THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19RD, 187.
INTIMATIONS
IN THE SUFRETE COURT OF HONGKONG,
point out the impolicy of inflating a tax on shing 1 bis position, though with chovers of tuin, sill ping with the avowed, purpose of rating money fading <sou a wide zim/i134 importe for local revenue · It susú y tax is leriet with gaugs conipletal, tho, prospects, or a the Trii this intention in an adjacent British-colony, grups. £ris ruiniali-during the past wp days which hus hitherto been a free port, it is obvious has unquestionably done a large='amennt it that it musthava s most prejudical effort on pay good, but tas listassed areas rajutro stiù representations which may be made to the ingre Government of China to bring the excessivoly hoary tonutge dass imposed on vessels trading with that country within reasonable Unita,, or with a view to scouring that the probeads off those duos should. bo strisfly: applied to the purposes for which they are ostensibly levied, be welcomed by these familias when thing ses Reyentic of the Colony - which should include, for instance, the dredg--| among bus sulierers from the prevallingeauroity. ing of the Woosing Bur
Calcutta silidantsrye
I beg to request that you will forward coples of this letter, with its attaobmente, to the Lop-- dan sut Nangbai branches of the Association by the Arat opportunities--I am, dear sir, yous faithfully,
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Furbagh for men of the native army has been opened now instead of m April. Tum departure from the Esnal custom has been prometųł by the idea of enabling the ssport to proveed, to filer villages al pave, *lere tuser preserCS MAY
It is understood that the Cheruber of Cam merce is about to address the Government of Bengal on the subject, of a public meeting to consider which can be done by, audividual or united effort towards famine relist; the Viceroy la to be talked to promise,
IN THE MATTER OF TEJ UNCLAIMED BALANCES ORDINANCE 3888.
hereby girou
INSURANCES
THE MANCHESTER, FIRE
ANCE COMPANY
ESTANZISHED AD 1924,
CATIAZAK
488UR
TOTAL FUNDS AND ROTHY £2,420,053 NET ANNUAL FIES PARMIASA £767, 179.
Sul Lupinatier mentioned are bot CLAIMED within e froni ijle date an Order will be maila slad they bo transferred to the Coneral
JW NORTON KYSHI,
Ph: Registrar MAALI 212
Dated the 16th day of January 17
DISTRAINTS 1889:
No. 36 Ip Tan Ming, To Chiu Un
1,53 In Birg - Fang Pata
72. Ma Kam Chin Shing Thun 83. Cheung Evaì v. Lum long and other y 153. Chung Ting Tin v. Lau Sauna 159 Chau In v. Mak Chong Hing 134 U. Chân Cho v. Chenk Sui Shek 184 Young Pak v Fusg Tak Thun, 207 Lam Wai y. Leung To
H. A RITOH,
Superintendent London, 6th January, Fullerton Henderson, Esq. Becretary, Hong-| A representative of Kuster 8. Company Loll
kong Branch, China emaciation
Pan inboeien wrtle blo Lord layer, wao snad be kuna personal views regarding an Indinu Famise Innd, but as Chiut blagistenta ut:;; London he must, plass kimselt in tas hends of |~~ the Government, sáu, would only say that thị, mamant le board from Lord Wearge Hondtou ho would speu o fund and unfit then he could †, not do anything
CANTON NOTES.
250 Ko Heung Fo v. Ho Bana
977 Chan Kapı . Lau Ul and another
PROM THE "QUENG XÍCI DAN FO.".||| The Governor issuet a notification a fow daya ago to the affect that people must not come to his games to report Lay me civil or criminal ofter the seal her heen closed the representadys of the same Company and
Admiral Ho, Chang-ching woat by a gun. beat to inspect all the ports along the Chu said he deeply regrottest that the recomDISTRAINTS 1890-
904 Li Tut Shing ▼ Wong Chui
28 P. F. Daver v. Leung Yung
34 Lm A Tak v. Li Wei J. VA , in Lum War v Lan trong
an interview with Mr Distal Nuorop, who kiang river on the 8th instant. He returned to
mendations of Lert Fondhurst. Six. Alexan his yomen at Tiger Page on the 11th inst der Mackenzie and others had been pr. | No.
