ths prenant Caur secondled the throne, and sizes | Prinos Lobanoff was appointed his first skyler, Already at this early stage it is pointed ont here that the swallowing of an Empire, liką China by one European Power, or by two since France seoms to be promised oalics, cannot be a question loft to the two Powers. If this view, which is now held in Vierns and freely expressed by the principal newspapers, can be made to prevail apon Austria's dorman ally, that is to say, 'If Germany can be made to conceive the danger for her own trade and for that of all Europe, the danger for the equilibrium in Europe by Bosels and France Ining onoriously aggrandized and having at their disposal the immerse resofeces of ou Empire liko Chins, there can be no question of Gur many entering again into the Asiatic Triplo Allizzsa; and when the hour has arrived Jayas and Esland will not stand alone. The ides is even propounded that, tho. great Chides question may in corsa of time offer the long. rought for basis for a more solid sonnoction Jatreon England and the Triplo Allianco, as a whole, on the principle of give and take, be case up to the present the Central European League has nothing valuable to give in return to an essentially colonial power like England. This idea, lawyer, events may be left to doyclop.
THE PRICE OF STOCKS. The following is for the Hunkers Magasino:-
The upward movement in the value of public uurities, which experienced a slight check during the month of Manob, has boon fully resul during April. With vory for occup tions, the improvement has been of general nature, extending into nearly all departments, and our usual representative securities show a Lotal not appreciation of £33,102,000, ne over 1 per cunt, the figures being as follows Aggregate value of 5 GE
agriculture will be paraned under new con ditions and over now and vaster arold. We shall got nothing to eat better or cheaper that wheat, but new fibres may be made to support millions; there are whole pountries adapted to the growth of bollur fruits-jast" compro Californian oranges with the older variatios and thum e scores of products of tho tropies which no European has ever yet attempted to grow. The world, for vxsinple, is being ransacked, often with horrible arnalty, for indiarubber, but there is no reason rby: in- diarahpar, for which the demand is and must romain pastoally limitless, should not be grown toalgaedly over entire provinces Thote is plenty to be lone, nad with obcap money surel peace, and the diffusion of an edgestion which, so to speak, blows working men out of their old cats, it will be done on a scale of which as you even the man of this generation who have lived through economic charges in fur reach- fng can scarcely form an idea. The world will not be injured by money at 2 per cent with the exception of a single class' over whose tate amidst the now barlyburly we confess we und inclined to sigh. The whole professional class, Including in that nemoll who live by intellec toal labour, is going to suffer terribly. Thoy. are already pressed savorely by a competition, resulting from the spread of education, to which thoro apposts to be so, limit, the time limit pro- vente them from indefinitely incrensing their work—inised, in pesetico, from increasing itut all and their lift, which has always been ox- Soptionally marked, is becoming: comparativoly
loss. The dorter, the lawyer, the ecclesiastic, the journalist, the soldier, the sailor, ovu the engineer, ashdot reise his prices, cantot get more hours into his day, and cannot invest is savingsexcopt in sepurities which, as he pitifully stirme, begin to yield him nothing a year. He cannot, that is unless ho la exceptionally fortunate, hopo to decumulato by, the labour of a life an indepor. dence suficient to make his old comfortable
HONGKONG ______W
150 PIANOS FOL HIRE on MONTHLY
PAYMENTS.
PIANOS REPAIRED EQUAL TO NEW- WORK. WARRANTED
TUNING XPERIENCED MEN UNIT,
SECOND HAND PIANOE CHEAP
THE KONGKONG DAILY.
INTIMATIONS. ROBINSON & CO.
FËR, TUENDAT, MAY 26TH, 1896.
CREMO $300, 35 $385
& Oor, PLATON $175 $225.
OXLEE GUARAN FLED SA FOR CLIMATE.
ILLUSTRATED "CATALOGUES IEEE
TISKE STEINGS, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Apollinaris
THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.
