Jula saprobed jo do business on a lega peale, The now Karalan book will probably not open abranoh bera at presont, The Russian ürms Fasshow do all their sterling fanong at their headquarters in Hankow.
The native banks express themselves diskuti fied with the subsidiary coins (20, 10, and 5 cent pieces) of the Canton Miltis hepod that the Hongkong silver coinage will be introduced in its stead.
There is no doubt that great quantities of apurious small coins are made in China for introduction inte the English and Dutch Bettlements in the Far East. I fear that Fooshow is responsible for some of the I have onlled the attention of the Vicey to this. His Excellency boa fsquod proclamations for biding the malpractice.
Exchange Bae remained steady. It was ez. pected that the war indemnity world in amrp rive in silvor, but owing to the bulk of the indemnity being paid in gold theanticipated rite dil not take place,
The your 1895 will be remarkable in the annals of China as the year in which her feet was annihilated by the Japanese, ha military reputation simsturu, bez stronghia taken; and her dependency Formosa lost to her. M Mansfield pointed out in last year's import that the natives of Fooshow appeared to take no interest in the events passing in to north Since peice has been restored the existence of the war seems to be completely forgotten, and at the first glance it appears to have had no effact whatever on the material and commercial position of Foochow. But those who can lock below the surfaca cannot fail, to resize that e new order of things hat already begun, and that ere many yours are put we are bound to sea great charges I do hot think that it wil be out of place to say a few words hers es the commercial nepoot of this stato of affairs, and to note how trade has been afsted, and what tho eventual resuita may be. Ju the first phos, China has evidently begin to see the necessity of improved internal communication throughout the Empire, although strategie advantages seem to have more weight than the permiary benefits to be dozivot from it. Main
-The Hilkia Ofice --- The lilein dar, əriginally
a temporary war tax, is unpposed to provide for the wants of the provincial Government, and
TEN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUPT 2vD. 1808.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Memnon, from Sandakan is under the control of the provincial Treasurer. 97th Jane, kad light broers and fire obar wen The bead office at Foochow produces annually ther throughout 700,000 isels, the other offoes in the province inaking up the total amount to 1.200,000 table
The British steamer Fooksung, from Shang-
or more. The tax is an univoresi excise duty,bai 26th Juno, and Swatow 30th, had moderate front which nothing produced in the country or sad light S.B.V. wind, cloudy and fine weather, imported from abroad is exempt. It is only a with slight S.E. swell to Swaton; thanos-to poncrably dispread people like the Chinese who port calm and fuo weather with 8. swell would submit to a tax which must be almost as bardensome as the tax of the tenth panny im. posed by Alra on the inhabitants of the Low Countries. Bren in China tho Imposition of likia ocasionally leads to riots.
The British steamer Halman from Amoy 29th June, and Sentow 30th; had moderate southerly wind and fine clear weather which continued throughout to Swslow: From Swator samo fine weather whinli continuod breughout to port. In Amoy-Strs. Hattar Clara, Claro Babuyan, and Nellie Treep. In Ewaton-Str. Hangchao and Newchwang
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BANKS.
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Europeans at Foochow have a special grier anos connected with likin. The foreken hanses of business are on the south side of the Min. which in promed by a long bridge. Every package of goods carried into the city, and sabarbe on the other stia of the river has to pay likin. This appears to be a distinot broach of treaty, as by the Treaty of Nanking Foochow is one of the ports open to foreign trado This grissance is aggravated by the fast that T transit passes on goods destined for Foodlaw itself are refused by the austome authori- AUTHORIZED) CÁTITAL ties. This has been brought to the notice of SUBSCRIBED Her Majesty'n Legation in the hope that this injustice may be redressed, but the pecuniary interests of the mandarin nce no involved in the retention of this impost that the removal of it will he resisted tooth aurt nail.
The Hein duty on tan i nomirally 220 tael per piou, but additivna bring it up to nearly 2.80 tools. The tax, for reasons known to the officials, is divided into five items, which, as far as I oan trisalate them, ato shess :-
Original duen Lakin cha....
Erpenes of allostivn Military contribution Loren teach of silver
Total
Amount Taels.
