THE MIGRUNG
The "fanom! of the b James, France, Italy and at Shanghai on the word go Mou started from the Tube Heaven red brought up at
"AUTHORIZED FAR SUBSCRIENDS
House cutada the South Chain of the native 20 city. W
*There was an nungually, targo gathering of nac
the same time, mil from Eke denowparc • Tha ́ King must know of this, before it gets publio **REM is the courtin's feed theaghte. Unthinking people sometimes accuse Royal persons of being gossips-d2d of having an absurd and world appetita for patty detail, but in reality the Royalties are right to get information with both hands Why should they King care" ÉS know whether this rising statesman is nekamy at home, has had wife or a spendthrift son, or is poorer os richer than he sears, or sungis from this or that disease--why should be meddle" in these privata affaire ?" Why-simply he cause the King wants to know the personal agation of the man, whom he may have to ask to form a Cabiust, or who may be entrusteil with this or thuit miusiou, or to tell, off to do this or that picos of business. Besides a King, by the very law of his boing, wants to impress ill who somo within his roch, ntn man of power and perception... But nothing in-- presses & man an inch us nading that a porsas whom he thought ignorant of his affairs knews them by heart. It is, indeed, for this roamn, that no King over Boas an important stranger. without heing carefully conched to to the stran- ger's record.” He wonia to be able to say at forsto Town Band sise vas presont. The ohjel en thing to the stranger which will make kim feel: What a marvellously well informed man La Mojerty is he puts kis finger, on the vicy - crux of the situation; and, by Jove, though he was too cantions to commit himself absolutely ho auggorted the solution I have advocated for years. It is all very well to call him an cả shopkeeper. He is a great deal batter informed than meet people. In hie delight and appre elation of the Keral conversation the import. kat stranger entirely ignores the similespectatora. Mejcury, a artifice by which the King obtained his know
Interest for 19 Months Fized
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clean spolias sutrying die orthodox boerils upon a Cover of DirtCTORS, which are set forth cko viriuss or difles of the D. GILLES, Eng deceased Minister. There were latark and J. Lara Crow TUND Stano, E executingerzi, sõpretaries mandarine and smaller If, 8 utrERE MY, Esq. KWAY HOT Caves, Esį. oficial fro mounted and gmall handy of saldiers
Acting Ohiot Managor. oarrying muskete with Used bayonets. Porhapa: the most eruditable body in the whole procession. was a boly of non-of-wars-men who Marolied well and conveyed the kiện that chủy, wer woll 8cquainted with soap and water. 1 hora word. musiniana, erhim), long, timmpets bragod forth sonorous actes batimes while the plan of the gongs and shrill notes from other instrumentas lies, broke out, when the occasion tajnired There word also wrosioiuns of a milder, orchestres dazt, and a Uliveso, kress band from Wessung,
male mourners if in whith maarohed beneath n canony of white cotton voiled from the public gaze. There was a large number of wreaths went by foreigu friends, and allized to a chair in the neighbourhood of bands of Buddhist, and eller pricata, was a jazge foral groės. Tailing of the procession were saveza, carriages on cupied by high mandarias in affcial garu.