Another Sansz named Lain Ting.kwang op heeded. English friends, he end, we 107 plied to the Governmért a few days ago to be offering subscriptions and be gently trusted allowed to prest a flour mill and sugar reliuory that the Lord Major would obtam sanction to in Canton His application, like the provions open a famme food as the stoppages of the cne has been grantel. The Bangz, who fire: Mansion House Fund practically prevents the got permission objected to the uppitention of slanting of ity other fund: There was, be said, the second one being granted. The Geveen. I great danger in delaying help until the people | mext, however, said that tro different flowers too weak to benefit by at and causog a. mille and sugur refineries in different parts of great endastrophs, which latar help tannot, Canton can do no harm to each other. The two Averi. Elate rediol and a Mansion House Fund Sanaz have been adržeed to do their boab to pro- were both argently needed and would in no way mote their business in ecropitition with tast of conflict foreign countries.
A fire broke out in the matsheds in Wichur on the 17th instant.. Twenty-eight malaheda, were completely destroyed, int the value of the property was very kille. g.
The Bans of Kushow have sent letters to the various charitable initiation in Canton to the effect bat as Enchow was lately visited by plague und flood a good number of natives we houders and sro unable to find menus to support thamalves. The directors are easiestly asked to raiso subscriptions for the relief of the
A letter signed by about two hundred and sixty Bangz belonging to the district of Sumsui was sent to the Governor a low days age to the effect that the Magistrate of Samen is quite incompetent for the post ho holda, and is noted for his squeezing. The Governor in reply said that the charges brought against the Magistrate by the Sanse cannot be
cepted without proof. The Sanse are invited to wow His Excellency in paren to explain the charges
As the Chinoso Daw year is approaching there are rebbaries reported day after day in Canton and in the surrounding districts. Many
VARPAC Lendon, 7th January, Lord George Hamilton, in a letter to r Digby, angk the Government of dadın je. engaged in formalsting a basis of Appeal to the
160 o Ta Chiy, Young Young 17% H-Frude, v Wong A Fang 181 Chan Yan Luk v. Wong Cam 105, 1. T. P. Fuster 7. Ko Mau. - 215 Loung Niu v. Le Kong, ... 244 D. Bhepherd v. NË S*--- 255 Tang Tung Shang 7. Ng Kai 815 Li Frut Bhing v. fang Tong Kuk ... 325 Ku Tak Truv. Shek Kai Ming.
SUMMARY SUITS 1890,-
No. 142 Kwok Yan Koç 7. Leung Yeung
873 Wong Your Young Sai Kain b 1012 The Team arony Yuk Kuna
MAN BANKRUPTS ESTATES:
The Tunes remarks that no serious haru jus done by the delay ci s work or two in sppealing to the public as the faming cannot be dealt with by a spurt al is the pffair ch mix to twelve months continuous exertion.
Large quantities of corn for India bro artive ing at Odessa eving to the efforts of the au thurities and tha foreign cónemla
THE BRITISH REVENUE. Ben Londen, Iniciary 185.. Up to the prisent, the British revenue for the nine months has been one million seran hundred and eighty thunsand pounds shova that of 180504
FUSSIA AND ARMENIAN BELIFF,
St Peterebarg, Int January The Car has untherised collections through- out the Empira en bilalf of the Armenian Simmigrants
AFFAIRS IN
APRICAL
Pretoria 2nd January.
** Judge Jarvaron, addressing Freemant Kruger
JW. Croker,
J. P. Lavina
Lə Fal: Tiar
Ny Shing Po
| E. & G. Haymans,
Cheong ♬ Sau,
Chu Chik Pang
45
150,
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Amount us to Plaintif Balance due to Defendant,
515
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ST1:71
481
Detailes dus to Difendant.
6 30
20
179
Atiount ane to Plaintiff.
Balanco due to Dofondant,
102
Unolainsi diridends Amount undivided Unclaimed dividends Amen at individed Uncleaned, dividends.
050
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1355 4800
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18598 52
233205
118877
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85
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Lo To Suang
Liu Ying
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selion and policemen when off duty sro them on New Year a day biterly complained of the IRON & PERUVIAN BARK BISLERE selvas robbers. Gange of serum med criminals ofon braalt into family houses
Tsons zow being made in honour of zue oriminal Lighwayman, Cecil Raodes at th
only as a hero of to-day hot of to-morrow, and
in broad daylight to commit crimes of every Cape. The Judge said he was being feted not description and sometimes kidnap the girls and won by fois ont av ene.dere to offer roshe expressed fears as to the future Prosion Aune. Though there were oldiers and police Kruger, who was deeply moved, refrained from mem near by, these being as aforesaid rebbare themselves pretend to be leaf and blind. Case
replying after esse has been reported to the local
THE ASHANTI EXPEDITION. Magistrates, who always premiso to effect the capture of the offenders, but their promis are seldom fulfilled,
CURRES
NONCE
no hold ourselves responsible for th opinions ciprused by our correspondente). THE PRESS AND THE NAVY LEAGUE,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DATLY PRÈS.”