+60
:70
72
-728
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'J' this amount have to bo added a fpery tall
of railway are contemplated. It is renor daty on all taas coming from the north, and a tax of 3 n. "for henevolent purposes" on toas sonable to expect that the two first trunk luas in China will be one from south to north, from coising from the diat-lots west of this, and we Canton to Honkow, and thence to Faking, and or two extra tolls, so that the total amosati another ranaing east and west np the valley does not fall short of 2.80 taels. If we take the of the Yangtze.
value of tea as 15 toele per pioul, we so that with the export duty it has to bear taxation to the amount of 5.30 taals, or about 35 per cent. ad valorem, before it leaves Chinn.
It may be naked why transitzen ara nat taken out, which would enable the merchant to bring the tea to the port on payment of 1.35 tauis per-pical. The native dealers and growers are afraid of official opposition, and European exporters and it impossible to make the neces sary arrangenwonis.
-The Lo Ti Shui Office-As this 'offes is only established at the provincial capital we may call it the cotrol offee. It has seye breaches, which collect konusfly 30,000 or 40,000 Enels on goods brought into Focobon by road, Liko the likin, it is under the control of the provincial treasurer,
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BARKING CORPOLATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chiof Manager Hongkong. Il August, 1895.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER, 1853:
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
Unfortunately the prevines of Fahkion is attside both these tracts of country. A special branch line would have to be constructed to connect Foochow with tho Canton and Jankow ling, which would probably ran up the valley of the Min and cross tate the Kinagi province. A coast-line from Canton to Bangla, though it would pass throngb or near the cities of noshow, Chanpehow, Chuanchow, Foonliaw, Wenshow, and Hangchow would here to pora- pote with water carriage on the . I bave Dover haard- suyone mention the pasibility of such a line being laid. The officials of the Board of Trade with whom I Lave talked on the sub jeot say that the constraction óf arailway in Fahkion in contemplated, but that thoauthorities. aro dopondent on the notion of the Kwangtung
I have pointed out the two bardens ander and Kiangal Provincial Governors. This con- Arms me in the opinion that we must wait awhilo which trade labours want, of commauleation and a bad fiscal system. It is almost as easy to before we can hope to see the loomotive in Foodbow. In the meantime lot 18 consider point out the pecessary remedies, but to get whet onglit to be done with the trade oỀ these.romedies applied seems a hopeless task. The improvement of the water communication Fooshow bufore railways are started and s
is very simple. Permission for Chinese eboatoors what improvements we may hopa for
I must begin by pointing out the disadvant to visit nou-treaty ports would effect it av ages under which we labour. The first of for ne plabs on the seaboard. are concerned. those is want of communication with the Thon atonm-launches should be allowed to rin interior. The district of which Fooshow is up the Min. I am gind to any that this step in the direction of progress tas notually Leon the treaty port consists of about two thirds of the province of Fakhien only. It may taken. The officials hearing that stem-launches Gre in constant zase on the Pearl River, at bo called golf-containing distret, for it naition supplies any extra provinci district. Canion, and on the network of creeks connected nor is supplied by any. Moreover, the south
with the Yaugtaze, ses no reason why they should of Fulkin depends on Amoy and a tranty not be used on the Min olsa. Several Chi port. Commmicction in this country is neo companies are struggling to get a CAPITAL PAID-UT',....... carried on by means of boste on the watorway monopoly, of them. No doubt the mandarín | RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARK- of the Mia and its tributaries, by juts, plying will earn a good many dollars by the sale of
-HOLDERS.por'a along the sca coast and up the navigable lote, laxh icces, hat T trust that trade will RESERVE FUND. and by coolies who beat everything on their romp some benedit as well. There is, I fear, shoulders on the low paths over the billattia chance of the roads being improved. Pack animals and, wheeled vehicle are alike long as varia ad draught animals are unknown; known. No steamer may wish the non- I see no motive to induce the Chinese to treaty purts on the embora, alerenonstooth, widon, or maçadamiss their paths. the Min abere Fooohow the use of steam- launches. has been forbilden. It is not to be wordered at that, whom first the pout man opened, even so keen an observer as Sir Harry Parkes declared that Foochow could never become a trading place of any size or importance. 8td, with all these hindrances te truite, Forelow is s Luay city, containing with its suburbs a popula. tion of over 100,000 inhabitanta. The Chinesa any 800,000, but I think this an our estimate. In the house, for Chiness honace an large an:l substantial, and in the villages round about I ses little of the grinding proverty to which my last four years in Shangtung have ancetomed sid. These things lead me to hope that there may be a Frent falare for obchow, when uncellors is any attempt made to realise the requirements of trade and to satisfy them.
