONG.

With Special Reference to PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION AN BANKRUPTCY LAWS IN

(Reprinted from the China Mal.)

For Sale at the China Mail Office,

Price......................... 60 cents).

E. Shellim, Esq. C. A. Tomes, Esq.

CHILE MANAGER:

Hongkong J. R. M. SMITH,

MANAGER: Shanghai-H. M, BEVIS. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING CO., LD.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the daily balanos.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS:-

Hongkong, October 2, 1903.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE

Kidneys,Chi Fiu

Liver, Chi Cop

Pork, Chop,-Chi Pai Kwat

Corned,-Ham Chu Yuk Leg,-Chu Pei

I'ENANO,

SINGAPORE, TIENTSIN.

Fat or Lard, Chu Yau

IHE BANK PURCHASES and receives for Collection Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Solls Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches Agencieɛ.

HONGKONG BRANCH, Advances mado on approved securities. Bills Discounted.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts at the Rate

2% per Annum on the Daily Balances.

On Fixed Deposits for 8 Months 3%

bacops' Head and Feet,-Young Tau Krk not 55

Heart,-Yeung Sum

Kidneys,-Yeung Yia Liver,-Yeung Con

Bucking Pigs, To Order-Chu Chai Suot, Beef,-Sang Ngau You

Sausages,-Ngan Chai Yuk Tong

15 FAB Artichokes, Shanghai-Sheung Hal Ab

Chi Cheuk

Beans, (French), Macao-Oh Moon Pin Ta

Sprout,-Ah Choi

本地矗

中等

紅梨

暹邏和

生合機

茶蔬

Yan

10 澳門邊者

***

... 5%

E. W. RUTTER,

Chicken,-Kai Chai...

Manager.

1970

NORPORATION.

BANKING

Doves,-Pan Kau

...

Bongkong, August 13, 1903,

NTERNATIONAL TANKING

COR

CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS:-

GOLD $7,092,173.37......about £1,640,000.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS AUTHORISED, GOLD $10,000,000 £2,055,000.

HEAD OFFICE-1, WALL STREET, NEW YORK. LONDON OFFICE-THREADNEEDLE House, F.C.

BRANCHES AT San Francisco, Washington, Mexico, Manila, Shanghai, Singaporo, Yokohama, Bombay, Calcutta and Agents all over the World.

LONDON AND CONTINENTAL BANKERS: National Provincial Bank of England, Ltd. Union of London and Smith's Bank, Ltd. Crédit Lyonnais, Dresdner Bank, Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris, &c.

Capona, Large, Small,--Sin Ka. Ducks,-Ay

Eggs, Hen-Kai Tan...

Fowls, Canton,-Kai

Hainan,-Hoi Nam' Kai , Ngoi Geese, Geose, Wild Sh'ai,-S'hai Yer Ngol,

...

Musk Deer,-Wong Keng Hare, Shanghai,-Tu Chai Partridge,-Che Khoo Pheasant,-Shan Kai Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kup

(French), Shanghai,-Sheung Hal Pin Tau...

―

***

赐仔

上海邊登

芽菜

Long, Tau Kok

甘角 5

***

each

each 15

紅菜機

青元茹

紅茄

per dozen 18.

4930

仔蝣鸪蛋

類

海南鵝

.441

pair $1,63

each $3.00

黃藥

免仔

FOR

鷁碼

palr. $1.80

山

each 28

白鸽

Hoihow.-Hoi How Pak Kup.

...

Quail,-Um-Ohun Rico Birds,-Wo la Cheuk Snipe,—Sa-Chui

Turkeys, Cock,-Phor Kal Kung

Na Heu,-"

...

鵝

海野鵝

24 海口白䱵

*A$3

Beet Root,-Hung Choi Lau

Brinjals, Green,--Ching Yuen Ker

Red,-Hung Ker...

Brassica,-Pak Choi...

611

Bamboo Shoots,-Cheuk Shan

Cabbage, Chinese, com.-Kai Choy

Cabbage Root,-Kai Lan Tan

Cabbage, (Shanghai).—Yeh Chol

Cane Shoots, bunch,-Kau Shun

白菜

竹好

胙榮

2 each

芥菜廳

量

Cauliflower, Large size,--Tai Yek Chol-fa each 30

Medium size,-Choun Yeh Cho-fa

Small size,-Sai Yeh Choi Fa

Carrots,-Kam Shun

Colery, Chinese,-Tong Kan Choi

腿爭

MAN

20 中榨菜花

15 細椑茶物

each 17

dozen

count and issued Fixed Deposit Receipts Wild Ducks, Canton,-Sang Shing Sul Ap ca. either in Gold or silver at rates which may

be ascertained on application.

HONGKONG BRANCH:

20, DES Vaux Road CentRAL."

OHARLES R. SCOTT, Manager

THE

Barbel,-Ka Yu

Bream,--Bin Yo

Fish.

161 Canton Fresh Water Fish,-Ho' Siu Tu ...

Fels, Congor. Hai Mano ...

གྷངྒེ ⌘ }

沙孟魚

Green, Ching Lat Chiu ...

Curry Stuff, English, Ka Les Chol Lin... Oucumbers,-Ching Kwa

Bitter Squash,-Fa Kwa

Ginger, young,Sun Tsz Keong

old,-Lo Keung ....

Horse Radish, S'hai-Lik Kav

Indian Corn,-Suk Məl

Water Chesnuts,-Ma Tal

Mandarin-wel Lum MaTai,

Mushrooms, Fresb-Sang Cho Kho

Onions, Bombay,-Yeung Ching an

金爭

禾花雀

唐芹菜、

沙錐

English,-Young

601

火雞公

White,-Pak ** ·

***

大鷄钙 R

Chilies Dried,-Con Lai Chi

洋芹菜

7 白洋芹菜

乾辣

THE Corporation Transacts every de. Wild Ducks, S'hai,-Shanghai Sui-ap pair $1.30 THE

scription of Banking and Exchange Teal,-Sui Ap Chai, business, receives money in Current Ac-

海水機

Red,-Hung Fa

104

水鴨仔

咸水味

Fot

海鮮

苦瓜

Garlic,--Suen Tau

***

加魚

-5.