"Incomparable in Popularity as
rities on March 21, 1896. £3,189,960,000 or to give his children any accucity in the 111 Purity-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Aggregate value of 325 sueu-
vities on April 21, 3820
Inuretse
battle with life. It nongonte tofalk to £3,222,152,000 || snél mon in this 'country of the fall in the price of bread and shirtings. Thoy my aud £33,192,000 | say truly, that the visa in rout, rates, and the The entrinous rise in Consola, Tudiu slocks, | most of edication—because that list item no and other first-class investment securities has includes the doughters-ents up the whole of been the fasture of the mouth, the appreciation that advantage, while for every £10,000 in in our list of British funds alone being over, money saved they now receive £240 a year in milions 40 incimse of nearly eight millions stead of £500. They see nothing for it except, is shown in Taglish Railway Ordinary stocks; as they say, to "die in harness," the effect of the market for which has been moderately which is that the young do not begin to can active. Prior charge stocks of the various lines living incomes until they are past forty bars further adtamcell, in sympathy with the years of age. With the new health, and rise in other investments, and new stand at especially the now intelectual health, which "famine" prices
Din the mark of one nge, the old patamlin So far
the speculative markets are on this way of the young at least twelve years cerned, the tone was dull during the early part longer than they did. The total result, there of the mouth, owing to attention being absorbed fore, oron utaong these who saccad, is harder i gilt-edged stocks, but towards the end of the work, less of the amenities of life, and a vast month business has shown indications of spread. Increase in the hopelessness, or as we call it, ing, and money has oorlewed to some extent. the "pessimisui,” which at prosont spreads liks into other departamenta. This has been partia polson among the cultivated alone, while the uularly noticeable in the case of Apiorican Fail- tot of those who do not sauceed is distilly rosil securities, which have been no active them for some time pust,
worse, as far at all events as mental pain is concerned, than that of the uneducated. Wo The heaviest decrease for the month is in suppose a rosiedy will be found at last, fo Honth African Mining shares. which have been agerety always so adjusts itself that brain-work adversely affected by the source of ovents in is fairly paid for, but we confess that we do not
· Matabeleland. Our list of ta' mines shewa 4
sed whence it to cume. There will be ne, depreciation for the mouth of abont 26,400,000. decline in the competition, For ducalion will Notwithstanding the chowphes of money, not recede, nor will the reflective give up seek- the shares of Landon Banks continue to insing professional rers, and, as we are and provo, and a few of the Australian Bank'sbaras we sco no chance oroept of a farther decline fu are also befter. The fall in the shares of the intarast of money: With ton appllortions Foreign Banks is largely due to a declius in for every vacancy, with work for tho vnltivated Imperial Ottown shares. These are 10 expanding more slowly than any other kind of speculated in so largely in Pazia that a stove- work, and with £1,000 visking only £100 1 uunt in the shares in ofther direction is fre: you, the lot of the men now escaping from the quently merely a reflection of the general tone colleges of the world will, we may be certais.. of the Paris Bourse Industrist shares keep be a hard one. And as they wield all the po Bras, further rise in Brewery stooks being and in the long-run govern all opinion, the the chief featura
will, we may rest assured, during the fist half of this next cantary be enough of audible dis.. content-Spectator
TWO PER CENT,"
"SCIENTIFTU, MIŠCELLANY,
in an investigation of copperzier alloy's
SOLE AGENTS:
CARLOWITZ & CO.
#HONGKONG, CANTON, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN AND HANKOW
INSURANCES.
TIRANSATLANTIC FIREINSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
B
The Undersigned, having boon appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepare to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Bates.
17
SIEMSSAN & QU
Agente. Hongkong. 16th November 1879 THE MANCHESTER TILL ASSUR
CAPPEAL
COMPANY.
Estadisher A.D); 1834..
TOTAL, FUNDS AND SECURITY NET ANNUAL FIRE Perwi
£2,000,000 £2,180,063 77,478
Having been appointed Agants of the ubere Company we are prepared la serant EUROPEAN and CRINERS RIBs at turrent rates.
BANKS
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK:
FFXHD Business of the above Bank is cundated DUBONGO Ank is undated
AJ BANKING CORPORATION, Roles way be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowedt at Pos Gest, puur zum
Doposito may transfer at their option lacon of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be phced va FIXED
DEPOSIT & PR CARD
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION, BACA
TJACKSON,
Chief Manager: Hongkong, 1st Augus), Jab, eV]B
ERRBRANK WE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
INCURFORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 185
HEAD OFFICE ORDON.
1500,000 CAPITAL PAID.UT KESTBYK. LIABILITY OF SHARK: [856
HOLDERS
HOLLIDAY WISE & CO...
Agents, Hongkong, 9th January, 1896. TOLTI BRITISH AND MERCAN TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS A7 3167 DrosMBER, 1891, £11,671,018 29./20.
1-AurnonmKO CAPITALEA, DODEND Suescriren CaUTFAL-12,750,000 PAUSUT CATSTALA 68,500.6 0-
M. G. Charpy lus testeil 18 different mixturesHE FUNDE2,410,90273
in various ways. After suncaling, it was found
The Undersigned Laring. buon appointel
that the physical properties varied quits AGENTS for the loro Company are pro gularly with the proportion of zinc, the rigidity ared to ACCEPT RISKS agafust FIILF, nt. of the alley inorcalang with inorass of this Current Rates.": metal to 45 per cent, and the maximum tough-
SILEWAN & CO., nasa being reached with sing at 35 per cents p
Agouts.....
Wo cannot agioo with the Fired na- to the cause of the great rise in the price of Consols, and, therefore, of all other first-class couuritiva. That the purchases for the Sinking Fund and for the saving-banks greatly affect that stock is no doubt trus, us it is also true that Consols sarve the purpose of a financial barovier, but we cannot believe that they are the only or even the main cause of the rise, still less that they fores up all other absolutely safe stock, If it is su, bow does it happen tast after the Chancellor of the Exchequer had announced
Some Fronob biologists have · colluctiva: lis intention of reducing the interest on the evidence that the tuberculeis. s common in larger Savings Bank deposits, and thus of parrots le derived from their human com restricting purchases of Consols ou account of paniara, and it has been further shown that the the State, the price went up in ons weet parrots he turn may trammit the disente to
from 110 to 147 IE shontu, on the Times' theory, have fallen automatically. Wo beliare,
on the contrary, that the risa is a natural 'ono,
mau, k
The affect of a number of different subetóneos?
and that it precede from an enormous increase on the geraination of seeds Lus been tested by
Hongkong, blth July, 1895. DHŒNIX TIRE OFFICE.
PHENIX PI
GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE The Undersigned nes now propared to against FIRE of Current Tates.
