THE HONGKONG DAILY PRUSS, THURSDAY, NOVEMB88 29ra · 1994.
SHIPPING REPORTS
HONGKONG REGISTER,
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Lowest air temperature on the 37th 'I—{LANDİKTEN, EMÜNDNJI KO za dogrom fixập Hà Đ
S--Kusinaer la pa vantage of natomias, ila labai is of -niz sateenlad with malandre being 350,-
The Franch steamer Handi, from Haiphong 13th Nov, has moderate mouse, fog and rain, leads the dritaline, colaj de faz: 45 alenwys he bus l., and N.B. to E. winda
DYRNOTION OF TEN WING.Co taro polite, ESION OF THR Wine According to | G-FRATE UP THR Wsatuak: E. Blue sky aj detacha
Babininga, o, vergrity pa passing bachares ginagally; yo
F. G. Fr00,
means that be le not to injoy his holiday at a wight, the Surveyor General did him the honour oficial of any note bed seat his family and | Brit that be to come back enaidurnbly poorer of haride a special grave ang for bica, which valuables to the south in anticipation of than when be left.
happily proved unnery, In this survey trouble. From Johol news was constantly arty The RATUNAS-Defors pat ing the v to to was found that few Loue drains were connected ing that the robellion in that region was chiẩy The Comuktio. I should like to point col that with any main-cieniu of any kind but endod na spreading and there worn as foreen at hand te Barometer ...
$0.00 only applies to the officers on active der the pavement of the treat and the drainaga sope with it. The rebels are Mongols who want Topstare egyio. The question of bars pay at home issued into the sub-soil. Elat vory ow.public to avenge Usuoral Yeh's monstrous crasities of field ty not leached upon is this mactor at all, so that drains existed and that most of them were three years ago, when be traced in cold blend Direction at wind 400 perhaps the hon. members who have spoken old water dourses corposed of rough out granite six cf their Princes" or oliefs, and they bave Weather on the ambject of lava pay at home base ant blooks with wide interations bolween them olsa raised banners proclaiming war upon the Rain benn strioly in order. At the same time & am working wall enough daring the rainy season Manchu dynasty. Ilgatrods of Chiesa soldiers, Bu bou, mbors would bává deprecated nay when fully fucked but in tàu dry monson allowing if not thousands, had joined them, and they were attemplom my part le limit the discussion to the liquid portion of the sewage to soak into the laying waste the country all troninil Jekol." $80,000, and (ara sure I was cely carrying out sub-neil. Many of them it was found bad, bron the vishaa n hou, memobors when I gave full end-off owing to the stengia having buna diverted, yoin to thou who have addressed us. So far as and had sites developed into ossspools, allowing I am personally coborad I can only say the liquid portion of the sewage to sink into the memoria, has gone home to the Sterntary sab-soil and b coming filled with thick black of State' asking for, the some terms as patrić matter..some of these were of gigantio have been genteel at Singapore, and from the proportions sontaining many hundred tons of feelings of the Colonist. Offten for its servanta putrid filth. Whal streets had been built i fool sura.
shall reosiva that justion which without any preparation, the roadway Blled with the raneh ganito bluaks sticking ant of the ground as nature had ads it, BarondwaY sidepathe made, nano-face channels and no Sewers laid down, the hous-drains running iste the sub-soil High Street, first, second, and third, Streets, al about a quarter of a mile long rus ning haiwan Benbars Rhad ond Queen's Road wors is this adition tillve years ago when the streats were laid out and the rain-trains laid down, but in this day meat of the hous-drains romain unconnected draining into the sub soil. the New Building Ordinance not being retro- pective exempt in the ones of old drains being found a goblio naisande, are so not ten per cent, of the existing Louren are connected with the new dreinsgo apstom.
I always been granted to ne
The question that the vote be passed was then put zeá carried nem, cos..
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THE FLOATING FILE ENGINE. The CHALIMANThe next minute in one in biob the toerner recommends u vots of $1,000 to mant part of the expense of a new boiler for hfting, fire engine. Ths assity for this to arises from the fact that the total cost is $1.550 and Le ordinary vote for repairs to engines, eto, is not sufficient to cover it. Jej is therefore necessary to ask, yon for a sote of 31.400.