But there is another obstacle to a develop. ment of commerce, Jess casily remodel than bad ads, and that is a faulty, not to say an utterly rotion and corrupt system of collecting toruna, hersir tho valed intrest in ાં શક્ય કા sacrmone that nothing short of the form of the whole fign! aryangements of Chisms set it right. Although the evils of this syston are palend werywhere `fú the Eugire, ther's are two places where they a seu in their most aggravated form. "Olio ia Canton, the other Fnochow.
Trade may be said to be for is benefit of for classos of the cominunity → The con- sumer: the merchant or middlesoan; (3) -the sovureign or authority who provides the reverne of the comtry; and the tar- gatherer. In civilised nations the last-named já not taken inte recount, but in Chios he form a factor not to be disregarded. The system of farming the taxes, or at least of asking the vlcis) in charge of them remit u sertaûr aum ovory. year, while he puts the bahaco of the amount into his own pocket, onane the largest pussible collection at the greatest pasible cost,
and the last possible bonellt to the devernment. It is said that, the cost of collecting likin is 70
per cent of the total amount realisd. Thongh bais is no doubt au exaggeration, yet the fact ofile Loing made shows how disproportionate the cost of collection raust he. Nor are the tax farmers low class pariahs like the publicans of Jause. On the contrary, a tax former, may be and often is a mandarin of the highest rank. In Fooohow there are four soparate esablishments lovying taxason merchandis, each pating with the others, and looking on therevenue col- lected by them as a loss to itself. There for establishments aro
or
The Maritime Custon-house Invying duties on all goods imported or exported in foreign
hottes
In Chinos steater. The customs dues press lightly va trade, oxcept in the case of ton, which paya 2.50 taols a pical, which in 1858 was apposed to. represiout an ad valorem duty of 5 par cent. This, then, makes the average yale of tax 50 taola per pimui. It is now only 15 was, so that the proportion of duty has rion from 5 per cent to 16h per cunt. Indian and Ceylon tean pay no export duties, that is import along is enough to handias the China
trade.
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Formos, Intely part, of this province, from which it is only 100 miles distent, has now be cams a portion of the Japanese Empire. It is informeling to watch what affect it will have on the trade of Toochow and Amoy. I am told that the Japanese intend shortly to start a line of armors between Formoso and the mainland. They will probably bring us Kelong coal, which is noodod here, and will takes away timber. There is not likely to be much passanger trafic, As the Japanese prohibit Chinese immigration, BESERVE FUND oroant in the case of well-to-do merchants and traders.
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COURT OF DIRECTORS:
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I think it is also due. in great 'mensure to the war that a fresh interest in the China trade baa bean excited in Europ). Soveral Sr. C. MICHAELSEN, He Deputy Lairman. European nations, including our own, are Banding commissions to examine and repart ou the conditions of trade. Mr. B. Brenan Her Majesty's Consul at Canton, has already passed through Fanobow for this purpose. The Chamber of Commerce has brought before Liza the illegal uxnotion of likin on goods taken into the city, asking that the area exempt from likin may be Forchow city and the suburbs ou both sides of tho-bridge,
The war hes not caused any great activity at the Foochow arsons. Only one French gentle- man remains there, the other European in- stractors baying long ago left. The place is now entirely under Chineas anagement, and, like most such places ju Chità, is in a decadent, not
say moribund condition: Waut of fonds to keepi
pit up is the cause. Its exintenco has had little effect on trade during the past your. I has imported no machinery, material, or mui tione of war. Coal is the only article imported
for its use in any appreciable quantity.