鱸魚

***

Hongkong, December 12, 1903.

Carp,-Li Yu

...

鮮魚

$41

pleco

For 3 months 24 per cent per annum.

'CHINESE SCHOOL BOOKS

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager.

II.-Ts'in Tsz Man. Translated into English

Catfish,-Chik Yu Codfish,--Mun Yu ... Crabs,-Hai ...

144

•

赤鱼

Lottuce,-Yeang Sang Chol

· acb

洋生热

...

馬蹄

桂林馬路

366

by Dr. E. J. EITEL: Cuttle Fish,-Muk yu PRICE: 40 Conts.

Dab, Sa Mang Yu ... CHINA MAIL' Offizo 5, Wyndham Streat.

+++

墨魚

生草愛

洋

Dace, Wong Mel Lun Dog Fish-Tit Ta Sa

144

黃鱔

Green, Sang Charg

...

跌倒沙

Shanghal,-Saeung Hai Chung Tau

上海西路

15 海鰻

Japan,-Yu Poon

本品

Fresh water,-Tam Sia Yu

淡水街

Okroes,-Mo Ker...

香茄:

Eels, Yellow, Wong Sin Frogs, Tien Kai ...

Paraley, English,-Young Un Sal per Bundle

...

Green Peas,Ching Tau

Σύ

洋芫酱

有益

Potatoes, Sweet,-Fon Shu

白蛤魚

Shanghai,-Shoung Hal Sha Teat

白

Japan,-Yut Poor Shti Tra

上海署多

將軍甲

American,- Fa Ki

黃花魚

蘊蝦

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, May 1, 1900.

Ticals 50 a year

Mackerel,-Chi Yu

...

鮮魚

Foochow,-Fak Chan at Tesl Macao,-Oh Moon Pumpkin,-Toong Kwa

Radish,-Hung Lo Pak Teat

...

dosen

芒魚

Shalots, Con Chung Tan

1517

Ticals 2, one insertion; Ticals 4 cente

50, three times; Ticals 6 conts 75 a week; Ticals 14 cents 47, a first Oysters,--Sang Hoo month; subsequent montha, Ticals 7 cents 23.

Mullot,-Chai Yu

餓魚

生蠔

Spinach,-Yin Chol

Far otfish,-Kai Kung Yo Perch, Tau Loc

mos

5%.

Orders booked by MANAGER, Chino 117 Mad.

À UNIQUE FEATURE of the Bangkok Times" is its Siamese version. Thus the Piko,-Fu Paw Pocug Advertiser is enabled to talk as it were with Flaico,...--Pan Ya the Siamese in their own tongue without Bangkok knowing one word of it, the *** Times" doing the translations required.*

Literary communications, should be ad- Pomfret, White, Pak Chong dressed to the EDrrot. Business com. Prawns-Ming Ha

Cheques munications to the MVÄGER. and Post Office Orders in favour of MAYA GRR, "Bangkok Times," m

班魚

romiret, Black,-Hak Chong

£8

白您

̇金蝦:

Ray-Pel Pa S

泰哲沙

Rock Fish-Sek Kan Krug

石狗

Spinage, (Chinese)-Paw Chol

Tomatoes,-Fan Ker

Tarcs,-Wa Tan

Turnips, Fanti, (Long),-Low Pak

Vegetable Marrow, -Obit Kwa

Water Crecces,—Sai Yeung Chol

Caltrops,Lan Kok

,, Lily root, Lo Ngan

Yame, -Ta Shu

044

English,-Jeung Low Pak

Ronch,-Chun Yu

鬆魚

E ROGFES

本雄州多基乾莧芋瀅菱趣大

花

日本署色。

花旗暑仔:

寬:

Inposter of Mon hets

business of the above Bank is con- ducted by the HONGKONG AND BANKING GORFÖRA. SHANGHAI TION. Rules may be obtained on ap- plication

INTEREST on deposits to allowed at

Bangkok Times

3 PER CENT, per annum. Depositora THE LEADING NEWSPAPER Groups, Sek Pan ...

my transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shanghs!

Banking Corporation,

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.

AUTHORIZED CAPEAL...... PAID UP CAPITAL,

£1,000,000. ......... 394,374.

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG,

Board of Directors.

CHAN KIT SHAN, Esq. J.SCOTT HARSTON,

Esq. CHOW TUNG SHING,

J. LAUTS, Esq. Esq.

Chief Manager Gao. W. F. PLATZAIR.

Interest for 12 months Fixed ... Hongkong, May 12, 1903.

IN SIAM

Gudgeon, Pak Kop Yu And widely circulated in Malays. Cochin Herringe, Tso Pak.......

China, the Straits Sottlements,

and Burma.

Halibut,-Cheung Kwan Yu Labrus,-Wong Fa Yu

A DAILY NEWSPAPET, with a weekly Mail | Loach,-Wu Ya

Edition (20 pp.)

SUBSCRIPTION, DAILY. (postage extra). Lobsters,-Lang Hs

WEEKLY, including postage, £2 p.a. ADVERTISING RATES. Per inch (8 lines), Monk Fish,-Mong Yo

•

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HONGKONG HOTEL.

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Mr H. Barrelt

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Ria-

Mrs W. E. Sawer

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of Poru

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Miss M. Hawley

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Semenza

Mr and Mrs M. J. D.

Stephens

R.H.S.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

December 23.

Maria Rickmers, Gorman str., 1,017, H. Bandelin, Bangkok Dec. 13, General.- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departuns reported today.

To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eleven Sections, commencing from Green luland, Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloon shore k., and those in the body of the Shipping of midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sectiona,

Deuteros German str., 1,001, F. Frahm,& Wuhu and Chinklang Dec. 18, Rice and Ground-nuts.-SIEMSSEN & Co.

Sullberg, German str., 782, H. Meyer, Cheloo December 18, General.-HAMBURG- AMERIKA LINIE.

December 24. Hangsung, British str., from Canton. Hanyang, British str,, from Canton.