The COLONIAL TAXASURER 80Gonded. Carried.
The next grost want was the water supply, no supply existed West of the Hospital or East of the Barracks, even then few bat European
REPAIRS TO GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE- The Chan-In the next innie the Go vernor.comcends the Council to vote a sum of $6.500 to over aertsin exponers in connection with the top Rock Lighthouse. In November, house were supplied with water and not all of 1895. the ap Rook Lighthouse suffered con-them. siderable damage and this sun is required to brought walar in buckets from the pablis ky- meet the balance of the expense
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded. Carried.
The Committee then að jourand.
THE SANITATION OF THE COLONY, The Colonial Surgeon; Dr. Ayres gives an appendix to his annual report showing the work done during the last twenty years by the Medi- dal Departent The following in the section referring to sanitation :---
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The rest depended on coolier who
The British stonmar Cantos, from Shanghaieriability, dew frock 25th Nov had Bas ned clear weatherfrom loa leg Shanghai, with moderate NE monsonu 3. sentir en till arrival at Hongkong.
The British steamer Palisarua, from Larer pool, and Bingapore 21st Nov. had moderate to strong es un with high N.Ees and fre quoat squalls wind and rais. Nearing Hong. og frush N.E. wind with moderate sea, olear and doe rather. Nov. Sad spoke 4-mnated
lip ship Falkland, to lat. 417 N.. long. 105.55 E., from Japan to Chittagong, 12 days out, withing to be reported all wall
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
WEDNESDAY, 98th November. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. EXCHANGE.
On LONDON →
Telegraphio trasfer
Bank Billa, on demand
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
2/04 2/04
-
Bank Billa, ut 4 months' aight 12/03 Crodita, át 4 monthe sight"
First Assistant. "Hongkong "Dosarvatory, 26th November, 1894.
Mrasun, Pangongy & V90 Xeqstsk. For, žŠTU. aromoter 1 e.x... 80.02 Therm. I.M. (Wet halb 71 Barometer, PAM,30,11 farm. 1, M. (Wotbalk) 70; Promoter P. 30.01 Thorm. &P.Mr. Wot bulb) 70
Thermom, 9 AM... 73 Tom P... 77
Thermam 4 ... 74
Tarm. Maxima 77 Ther. Minim
might
FOR SALE
JUST RECEIVED,
CYREMB DE ČAUAO.
RENESEABRICOTS,
78
BLACKBERRY BRANDY,
CREME DE PRUNELLE.
E. RICCO & 10 24. Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 28th October, 1894.
FÖR SALE..
TH&WEAGNE, "MOMO POD."
#IDSIECK & Co., REINS. PURVEYORS TO THE IMPERIAL & ROYAL COURT AT BEÉLIN & TOTES INFERIAL Coger of RUSSIA. MONOPOLE BEL SEAL (anding dry).
Do. "660" RED FOIL(dry)
GOLD FOIL
do.
CARLOWITZ
ON
Desume stary Bills, 4pmonths" sight2/14 PARIS-
Tack Bills, ou dewand
2.57
Credits. At
mos tha' wigghị.
2,63
ON
GERMANY.
On demand....
2.08
ON
NEW YORK.-
Do
Bark Hills, on demazd':
497
DTLY Do.
Credits, 60 days' sight
512
ON
BOMBAY
Telegraphie Transfer ...
1854
Bank, on demand.......
108
ON
CALCUTTA.—
Telegraphic Transfer
1851
Bank, on demanad
ON
SHANGHAI ----
Baak, at sight..........
Private, 3 days' sight YOKOHAMA ----
dis.
16% pm..
dia.