The year 1895 will long be remembered as the year of the atrocious massacre of mission ries at Kuties. As the derpetrators of the erime were members of a secret society, at'j
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Os PizaĎ Dezcwira.. For 3 months, 2 per Cout. per Anne. For 6 months, 31 per Cont. por Anuum. For 12 mouth, per Cant. er Aawam.
T. JACKSON.
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$50 $337,1 &ollers
€26 Tls, 200, males
$20 15291
$0 $227, llars.
30 $147, sales
$50 $78, mles St), sales & saltery $30 $18), mellem 4018, sellers $100 $69, & sellers
Ex 500 $721
$53.10, len 33 $250, tapır:
$ 38,-sellers $284, selle
$4-14-len $1870
136. 10. 5.25, ailes
300 $74
£53, sellers £10 £8.10, le&ellers 350 305, milés de sellers H., Canton and M..." $15-234, sales & soilere Indo-China 6. N... £165, ex: div, ellers Wagchai Worel'se C$371945, buyers Wax & Co, A..S... $10 $12,60,6. & hayem.
·CHATER & VERNON, Share Broken
New Malwa
OPIUM.
Allowance.
وو
57.40 1) to catties. 2/4 years Old Matwa.. $750 1 21 21
17 years Old Malwa$7700 to 2 8/10 years Old Malwa... ..$7801a New Palai
$710
8785 Old Palim New Benaroz
8797); Old Benores ...$740 Persian, Ony
...$570 to 4000 Ferian Paper-wrapped
8570 to $650 Sales-tour 100 cheats Putna and 10 chesta” Feriares.
THE WEATHER.
CHINA (OAST METEOROLOGICAL
RECHTER 30TH JUNE, AT 4 PM.
STATION,
Barometer
320 Fahr.
Tempera
Waivestock 29.47
Tordan, Dr., Office Blackend & 2, F.Jordan, Dr., Kes. 65-Blacklead F, Res. 108-Kav Hong Take Mi-Bradley & Co., 61. Kennedy, J., Hone (32-Burnin, Capi, Res. Repository 20-textet e Brine, A.Do. Cuseway Bay Tokse
107-Ki Pat long 141-Kinghorn, J. W.
120---Kirch & Co. Bhipping co 70.-Kramer, J., Res. 38-Buttafell & Svire, 761.--Krns & Co.
Sugar Office
Lauko & Reg 152-Clai On Insurance 22.-Lanke), Res.
Co.. LA.
| 117-Lang' fvestment 75-Culdbeck, Baegrugar
$00.
42 Canadham
Pacific
Railway Co 10-Canton Faguraner
い
132.-Carlowits & Co. 111-Carmichael & Co. 131-Carmichael F. II.,
Rew
07--Lane, Crawford &
C
Conton.
88888
THONIRIIER:Humidity:
Shengla Mhara Peak Anoy Scato
Hongsong Victoria Peak Gap Rock
29.80
20.70
2000
87 34
29.68
2:180
www
249.80
Bt
Z www
lax JULY, AT 10 A
Pakhoj.... Haiphong
Bolinao Manilis
Cape James!
Hongkong Victoria Teak Gap Rock
29.83
29.89
29.82
89-Layton, B., Ofice 90.- Du, Kesidence 37-Lapraik & Co, D. $7-Laprak & Co, P. Compradors Office 88.-Lapraik & Co, D., Wladivostock: 19:49 Compradort, Bus Tokyo. 29.31 13. Chan Choy, Res.
116. Esitas Chik Nagraki 2984 115,-Chee Tien, He 106-Man Chem Year | Skioghai ...... 2967.
29.76 Sharp Park 24h Mafi" Office 98.-Afa On Insurance 72-Chin Bogor Retin-118-Marty, A. B.
20.81 Andoy... Bwatine.... ing Co., East Point 12 Melchers & Co. 71-Chim Suger Rehn 35.-Mount Austin Hotel Canton 29.33
FinCo., TownOffice 131,--Meyer & Co. 105-Clark. Dr., Res 125 m. Nam Tai Hang 149.-Club Berndnis. 5-Nam Wo & Co.