DEAR SI-I have bou exired by the Calenial Committee of the Navy League in Loudon to conroy its thanks to the Hongkong Prass or the full and cordial manner in which the Press bas etronioled the doings of the Navy Image in Hongkong an, dear Sir,your faithfully,
HENRY E. POLLOCK,
Ion. Secretary, Navy League, Hongkong Branch. 18, Bank Buildings, 22nd January, 1897. COMPARATIVE SWEETNESS OF RAW AND REFINED SUGAB.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRERS DNAK SThe leading artiole of the Chang Nyei San Po of to-lay's issussays inter uits that Chinens raw sugas, though not sp white are fined sugar, in nevertheless molt sooter. As tals assertion is generally accepted, even by the uppor class of Chinese merchants, I take the liberty through the mediam of your sulable mper to point out to them that nothing can bʊ more erroneous that this statement on plain this in avt so diffoult as it may appear to
(FERRO CHINA POSGERI)
A LIQUOR STORÁCHIC Recostitusal, Antilymphatic, having IRON and CHINA
for its basis KECOMMENDED by alicnt Authorities.
“It may be taken by itsel? or with Pure or Mineral or Buda Water,
Lendon, 2nd January Prince Christian Vinter has teen promoted FERNET BRANCA
to Le Major for his services in the Ashanti expedition.
BIMETALLISM
Londen, til January,
Tho Nuys New York correspondent states that Seustor Woleptt is about to visit Europa as the anoficial envoy of Mr. McKinley to pro- mots international bluetalism.
DATA TRANCE IN TAS KED, BEATZ
|- Having been appointed Agouts of the above uspany wears prepared to accept EUROгBAN And CHINEBE RISES et current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO.
Agents, Emgkong, 8th January, 1896. *** 12727 NUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
FOUNOWD 17102
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the abavo Company are prepared ACCEPT RISKS gut FIRE at Current
STEMSSEN & CO Bus Agents
18
Hongkong, th May, 1894. TORIA GREEGIAN FIRE INSURANCE
› COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
- The Endorsigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Class Foreign and Chinese Risks ut Current Rates
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• Paris, 7th January. M. Delanole, Member of the Chain of Shaiksa'd fa the Gulf of Aden had prevent 150 PIANOS FOR Deputies, advocates that Franca should reoccupy Britain copying Mocha and Hodeida.
AHIFFING REPURTS,
The Chinese steamar Awanglee, from Shang hai 19th Jan, had strong northerly winds.
The British steamer Morven, from Amoy 21st Jan, had fesab N. and N. winds and moderate
The British atoarer Sangking, fra Manila 19th Jan, and moderate N.E vinda and now and tine weather,
The British amor Brindisi, from Bumbay 3rd Jam, and Singapore 15th, und fine weather throughout, very moderate moascon
in the Colorado desert they have rain ekzame during which not a single drop of water touskes the carlii. The rain can be seen falling frum the clouds high abovs the desert, but whọn lies water render the strata of hot day air beneath the Alouts, it is entirely almarhed before falling
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TUNING BY BITERIENCED MEN ONLY.
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EOTHEN MARK LODGE
SREGULAE. MEETING of übe
holf the delay to the grout. Ita a singular A FOTHEN MARK LODGE will be sight to withden hear downpour of rain, not
bell at the FREEMASONS HALL TUES
ha at first sight, Sugar in its crude stata con drop of which tonahoe the ground. The DAY, the 2011 it at 8.30 Lot 8.00 PM. Lains a certain amonnt of riccharlie matter (or | Strauke Edin-stores' učeni, in regions where the sweetrus) and other foreign mattor or itapuri Bhide temperatore often ranges as high on 158 tias, while fine auga is pure sugar from dog F
which all impurities hare boon removed. Hence iis-abylons that nothing can be more abourd thon saying that refined sugar is not so swast at raw sugar. Thanking you in anticipation. Ir the insertion of this lettorYours faithfully,
Hongkong, 22nd January, 1837
L..0. £.