On demand MAXILAZN
On demand.
jdrants ut 5 conta e broket. The poorer population could not azard this and bed to wait until the stalwart onolias who thronged the hydranta and often fought for their turn had been supplied, often before this had been done the sater had been cut off, and go hundreds women and children were to be seen daily Cooll-eling water from fool well, side channels, or the auantain streams Hundreds of weila sxisted, more than two thirds of which have analysis koen condamned, the water being andt for drinking. Thas the poorer quarters of the town' were condemned, the boas-x overcrowded with human beings and animals for their faulty In 1873, on my arrival, there was pa my office construotion, drainago, their fltby conditiod and desk a Government letter three months old or be want of water for uleansing purposes; though. dering an enquiry concerning an exlbrook of indeed the cleansing of the houses was it possible Typhoid Fever to the Chiasso Brothols. As a
from their soustevotion an attempt to wash the private practitioner was seting as Colouist Sur-upper floors would have nearly drowned the peo
ann this aquiry was put off peading the arrival pla belos, and the basement floor being composed O of the row Colonial urgeon who was expected of and eald not be washed. In this condition by every mail. Learning that enson of this dis a very large propertion of these houses remain (ON este em csalianally occurring, an inspection to this day. of nearly tire hundred Registered Brothels wAN Up to 1379 things were, it slowly, gradually for SingAPOBR. --- Legan at me. So with the three Insprotors of being improred, bat in that year a grara dit Brothels a house to house hilation was made feronce of opiuica noourred between the Surveyor and the state of eacle honse reported upon. This General and the Colonial Surgeon on the ous discovered Arst that the, inspeolors had no ia side and the Government on the other on the s'ructime offer than what was required by the object of sanitation, a portion of the Chinese Registrar General who was she Protector of and Karopean property owners combining and Chinese, which related only to the women admit
objecting to prejosa non avrangements and ted into the brothole, their treat tant, &o. They the Government upholding them. This pat s did not porn themselves about the houss or stop to the contemplated improvements approved the accommodation provided. It was found that of by the beiter ednoated of the Chinese and the they were all of them overcrowded, the majority inoro liberal of Europann landownere, and it offbem filthy in the extreme, many of them wholly atminated. in 1881, by the Surveyor General aft for the parpran they were used, and quite a and Colonial Surgeon appealing to the Secretary number aufit for hamn babitation af all. Each of State. Mr. Chadwick was sont out in 1883 trotbet was specially reported apos, what.re with a Royal Commission to enquire sud re- quized to be done to pat it into a sanitary dog- port on the sanitary state of the Colony. A dition, the unmber of inwater that should be Blue Book containing his report and recomChiness Loan 96 E. aliawed in each hous", &c. The construction of wendations was issued in 1992. In this report Dakin,Cruick&0% these louses, the state of the drunge, the latrine all conilemation was given of everything the Daizy Farm Ca angements, the awful state of fish and ever- Colonial Surgeon lod reported for the past ten Brick & Co., Gian, urowding wore a revelation. “It bok six weeks years, and one of the roommendations was that Green Island Cemeul working cory afternoru frugt else till Sunitary Board diould be forwed relieving the H. Brick & Cusent. dars to get through the insp clien, aufsemColonial Surgeon of the horrible responsibility, AC. Bakery the Inspectors what would in fire be required } except na one of the members of the Board, that longkung & C. Gus. Hongkong Blectric....
On demant SOVEREIGns, Bank's Buying Ente......$9,60 - Gon Lean, 100 fine, per TAG
Bo
22, nom.
JOINT STOCK SHARES. QUMFANY
PAID WE LIDSTATAONA,
Hongkong & Sine) 23.100 p. et. poo, saa China, Japan, Belg £2,5.0 m. Da, Founders.... Nat. Bank of Ch...
B. Shares....... Brown & Co., U. G..
Fonn. Shares..j hipbell, Moored Co China Borneo men China Smar
of them, to arrange that no row budge should be had.bes aboaring under for ten years, duc: XYAKHWAYS. he opened or licensed without previous inspeeing which from the very Brat mouth of his Hongkong tion by the Coloulal Surgeon and his reporting arrival he had done his atment for the good of... Wharf & G. ay to ite tous and how many jawates should the Colong. In all that time and in spite of Hongkong Rope........ be permitted. The report on each house as if tha tranbla ba bad in many has been compelled. & W. Dock......... was visited was wont in to the Registrar General ecery day. At the end of the enquiry a special fall report was wat in to the Government, the cance of the outbreak of typhoid being fully represented,
Hongkong Hotel...
to rite them he mat nothing but courtesy and Hol kinds from the Chinese who often appealed to him for protection and assistance which they have always received when it was in ble power to giro.