14-National Bank I-Club, Hongkong 15-Cosmereixi aion 10.--Naval Hospital
Assurance Co., LA. 100-Naval Yazil 78--Cousins, J. B. 56.--New Victoria Hotel 12— Daily Pres" Oflics 119. Opium Factory 85-Dni Farm, Office 46-Oplum Furm 67.-Iiry Farm Pokhun 19-P2 & Q. §. X, Co.
DD. Mes Peaks 121-Darby, W.. 73.-Davil, A. J., K. 147-Phyfir, G. W. F. $300, $350-$38560-David & Co., B. J. E Tesitlonce
128.-Detetive Dept 15-Police Station Cal
(Chiuto)
0-Peak Club 25.-Duck, Aberdeen 29.--Peak Hotel 20.—Pool Company
34-Ray, EC, Res. 4-Dodwell Cartili &C. | 51-Ray & Davies 58-Electric Company 30-Bichie, H. A., Res 136.-Edge, Sun Capl 19-Ritchie, H. A.,
Office
Žirective 103-Royal Engineer Force
Westler Guard Room, 101-EE Merckel.
W. ROBINSON & CO.
160 PIANOS FOR HIRE OR MONTHLY" PAYMENTS.
the notice of thoir Chinese neighbours, and the HONGKONG a knowledge of things and consequently a de mad for them spreads through the country.
I returned to Foochow after an absence of wenty-three years. In Foochow itself there ure many shangos. The three large Americas firms of that day have disappeared, but their phoes have been taken by the Bussion boag. with their brick ten factorin
ཡ-
I do not 2 PIANOS REPAIRED
EQUAL TO NEW~ WORK WARTASTED:
much difference in the number of places »! business, except that the number of banks bas diminished from four to two. Still it is only. foo evident that businom is now dene on i smaller seal, and that ferianes are not ́es
easily made and lost as they wore then.
There are many more dwalling-hours ou Nantai Hi, bat inost of them are inhabited
The Native Custom-house Evring duties on jual-borno nego The Chiny CLüz, or by missionaries. The new rece-course with s Tartar Goaaral, is the head of this, and a reeraalkom-grand in the middle is an immers Manabu colonel has charge of the Foochow office. The Tartar-Goueral is the Highest officer in the province, ranking with, but before, the Governor-General. The present zoombest of the post has been Governor-Gesoral of the Hakuung provinces, and afterwards Military Gorotuor in Manchuria. Ho is, I believe, payment of optom cin, the river is frie relation of the Imperial family. He and two other functionaries. the Beperintendent
of Customs, or "Hoppo," at Santon, and
boon to cecilents, and so is the ottiment at Kaling on the mountain nine miles away, whers quest of the ladies pass the summer. Storm launches, which were then unknown, ran back- wards and forwards to the anchorage, anl thanks to the new arrangements regarding the
of the pest of opium smuggler and liki runners, one as disreputable in the other. The telegraph bas boen introduced and has aided
the Superintendent of the Human custom to revolutionise the trade. The esitlemont et
house, all Menchu officials, are the spenis? parreynes of the Court. The Tartar-General oellecta at Foochow alone 100,000 tads saully,
TUNING DY EXPERIENCED MEN ONING,
Pageda is what has enffered most by the changed #1 conditions of trade. Then the harbour was al most always fail of sailing ships, which remained
of which 30,000 tools are levied en timber. I there for months together, affording a god do not know bow much he gates from the relik ood to storekeepers, shipshandlers, erd other custom-houses is the proviss, but he is the proprietors of the dusk, mid a prastice to supposed to make 150,000 taole a year for him-two physicians. Now steamers call in, fill up, Relf,
néd are off again in a couple of days, bringing
It is not the dual amount of money which no local business to the little community at the the Nativo Culouse levies as marchandise Anohorage. Consequently the rtorekeeper that ourson in t. 42,mohin hindraw to the de- houses are closed, sad the look, which was sold valopment of any; it is the jalousy of the to the Chinesa araonal anthorities, bue fallon is. customs reverrte. As I have paid | Moreover, when I first know the arsenal, it
SECOND HAND PIANOS CHEAP.
[1389
SINGAPORE
"POPULAR" AND CLEMONA" Modras
5 & 5 OCT, PLÁNOS
$175--$225
ALL GUARANTEED
FOL
CLIMATE.