ADMIRAL BULLER AND MOUSTACHES:-
The followleg amusing paragraph appears in the orgy of Truth which arrived by the Inst mail:
Not only is it in the Army that vigorous steps aro being taken (chlody in the tnoring line) to prepare for muy political complications that may IKE. Our Naval authorities are equally on the alert. Look at this
MOUSTACHE, IN
Centurion, at Nagasala, October 14.-1896. General Memorandum No. 75 "Having observed that raoustaches are ir nome Cases Torn very much out of proportion to the longth of the beard, I request that Command- ing Outra will see that the spirit of the In structions on the subject is adhered to.
ALEX, BULERE, VICE-ADMEAL. To the Rear Admiral, the Commodore, and the respective Captains, Commanders, and Officers: Commanding her Majesty' Ships and Vesh employed on the China Station. There may be difficulty shout manning mapy of the innumerable ships we are now completing
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The P.&O. steamer Ravenna, with the Eng- Bish mail of the 26th ultimo, left Bingapore on Annday, the 17th insinzit at 1 pm and may- he expected hura cu or about Saterday, the 23rd stant This Faskot brings replies to Jattens despatched from Hongkong on 19th Noventor
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The 0, &D ateamer Belgie, with tas American mail of the 29th ultimo luft Toko hama on Tuesday the 19th insient, at daylight and may be expected here on or about Wednes day the 27th instant IWAPON
The 4): steer Coulie, with malls, ko,, left. San Francisco for this port vin Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Ben, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai, on the 16th instant
The PM steamier Peru, with vanile & left San Fraadlane for this port via Honolulu,. Yeltolama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai, on the 7th instant,
PATENTHE CANADIAN MATL
The CP steamer Emprk of India arrized. of Nagasaki at 8a on Thursday, the lat instant and loft at 5 pm. for Bhanghai and Hongkong
BRINGS THE INDIAN MAIL
The steamer Arration Apear left Singapore on the 2nd instant for this port.
THE AUSTRALIAN MATT
The C. N. Co's steamer Taiyuant from Australian ports, loft Port Darwin on the 19th instant, and may be expected hors on or abozt the 29th instant
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
The steamer Macduff, from Locomo, aas arrived at Yokohama TNA POR
The steamer Monmouthshire left Victoria,
BC, for Yokohama and China yis Honolula on the 30th mit MARY TA Mov
Tho N. Pistesiner Braemar left Tacoma au the It inst. for this port, sia ports of call
The C. M. steamer Fingrucy, feon Glasgow. ual Liverpool, passed the Canal en the 8th instant, and may be considered dus ut Singa pore on or abon the 5ta instant,
The N.G.F. atenper Bragno Left Singapore ou the 20th instant and may be expected hera on or about the 27th instant,
Ths 0.8 8. Co's atemmer Wester, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 17th-instant, and may be expectul are on or about the 23rd instant, PALAU PAREN
The 0 8. S Coastoamer Discation luft Borneo on the 21st instant, and may be espected here on or about the 27th instant.
PASSED THE CANAL: OUTWARD-15th Dec Brumon, Jens: Mer nich, Brogues Meru, 19ti Doo--Beauptr, Canton, Kirkdale, Normandie, Glenariucy, Copris 5th JanitaryKreinill, tutenor, Maria Bickmers, Obi, Patrols Sick, Ossanion 8th January-Benvenue, Java, Templar 15th Jan.-Breconshire, Teankai, 19th Jehanry-Dardanus, Ningehme, Irena HOMEWARD 15th Janours-Glengyle, Salazte, Ulysses, Yamagucat Maru. 19th January
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The authorised List of Mails igned in connection with this paper is the one published twice each day foar atro, which is corrected to a musli later hour than that given balow,
The Postal Guide for 1886, rovised to date will be found in the Chronicis, and Director, P. XIX. This is the only authorised complete. Rommary of Postal information pablished in Hongkong.
-A MAIL WILL," CLOSE. For Saigon.Par Bygdo, to-day the 23rd instavi, at 10.30 AM.