Then came the question, as the Colonial
Bazilas the santivunue reports ou the Sauita- Surgeon wos reponsible for the sanitation of tios of the Colony generally. (he Colonial Sor The Cology, if these houses, which were specialty neon has hat to make many on Governmeøl undar Government supervisiou, wore in such a Tastitutions. Reports on the Central School very dreadful condition, what was the rest of the and other Clive Government Schools, their town like, and were his two Sanitary Inspectors badly stunted, overcrowded, and inanitary state. As ignorant of their dotlosan the Lispectors.
has tvaulted in the new buildings co botter and Brothels were of what ought to be theirsers airy sites. Reports on the Police Stations While inspecting some houses the draizago and the accommodation for the married men and specially cams sader notios and I wrote to the their families has proanred many and great Surveyor Second who like myf had only are improvements, but in this case much ramaira to rived in the Colony in 1879 and skud af I could be done. Reports on the Markets, the accom e any plans of the town drain ge af 'his office,modation for cattle and their slaughtering the and his reply was that no plane could be found, neoossity for an experivuced Veterinary Surgeon that he was as much in the dark as mygali pand better, arrangements for the food supply, the matter.
here alen had good results.
As was expected I found my Sanitary Inspen tore be ignorant of their duties as wore the Inspectore of Brothols. They had received definite instructions from sny one, they knew enong's lo sam vonsa boneholder for throwing garbage into the street and that was about all Pige, sheep, goate and cows were kap in ordinary Chinese dwelling houses The cows were only to be found in the basements, but pigs, sheep. and goats wore to be found on any floor pigs and sheep were kept till they were wanted for laughter, goste and oowe for dairy purpose The goats were led round from house to boase "zad milked at the hams doors
ow the same
way sometimes; one dairy supplying most of the houses in Caine Road was in the hage ments of the houses in Merque Junction
Many of these improvements-bars cost the Colony D nanoca arily large pathy for these wants were printed out when land was obesp and money also, when dollars were dollar Many opportunities have been lost notably after the great fee of 1872, when to bin disgust the Coforial Surgeon the same old insaitary Chinese boases rebuilt more crowded than ever. At the moment of writing the terrible visitation of the Plague has gives the Colony a very savera lesson audis great opportunity, and there near future a model English settlement. are hopes that the Criony may bacoma in the
3harison ---
insura
Content Chins Fire China Tradera Hongkong Fire .. North-China Straits Marine..........vi Union
gss
and Building-
H. Laud Investm’t Kowloon and 13 Haphnya Extnig Luzon Sugar
West Point Buudg. Ying-
28 $21
43❘ tém $50 $8 eers 814, beers $65 com. sino! $145, sellers 1.250 Hp. st. pur.
36 1
$10 14
2316
5504 $1.50 $3
$50 $30 £135
$84, los $100 $20
335 170, bayer 360+ 106 $50-$112, buyera $125 78 p. st. prà.
$51) 59, buyers $20 14
#60 #149; bu
$20 $23, ellers
$26 ulas & lere
B¦ 1995, sollers
42, 188, hayors
32 bayeru
$127, nurs
160177, buyer.
$50 $52, sales & soiler. $3010, ellers
$10 1104
$
19. sellors $100 || 149, 24 Horv
New Baineral.......
$311,70, sale Charbonnages....$131.607 Fale:
$ $425, sailor $$$), sales & sellery Do- (Proferunce)|... 31 | 31 83, enlos Rank 19. 10. $47, sales & buyers tubig. Coy.
Jéloku.....
China & Mail... Douglas 8.9. En.... H., Canton, & H 17 chai Warah'se Ca. Indo-China S. N....