Perla, British str., 1,287, A. H. Notley, Cehu Dec. 19, General.-SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Kagoshima Mara, Japanese str., 2,731, K. Köri, Bombay and Singapore Dec. 15, General-NIPPON YUREN KÄISILA.

Indrasimha, Krith steamer, 3,366, W. E. Craven, Manila Dec. 20, Bamboo and Curios for St. Louis.-PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP Co.

Else, German steamor, 903, J. Petersen, Hoihow Dec. 22, Pigs, Bullocks and Gen- cral. JEBSEN & Co.

Tjilatjap, Dutch str. 2,475, H. Koops, Amoy Dec. 22, General.-Horz a'Jacor & Co.

Bingo Maru, Japanese steamer, 3,870, F. Davies, Yokohama Dec. 12, General.— | NIPPON YUSen Kaisha.

Esang, British steamer, 1,127, W. F. Bichard, Wuhu Dec. 19, Rice,-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Phu-yen, French str., 1,297, Thomas, Saigon Dec. 17, Rice and Flour.-BRADLEY & Co.

Jalan, French str., 377, L. Andersen, Pakhoi and Hoihow Dec. 23, General.- A. R. MARTY.

clion.

1. From Groon Island to the Gas Werks,

2. From Gas Werks to Jardine's Wharf.

3. From Jardine's Wharf to the Harbour's Officer

4. From Harbour Master'n to the Market.

b. From The Market to Peddar's Wharf.

6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.

Vessels' Names.

Steamers.

Amigo...... An Pho Bingo Maru..... Rorneo Bourbon

Chi Yuen .... Clam

Clavering Derima Deuteros..

Elg

Else....

Emma Luykon

Karpress of Chinu. Fausang Haiching Huilan

***

Hougsang Hanoi..... Hanyang. Hipsang Hongkong Hounslow Indrasamba Kaga Maru

Kagoshima Maru

| Kangu............ Korea...

Awang Leo

Hanoi, French steamer, 872, P. Mericcs, Haiphong and Hoihow Dec. 23, Rice and Lowther Castle

General A. R. MARTY,

Luther Castle, British str., 2,961, A. Watson, Foochow Dec. 22, General.— "DODWELL & Co., Lp.

ffong Bec, British str., 2,056, H. Peters, Sing pore Dec. 15, General.-CHINESE.

Servcto, British str. 3349. G. William- EUD, Batoum and Singapore Dec. 13, Cases Oil.-ORDER.

Fearless, British cruiser, 1,580, A. P. Lawes, Saigon Dec. 19.

M. Struve, for Haiphong.

nya!

Manila

Maria Rickmers

Anchor

Sectrum.

7. From Naval Yard to Blue Building.

S. From Blue Buildings to East Point.

9. From Kellet's lsland to North Point, 10. Kowloon Wharves.

11. Jardines Wharl

Captain.

Flag and Tons Rig. nett.

Date or Arrival.

Consigners or Agents,

Destination.

| Beneveze

elanson Kynuch

3 Davies kwMuhle....

3 Bouchere

Ger. str. 771 Dec. 19 Jebsen & Co. British str. 699 Nov. 30 Bradley & Co. .........fapan. str. 3870 Dec. 24Nippon Yusen Kaishs

Ger.

str. 1842 Dec. 17 Melchers & Co. French str. 1160 Dec. 11 Chinese Chi.

str. 1211 Dec. Aus. str. 2311 Dec.. British str. 3155 Dec.

11 China Commercial S. Co., La Moji & San F'cisco Dcc. 24. 14 Sunder, Wielor & Co.

S'pore & London

Dec. 28.

2 h Stowart

23 C. M. S. N. Co.

2 cEvans

23 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

8 Burton

8 Schlaikier... Ger. str.

13 Frahm

Ger.

005 Dec. str. 1001 Dec.

23 Siemsson & Co.

17 Carlowitz & Co.

3 Petersen

3 Martens

Archibald

8 Christophersen Norw. str. 708 Dec.

8 Mitchell ......

5 Passmore

3. Andersen

3 cHaswell Staker...

B Suzzoni

8 cAdshead

Craven 3 Ohno

Ger. str. 303 Dec. Cer. str. 1149 Dec. British str. 2003 Dec. British str. 1410 Dec. British str. 1287 Dec. French str. 750 Dec. Wildo........... British str. 1356 Dec. 3 Merlees French str. 739 Dec. .....British str. 1206 Dec. British str. 1041 Dec. French str. 877 Dec. British str. 1860 Dec. British str. 3360 Dec. Japan. str. 3908 Dec. Japan. str. 3731 Dec. British str. 1142 Dec. Amer. str. 6661 Dec. Chi.

str. 1467 Dec British str. 2961 Dec. der.

str. 1237 Dec. ......British str. 2711 Dec. 3 Bandelin..... Ger. str. 1017 Dec. lder. Ulderup

str. 710 Dec. Gotsche

Ger.

859 Dec. str. Wheeler......... Brit. str. 2591 Dec. 3 Robinson British str. 1158 Dec. French str. 1669 Dec. British str. 1284 Dec. Ger.

str. 1267 Dec. Norw. str. 761 Dec. British str. 1611 Dec. ...Scott...... British str. 15 0 Oct.

ik w Kori

3 Baddeley

3 Seabury

3 Lincoln

3 Watson.........................

Buhrmann

6 Lewellin

Michael Jebsen.......3 Mongkut Namsang

Nanchang

Paul Blon Perla

3 Frangeul

Pitsanulok Prima ftabbi Salamanca Shantung Simongan

13 Fuchs

Sullberg

Tamsui

Tartar....

Not ey

Meyer...

Almond

3 cFol.

DEPARTURES.

3 cMeyer...

December 24.

Tai Lee

3 cMichelsen

Radnorshire, for Shanghai.

4 cEdy......

4 cEvans..

Deuteros, for Canton.

8 Gibbs...

Lousuk, for Swatow,

Iailoong, for Swatow.

Tamsui, for Shanghai.

Tientsin, for Ningpo.

Loongsang, for Manila.

Bình Thuận, for Saigon.

Manila, for Singaporo and London.

CLEARED.