· DOUGLAS LAPRAIN & CO., Agents for the unis Fire Offer Hongkong, 17th August 1887.
in the disposable savings of the country. Brattini with solutions of te per coal. Temerked also in tho robirus per peugy of the prosent heavy abome-lax, as well as by the At the end of four days, weds in a saltpotreCOTTISH
Dxcessive cheapness of the tonas made by -the banks for short peried:und that if peace is maintained the process will go on until A. Goschon's prophecy made som fifteen years ago is realised, and the "regular" interest on secare investinite is reduced to 2 pet cant The reduction by evou farther until wo hear of 1 per cent, baing aucapled, but that it wil coach 2 per cent, we fool Resured. There is an immense increase of population, there is no reduction in their opportunities of employment thair energy in money getting has grown by leaps and bounds with the development of communications, the profits in branches of business a greator in volume luna ever, though mute from larger les festend ef more profitable sales, and the means of secure investment of the kind which involves neither
spino
solution had sprosted to a degree quilo equal to | K that of seeds in pure water, but solutions of marcari chloride, fortis ebloride, common salt. and potassic phosphate had much retarded u cutirely provental germination
Low-level brilgas have been found advisio on Queensland rivera subjekt tu severe floods. The cost of high-level bridges is excessive, thee of moderate height are Tory liable to te carried away, while the low-level ces are sub merged before logs and driftwood are brought down in rousiderable quantities, so that the dangerous débris passes hartatessly over.
Au electric furnace for the reduction of ivor ores has been devised by Herr Urbalitzky It is made large hugh for the audian to be contiakone and on the necessary birge scale The the enrizons entering from the top and being
risk nor trouble scarcely grow at all Siste doss not borrow, and though the ruumici supported from a disk that can be revoired palities and some railways do, it is not upon around vertical axis. Such a furnace has. any gigantic scale. We should doubt, for in important advantages for obtaining very puro stance, if the whal of the borrowings of the iron. Only one man is necessary and with itt son your fill up the chas produced 500 horsepower about 20 pounds of pure iron by the reluctance to regard mortgages on agricultural land as a gill-edged security, Ly be produced in twenty-four hours, The besitation in the purchase of the best Foreign stocks caused by the anticipatic of war, and by the increased distrust of the distrustful in everything which ove states during ten months of the year, T. B. L.. savours of uncertainty A good many CityHeal has found that 29 per out of the food of editors will smile at that last expression, but
this bird consists of animst matter, almost of
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METROPOLITAN ASSURANCE CO
LIFE AND ACCIDENT,
LIFE WATER 20 VER en hos olubred
Es el Espadas ACCIDENTS.SPREANSOM Stres
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4 PR ANNE Secures $1,000 îi cise od i Death or Total Peram Dishb'oruń, by ¦ Acilent, and Wookly Payinds of Hom 25.10 to 20 a work caso of Temporary Disableruat..
Prospectus or further Portamlars, andy le
SAL JAS. V. VERNON,=" FLEW Hongkong.. 18th Juis 1604/
NPRUBS ASSURANCE 'CORPORAA
TION, LIMITED.
FIRE AND MARINE..
and are prepared to accept Risks at CUR We have This Day been appointed AGENTS
RENT RATES:
HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Hongke, 28th April, 1986. TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
159
The Undersigned AUENTS of the stone County are PERPARED TO ACCEPT Fint
they habitually leave human nature put olusively harcaful insects and spiders nad Class Foreign.ul. Chinese Risks 16 Current of their solenlations They forget to astice per cent. of vegetable, of which sue sfth is corn that the wild burst of speculation which aged invariably to follow & poried of cheap money and cats, more than half the weeds of woods, and
bae this time not arrived--a change which the balance various substances
can only have proceeded from a growth. of caution in the general public that is, in other words, of distrust. An ierosing proportion of those wise have money and who make money will not put that money into anything which is not, as they think, absolutely secure, and the consequence is a competition for everything to which lat de scription applies. At the same time they must invest, or Isave their money absolutely ille, and as they are sure, with a rising market, that in. vestment will cost their nothing in the way of Loss of capital, toy go on buying. It comes to this, in fact, that men who hold capital s which in the aggregule is enormous are competing for
nu suticle of prime necessity, the Bapply of
which has not proportionately increased, and
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SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British slip Troop, from New York th Nov, spoke the Harrior, firen Cohn for Boston,
The British steamer Pere Chula Chom Kloo from Bangkok 39th May, had moderato to light E. to B. W. winds, fine weather and smooth sea to Int. 20 N.; there to port higit variable winds and knzy westher,
of course, the price of that article goes up. We 8 days out, off Zamalan Strait, on the 30th May cannot, we confess 800 what is to say the process and RADYO ercept war, and it is not impossible that even the anonce of war may be overrated by financial calentatore. En enormous has bean the increase in the disposable unpital of Europe in the last twenty years, that it is toubtful we say this on letter authority than our o *If the creation of a thousand millions of new The Gezuar vlemmer Holsantier, from securities would prove more than a temporary Yokohama 16th May, Kobe 10tir, and Nagasakl chock, whether in fact, aby us whatever 21st, had strong NE. wind and rain to Kobe short of a long suspension of European From Kobe through Inland Sea fine weather; industry would make per cent. onde moro the pate de Bhimonoseki trong gale from N.NE mintinum interest for a large in of or with high tea and heavy rain. From Nagasaki oney. A wat like that of 1970 would not wind variable light to strong, fine and hazy spend that fadustry, and awor that would, weather. Through Forino Chanel winds W that is a long war of many campaigns, an in strong, hazy. decisive war, in fact, keeping whole nations in the fold for years instead of months, is hardly
subject for reasonable approbenglan,
Wo. balieve that the affect of this grast obunge, the importance of which is not yet realised by the public will, on the whole, be beneficial throughout Europo.. Eduestion i every year increasing the mainber of men com petent to direct industry, competition le muking them terribly exergvlio, and a ynst supply of cheap money will be to them what a good supply of water is to the owner of a water-mill More wheels will be turned, and turned quicker,, he output va be greater, and so will be the aupoity for paying higher wages, Man wil venture on new experimenta in work, on trying w and more powerful motory, on great Ibat alightly productive undertakings like canale of new cultivating, and above all, new efforts to utilize the advantages offered other climates and other soils. It is not that all the mineral districts of the world
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4, Nad, str. Zenit, Bot, May 2, from Padang for Betasia
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RESERVE FUND.