ILLUSTWATSU Catalogues Page.
MUSIC: STRINGS, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Apollinaris
THE
QUEEN
OF TABLE WATERS."
"Incomparable in Popularity as
-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL,
in this and in other reporte, sat of the malaiurd is staff of twenty European Now in Purity."-
principal ends of the China gade is the there is but one left..
ase of small active stoomers to go to 202-
Treaty ports, and to set as fodder for tho
lings of "stomers which connect China with In the annual report of the New South Wals foreign countries. This is the pln successfully adopted in Japan. But how bit parible to do this in Fubkion in the face of the opposition of the Tastar-General and his dependenta, who would lose their revenue on the junk-borns sargo, for stounen pay duly at the Maritime Custom-houso only i
Government habour Bureau, the Superintendant aays that the habitual foster is the worst character with whom he has to dest, and le advocates the establishment of labour farens far the special benefit of this shes of pempleyol They are a product af mistaken charity, and should either be made to work or starva.
SOLE ANTS: CARLOWITZ & 00.,
HONGKONG, CANTON, HANA TLENTSIN AND HANKOW
38A-Electric Co, Kea. 142-Ferwich, God 174-Fletcher & Co.
135.-Gunde; Price & Ca. | 140-Beuter,
30.
132-Ciarrels, 3JH, Re
47.
mentory
48 Cay East Point 40 Ele
De West Point 13- Home 180.-Gaopy & Co.
Pattlers
195.-Gerlach Dr, Heunitarion, Poklan 31.Gibb, Livingleason & Co., ALS.
40-hewan & Co. Ca,
62-Slorassen & Co. Godom Gay 0 21.-Godown, B 130-Soap & Boda. Fae
torg, Bau-ki-won 7- West Paint 100.-Sperry Flour C 18dent Houn 55 Stedman, Dr., Res
31.-Kebour Offies
Healing Bushatan
& Menell 30-Hurling, G., Bes,
61 Stevens, G. I. Office
Z-Berena, G. E. Re1 ́ 58-Sui Kut Bunk. 11-Telegraph Cos. 90--Hurrison, F. 9, 28-Tomes C. A. Hea
Res
76-artigan, Dr, Be
137-Tong Loe Chan,
Office
106Fng Lee Chan,
Macno....... Takbok......... Haiphong20.74 Bolinao. 29.65 Maria........
29.88 Cape 8. Jace
FRE
******** 94 hours!
****|*| |** | *** $***1° 14°°****| |* | Weather.
0.25
On the 1 st 23.20 The dopecesion in the North proceeding outward the Hea of Japan. Broept a light fall of the baremeler on the SE. coast of Clans, protaure is saged 12 the South. Furtight or warabo
Taip
HONGKONG MAJITEL
EXPIONK
My B
On date 4104,
BG
70
On flate * € 10,0
Highest open air tempurasure on the June 9 Lowest ogim'air temperature on the 30th ??!
F. G. FIGG, First Amistari. Hongkong Observators, 1st July, 1696.
MES. FALKEÄ & Co.'s Raren, 1st July. Barome:or......SI Thota. A.M. (Wethulb) al Farometer 1 P.X978 Therm. I P.L. (Wetinalb) &0 Earometer 4.28.76 Therm.dr.a.Wetbulb) 81
Therm. Maximu Thermom. 14.5...85.
87 Therucoma. I 286 Therm. Minimum (over) Thermal 4 P....T nigass
81
HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE,
1st to 8th July.
Bongkong Most Theat
LOW WATIN.
Hongkong
Helgbt een Time.
14 8.28
47.1
|
VESSELS EXPECTED.
THE FRENCH MAIL:
The M. M, stenmor Safetic, with the Frezak mail of the 5th it, loft Singer: on, the 30th alt, at 10,90 a.m. and may be exposted hers on or about Tuesday on this 7th instant, This paokat brings replies to letters desputahed from Hongkong où 20th Apell.
THE CANADIAN MAIL. The C. P. steamer Empress of Jajan loft Vancouver for Hongkong on the 2nd ultimo,
"THE AMERIDAN MAIL,
The F. 1. steamer City of illo de Janeiro, with mails, &c., left San Francisco for this port via Yokohama sad Nagasaki, on the 27th nitimo.