For Manila.Per Esmeralda, today, tho 23rd instant, at 10:30 AM.VN
For Shanghai-Par Fikus, to-day, the 29rd instant, at 2.00 TA
For Siugoporo, Penang and Calcutta- Susang, today, the 23rd inst., at 2:00 P
For Iloilo Par Kusijang, today the cord instant, at 20 P
For Baigon. Par Holatain, to-day, the 23rd Estant, at 3.30 PMC54
For Swalow, Amoy and Tairinfro-Per Thuled, to-day, the 23rd instant at 5.00.31
For Bangkok. Per Loosek tomorrow, the 24th instant, at 9.00 A.21.39MINEN
For Swatow and "Shanghai-r Temur, to-morrow, the 24th ist, at 9.00 A MIRA
For Manila.Per Sunghiang,con Tunsday, the 2012 instant at 3.30 P.35
For Singapore Fur-Frygu, on Wednesday, the 27th instant, at 500, P.M.PNMOTU PATKAN
For Nagasaki, Kohn and Yokohama. Pur Vervnu, og Friday, the 29th inst, et 11.30..... For Bhanghai. Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, B.0, and Tacoma-Por Braemar, da Tuesday, thu 9th Feb, at 1130
MAILS DY THE UNITED STATES AMA PACKETYNDALA
The United States Mail Packet Chris will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 26th inst with mails for Shanghai, Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honcipiu Pira, &c., which will be closed as foltos 10.egistry canes
11 A.M Post Office olson, but Correspondence may be posted on board, the Packet with Tale Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the tim of departure,
VAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packet Ro will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 28th. ics with hails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countriesbeyond, via Brindizi; to the Biraits Settlements, Netherlands Inda, Burmah, Ceylon, Adem, Heyat, Malto, and fibraltur."
8.00 Posting of Prices Current and Ciri
Li
Hongkong 1 3030
30.00
Victoria Prada ha
10.30
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Boutino
3034
of Cai yao. Dank, to mark the starboard W. BREWER & CO. baro fecured in Starting New Etory do of the Churnet antaring frour son. From From Jas Gutxieris. Eg to Egl by one of the Ablost Waiters of the Dayers N. diela 2 miles
THE Undersigned his rood ved Inistriations W of Thelling Islabost from the Pes of the tuny Drinkwater Point Surveying Beleon
PUBLIC AUCTION,
TUESDAY, the 26th January, 1897
at his Sales Econs, Queen's Road, the whole of his HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
Comprising e TAPESTRY COVERED DRAWING ROOM SUIT
MARBLETOP CONTRE and SIDE TABLES
Our Noy Story will be of a character to excite Universal Interest having a exception MIDDLE ISLANDS BUOYA etni. "ally strong plot, and sone, surprising devel. cal, Dafnota red and black horizontally striped fairway busy with a black invested Crusinhy "eazze, moored, hi position to guide SERVALS pltar of the hack, which lies to the northward of Middle and BlockDown Islands,
YUET LANDED
A Large and Entirely Now Stack
Sof
From the buoy Middle Island Garreging Besco BOOTS & SHOES
beare S, 34 degz. W distant 4 miles.
TSUNG MING BANK BUOY ———4 coui- cal, d-foot rel bhoy, mìth a black spherical nga, moored off the pattern end of Tsung- wing Bank, to mark the Starkardido
die Is and Surveying Beicon bears B, 5t deg DIRLOTIONS
but it is a comfort to know that the men ORNAMENTS; OVERMANTELS, forest of present-day novelists. Ho tasf the Caanuel entering. From the boy fi
have will be equipped with beards and mous tacles of the right relative length when the hour of danger arrives.
LATE TELEGRAMS. The following telegrams are from the Rengoo
E., distant 9 miles, S
Ladie's mit Gentlemen
gand, for,
Boys and Gis
Superior Quality Low PRICE
On BATURDAY, 23rd Jaonary, THE OPENING CHAPTERS OF WHOJO FINDETH A WEL
Author of "The Great Yar in Hngland in 1897, Zorana, Guilty Bonds, etc.