Pitsanulok, for Swatow. Mongkut, for Bangkok. Kagoshima Maru, for Moji.

Chiren, for Shanglai.

Else, for Canton.

Michael Jebsen, for Hoihow. Lycemoon, for Shanghai,

Lowther Castle, for Singapore and Now

York.

Phi-yen, for Hongay. Simongan, for Amoy. Nanchang, for Swałow.

Clam, for Shanghai,

Bingo Maru, for Singapore and London. Maria Rickmers, for Hoihow. Hailan, for Pakhoi.

Sullbery, for Canton.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED,

Por Perla, from Cebu, Messrs Henderson, A. Milmond and Tronitario.

Per Indrasamha, from Manila, Mesara Ransom and Wilgross.

Per Tjilatjap, from Amoy, Mr Johnston, and 22 Chinese.

Per Bingo Muru, from Yokohama, &c. : for Hongkong, Mr and Mrs Bliss, Miss Lewis, Mr K. Kayakawa, Miss K. Inuzuka, Lieut Col. A. II. Russell, Mr R. P. Remedios, Mr N. A. Gonsalves, 9 Japanese

Mr and Mrs Geo.Capt. & Mrs Stokes, and 16 Chinese; for Singapore, Mr A. F.

Hawley Mr and Mrs Geo. T.Mr and Mrs M; P.

Hawley

Talati Major A. Henerge Mr H. S. Vaughan

Miss Fl. A. Woodward

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

Mr and Mrs R. F.

Hume, & children

Mr J. W. Baius Mr.D. N. Blair Capt. J. R. Camp-Mr N. Johanson

Mr K. Kawata bolt, R.E. Mrand Mrs Candutter G. E, Leo Mr & Mrs D. Christie Dr & Vra II. Mac-

farlane Captain Corte

Mr John Cronin

Mr W. H. Donald

Mrs B. Dufour

Mme. Dulot

Mr E. Edwards

Mr & Mrs L. Marston

Mr R. H. Newborn

Mr A. G. Roberts

Mr W. R. Robertson'

Mr N. H. Rutherford

Low; for Colombo, Comdr. Holland, Mrs Holland and 3 children, and Mr Carrow; for Marseilles, General and Mrs Forbes, Miss Woodward, Mrs Colo Frank, Mrs and Miss Frank and 4 children, Messrs K. Uyesugi, S. Nakajo, and K. Tsujimura; for London, Mrs Berigny, and Mr E. Hayward.

DEPARTED.

Por Singkiang, for 'Manila, Mrs C. E. Webb, Mr S. M. Taylor, Miss S. Kennedy, Miss B. Harold, Messrs S. Olsen, F. P. Cook, A. M. Tinko, E. H. Gibbon, J, D. Edwards, A. Ande son, B. Mason, W. Pucher, J. Dalbourgo, H. Murray, A. | Wells, J. R. Hayes, J. Apolonir, S. Bee,

and Daloep Singh.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Mr and Mrs H. Eyrera G. L. Thompson Cobu Dec. 19th, strong N.E. gale and

Mr L Goatachel

Mr L. D. Hills

Mr E. Howard

Mr R. Whitamore

Mr W, H. Williams

PELHAM HOUSE.

Bir James Anderson Mr W. A. Loug

Mr R. H. Burton Mr and Mrs Longo

Mr & Mrs W. Carral Mr A. Macfarlane

Captain L. Corte

Mr H. Dunrich

Mr W. T. Edwards

Mr H. Jewitt

Mr James McInnis

Mr Leonard Nelson

Mr R. W. Pearson

Miss R. Radcliffe VictorMr E. 0. Sullivan

Mr and Mrs

Kelly Mr. and Mrs Emile Mr L, Wettnor

Lazern

Mr H. I. Ling

Mr A. T. Tipper

Mr E. Julian White

The British steamer Perlu reports: From

heavy ses on China Sea, from Kapones Island to Pratas, Shoal; thence to port, moderate gale and high sea to port.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close :—

For CANTON.—

For Hanam, at 7.30 a.m., on Friday,

the 25th December.

Per Kinshan, at 9 a.m., on Friday, the

26th December.

For SINGAPORE.—

Par Lowther Castle, at 9 a.m., on Fri-

day, the 20th December,

For STRAITS` & COLOMBO,—

Tientsin Tingsang..

Tjilatjap

Tsintau Undine

Victoria

Whampos Wurzburg Yoneyama Maru Viksang................

Sailing Vessols.

Brilliant.

Grosvenor

Palgrave..... Vale of Doon

Engelhardt...... Ger. str. 1004 Déc. Dutch str. 1200 Dec. Ger. str. 780 Dec. ...... Ger.

str. 828 Dec. British str. 919 Dec. British str. 2768 Dec. British str. 1227 Dec. British str. 1045 Dec. Dutch str. 3631 Dec. Ger.

str. 1002 Dec. Norw. str. 1017 Dec. Amer. str. 2112 Dec. British str. 1100 Dec.

I c Anderson

3 Koops..

3 Koch

8 c Torbjornsen

Truebridge

13 Laver .....

kwBinzer...........Ger. str, 3216 Dec.

8 cYamamoto..... Japan. str. 1264 Dec. British str. 887 Dec.

3 Bowkerra-ri

21: Jebsen & Co. 21. A. Trading Co, 2C. P. R. Co.

20 Jardine. Matheson & Co. 20 Douglas Steamship Co. 24. R. Marty 24 Jardine, Mathieson & Co. 24 A. R, Marty

17 Butterfield & Swire 19 Jardine. Matheson & Co. 22A. R. Marty

11 Dodwell & Co., IJ, 24 Portland & Asiatic S. S. Co. 20 Nippon Yusen Kaisha 24Nipon Yusen Kaisha 19 Butterfield & Swire 14. M. S. S. Co. 20 C. M. S. N. Co. 24 Dodwell & Co., Ld.

Sander, Wieler & Co.

23P. & O. S.-N. Co. 23 Butterfield & Swire 22 Jebsen & Co.