90%
$50 $66, actiem $50 $40, selleri. (320) Kukk, sales
210 $90, actere
2374 | 24%, sollera
in 1960, ezdir.buyurs
CHATER & VERNON, share Broke
The Colonial Surgess is thankful to soknow ledge the many kindnesses and great sistance Old Malwa
(extra dry).
& Co..
Bols Agente For Hongkong, Chis, and Japan, Hongkong, Int Jaïr. 1685.
[1287
FOR SALE.
CHAS REIDSTBUK'S
CHAMPAGNE, 1889, Wacre Soal, 32. per case of 1 dozen quarts, $39.......... per case of 2 dozen pints. PAUL DUBOIS & O a.te
CLARET, CHATHAU DaroSE. $40.50........... per asse of 1-down guscia.
KEESS MANN'S RED AND WEITH BORDEAUX WINES.
ED.
0.
G. HIBBERT & Co.'e
BOTTLED ADE & STOUT MAINZER BEEL
in Quarts and Pints.
SIEMSSEN & C -Hongkong, 1st August, 1994,
זיין
FOR SALE AT A MODERATE PRICE.
THE Following VALUABLE PROPERTY baloncing to the Estate of the late Captain Preannorr, Situated on Donble Island, at the entrance to Awatow barzens
large Two-sTORIEN EUROPEAN HOUSE, containing 18 Boome, 2 Bathrooms, and large front and back Varandaba, bos a: detached Cookhouse and other detnok out houses, and a neat, bathing haase oluso to the beautiful wody beach for sea bathing. Tho whole Property contains about 5 meres, and la inclosed by a Conorate Wall, and the Garden coutains a large number of racions. kinds of Valuable Prait Troos. It is a freshold property, tros of Crown Bont and Taxes. The abova is a | BEAUTIFUL SUMMER Resort, abers the cool ses dress and pure sea water bathing can be onjoyed.
For farthor Particulars, apply to
ejo Daily Prass Offer. Kouskong, 18th November, 1894.
1243
TO SHIPMASTERS..
STEAM WATER BOAT COMPANY.
THE Undersigned are prepared to Sapply
on Shortest Notise any quantity of PURE FRESH FILTERED WATER for both Deak and Boilern.
The only COMPANY in HONGKONG excl. sively supplying FILTEROD WATER.
DESPATCH GUARANTEED. CALl Flag W.
J. W. KEW & Co.
18, Praye Central, Hongkong, 19th November, 1994, 1191
14.
TO LET
TO AD SOLÐ OR LET.
ROOM AD BUNGALOW, KELLYT, PHALUS For Particulare apply to
Mounr
FILMER & TURNER,
Arobitate. Victoria Buildings.
Hongkong, let November, 1894.
BANKS. TAUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
HE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
"INCORPORATED at Royal Charter, 1858
HEAD OFFTON, LONDON.
Capital Pate-UP
LIABILITY 12002 | REIKOYR
TO LAT.
FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED.
HOUSE Magazinn.Gar.
From the First July, Apply to
CH INTREX INCHBALD, Hongkong, 25th June, 1894.
TO LET
FK IT Diormázz.
Apply to
HOUSE NA CAINE ROAD,
₤1244
M. HOURENTE, No. 5. Assuranor Road, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1804
TO LET
(2009
THE TURKISH BATHS, SITUATED NEARLY OPPORITE TGBAND HOTEL YOKOHAMA, JAPANĀ
THE
HE BATHS; including Tasks · Hor Rooms, Land PLUNGE BATH and SHAMPOOING Hoom in Marble, CooLING ROOM Rnd LOUNGING ROOM, are newly sreeted on the Intent, dasigna from Europe and are Heardsomely Farrished,
HOLDERS. RISKATE FUND
OF SHARE-
VEN PA
EXPECTED
THE FRENCH MAIL
The M. M. ateamur Silenie, with the French all of the 27th October, left Saigon an Monday, the 28th in. £; at noon, and any ha expected here on or about Friday, the th inst. This packet brings replím to faltors don patched from Hongkong on its 19th Supt.