The procesion must have been half-a-mile long ond of course attracted thousanda of nativə
Jedge. lie forgets that the night before a CRUSADE AGAINST IMPURE
and li
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pleasant equerry drew him out about the future TEAS IN FORMOSA AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
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of the South Pole, heard his views at lengths reported them to the King, and that then tas For the purpose of insuring the high standard King rated them in a diluted form to the of Formosas tead and preventing the sale of tona fountain head with a Would it not be possibi, parporting to be Formas hul which in reality Guneral, to............” &c, £a. By keeping stendily sro inferior teas shippet into the island from in view this greas truth, that knowledge is dareign tra, producing countries, the Foruvau power, ned by making me feel that it is always. Toa Guild at the recommendation of the Agri safe to tell Kings the lines they ought to cultural Department of the Taipei Prefecture. know, a King his mastored a good part of 136 has put into force the following regaloticus, Brünf Fogning," Kings for this renson: hoe which have boon agreed to by its members. come to be very dangerous folk to misinform | 1-Any, fans Imported into Formoss from Once give a King fales information; or bad in. foreign tea dittriots auf blouded with Formosa, formation, and he will never forgive you. - - He tedu or any ululterated or spurious Formons known that it is masential for him to be really tena, which rasy be recognized as jujucious to well informed, and therefore to misland him, the reputation of: Formings: Dology, "shall be even mescently, is a crime hardly to be condemned and the buying, selling, or trans- expiated i
ferring of ench be strictly prohibited, t
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II ~ Any mamber or members found denting in the said syncions Fordiona tena will be liable, tus line of an amunt double the cost of the tous in question and the said teas will be con fiscated and barhed in the presc of the mambers of thọ Ton Guilds meer
A new and simple method of studylug the stomate, or breathing poros of leared,, has hyppi weggested by Dir. Francis Darrin It consists 11-Any member who discovers and girea in the aw of "Chinese sensitive lear," a thir¦ information secretly or otherwise that any mem. shoot of apaially treated bom which acta ass bet or members are dealing in the wind sparious hygroscope and curves away from the sontes Formosa feas will be rewardede som smonating of moisture if the stomata of a leaf on whink it to half the fine imposed upon the dealer. az luid sy open, romaining statuary if they are shut. A simple seala, may be made to record the degree of curvature. The apparates opans the way for a veristy of experiments by home botanists, and shows, among other things, that the stomata regularly close at night as the feares pas into something like a sleep" oftars opening again in the bursuse if that be long continuad
British astronomers are taking a lively fu- terust in the next sclipse of the sun talo place on Jan. 92, 1808 and the Royal and Royal Astronomical Socistius see arranging to soud out three parties of observers," The cont. -ralline crosses Wastern Tadia, the duration of totality of the most favourable statige being about two ubbutes. The propeota of fair weather are considered exceptionally good, as the Jennary skien of India south of Bumbay ara remarkable for their freedom from clons,
and the probability that any given January day will be miny is less than 1 in 150 in the
Kankan.
| GIV—đuy member ass meinbers found guilty of a semibujofoare in dealing in the said sparions Formos tous will be expoiled from the Tes Guild amr forbidden to transact dry futaro
sings with its members
V-Inspector alall bo oppointed by the Tow Guild and shall give their constant attention to the discovery of soort dealings in the said sparions Formosa teas AY
VI. To give assistance in prosarring the parity of Formosa Oolong, the foreign merch ants in Tarails (Messrs. Lapril, Care & Co., Messrs Smith Esters & Co Messrs. That & Co. Mesara, Boyd & On) and the Tai-pel To Guild will appoint & Committee to consist of three foreign merchants and four Chines mer. chants, which Committer will deal with all questions dondurmag the adulteration of ten najd their decision slavil ba final. C
VILThere shalt be Frawn up two catalogue, ons to be filet at the Préféctural Office and the other at the Tes. Guti Ofles, which shail Coutain the signatures and nesis ofʻul tocal ten merobante, big and sell certifying that the Biggera Agree to conform with the above regula
VII Those nedelcs are to be printed and distributed gratis to all the merchantsard should be posted in 8 vorspicuous place for the obser ration of all boncerns
In the trafotion of the tretung horas, Mr. Aloes. J. Meston, of Pittsfield Man has traced the predominut influence of ore kone –Ramble tonian 10 (1849-1976). “This amflammes his vitonded to 92 per cent of the 310 trottars and 84 per cent. of the 10 pacers; and the pacing speed without HomsLictorian blood has fallen two seconds. behind, the best record, and the trotting speed four scounds.
Though Trowbridgo wrom this year, that alestropagactle waves could not be detected more than 100 feet from their source, Mareduï's wireless telegraph has alevady sont aiguas eight milos!
FORMOSA TRATAMEN
It may not be out of the way here to devote a few lines to the growth of the tas-trade of Formoes - There is perhaps hat few infancts,
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ESTABLISHED A0. 1921 CAPITALA wareNEN, EZD00,000? TOTAL FINDS AND SECURITY NES ANNUAL FILE FARMIA.