20 Butterfield & Swire 23Jardine, Matheson & Co. 22 Butterfield & Swire 19,Chinese

24)Shewan, Tomes & Co. 22 Butterfield & Swire 14 Sunder, Wieler & Co. 22Shewan, Tomes & Co. 27 Bradley & Co. 22 Geo. McBain 19 Yuen Fat Hong 23 Hamburg-Amerika Linie

Meyer & Co.

Butterfeld & Swiro C. P. R. Co.

23 Butterfield & Swire

19 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

24 Holland-China Trading Co. 23 Butterfield & Swire 140rder

13 Dodwell & Co., Ld. 15 Butterfield & Swire

15 Hamburg-Amerika Linie

23) Dodwell & Co., Limited 15 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

3 dCowlishaw 2 c 2k/Coutts

́................ B. 4-m. bk. 3650 Oct.

......Brit. bqe. 516 June

23 Standard Oil Co. 13 Order

B. 4-m. bk. 3075 Dec. 21 Standard Oil Co.

2 kWeesmier...... Brit. bqo. 669 Dec. 13ander. Wieler & Co.

STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL.

[SUPPLIED THROUGH REUTER. Alesia, Claverburn, Roon, Shimos, Java, Wakasa Maru, Pakling, Howick Hall, Breizhuel, Gloamin, Pa lermo, Dec. 1; wa Maru, Nestor, Chardonin, 4; Carl Chenan, 8: Australien, Keemun, Palma (Delayed through mutilation), Macduff, 11; Glen- | The gyle, Sachsen, Shanghai, Freiburg, 15; Ernest Simons, Kamakura Maru, Kin- tuck, Tantalus, Saxonia, Seneca, 18; An- tenor, Borneo, Gisela, Hambury, Rich- mond Castle, Furostare, Kennebec, Lithonia, 22.

ARRIVALS AT HOME.

December 22, Indradeo, Kanagawa

Maru, Preussen,

The

Mails.

Imp. German Mail s.8. Bayern carry-

ing the German Mails with dales from Berlin of the 24th November, left Singapore on Friday, the 18th Dec.,. at 6p.m., and is now due.

The O. & 0. Co.'s 8.8. Gaelic sails on Saturday, the 12th Dec., at 7 a.m. to Manila. from Yokohama direct Due at Manila at 3 p.m. on Wednes- day, the 16th, and due at Hongkong some time on Monday.

The T. K. K. 8.8. Hongkong Moru, with mail &c., left San Francisco for the port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 3rd Dec.

The P. M. S. S. Chine, with mails &c., left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 12th December.

Steamers Expected. The Glen Line s.s. Glenlochy left Singa- poro on the 16th Deceinber, and is now duc.

The A. A. s.s. Ara, from New York, will leave Manila on the 53rd Dec.. and is due here on or about Saturday, the 26th Dec,, at daylight.. The N. Y. K. s.s. Hiroshima Maru left Moji for this port on the 22nd Dec., and is expected to arrive here on the 27th December.

Tho N. Y. K. 8.s. Fawati Mari loft Kobe, via Moji and Nagasaki for this port on the afternoon of 22nd Dec., and is expected to arrive here on the 28th December.

Per Bingo Maru, at 9 a.m., on Friday, The T. K. K. s.s. Rosetta Maru left

the 25th December.

For PAKHOL.—

Por Hailan, at 9 a.m., 25th December.

For BANGKOK-

STARVED HIMSELF.

WISHED I could be made to die,' were the words of Edmond Me- Sweeny, 27, Water-street, Llanelly. In-

tead of getting better I grew worse. had a great craving for food, but dreaded For

the pain which followed. Unbearable were

the pains in my stomach whenever I ate:

I had a bad taste in my mouth, and was as

Fellow as a guinea. I almost starved myself,

and became as thin aga rake. Day after day, and night after night, nearly mad from despondency and pain, I wished I was

Manila on the afternoon of 23rd De. cember, and is expected to arrive here on Friday afternoon, the 25th Dec. on Friday, the The as. Gregory Apear, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on the after noon of 23rd December.

Per Mongkut, at 9 a.m., on Friday, the The Ban Line steamer Benledi, from

25th December, CHINKIANG.—

Per Yiksung, at 9 am,, on Friday, the

25th Decomber.

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

Per Haitan, at 9 a.m., on Saturday, the

26th December.

Leith and London, left Singapore on the 17th December for this port. The C. N. Co.'s s.s. Taiyuan, from Austra

lian Ports via Manila, left Sydney on 5th December, and is expected to arrivo hew on 27th December.

Latest Advices.

Vancouver (B.C.)

Jan. 13.

Pakhoi Shanghal

Dec. 26. Dec. 25.

Moji & Yokohama

is bai & San F'cisco

Dec. 25,

Dec. 25.

Haiphong

Dec. 26.

Bangkok

S'pore & Calcutta

Doc, 25. Dec. 30.

Shanghai

Cos'tan Dock Dec. 25.

China Coast-Moteórological

Station,

23rd December.AT 4 P.M.

Hours.

Barometer.

The M. M. steamer Polynesien, with tho FRENCH MAIL of the 27th November, left Singapore on Wednesday, the 23rd December, at 8 a.m., and may be expected here on or about Wednesday, the 30th Decembor. This Packet brings replies to lotters despatched from Hongkong on 23rd October. H. A. L. steamer Badenia, from Ham- burg, left Singapo e for this port on the 22nd December, and may be ex- pected here on or about the 28th Dec. | Wostock 2 The C. P. R. Co.'s s.s. Empress of Japan Nemaro

arrived at Koho at 8 a.m. on Wed-Hakodate.. nesday, the 23rd Dac., and left again Tokio at poon on same day for Yokohama, Kochi....... whore she is due to arrive at 1 p.m., Nagasaki... on Thursday, the 24th Dec.

Kagoshima 30.27 Oshima.... Naha........ Ishi'jima... 30.21

Exchange.

HONGKONG, December 24, 1903. London-

Ju Berlin-

On demand,

Wiro,...

Wind.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction.

Force

p. 30.22 15

29.16

139.00

30.18

30.15

30.27

30.24

30.21

Taihoku...1 p. 30.22 Taichu

Swatow.... 3 p.30.28 62 | —

Hongkong 4 p.30.17 65 25

29.84 8270

Weather.

| || | || | || | || | || ||PPADO ||DP%||

Bank, Wire,

...1/8

Tainan... 11

On demand....