TO LET
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100M8 Suitable for OVICES in Ton House
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ESTO LETE
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ON BONDAYS
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WELLING HOUSES -
DHOUSES in RIPON TERZAOK
Ist FLOOR of No. 4, Brus BUILDINGS No, 2, MAGDALENE TELLAON--MASA
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ON NEW YORK
uk Bill our demand Uredite 60 days sight:
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ON CALCUITAN
Tolographic Transfer Bank, on demand.
ON SHANGHAL
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ON YOTOKANA
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On demand
Apply to
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41 ON SINGAPORE
Ou domant
TO LET
(With Possession frein Ist JUNE.)
HWANGAL
10 TUNG'S EAST GODOWN, PRaya. Andy to
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1896.
TO LET.
On demand
2.74
156 2.
SOVERSIONS, Bank's Buying Kate
3.01
46.70
· GOLD :LEAF, 300 fine, për tool,
JOINT STOCK SHARES COMPANY PAID LE, Mum ATUNK Banici
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mircil De deferred £72, buyers Nail, Bank of Chitus
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Colony
GIRAULT & CO.,
of the Premise o
6, Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, ud May, 1896, TO BE LET
For Sonor
Bell's Astanton A Bowl Cat
cu $20, selles
Et $1th sellers
1357, serv $50 Sá, Jareni
2018
Campbell, Moury & 65-10.19 Cortajehu & C
China Sagar
Dakio, Guicho LO Dairy Farm Co
KERS
Fenwick & Co, Geovi
Green Tolant Cement
A. INGLEWOOD," + Buons, Fort Tennie
Court.
"DATLANDS," G. Rovne, Turf Tennis Court and Kitchen Gurden.
IT&C Bakery Hongkong G.
Hongkong Dude,
B. HL. Tramways Hung ung Hotel Hongkong Ico H&R Wharf & tonghong Roge H. W. De
A FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE and SIX ROOMED HOUSE in RICHMOND TERRACE
-TWO SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES turunc KOWLOOM.
CHAMPERS at Wind DebL BUILDINGS. Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE |
CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1896
[BAG PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE
GILLANDERS
GLENEALY BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 8th January, 1926.
K. J. REMEDIOS, FOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMF
DEALER, TAG
TA, CAINE ROAD, HONGKONG, Will be glad to Band STAMPS on approval. £800,000 to any address on receipt of satisfactory reluc £350,000 cos,
Is alas prepared to purobasa e POSTAGE STAMPS in Largo of Small Qunutition for Cash AGENTH WANTED, Liber Discount Allowed. |2494
AMERICAN SYSTEM OF ENTISTRY
INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily Lalauces On Fired Deposits for 12sionths per cent.
TK WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 16th September, 1895.. T
EJONGKONG & SHANGHAT BANK- ING CORPORATION.
H
PAIL-UE CAPITAŁ
$10,000,000
REVA FUND
- $5,750,000 RESERVE DIABILITY OF PROFTOR9$10,000,000
· CÖTÉT OF DIRECTORS:
A. MOCONACHIE, Es-Chairman. J.-J. Bell-Teving. Kramer, E. ST: C. MIOHAKLSey, Esq. —Dojnty Chairman.
G1, B-Dadvoll; Band DR. Snaoon, Re M.T. Fekiel, L. 1. Shewau, s 16. M. (Fry, Baj N. A. Siel, Eq
URIES MANAGER ! Hongkong T. Jacagus, Esq.
Shanghai). P. WADE GARDNER,
MANλUHR
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B. QUIN'S LOAD CENTRAL. CHADWICK KEW,
(LATE OF POATE & NOBLE),
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Ghins Fire Clipa Traders. Hongkong Fire
North China ............. Scritt
Union Yenstre.
and and Building
H. Land Investment Humphreys Estats... Kowloon Land & 1. West Point Building Kazon Briar Sting
Charbonnages Jelebu
· New Balinorit
· Oliver's Mines, “A
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TO 85
$25 $257, aler
$10 $16, exles
$50 $30
10 $100, $8 10 86, es 810095
$50 523) ale & buyers BUG BUS
sout, bers $50 $120
$135 184pe, pavaiz [8355
850100; sellers. 350-11931, velicas $25 $79, les & sellers 9:50 335, sellos £25 Tls 200
$20 $25 buyETY. $25222, zi "SGE" $140]
$50 $214, Impera $10 $9.25, sellers 2,530 919A, sollers
$40 $38, sellers
$100 Fales
Fis. 500 $79)
$5 $2.50, sales & sellers
$3 $21, unles
$355, Lispers
8416, geilers
$1 E5 90 9
VESSELS EXPECTED.