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COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
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Some astonishing changes in the physical type of 1000s us a result of intercourse with
Gattard to the French. Echinographie Society, The Japanece, who since the revolution of 1503 havo been rapidly adopting Europea motos of life, are losing the sccentricity of their eyes and the prominones of their cheek bones, while recently been liftdren hara losa stoned more Jem their ancestor, with a skin, not so pellow Europeans sot lug in Japan on the other hand, gradually lose the xpsy colour of their skin, and fond, to squad an centricity in the eye. Another instance is reported by Adhemar Teelers, who has observed in Carbodina striking orange in his countrymen, the French residents soon beginning to zequire the type and the gait of the natives,
here AL agricultural product has been in. troduced into a last formign to it, and obtained in a short period to excrras no gropi as that of tea în Fermeas To Jebu Dodd fies the orodit of the fermling, of 117 Formoss ton trade. Although small patus of tea had been celtivated by a few North Formpta farmors along will ever garden produco, it was for home · consumptiver and sesiced of 30
however, appreciated the possible valge af once, and with the intention of encourag- ing the onltivation, fex plants were importet from Anket in the Amor digleief, aud loans wore made to farmers with the result that astoral small patches of to wor-under cultivation in 1867-1869 The rst shipment of ten waa made by John Dodd Lo Kacau, where it forud favour and brought a good price The net year (1869), shipments were male to Louden en New York totalling over 7,500 plouls, wars later the export at Lorented
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over 50,000 plculs al te vonds her 18 to over 85,000 goals. In another ten years (1880), it had aroceded 100,000 pionis and ore years Inter (1894) trenched 154,003 picals. Ta The aerial sea that sarrañods the oath is flote this great yearly arrest and at the same constari bat unequal agitation, certain parts of it bras little detarbed, while other parts ars rapidly varying from vory high barometri pressure, marking a Leeping up of the atmos phere, to very low pressure. A study of the centres of action of the atmosphere, orregion of mean arometric-marina and minima, boen wands by Dr. HH Hildebrandsson, of tis Meteorological Observatory of Upsale Tha The Dritish stos per unghot, from Bangkok monthly difference of proseira fund the mean 18th Aug and Hoilion 27th, bod fine weather were calvulatoil for the yeare 1976 to 1884 at with variable winds throughout the voyage............... 68 widely distributed stations, and show that The Chikesesteamer Awunglés, from Khang- the differences are greater, în vinter Cau in, hài 24th August, had sh Wawinds with summer and increase from. Iba equator toward fine woubar, to Chapel Island; thence to port the poirs, the barieretele variations at cortuig moderate to light winds with Ban werthet localities-ray the azores kid the vicinity of Iceland-being almost opposite in high, and that the greatest différences ¿re found la jar nary and July in the ricinity of Czosnand and Iceland, on the one hand, and the worth of Rumia, between the White Nea unit St. Peters Larg, on the other. Tu fuot seems to be established that kind of oscillation triala at all places in the prendre of air between a contrs of potion of ingh pressure and adjocorit, centrs.
Ayody arrange fellow colouration of glad is found by Loud to take pluce. When 123 glass is hautayl, to fa50 dage to 590 in 0 in contact with any salt of adver. Ghs into whose campesinou silt entered is especially
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LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 19th August, 1897. [1290
TO LET.
N opportunity for Bachelors. HOOMS at lenthorr," Kowloon; ine. view and well situated place.
Apply to
I. ROSSELET. "Glonchorn," or é, Quean's Road Central Hongkong. 28th August, 1897.
TO BE LET.
[1063
SIX ROOMED SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE with usual servsats quarters and a one storeyed building adjoining mitable for Gyasasinu, Stables, etu
No. 3, WILD DELL BUILDINGS."
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, 26th August, 1897.
Hongkong Hope......... 14&W. Thick............... Insurance
Cuatod......
China Fire
China Traders.mas Hongkong Fine
North Chins~-~ Straitsneake Union Yangtze
Furl and Balking
K. Land Investment. Humphreya Estate... Kowloon Land & B West Point Bulleting] Lazoa Bugur
Mining
$5, beyers
$25 $28 25
$10
5 cm N.L. ex. xa, $15 31. $50 636, buyers 2106110, Duyors
19 89.60 mÍ & buyers.
$100 $112, sellers
$50 7481, ex div.
$25 $113, sellin
$50 $98, sellers
$50 $171, sales &cliers $125 221 ek prem
$401.25; seller
150 $177, ellers
2010, sellera
$25 $84, cal & ɓayers.