The P. M. steamer Pere, with the American mail, left for this port via Nagasaki oa the 1st July, at daylight and may be expected bery on or about Tuesday, the 7th instaut.
TUM AUSTRALIAN MAIL. The C. N. Co's steamer Chingin, from Australian ports, left Port Darwin on the 30th ult, and may be expected bare és or about the 915 instant.
MERHANT BTEAMELS. The N. P. Co.'n steamer Olympia left Victoria for this post on the 2nd ult, via usual ports of call.
The Mutual stenior Ninyskow, from Ghegem and Liverpool. passed the Canal on the 19th ult., and may Es considered das at Singepers on or about the 1st just
The Antzian Lieyd's elemor Giociu left Koba for this port on tas 30th wit
The steamer Merionethshire left Singapore on the 30th alt, and in expected here on ve about the 8th instant.
The O. S. 8. Co.'s steamer Myrmidon, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 1st instant, and is due bars on or stoot Monday, the 6th instant
PANSED THE CANAL, OUTWARD-Sed June--Niobe, Koenus. 5th
June Canton 901 Jano-Diomed, '11th June-Bornes, Bellana, Weiner. Egremont. 16th June-Ningchote. 19th
3rd June Jano-Pulam, Tarra. Benvenue, Bombay, Glenfri Hele Rickners, Sentu.. th Juvo-Courtjield. 26th June Formeau, Malacca, Tantalis, Teenkat. 30th June--Patrestu, Sirallides, Pulimurus, City of Dublin. HMEWARD23rd June-Jara 24th June
Karlarthe, Sydney. 26th June--Irato.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
A MAEL WILE CLOSE.
For Swatow. Amoy and Teursui. Per Haterun, today, the 2nd inst. at 16.30 a.,
For Bhonghai.--Por Preussen, today, the End inst., at 12.30 F..
For Sydney and Adelaide-For Guthrie, to day the 2nd inst., at 1.30 PM.
For Shanglini. Per Tenisin, to-day, the 2rd inst., at 2.30 ..
For Yokubuntu sud Kobe-Per Changtha, to day, the 2nd instant, at 3.30 ..
For Chefoo sud Tientsin Per Ching Ping, today, the End instant, at +90 г..
For Swatow and Bangkok.--For Wonghai, to- morrow, the 3rd inst., 19.35 .M.
For Singapore, Peanng and Bombay-Por Latimbre, to-ptorene, the 3rd inst, ut 11.30 AND For Nagasaki, Kol, and Yokɔbaum-Per Ancona, to-murrow, the 3rd inst, at 11.30.M.
For Singapore, Penang, and Calorie-For Catherine Apoar, on Saturday, uitli_inst at 2.30 P.3.
For Shanghai-Pac Menyang,, on Saturday, the 4th inst, at 3.30. 1.3.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packest aisar-i-find will be dispatched on THURSDAY the 2nd ist, with Mails for the Unite Kingdom, Europe, and countries hoyd, via Brindisi, to the Straite Settlements, Netherlands Indio, Barmah, Ceylon, Aden. Egypt, Malta, und Giordlar.
8.00 Posting of Frises Carrent and Cir-
endars ease.
†“10,00 a.K.—Registry ceares,
10.30 A-Posting of newspapers, books, and
patterns corses,
· 11.00 4.M.-~-Mail closes
RESOL BLACKREAD
Most EFFECTIVE and BEST PRESERVATIVE for TIMBER Bgainst
DECAY, DRY ROT, and WETTE ANTS, ote
·F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Soop and Sude Facuty Hongkong, 20th February, 1800,
EEOLIN BLACKHEAD
Most Reliette ANTREPTIC. Most vlootive IMSINPRUTAST. Deobor-ISEK, and. GERMICIDA Unsurpassed unu Hygiaio diata for
Public Pisces, Domestic Us Sick Rymas, Water Closely Drains, etc. Absolutely NON-POISONOUS nor CAEFTIC: Uuse 3 to Tenspoourfuilt in a quart of water.