THE INTAN ALI £804,300
The steamer Gathering Apart Singapore £900,000 [ for this port on the afternoon at the 24th inst £275,000
JT AMERICAN MAJL The Dior China, with the Amerioxa INTEREST allowed on Currant Asiat at mail of the 6th fast. left Yokohama on Mouing The rate of 2% per angun on the Daily balances. the 20th inst., at daylight, and may be expected
· Ou Fired Deposite ter 12 wonthe..... 5%
here on or about Sunday, the 204 amaber.
TE-0. &.0. steamer Belgic, with the Ameri 4%
an mall, loft San Francisco for this port rÍA. 3% 3 "
Yekelams and Nugasaki on the 15th int A. O. MARSHALL.
Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 18th May, 1894.
| 1967
LIMITED.
AUTHORIARD CAPITAL A BANORIMEN
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
£1,000,000. £500,000
Read Office-Honarono.
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Gems, Est,
The P. My steamer Poru, with tha. American wil, lett San Francisco for this port vin Yoko. | hund and Nagasaki, on the 24th-inst.
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The P. & O. steamer Siam, with the English mail of the 2nd November, left Singapore on Tradny, the 27:1, inst, 8., and may be 919 sted here on or about Monday, the 3rd. Doo, This packet brings replies to latters despatched from Hongkong as the 27th September.
.....
THE CANADIAN BIATE,
The CP. steamer Expreat of Japan strived at Yckobama on the 26th inst, et 8,31 n.m., and
I CROW TUNG SHASA, Eaq. left again sume day at pm, for Hongkong via
H. STOLTEREOU?, Esq. KWAX to CĦurs, Key CHAN KISHAN,
Chief Manager.
Guo, W. F. PLATEAIN
Interest for 14 Moaths Fired..............&%
· Hongkong, 17th November, 1903
Kot Nagasaki, and 6baaghni.
MERONANT STGAMERS.
Plus P. & O. gloamer Shanghai left Singa;
pore on the 2nd inst, at 2 p., and is expected Aero obout Tueday, the 29th inst.
The N, G. I. steamer Birdgno left: Segapore
A BALMER'S SHOF is siso stiched to thi HONGKONG & SHANBAL BANK for this port on the 21st inst, and may be ex-
Baths
The Promises are offered at `a'low rantal to` a good tempt..
For further Particulars please apply to
COHEN BORG, HOR KONG. Hongkong. 17th October, 1894,
TO BE LET.
3.ROOMED FLAT, WANGHAL
GODOWN, WANOMAL
| 1905
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LD.
Hongkong, 14th September, 1894,
TO LET.
JEWER'S STREET, No. 3, post to the
Apply to
[1500
PROFFIOR
CORPORATION.
PALD-UP CAPITAL... BABESVE FUND
pected hers on or about the Wth inst.
The D. U. I steamer Krishild, from Bam- $10,000,000 burg, laft Singapore for this port on the 27th 34,500,000 instant may be expected here au ar about tha
ESERVE LIABILITY OF IROP TO $10,000,000
Count oF DIRECTORS →→→
C. J. HOLLIDAY, Esq.-Chairma
J. B. Moses, Esq.-Debaty Chairman.
H. M. Gray, Esq.
H. Hoppius, Eeq.
B. H. Joseph, Ba
Hon. J. J. Keswick.
J. Kramer, Eng.
Hoa. A. MeConnubio.
3. C. Michaelmax, Eng D. R. SARKOOD, Kan
Unter MANAGER:
Hongkong-T. Jackson, Big,
MANAGER
Shangbai-H. M. Bevra, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON & COUNTY BANKA ING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-INTEKEST ALLOWED. ""
On Current Account at the rafest 2 par Copi. |per Ånaum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months 3 per Cent. per Auuum Far 6 months, 4 par Cant. per Annum, For 12 months, & par Cent, par Annum,
TJACKSON,
Chiol Manage. 111
Hongkong. 20th August 1594.
THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN, ANL 1605
13. Prays Cantent
G. C. ANDERSON,
Hongkong, 19th October, 1894.
TO LET,
DWELLING HOUSES
" HOUST
KELLEX (faralshod) *HIGKCLERE" at Magazine Gar. No. 1, BIPON TERRACE. No. 8. OLD BAILEY.