0-$357), sellers
2 X Tlx. 200, buyers
$20 18174, ere
$50 $2421, cal. buyers
$60 $15, sales &buyers
$50 $74, exles $10. (2), sales $30 $10 $4022, sellers $100 $13, sellers
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Do,
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New Balmoral
liver's Mines, Amen!
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Si $3, seller
$382, sollers
$5 $2.10, sel & layers
$1, $1.50, sales.
$ $1.70, sales
84 $20, eller
84, sedars
6215.75, sales & sellem
$45.0 $llery Eube.138. 101. - 20, kulcs New Amor Dock..... $ Steamship Coys-
Chip and Maniln. China Mntral Ord
Do Prof. Douglas S. S. Cu 199 Hi, Canton and M...! Todo-China M. N. Wanchai Warth'se Cu!
$50 75, mles & boyer
25. buyera £107, buyers $50 G
$IS SSZ, sales £10 $48, Heilani 837844, ales &bugeis $10 $12.50, sellers
J. Y. V. VERNON, Broker
OPTUM.
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with all'ance of ciên [1505 Now Mulwa (this year's) $830 to 3
New Malwa (last year's) $880 'à lý 033 Malwa (245 years).10
Now Patna $730; Old Fates Older Mistwa (6.0 y*ra)...á010 —–0·to·-·3-
Persian, Oily and Paper-wrapped. ********$550 10 $590
Sales:-8 chests, Faina and è cheets Bearer
TO LET.
TO. ELLIOT CRESCENT, containing 4 Reception Rooms and 5 Bedrooms, Apply to
CHANTEEY INCHBALD, Hongkong, 25th August, 1997..
TU LET.
DAVENSHILL West, and ..ERNS.
mediato pastaion.
Apply to
[1918
VICTOR H. DEACON. Hongkong, 33th April, 1897.
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
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$50 to $640
THE WEATHER.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, 27th AUGUST, at 4 1.8.
[509
STATION.
OMFORTABLY FURNISHED
ROOMS, with Board
Apply to Mis, MATHER,
2. Pudder's THE Bangkong, 1st January, 1992.
DRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE
PR
TAMI GELLANDERS.
GLJENEALY BUILDINGS. Houghong, 9th January, 1896..
red, to sen
Wadivostock. 20.43 70.
Tokyo Kochl Nagasaki..... Kagoshimm Cutela Sharp Peak.
20.78
29.79
28.74
29 79
29.91
22.30
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Gap Rock
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H. F. CARMICHAEL CONSULTING ENGINEER AND
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have always for SALE a fine assort
ment of the new season's solooted PRE
SURVEYOR.
18, PRAYA CENTRAL.
M262588. Haiphong
29.9
Bolinao Manila 29.88 Caps 8. Jaroes
*28th AUGUST, ESIGNS and SPECIFICATIONS for 'Wadivostock,, :29 81
all CLASSES of ENGINEERING Tokyo .................. WORK. DRAWINGS prepared, REPAIRS Kochi supervised, and SURVEYS undertaken.
Nigami Telegrams: CARMICHAEL," Hongkong. Kagoshima... Hongkong, lat June, 1897.
Gutzlaf 1282
TO SHIPKASTELA -
Sharp Peak 20.85 Araby Swatow. Linten Ve
29.89
SERVED GINGER and SWEETMEAT is obtained by the Water Boats, sa Fous Victoria Peak
of their well-known Mazafacture.
Head Ofico: HoNexoya, No. 2, Bai On Lane, West Paint.
Branch Ofise Hoxám, Cattoni
**CHURCHEW TING,
Manager. Hongkong, 30th April, 1897. |-
12250
强生怡
20:30
29.86
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TINQUIRE where your FRESH WATER Hongkong 29.90 WATER is the case of monah Siomoss on bosed Cap Rock Ship
MACRO-20.69- We are the ONLY WATKE BOAT COMPANT Haiphong209) in HONGKONG EXCLUSIVELY supplying Bolino. FILTERED WATERS
Meris.......... Cape & Jamee
On the 28th at 11 de Amy This bazidel thaettirme Rob, fakenda S. and KW, Chios Pres F1366igh in the Istler areas and sightig lov iza Blan Maathi,
Kodleta erase, Forest-Light variable wines,
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J. V. KEW & CO STEAM WATER Brit Compass, Hongkong, 9th October, 1895.