·TEN AMERİCAN MAIS,
The P-tomer City of Petity, with the American mail, ou the 5th inst, left Yokohama vin Nagasaki on the morning, of the 23rd instat daylight, and may boompeated here on or about Fry, the 29th instut
The Q. & 0, steamer Duri, with manila,' &c. loft Han Frances for this port, via Honolulu, Yokohama, and Nagasaki, on the 12th instant.
Tho P Mabeamer Ching, with minils, &," loft San Franoiseo for this port via Honoluin, Yokohama, fi Nagasaki, ou the 20th instant... THE ENGLISH MAIL. Ti
mail sbaner Luisar 2 Hind left Singer at p.m. on the 25th inst, and 12 lao horo at noes, on Saturday next.
THE INDIAN MAIL The stoner drralvos Apeur, from Calcutta, Jett Singaper for this port on the afternoon of the Ridine
THE GERMAN MAIL
The NDL stoamor Prinz Heinrich, carry- ing the Gath Junits with dates from Burlin of the last, left Columbo on Friday, the 2lud ivet, and may be spucted are on or about Tuomlay, the 2nd June,
CHARGING STEM CANADIAN MAJE
The CP steator Express if China. ntrived on the ith instant at Yakobus sad will leave today for Hongkong.
MERCHANT STEAMERE,
The N. G., I.steamer Bango left Singapore For this port cut the 1st iust. hand may he expected here on or about the Dist
The N. P. Co's steamier Strathleen, which sailed from Tacoma on the 18th ult, arrived at Yokohama on the 9th inst, and left on tho 11th' instant for this port.
The D.D. R. stemmer Gerda, from Karaburg, left Singapore for this port on the Bud instant, and may be exported here ou er about the 2912- instant.
Tho N. P. Co.'s steunior fitconic-ft. Victoris for this port or the-17th inst, via usual ports of call.
The P & O. sterner Hydasper left Bombay for this port on the 16th instant.
The F&O steamer decagon left Singapore for this port on the 21st instant, at p.m.
The O. 6. Co.'s stentner Achilies, frem Liverpool, laft Singapore on the morning of the 23rd inst. and may be expected here on or about. Frider, the 29th inst.
The "Ben Lind steamer Belomond, from Antwerp and Loudon, lett Singapore on Friday, the 2nd inst, for this port, N
The F&steamer den left Singapore
for this port on the 32nd instant, at 5 am.
The CM. stoainer Chingwo, from Glasgow. and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 14th inst. and may be considered due at Singapore on or about the 2nd prox
PAUSED THE CANALOSTÍ
QUTWARD-17th April-eien, 1st April -Boutbay. 24th April Tarun 24th April-Glaruson. 1st May--Oopach, Nerite. 5th MayPolyphens Rosa Castle, "Glamorganshire; · Dalmoral. Dordogne Richners. 8th May-Cedar Brench, Queen Olga Voloch, Pyrekur 12th May- Prinz Henrich, Thekk. 16th May
•**• Chengwo, Clinfurg, Palawan,«Bongios. 19th Way Westmouthshire, Uolong. Orestes Belbourne 22nd May, Ernest Stulare, Kaizow. MAKE HOMEWARD 14th Flry-Agtata. 19th May
Glenartier Dorothea Rickmers. 2nd May.
-Sachsen, Värdunu, Shanghai.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The authorised List of binili izmed in connection with this paper is the ono blished.
0 198, 101, 95.50, sales & sellers twice ouch day in our Extra, which is corrected.
to a much later hour: than that given below.
Steamship Coys+---
Chau And Manita China-Mutual.......
Do Pref Douglas 8. S Coủ, ag 1., Chaton and M... Indo-China S..N. Wanchai Wireline Co Watson & Co. AS
$56073, wi
£09/27.10
£10 £8.10,sila&seller $30 $58; males $15 $34, ale & buyers
LIU, ŠTO, sales
- 94171 1910, valiers [& net. $10 $12.75, ex. div. sal.
CHATEL & VERNON Store Brokers.
„OPIÚM.
New Malwa750 24 years Old Mdwa...$700
Allomuso
I tu culties
11
3 to jusz); Old Fam627 055l Benards 2:3750
8 years Old Malwa$780 Th New Futun New Benares
THE WEATHER;
CHINA QUAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER 24 MAY; at 1.2M-
STATION.
- Hongkong, 8th March, 1896
THE CHENA & JAPAN TELEPHONE
COMPANY, LIMITED, AN LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
·Butel 129-Aberdeen, Paper 22-Hongkong
Mills Other
Public Telephone (30-Aberdeen, Paper 20-Hospital Alies
Mills
Memorial 49.An erson, Capt. G.-Hospital, Peat
t., East Point ses.-Hospital, Ge M-Aideown, Capt. 6.] Cird
Praentral-HoTung, BlaSk 4.- Aynhold, Kartorg de 17- Do, Fraga Contad
40-Day Residene. 20.-- Atkinson, Pr., Bus. 33.--Hempluvys, J. D,
Bets Auestos Co, 4- Roblence, 85.--Bell, Residence 68-fumphreys &5 Wladis Head Kelly &
Tokyo 25-Jonda, Dr.