Will appear in the II cugkung Dodj Pitre - CHAIRS CHEFFONIER VASES and CANTON BLACKWOOD TABLES D
Mr WILLIA DE UTETI lacier of the CARPETS and HEARTH RUGS rublished & number of successful books chief EXTENSION DINING TABLE, SIDE of which perbape is The Great Wer in Eng BOARD with DDYELLED GLASS, DIN 1807 Outs original appearanon that NER WAGGONS, DESKS, and GLASS story created quite a suusation in diplomatic At the present time and with the buoys in BOOK CASEAN
and military circles, and a great furze in the The positions above depuriled, a vessel may round Sole Agents for Chint of this particular mako DINNER DESSERT and TEA SER literary world. This is not surprising when the western end of Dish Island, he about 2 cables. VICES, CLASS and FLATED WARE : Le Coone's qualifications are fully under and steer to make E. by NN Cours till 241
DOUBLE and SINGLE BRASS MOUNoodle koows Burops as perhaps no other abreast of Trung ming Bank Buy after which THE INDLAN TAMINE ARAM TIED IRON BEDSTEADS, DOUBLE- mon ices, ahu has, in addition, travelled exten- she may steer to make direct coursestrom boy Bombay, 2nd January WARDROBE @ PLATE GLASS DOORively in the last and even with Arab carato buoy, passing each according to its colouring. The Bombay famine returns show the daily MARBLETOP HUREAU with BEY BLUED la the Great Balgaro The narrowest part of the Chanzol and the average marker of Jaburrers or liat works to GLASS DRESSING TABLE and MARAFt. Le Quent is a master in the art of deslocality where it appears moet habis to change be 138,772 socampered with 114,614 during the BLETOP WASHSTAND, scribing the secret epoiations of political stins bobwoon the Teary-lig Buck and Bust nad preceding week.
Une DOTTAGE PIANO by BRINSMEAD te His works to charecteriaci by slin, Middle laiends and their callying banks, where Loncho, 2nd January&SONAL The Standard deprevates the opening of a One U0MERTEC SEWING MACHINE
ingenuity of plot, and a brilliant and polished for a length of 5 miles it varies in width from famim fid in Londen, but says Let us be and STAND mady to help when the call coines and mens while repose faith in Lord Eigin and lunce the National Congrees to irresponsible and useless erpostulation."
Calculta, 3rd Januar With reference to the famine local paper pablishes to-day two group photographs of fuvaloe-stricken people located in Jubbulpora poorhouse. They form horribly dismal piolara.
One JINRICKSHA
TERMS OF SALTA CABOary.
dictions.
Hongkong, 20th January, 1897
SPMITSUI BUSSAN
Hongkong, 22nd Jennery, 1997 M
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
The ras and legs are like thin sticke, the ribs THE Underage will Lot by
are plainly visible, in fact they are ploteres af
Hsing skeletons. Ab
A representative of E1. James's Gaste hos intortieved Lord George Hamilton's Soustary, who atormed him that it was intended to open au Indian Faine Fund directly: Notice ind hoen remeived from the Viceroy that the Gorore ment was ready to distribute the same, and that comminution from the Viceroy was the Azpacted.
PUBLIC AUCTION
THURSDAY, the 28th JANUARY, 1897,
AT I PIA on the Spot
The sovurul LOTB anmbred to 12 on Play to be seen at the Avetinnese's Rooms for ERECTION OF BOOTHS and WATSHEDS on the GOVERNMENT GROUND BO Ing the RACECOURSE, north of the Grand
Allahabad, 6th Jantry It is possible that at Therday's nesting of Stand Enclosure the Imperial Legislative Council Mr. Wped- bir will make e statement of the famine proapests The Government of India hars, the Local Administrations reports in their hands 3 and a fairly accurate estimats can be formed of
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Branch Cloas-LONDON, NEW YORK, Dom BAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIEN
IN NEWCHWANG, and all Forts in
AGENCIES
RAAKA
Mike Coal Mines CAREE Chinoura, Col Minei Kansda Coal Miner
The Milke Cotton Spining M1, 38 Tokyo Marino Inburazed Co. Limite Meif Fire Limesnos Co, Mited Tonerial Government Paper Mills, Cotton Clouping and Working Co.,
Broda Cement Company, Tipt *Kinegafanhi Cotton Spinning Mi
Tokyo Spinning Mill, Japan
· Hoyashi Clock Favlory, Hos kong 12th December, 1890,
All bearings at magustio, and distances in nautical miles NEE SAM BISBER
Coast Inspector.
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DEALDIL
No 3 WOODUIND, TERZACE, HONGKONG, Will be glad to send STAMPS an approval to any address on receipt of satisfactory rater
Te also prepared to probase sed PORTAO Biure in Large of Small Quantities for Cash,
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PRICE $4.00 PER DOZEN
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BIEMSSEN & Co., Hongkong, JUTLER DALMER & Co.