30 days' sight,

4 months' sight

.1/8 ...1/813

Credits, 4

Documentary, 4 months' sigbc, Jn Paris-

On deviand,

/815 1/91

30.13 30.13 Koshan 19. .1/8,

30.11 Pescadoros! 30.17 Weihaiwel. 3 p. 30.38 30 Outzlaff...

30.40 46 62 Sharp Pk.. 30.26 5678 ĽNÍ Amoy....2.p.30.24 65 68NNE 3

218

Credits, 4 month ́ sight,

219

Canton ....

67 89

On Demand,

170

Vict. Foak

NNE

New York--

Gap Rook

30.17

END

***

410

Macao......

30 16 04

Oredita, 60 daya' sight, In Bombay-

Hi phong,

30.2063

127

Manila Bacolod.3 p. Iliolód

•

29.76 80

Cebu

29.77 85

127

For

O.S. James P.

Не

127 | Malato

Nom

24th December,—at 10 a.M,

Nom.

Wi'ostock.. 7 .30.25 Nemuro... Hakodate.. 30.09

6a. 30.01

•

Tokio......

30.18

NW.

Kochi......

30 15

Nagasaki...

83)

Oshima..... ...861.10

$11.79 Naha........ .25).

30.27 Kagoshima 30.27

30.28

80 26

Ishi'jima... [30.21

Oo demand,

In Calcutta-

Wire

On demand, In Singapore- On demand,

En Manila Un demand,

n Shanghai

On demand,

30 days' sight, (private paper) In Yokohama

On demand.

Gold Leaf, 100 tine, (per tol), Sovevelgus (Bank's buying rate) Sliver (par oe,?

Aongkong Tides.

The tide table given below has been compiled at the Nautical Almanac. Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an au- tomatic tide-recording machine in the Wa ter Police Basin at Taim Sha Tsui during the YALIS

1887-8-9.

3 inches below mean sea level,

Taihoku... 5a. 30 30 Taichu.... 29.19 Tainan..... 30.17

.11

30.14

20.21 9a. 30.44 25

་་

THURSDAY, DECEMBER

24, 1903.

Destination.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels.

Amoy, Stow & R'goon Avoca (8) Australian Ports, &e... Yawata Maru (9) ...... Kiautschou (8) ............... ....... Bremon, &c. Bremen, &c. ................... Sachsen (8) B'bay, S'pore & Clbo. Hiroshima Maru (s).. C'po, Dany,Pt.Arthur Sullborg (s) Havro and Hamburg Nürnberg (8). Kobe

Taiyuan (8) Lendon, &c.

Simla (B) London and Hamburg Flintshire (s). London & Antwerp...[Glenfarg (s) Manila

Rosetta Maru (8) Manila... «avaiana

Rubi (8)..

Manila

Zatiro (8)

Shawmut (s) Kalfong (5)

A e ti

Date or Leaving.

Jardine, Matheson&Co Dec. 28, at Noon. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Dec. 30, at 4 p.m. Melchers & O .......................... January 6, 20 Melchers & Co......... (January 20. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Dec. 29, at Noon. Hamburg-Am'ka Linie Jan. 1, at Noou. Hamburg-Am'ka Lini December 30. Butterfield & Swire.. January 1, P. & 0 S. N. Co.......Jan, 16, at Noon. Shewan, Tomes & Co.About Dec. 28. McGregor Bros. & Gow January 9. Toyu Kisen Kaisha. Dec 29, at 11 a.m. Shewan, Tomes & Cu Dec. 26, at 10 a.m. Shewan, Tomes & Co. Jan. 2, at 10a.m. Dodwell & Co. Limited About January 28. Butterfiold & Swire.... December 30. GID, Livingston & Co. Jan. 19, at Noon. Mesageries MaritimesDec. 29, at 1p.m. Butterfield & Swire.... December 30. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Dec. 25, Daylight. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Dec, 26, at 2a in. Butterfield & Swire.... January 5.

Manila, Alian Porla..Australian (8). Marseilles via Saigon. Salazie (8) Manila, Aus'lian Ports Chingtu (s) Moji, Kobe & Y'hama. Kagoshima Maru ()... Mar.,L'don, A'orp, &c. Bingo Maru (s).. Mar., Lon & A'orp. Dardanus (5)...... Mar., L'don & A'orp Yangtze (s).. New York v.Suez Canal Sikh (s).... New York v.Suez Canal Hímera (s)... New York v.Suez Cana Nubia (8) .... N'ki, Kobe & Y'hama Kasuga Maru (8) Odessa v. Bombay...... Hermann Lerche (8)... Bradley & Co. ......... Rotterdam & Ħburg, Savoia (8) Shanghai & Kobe. Shanghai..

Shanghai..

Mazayon (s) Bengal(s)

Yuchow (9)

Butterfield & Swire... January 19. Dodwell & Co., Ltd... January 12. ..... Showan, Tomes & Co. About Dec. 28.

Hamburg-Am'ka Linių About end of Doc. Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Dec. 30, at Noon. About January 15. Hamburg-Am'ka Linie January 10.

S'pore, Pang, Calcutta. Namsang (s) S'hai, Kobe & Y'hama Radnor hire (s) S'hai, Y'ham & Kobo. Polynesien (s) S'hai and Portland, Or. Indravolli (8).. S'poro,Java Ports, &c. Tjilatjap (8) S'pore, Plang, B'bay&c. Vindulona (s) Singapore & Bombay. Tientsin (s) S'tow, Amoy, Foochow Anping Maru (8). S'tow, Amoy & Tamsui Daijin Maru (s). Stow, Ainoy & Anping Maidzuru Maru (9) S'tow, Ainoy, Foochow Daigi Maru (s) 3'tow, Amoy & Fchow Haitan (6)

P. & O. 8. N. Co......About Dec. 26. P&O. S. N. Co... ...About January 2. Butterfield & Swiro... December 26 Jardino, Matheson&Co Dec. 30 at Noon. Shewan, Tomes & Co. Deo. 24. Daylight. Messageries Maritimes,About Dec. 30. Portland & A. S. Co..January 14. China H'land Ting Co. socond half Dec. Sander, Wieler &Co..January 14, p.m. P. & O. S. N. Co... ... About January 6. Osaka Shosen Kaisha.. Decetuber 27. Deska Shosan Kaiska.. December 29. Osaka Shosen Kalsha. January 3. Osaka Shosen Kaisha.. January 5. Douglas Lapraik & Co. Dec. 27, Daylight..