Namakkal, Contes
Blackhead & Co., F 42 fordul, Dey Bestuingin Blackbead F, Res 10--aw Hogg Tale
chuuri Peti 94-Brutky & C
Anug G-Kennedy, D., Iloco 122-Burnie, Copi, He Repository xa-Butterfickt & Swire, Gla,-Dur Camaway Bay
Pak Bilence 167 But Houg JAUKSON,
Chief Hunger.
354-Balterfichid Swice, HI-Kinghon, JW.
Curry Bay Tiongkong, 17th Febrray, 1896, 21118Hiderfield Szire, 190 Kirch & Co.
Shipping Offen · 70,-Khumar, F., Res THE NATIONAL TANK OF CHINA --Enright & Swire, 131-forte & Lo
· LONDON BANKERS - LONDON & County Banki
Jau Company, Listve
HONGKONG INTEREST MIDWED --Du Current Account at the rate of per por Lung on the daily halm
T
ON FISED DEPUNEER, mouths, t) por Coalpor Audian, Jur Gmonths, 34 por Vent. per Aarum,
For
3. För 12 wouldnj, 4 per Couto pse Anaume.
LIMITED, E
Aumonized, CAPITAL TER SURGORIBLE Kabelges
1,000,00 14. 500,000 ||
A
Head Orpion-Honakose.
COURT OF DIRECTORS D. Orare, Esq.
Crow TO SHANG, B. STOLYFORT, Esq." KAN HA CHUN; To Cha KISHAN, Bug
Chief Banger. GED.-W. P. PLAYFAIR,
Interest for 12 Months Fixed
Jongkong. 17th November, 1893,
"THEM ERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
· LIMITED.
Hongkong, 291 Mbỷ, 189577
AUTHORIZED CTĄPITAL USTRALIAN ALLIANCE ASSUIESCRIBE
ANCE COMPANY.
PARIT
The Undersigned basing bom uppointed- AuEKS for the sboreLOMPANY are prepared to bocept MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES
For Further PurCentrs, apply to-
GIEB, LIVINGSTON & 40..
Hongkong, 16th March, 1806.
17281
(COTTISH UNION AND NATIONAL:
INSURANCE COMPANY." EUINBURGH AND LONDON: ESTABLISHED 1824.
CAPITAL C6,000 INVESTEN FUNDS
ANNUAL INCOME.
CLAIR PAID
Sugar Office Lake & Roge 152-Chai On Triune 92. Laine, J., Ra
117-Land Tovbane Jansc
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&la Mahe, Crawluni Wadiveur -222-Canadian Pacific
Tokyo Railway Co. 81-Tapion, 1 Office 123--Cast usurance 30 Dog Bidence
1.17. - Kejari C, D Dol Curlowitz C 37.- Luik & Co., P. 111.michel & Compralore lice Cache 1.1, 58-Laprak 2.0, 1, Rese Morgan Adannalore, Íles. 128,--Chan Chey, Ket: 116-Lasilino Chit * 115/-Chee Tea Bes 196.-Man Cheynes
China Mad? Oleo 982-Min On Insuranc
* Sugar Heliu 11 Murty, A. R. 115ing Coat Point 12-Melchers & Co
£1,500,000 161:127,000. £502,500
· ·BANKERS. LONDON JOINT STOCK BANE, LIMITED, U INTEREST allowed on Current Account the rate of % per annum on the Daily balance.
OF NEW FISED DEPOSIT For mouths
la Sugar Relin-Mount Arestin Hot lingOffie 131--Neyor & Cou Chirk Dr, Res. Namu Tai Houg 14 Club Germit 15-Nan Wo & Co.
Ch, ngko 14-National Bank
Get Unjour 110Naval Hospital
Asurance Co., I. 100-Naval Yard 28-Cousins, J. B.
60.David & Co, B; J; 123--Detective Dept.
Haiphong
•Bolinas B Manila
"Capo B. Juries.
Low-
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PRAK DELIVERY close up Fest Office at 11.30 am. end pan or in Letter Boxer in the Cars by and 3.30 o'clock Trame. Lotter Boxes at Peak will be cleared at 30 sel 4 pm.
SANTANA MAIL WILL OLDER:
For Tientsin-For Nanchary, Today, the 20th ist, at 11.30 AM.
For Singapore and Poung-Per Propontie, tombay, the 26th inst, at 11:30 AM.
For Slaught For Teiyang, le-day, the 26th inst, at 11.30.M.
For Singapore and Penang-Po. insang, to-day, the 26th inst, at 290 x.ANTOVANE For Singapore, Samarang, and Sourabaya.on For Shoutung, to-morrow, the 27th instat 380 r.M:
For Tientsin-Per Küengseng, on- Bataṛ. day, the 30th Inst., at 3.90 P.M.
For Kobe-Per Antara, on Teaday-the
2nd June, at 3.50 r..
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokoliams-Per Ancona, Friday, the 5th June, at 11.30 2.
For Shangani. Kele, Yokohama, Victoria, B.C., and Taconis, Wash-Per Breendr, oxi Friday, the 5th June, si 11-30 km.