WINE SHIPPERS SINCE 1815 Who have consigued their Brands to por aire
for over sulf a century? Apply to G. CANDERSONS Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON &
07and to their friends ip Shanghai.
JAPAN FIND ART CURIOS
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HONGKONG, YOKOHAMA, HOBLES
Batphunga
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15 De The 22nd at 11.25 Andycloplygonditions prevail pl. pievage on the cout.tradient vatharon
Begistry cases.
Posting of nowayapers, books, and patterns con
11.00 Mell closes
ATH LETTEES, nv bu postel (from 11.10 AM.) with 10 centa uute fee up to 11.90 TAL, after which hour they may be sent ou bored with the same late fée, v
over Chlan with a start of the Chira MAILS HỸ THE GERMAN PACKET
En Europe:Melnits to frah wide only; du
SAMARANZONIKUNU REGISTER.
Tereperature
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The German Contract Packet Print Heinrich will be despatoked on TUNSDAY, the d Tebruary with Mails for the United Kingdom Farope and conuicias beyond, sit. Leidui, to the Straite Battlements, Batavia, Burmah, | Ceylon, India, Arlon, Egypt, hialto, ko ko
Registry, veuses at 7.30. M. SER The mail close at 6.00 4 3. Late Jettors till - 8.30 a n with 10 conta urtes pratoga, vien MAILS BY THE CANADIAN NEUMPACKETA
They Canadian Mall Packet Enpresetay Zudza will be despatched on WEDNESDAY the 17th Tobruary, with Mails for Shanghai, Nagasaki Kobe, Yokohama, Victorin and ancouver, BC, which will be closed en fol glows y
Aligheyt, open air temperature an alie, Zit Tawhat open air temperature on the Aet.. TEHARONCZY KARTofused to 12 degrees Falı, ali ninal wool, STENTEKATO da in the sizes in derhos Fahrenheit, *3—Mimiirt fu pereunings of refimulas, the bumidity of try, wataonted with inletire lasps WPISA MERITON OF THEN WIRD in tua pelator E ONE OF THE WIN aning to Beaufort Sana BST WEST Blue hy ologale 1: de ariæellwg cuit; & fog gi slonych, kad belåning is 0, oversant pathos pagally zijn zegeni waanzility - wider tæri, k SMSFG KUNG, Fit Aidant
Flun kong Oleerators. 2nd January, 1897
detiche
Messée, Fazzonen & Co.'s Imira, 22nd Jun.
atometer 1: 10/26 Ebene AM (Webilb) 59 Harometer 30:20 1herm (Wet onb Barometer 4r..00:W }hem. 4 TM. (Werboib) di Thermorg-V2-1, Them Almanor - 61 Thermoin: 1 FM 10 Tacori Minhiqui (over
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
34220
Harctal Telgh
Stanp: Tingan
10000 KM. Bagistry cesser.
1100 m Post Office closos, but sortespondence * may be posted on board the Facket with Late Fee of 10 conte extre Eostage, ambik the time of departure,
TILE HONGKONG WREILLY ERISA. RATES OF SUBSCIMPTION.
FIROM 165 JULr the Rsts of Spheription to
the Hongkong Weekly Press will be enter AZMANN Adraneo Face Credit Fries
31830
Yearly $12.00 Half Yourly 700-
Quarterly D
4800
450
Postago $2 per annum Additional Hongkong, 8th June 1894EARCATSZ
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TOT RESPONSIBLE TOR-DERTA Norther the GAY KINH HP Sarand, the thi OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for DEBT contacted by the Officers or the Cres of the following Veerols during their stay in Hongkong Usrbour
AMOR, GAY, BIE, Walf-Order. - **ALIMORE, Britishstr.WolowShewan,
AURELIAN Brit, str., Hams (336), Livings šilton & M
Tight of tea was Jakker bars determined from 3500 omer rudium auf 1887 and 15m; is 2,87 2ch phovo su
« koloon Veda Ubiergatory inted the
phytida te man daw Alesalked, sizin
22802Altametan liom the cúnelaos given whore,
Milohere & Co
JACO CERISTENSEN, Norte, Hangon - Somnawa, krit, bt, Bobberg Shenan, Tonda