Vancouver (5.C.), &c. Empress of China (8) Canadian Pfic R. Co. January 13.

Vancouver (B.C.), &c. Athenian (s), Victoria, B.C., Tacoma Victoric (s) Victoria, B.O., Tacoma Lyra (s). Victoria, B.O, Seattlo. Kaga Maru (s) Yina, S'hal, Moji, Kobe Palermo (s) Yokohama & Kobe ...Badenia (a)

Canadian P'fic R. Co January 27. Dodwell & Co. Limitel Desember 30. ...Dodwell & Co. Limited January 20.

Nippen Yusen Kaiths, Dec. 20, nt. 4 p.. P.&O. S. N. Co....... About Dec. 24, Hamburg-Am'ka Linie Jan. 2, at Noon.

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS,

Closing Quotations. Cash.

December 24, 1903.

...

Stocks.

BANKS.

No. of Falus. Shares.!

Paid

125 all Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 80,000 $

19,970 £10 £ & 31, buyers National Bank of China, Limited ....

10 £ 8931, bayers 29,955 5

$665, collers London, £63

750 £

1£

1 810

10,000

250 $

5,000 £

Founders' shares Do. MARINE INBITRANGER, Canton Insurance Office Co., Id.

China Traders' Insurance Co., La.... 24,000 North-China Insurance Co., La. Union Insurance Society, L. 10,000 Yangtsze Insurance Association, L. 8,000 20,000

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fire Insurance Co., Ld. ......

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Id., 8,000 8

DOCKS, ETC.

H'king & Whampoa Dock Co. Lả, 60,000 $.. Jeo. Fenwick & Co., Limited. ... .............. 6,000 $ 6,000 $ Now Amoy Dock Co., Ltd............. 5. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co. La......... 55,700 Tle.

STEAMBOATS, TUGS ETC.

་

Ch'no and Manila S. S. Co., Ld.. {30,000 $

20.000 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited

IK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., Ld. 80,000 $ Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 60,000 £ 10,000 $ Star Ferry Company, La.

10,000 8 Shell Transport & Trading Co., Ltd. 2000,000 £

8,600 Tls. The Tug and Lighter Co., Ld."....

Tla Shanghai Tug & Lighter Co, Ltd. | 200,000 Preference. 100,000

50 $175

83.33 $ 25906, sellers

100 £ 25 Ta. 219

250 $100 $100, sellers

100

60 $135

100

20 $90, buyers

260

50 $310, sellers

all $208, buyere

258 25 810, eales & buyers

67 8 63 238, seliers

100 Tis100 Tls. 116, ex div.

508 50 $18, cellor

*60 all 931, nellera

158 16 832, sellera

all $76, ellere

10 $ 10 $50, sales. 10 8 6 $19

11 £1.3, sollers

60 TIs 50 Tls. 36 50 Tle, 50

do.

REFINERIES.

Chine Sager Company, Limited.....200000 3

7,00 100 Luzon Sugar Company, Limited....

a 100

ጸ

50 T

Perak Sugar Cultivation Co., Ld..... 7,000 Tls.

WHARVED.

B. & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co. 30,000 S Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Co,... 20,100 Tls.

LAND AND BUILDING.

Hongkong Land Investment and Agonoy Company, Limited....... Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ld. Kewloon Land and Building Com.)

rany

Wei-hei-wei Land & Bulding Co.,Ld Humphreys Estate & Finance Co... 100,000 West Point Building Co., Limited... 12,500 3

TRAMWAYS.

Tla, 62, sellers

Tls.

$105, sellers

810, sellers

50 Tla. 60

Bellers

all 897, sellers 100 Tls100/ls, 220, sales

50 Fle.50 Tls. 104, sales 50 30 $35, buyera

25 Tls.25 Tls. 12h, sollers

all 811, buyers

50,000 $ 39,000 TE, 6,000 $

3,764 Th.

100

100 $167, sellers

60 $50 $52

100

ali $300, ex div. -

İs

11 S

30,000 $

1 250

All

HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,250 $

MINING.

Jebu Mining & Trading Co., Ldl... 60,000 New Punjom Mining Co., Ld......... 60,000

.Proference ehares... Sor été Francaise des Charbon-

mages du Tonkin.

550 ccnte, sellers

11 $1.50, ekora

all 16,000 Fcz.

Raab Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ld.....200,000 £

HOTELS ETC.

30 cents

$600, sellors 118/2018, acller?

60 all $148, salve & sellers 2,000 T.Tis.50 Tls. 50 Tls. 150, bayere

26 325 $26, buyer.

Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd. ... 12,000 € Astor House Hotel Ltd. (Tientsin). Astor House Hotel Co., Ltd. (S'hai) 30,000

DISPENSARIES.

LIGHTING.

10 ali

8141, sales & buyers 10 10 87. buyera

A, S. Watson & Co., Limited... 60,000 $ 10,000 $ Watkins Limited

(+) all (8140, buyers 7,000 £ 8,030 Tla. 50 Tis.50 Tle. 107, boyers 30,000 $108 10812, buyers 30,000 3 10 $ 5.87

50,000 $

IK. and China Gas Co., Limited... Shanghai Gas Company, Ltd......... Hongkong Electric Co., Limited New Electrics (new issue) ....

BRICK AND CEMENT. Groon Island Cement Co., Ld.

MISCELLANEOUS..

Manila Investment Co., Ld............... Bells Asbestos Easteru Agency,

Ld.

10 10 825; ectiera

60 18 50 $15

all812, buyer

all

20,000 $

8,604

United Asbestos Oriental Agency,

9.000 ord'y 3.