MAILS EY TIÏE FRENCH PACKET
The Preach Contract Peckel Sydney will I despatchod un WEDNESDAY, the 27th May, with its to the United King dom, Eшupe, id places beyond, via Aureilles to Saigon, Straits Settlemouts, Batavia, Bur
Bi, Ceylon Baras, the Australian Colonies. Aden, Natal and the Cape, Bgypt, leita, and Gibraltar.
Tho honre of closing the eat, fe, will be half an our carlier than usual.
LATE LETTESs may be posted (from 11.10 A.M.) with 10 cnndri delle fes," up to 11.30 AM.. after which leur they may be seul on board with the sune lato fre.
صيف
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United States Mail Facket Gaelic will bo dorpstoked o■ SATURDAY, the 30th inst, with walls for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Cards, Honolulu, Feru, &c., which will be closed us follows: m 11.00 am. Blogistry coasės,
11.30 AM Post Office closes, but correspondence may be posted on board the Packet withi Late Fee of 10 oputz extra Pestag's until The time of departare.
魏生
BEGAN
處
YCOAL MERCHANTS,
bare always on hand
LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP
TION OF COAL.
• On the 25lix 45-21,20 m. The depression me to ivise-
‚movlug "Comands, tas“, Nica Fol.Japoi,- The bacter
·Infieu at Wladivostock and Nagasaki. A decrease, of pres 5-New Victorin Fótelum bas ou .ed at. Beliuso. FarkForging
minds, Ught or eplers, under showers probably.
-revol to the North of the lift and ["Adil niños --Care of Messi. KONG SAND & CO
Daily Prow" Ollico | 119.---Opinia Factory -Dairy Earm, Office Opium Form 67-Dairy Fano Pollum 19. P.&O. §. N. C 1-by, W 2) 68,- Jo, Mos; Peak:
David, A. J, Koi. 147. Playfair, G. W. J.
15-Palice Station CJ. 10-Peak CLEA [= {Chinese), ,;,,,,?
BD, Abenle 2.-Pak Hojel 20-Dock Compi
31-May, EL, Ees: 41.-Doll Call%$£–Kay & Davic 58-Eleotris Changing" 30.–Rifelio, HZA, Dieu, --Edge Sir Capte 19A--Elche, H. A, 38-Derie C, Ros 103-Boyal Engineer 142.Farwick, Geo. & C. Guard Room 74.-Fletcher & Co. 104-E. E Mess 135-Gunde, Pric & Co. | 140.-Deuter, Brockel 13-Garvels, JH. Ro
mann & Co 46.-Gay Cuy. Fast Point 45.-Rope Factory 17. D. Wes Point 13-ce, P., Res 150--Ghapp & Da. 02-Sailors House 127-Gerlach Day Hos.4Salterium, Pok'lum 31-Gilt, Livingston &94-Soo & Co., M.S. FCo
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4,350,000 £1,000,000, *£31,000,000,
J. W. R. TAYLOR,
Manager, Hongkong. Hougkig. 6th May, 1866.
TO LET
TO LET
(With Fossession from let Jun.)
TO. 3, CASTLE ROAD.
Apply to
SPANISH FROCURATION. Hongkong, 20th April, 1890.
[985
TO LET
| 72-Godbye, Kowloon,
83.--Godown, West Point 44Clovernment Elous "501---Harbor Offic
TILE INSURANCE affected at Cup LEET RATKƏ, YA
Particulars may be load our application to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO
"Agent
Hongkong, 16th March, 1896;
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Tho. Undowsigled, having been appoïdod. AGENTS for the above Company, my prepared 10 ACCEPT RISES against TIRE at Current Katen.
SLEMESHIN 30,
Agents
Hongkong, 16th May, 1892
2 British ship Scottish Bills, liumilion, Jun PONT AND CEMENT
3, from New York for Batavia.
7, Nod. str. Gelderland, De Goode, May 6
from Baanarang for Tiltjup
7, British sir. India; Johnston, May 7, Isom Batavia for Losion
Norw. b'tine Concord, Olson, April 2, from Bangkok for Cadiz
8, Ned. str. Colobes, Os Wyn, May 7, from Padang for Bourabaya.
11, Ned, xix. Burgasester dou Tox, Hubert, April 4, from Amsterdam for Batavi
1, British ship Poltalloch, McLeal, Jan. 13, from New York for Bhanghai.
bo thoranghly worked--they are hardly 12, British ship Riversdale, Griftia, Jon, 39,
bed yat in Spanish America but that from Cardiff for Singapers.
40 Blewan & Co.
Simcooler
HONGKONG REGISTER
* pt 20 mm/2) int & pap.
·Tanpuraterone)
Fundity, p
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No. 88. PRAYA..
SANTAL-MIDY
rg15.
These Capsulos are used in the London wl Party Hospitals in plays of Copsbia Cabobs, and astringent lajuotions; they rallavo tho patient, without causing any of the wel known inconveniences of these old remedies, in 43 Loura
Blukest ujou sir tomposting on the th Lowesh optu, air temperature on the Sita quigings e 1-amorzem voduced to û degrees, Datar, at sea-level, D.
-TEMPERATCA in the elace în degrees Fahrenheit. S-EXITY in procaiaze of nationtion, tha hundity of
sir noturubai will moisture being 100 gg.