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Soap and Soda Factory,
Fins Hongkong, 20th February, 1890
OMBAY BURMAN TRADING COR-
BOMBORATION LIMITED
BANGKOK AND RANGGON.
TEAK SQUARES, Planks, Bears and SCANTIANG, PLANKD, TONGUE), and GROOVED BOARDS, FOR FLOORING, ULDING, WALLING,
PONRADOR RAILWAY Sortress for all
. TRAX SHINGLES FOR ROOFING,
GAUGES.
Eates Supplied and Orders Tinked by
JARDINE, MATHESON Hongkong, 3rd May, 159.
SIAM TEAK TIMBER.
CO
1079
THE DORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED BANGKOK,
4
RDERS can be Booked and fint es Supplied
Un Application is the Unloxsigned for TEAK SQUARES, PLANES, SCANTLINGS, AND BOARDS.
PLANED, TONGUER, AND GROOVED TEAK
TEAK SHINGLES.
BOARDS.
GBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong, 17th July, 1895.
136
GRIMAULT & CIE'S
SOAP
affords relief and a speedy cars in the most agonizing of itching Bezons. It clears the skin of the most distressing of wouly, crusted, pimply, and blotchy harmours; it cleanses the seslp of dandruff, scales, and crust; destroya microscopio insuete, which feet u thọ hair, and supplies the rants with energy and nourish- ment; it honda rough, shappel, and Assured kauda, with fushing; burning pains, and painful finger ends.
From the simplest blemish to the most tortering" and disfiguring diseases of the ́akin and scalp, even when complicated with scrofulous tainf, it is equally successful,
Prescribed by the mar eminent dermatologists. in the treatment of severe cosa of Skin Diseases of Parasitical origin.
FOR PRICKLY HEAL, RINGWORM, ÁONE, ITCH, ECZEMA, PROLIASĖS,
*- FRECKLES, Bro.
GRIMAULT & Gin-Paris. AS. WATSON & Co.-Hongkong-
Ton--
JOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
Height NOT
ᏗᎬ . 0
Thur.
Jri
Est.
506 0
HOLD 5
t௩ 11 20
0 101
-Hulips, Stedman
and Rennie, Das.
Sau-ki-wan 25,-cell, D., Rea 51-Tron Station, Peak 2-Hersonis, C.-Tung Kee 118-lim Kes & Co. 15-Watson & Co, A. S. 27—Holliday, Wie & Co 75-Whiley, W., Rea 101.—II. C. & M. Stein-57.—Wicklare, W. H.
bo La Office
Kes. 102LLC. N. Steam-144-Wing Kee & Co.
boat Co., Whart
Ditice 9.-Hongkong & Shang 145-Wing Koe & Co.
hai Barking Carpo Godown
hai Bank, Moom 124 Yon, A. Prapa Cewed: 1.—“ H. Takgraphs ?? -
tral 123A-Hongkong Fire 88.-Yues Fat Hoog
Ice Co 19.-Yeung Lara Kee
In case of FIRE ring up No. 10. Nota Address:-PRAYA GIÍTHAT
W. STUART HARKISON, Manager. Hongkong, May, 1898:
12599
The Leight of mousses-devallas boon determined, from the Bay Buring-zider to boh debam the
Halokarration of 1687 nud 1889, 9.87 fout above mean để the Kowloon Tam Observatory; and tán
bighala Cheer Tables are referred, nr 3.87 foot shor
might in the Tallow marked with Fulani brac A below Downy Kpring/Aides, antakinli bi
Tym share.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the Qwies will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crows of the following Vessels daring their stay in Hongkong Harbour
ALBINGIA, Ger. dr., H. With Clitasse. BENDARIO, Brit, str... Wallace-Gibb
Livingston & Co.
ÚATURBINE AFCAn, Brit. str.; Olifqut-David
Sassoon, Sons & Co.
KONG ALF, Norw. str, C. Thinn-Chinose.
· MascoTTE, Brit. str., Kom-Bradley & Co. 500rrian Istes, Brit, ship, Nicol--Melohors
& Co.
BFINAWAY, Belt. str., Ganlok-Siemszcz
& Co. T. F. GAxes, Ainr, lip, Boid-Carlowitz
& Oo,