12/6 £12/3 85, sollere

1918

Limited

1991dera

Hk. Steam Water-boat Co., Ltd,

7,000

NE 10

NW 1

N3 by

મ

Koshun... Pescadores Weihaiwai Gutzlaff 30.49 4174

30.38 03 73 N Sharp Pk., Amoy...... 0.00 30.38 53 61 NNE 1 | Swatow

9a.

Canton.....

The zero of the table corresponds with Hongkong 10a. 30.20 63 29 NE the zero of the soundings in the Admiralty Vict. Peak Gap Rock Charts which has been found to be 4 feet

Macao... To obtain the depth of water on the tide

Haiphong gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 Manila...... feet inches, and on the gauge at Lamont Bacolod Dock, Abordeau, add 10 feet 6 inches to Iloilo

The s.8. Charles Tiberghien, from Now the height given in the table.

York left Singapore for Hongkong via Manila, on the 5th December

The 0.8. S. Co.'s steamier Calchts, from Tacoma, left Moji on 22nd December, for Hongkong.

Day of

- 00 05 + 1′′ Langwa | H0202 00 !- 1

5,090

19, 20

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co.......! 10,000 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ltd...... 7,200 £ Tebrau Planting Company, Ltd...... 20,000 kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 10,000 Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., L. Two Cotton Spinning and Weav. }

ng Co., La.

International Cotton Blanufactur-

ing Co., Ld. uni

Lau-Kung-Mow Cotton Spinning and Wearing Co., L. ................................ eyee Ootton Spinaing Oo., Ld. China Provident Mortzago

Oo. Ld.

4 $9, buyers

10 8 10 8210, unyeri

10 8153, buyers

245, sellers

20£ 20 Tis. 425

86 nominal

-br all 8145, buyers

10 8 10 815), buyera.

20 000 Tls 6 Tie 59 Tis. 33, ex div.

19,000 T. 75. Tle.75 Tls. 25, bagers 8,00 Tla. 10 Tis100 Tls. 49, buyers 2,00 Tis: 600 1,500 Tis. 170 salo 60,00 1310 $91, sales

128 128, bayers

all 40

...... 80.0008 China Borneo Company, Ltd.

1,200 Campbell Moore & Co., Limi ed .....!

12,000 Wu. Powell, Ld. ..............

18 10 89 buyors

50 $ * 50 850, Nominal

10 8 10 $13, Nominal

508

501815 saliers

X 8250

30 27

30.28 9.

NNB

C 29.02 6263 ENE 1

98.

Cebu

29.8 80 29,90-83

Dacomber 25th in 81st.

0. S. Jamos 10 a. Malate.....

Hin. WATRAS

TAW HAPPY

Hongkong Mezn

Hongkong

Height.

- Mexi

Ungh

Tiuze.

Timo

Jeet. 四

fret.

The

P&A. steamer Indrelli, sailed Frl.

4.6

717

6 08

Sat. 20

500.

เก

0 10

5.9

2: 403 4.8

4.3

17.0 54

5.4

2.5

$28 a 0.0

0 15

4.9

9 27

2,8

dity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

8.4

12 Ga

3.8

4.6

Lyra arrived at Dece

Wed. 30 m 5.15

30 a Thur. 31 m 6:43

0.11 2.1

4.3

m 1 7

m11 52 a

The C. C. Co.'s 8.8. Lothian sailed from Portland on Dec. 18th, for Moji and Hongkong.

Joad. But fond of cures affected by TO PREVENT GROUP, begin in time. The first symptom is hoarseness ; Dr Williama pink pills for pale people. Ithought I would give them a trial, so I this is soon followed by a peculiar rough sent for a bottle. Before I had exhausted cough, which is easily recognised and will I felt relief. I bought another bottle. never be forgotten by one who has heard. The improvement was continued, and it. The time to act is when the child first after I had taken a fourth bottle I felt becomes hoarse. If Chamberlain's Cough quite another man. The dreadful pain Remedy is freoly given, all tendency to had quite left me, and I had regained my croup will soon disappear. Even after the old vitality, and was soon able to eat any croupy cough has developed, it will pre- The

vent the attack. There is no danger in thing again, and to resume work."

giving this romgly as it contains nothing injurious. It always cares, and cures quickly. For ele by all chemists and medicine vendors; WATKINĖ Ltd.; General Agents.

All who suffer the miseries of indiges tinm and bile shpuid follow this example. Dr Williams Medicino Company. Holborn Viaduct, London; sont post free for 2/9,

aix bottles 13/0.

from Portland on the 18th Doc., via Japan ports, and may be expected hero about 19th Jan,

C. P. R. Co.'s ss. Athenian loft Van-on. 28 m 1. 59 couver on Monday afternoon, tho

usual Ports of Call.

14th Dec. for Hongkong, via the Tue 2930

453 a. 5.0

The Boston Tow. Co s 8.8.

Yokohama on 19th

גוון

Shanghai and Hongkong Dyeing

and Cleaning Co., Ld.-

....!

1,200 8.

70,000 8

20,000 $

Amount.

300 $ 600

Place.

Interest

F. G. Froo, Acting Director.

Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 24. 1903.

1. BanonETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit

and to the level of the ses lunches, tenths, and bun. dredtha.

2. TEMPERATURz, in the shade, in degrees Fahren- holt.

3. HUMIDITY, in porcentage of saturation, the humi

DIRECTION OF Wiso, to two points.

10 -15 FOBOX OF WIND, according to Beaufort Seale.

11.440 =

6. STATE OF WEATHER blue sky, cdetached clouds,

d drizzling rain, fog, gloomy, à hail, I lightning, »

overcast, pasdog showers, g. squally, r rain,

thunder, Filbility, u dew (wet)! =)

7. Him in inches, tenths and hundredths.

The Canton Hongkong Ice and Cold

Storage Company, Limited

CIGAR COMPANIES.

Philippine Tobacco Trust Co., Ld... Alhambra Limited.....

LOANS.

Chinese Imperial 1886 xTl. 767,200 TL. 2507% p.

VERNON Par

SMYTH, Sha e Brokers,

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