Dr. POSNEL ay:The purify' of Oil DIRECTION OF THE Win to two points, Santal is of the greatest importance; the best -BUTY WIN Recompg to Benfic -STATE OF 50% WRLs: Dues ari delaone form we have used is flis French prequation clouded drieztigsredu i “fa forza gloomy's by ball; 1 Hightoon;:0. Brezčast) på guzzing slowuss; )- squallyA ZA ran; s. snow ft. thamlesi vividlḥility jaw. kose. (weak). A MANGOMIE, G. FIGO, First Assistunt
F Hongkong Oleery story, Both May, 1886.
MR. FAYZONER & Co.'s Revisten, May 25th
77
-Godine Co, Office 81-Stassen & Coeter9 AM 27.78 Thena, PA..(Wei Lulb)
Barometer 1 PAL 977 Thena, 1 PM. Wet bulb) 79 21.-Goldown, Kerosing 189-Soap & Soda Farometer 4.9.67 Thertura. (Wetbulb) 78
tory, Bat-ki-waji' 100-Eperry Flour Co., Stadsan, Dr. Bes 01Stevens, G. B. Office
ONE GODOWN VANCHAT, 1999-Harling Bohmann 02-Staverns,
Etablissement de la Site; Enfance,
Apply to............ BARKO
FRENCH SISTERS,
PROCURE DES MISSIONS ÉTRANGERES.
Hongkong, 13th May, 1996:
(
(With modlife Fosscssion), QUSH in ELLIOT CRESCENT
WHITE & BROHROMINSON ROAD
·SOLE AGENTA, PAYEL ÜHINA,
HOLLIDAY, WIGE & CO
1732
Hongkong It April, 1883
26421
& SONS |
MERCHANT NAVY. NAVY BOILED LONG FLATS
CANVAS RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULINGAME
AENHOLD, KARBERG & CO Bolo Agente.
1215
Containing & Reception Robins and 5 Beldacres,
Apply to
CJEANTREY INCHBALD Hongkong, 24th Decembar, 1895.
& Menzell
83. Sel Kot Rank 86-Harling, G., Res, 14 Telegraph Les
Horrison, S, 28-Times, CA, Res 197 Tong Les Chal 76-artigan, Ur., Fes, Office 3-Higan, Salman 188.-Tong Lee Cla
und Feimie, Dra Sau-ki-wai Vaskell, D. Bew64-Tram Station, Pen 99-Herinana, 4. Res 93-Lung Koo
113-liat Kot & Co. 127. Jiday, Wise & Cu
101, C., Bica
hons Coy Office
known na Santal Midy sold is small capsulet easy to swallow and readily supported by the stomach-Deutsche Vedical Zeitung, Julý,
E
1886"
Thermen, DAM...80 Therm. Maximum Thermonu 81 Therm. Binlinum (over: Thermon F.3.61 might
81
SANTAL-MIDY; is sold in battles of 40. spherical capsules, caula of which contains 5 drops of the pre umber coloared Snodal-wood oil distilled by Midy's proersa.
HONGKONG TIDE-TABİLE
18-Watson & Co 4.8.20 78-Whiley, W., Kee
67-Wick have. W. K. Wed,
Ber
Bud
102 ---H C. & M. Steam 194-Wing Koo & C Men de boat Co., Wharf
Office 9-Hongkong & Muang 15-Wing Rec & Co.
Godown Bag Flat Blaking Corph g [4684Hongkong & Chaug 63. Kes & Co.
Bank, Mes 124.—Yog, A., Prayuter mm 1
tial "H. Telegraph 2A-Hongkong Fire 38-Yuen Fat Hong
Inarance 79-Young Lam Kee.
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
HOMFORTABLY FURNISHED
· ROOMS, with Board!
Apply to Mrs MATHER,
2. Peklore TAL Hongkong, let January, 1882.
In case of Funring up No. 15.
Note Addrtw:--PRAYA GESTIMI
W. STUART HARRISON, Maunger.' Hongkong, May, 1898.
12599
Biți” May to let June-
LOW WAZEE
Kola Tiss
Haght
Tur Leiglit ad moreso determined, from the
All Capsules bear the asme Midy printed in black letters.
BEWARE QY IMITATIONS. 59-2 ATOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENT, nor the OWANE will bo RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contrasted by the Officers or the Crewa of the following Vocals during their stay in Hongkong Harbour: BRAEMAR Brit str. Porter-Buttertiold &
CLA, Brit. str. Black-Arnhold, Karberg INGRABAN, Gex, str., PiperWieler & Co. INVEEMY, Bit str., Airth-Wieler & Co. LogrA NICKELS, Athe: alap, Nichols
dal phear valan 1557 at 1887 fret above sad of Reuter, Brückelmann & Co.
the tidegangs at the Kiwigon.
on Tidal Observatory 1. and the
MOUNT LEBANON, Brit. atr. Molsan-hewan
Lower water Univary: Spring-Tito le daben te Mascorra, Brit. str., Ross-Bradley & Co
nights in these 2khimaru xeferred, so 0.87 feet above sez
The Legita lu. Gas Tableroarked with a minne sign (--)
Lowarater Ordinary Byrtus Tidur, and bulk & Co. anblack from the constant ilman khỏva.
VELOCITY, But H., Martin-Chinese.