NA 9, CHANGEBY LANE
A HOUSE in West End Terrace, BON-
HAM BOLD.
FLOORS in. £1,0% BoströrNTES, FLOORS I KLAW STREET, - PREL
Steer, and STAUNTON STAIET. FLOORS in No. 8, BHSLLET BIBEKT, GODOWNS—
BLUE BUILDINGS.
No. 7A, PRATA CENTERAK. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY 00., LD.. Hongkong, 10th November. 1894. · [2084
11281
THE STRAITS, LIMITED.
SVACHIDED CAPITAL... £2,000,000 Captral Paid UP......
151,093.16.0
BANKERS. CAPITAL AND Constars Baux, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE:
No. 9, Prince's STREKT, LONDON,
BRANCHES. BOMBAY, CALCUTEL, HONGKONG, and SHANGHAL,
AGENOTES: PEKANO, SINGAPORE, Bad YOKOHAMA.
IRATES OF INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits (cau be ascertained on application.
Every description of Banking and Exekang
[business, franasstöd,
4th December
The N. P. steamer Tacoma, has arrived at Takahara fram Ticama, and ft the former port on the ad inst. for this part
The N. P. Bauer Sikh, suited from Tacoma on Friday the 23rd inst., for Hongkong, via
Japan ports
The P. & O atramer Formosa left Rambay for this part on the 25th inst.
The P. & O. atasmar Orylon left London for this port on the 26th last.
POST-OFFICE NOTICIS.
PEAK DELIVERY clates at Pust Odo st 11.90 m and 3 pm or in Latter Bozen in the Cars by 12 and 330 o'clock Trans Letter Bogus at Peak will be alosired at 1990 auð 4 p.m.
The Postal Guide for 1894. revised to date will be found in the Chronicle and Directory, P. xx. This is the only authorised complete Summary of Portal information pablished in Hongkong.
The authorised List of aile issued in oonnection with this paper is the one published twice cach day in our Extra, which is corrected to a much infor bour than that gives below.
A MAIL WILL CLOSK For Swatow and Bangkok-Pet Phra Chom Klas, to-day, the 29th inst. at 7.30 & M.
For Shanghai-Per Glenfrui, to-day, the 291 instat 9.30 AM.
For Swatow-Por Fokin, to-day, the 29th ist, at 11.30 AM.
For Swator and Deli-Ter Tailee, to-day, the 29th izel, at 14.30 p. x.
For Mono-Per Heungshan, to-day, the 29th imat, et 1.30 PM
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of the thirteen had died within the year. The the last bat. If those times are anything like CHINA COAST MPERYOLOGICAL REGISTRE, drstusga in the markets was as bad as anywhere sorrect, which I believe them to be, Erica could sent in a full report of the state of the Dot have been half a mile ahead when she broke Obinsse bonses, drains, water supply. do, is May down. With regard to the accident tu Darl's 1574. Te my Anual Report for that year I main shoes, it was not repaired during the race, dwolt on matters relating to Chiaran only na thing man not sufficient rope of the right: omitting any comment on the food supply for iso on bed, the melomil unter could bo set the Foreign population, but my cracks on esasi. properly during the zoos, and Dast had to esil Wiedmacock tation ware considered too alarming and unit eos refed long after the othar boate had tokio. for publication and were streck ont
shaken "init`shair reefs or she would have pro-
Singeli In 1879 the existing Government published bably carried away the retasining part of "ber Poocham this repert in foll, and it has since been con malasheet. I leave your readers to judge by Amay tinually referred to in the Pablle Prees. In the thin if Dart did not lose as mooh time by her amping winter of 1874, a commisalon consisting of the aesident as Erica did by hers. I hope you on watew Sarvayor General, Mr. R. G. Alford, a private find room in an early iso for this letter, as the Caton” j-m-
Hongkong. architect in practice in the Calory, and the Dart is for sale and the Tuesday sccount hardly k Colonial Borgaon were appointed to verify the did her justins-Yong truly,
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