COAL MERCHANTS,
have always on.band
LARGE Address
STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP
FOR SALE
TION OF COALA
Care of Mentre, Kwong SARG & RUINART PERE & FILS, REINS
No PRAYA !!!784
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FOREIGN ADD
No. 37, Elars STREET, HONGKONG, Will be glad to and STAMPS an approval to any address on resant of satisfacforp refer
Is also prepared to parchus d. POSTANE STAMPS in Large or Smali Quantities for Cash.
A GHOSTO. WANTED, AN
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Established 1719.. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.
Ship only the Finest Quality „zbrü Dgy (Görsen Seal).
LAUTS WEGENER & CO.
Sole Agencia. Hongkong, b May, 1896.
(1176.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA C The original preparation prescribed by the virago Présson, leading medical authorities For CONAL PORN. & Ica House Srimer, Praya Cantzal ( lors-and-Wagined WAY LUEOS, BRONCHIAL IRETATION, and
· Engines, Steel
OBSTINATE Corans, for the last 30 years recute ardere with the greatest stocuse. It continues, to retain ita putation where other medicínos kavo
KONGKONGY YOKOHAMA
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BAY SINGAPORE, DRAGONAI TN
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IMITATECES.
IN MyWonWage, and all Porta in STAPAN. AOKKOJEN
Müks Coal Mined7 Dantità Coal Mines
Lunada Coal Mined
The Nike Cotton Spinning Mit, "Ld. Tokyo Mazize Insurance Co, Edrifted. Miniji Fire Taxiranse Co. Limited":
FOR SALE.
ANHEIDSIECK'S -CHAMPAGNE, 1859, WHITE SDAI 339 per caso of 1 dagen gnarta. Sobrepor quse of 2 dozen pinte
KRESSMANN & 00:0
EIX
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BORDEAUX WINES.
CG. HIEFEKT & COB
BOTTLED ALE & STOUT
SIMESEN & CO.
PRA
Hongkong, 12th May 1897
FOR SALE.
mant Pere MMAP OF THE SURIANG or WEST Cotton Cleming and Working Co
Onoda Dement Company, verans
Ceylon Hpaunde MIL
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KAMUSOKONG KEGISTER.
(Kay's panici an 19,1,30) -|- 42,6 22,00. Bargmoeder
$9.69
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FOR LAW FRENCH, MAIKANO #The M M Stanist Ferrag with the Franola, maif of the 30th pitimo, loft Bingapore on Thos. day, the 24th instant, et 5 pm, and may be expected here on or shon, Tuesday, the alis Inatatt. (This Fasket brings réplies to Jetters, despatched from Hongkong og the 23rd June. PERSATUM AMERIDAN MALLOR
The P, M. steamer - Cibin, with the American of the 5th instant, left. Yakobsms, -on Friday, the 2ztir Instant, ut, daylight, and, may be exported here on or about Solurday, the 4th Septwaler
The IM teamer Peru, with units, dol laft San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sex Kobe, Nagaschi and Shanghai, on the 24th instant,
The O. & O. stoomter België, with mails, de, Jeft San Francisen for this port via Yokebami, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nayunki and Shanghai, on the 14th instant, a Non
THE INDIAS MA
MATIA
The steamer Catherine Apear, froes Calcutta, feit Bingapore for this post on the Süth lustent."
MERCHANT STEAKS PA
The N. P. atanmer. Pelican arrived at Yoko- kama from Tacoma on the 23rd inst.
The NP.stosmer · Olympia, wiled from Tacoma, Wu., for this port via Jujan, on the 14th, instant.
The E, & A. ateamor femur, from Sydney, So, left Port Darwin on the 24th instant, for thin part.
The stenmor St. Nixon, from New York for Hongkong, left Singapore on the 25th instant, and is dus here on or about the 31st instant.
The D. D. It: steamer Hertha; from Ham- barg, left Singapore for this post on the With instant, and may be expected here on or about 1st Septomer..
The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Glaucus, from Liverpiol, left Singapore, on the 27th instant, and may be expected here on cer about Thur day, the 2nd September.
The C. Muinal steamer Golong, from Glas gow and Liverpool; passed the Caral on the 17th instaus, and may be considered dus at-Bings- pore on or about the 3rd-prozo.
The Rickmers statimor Helina Rickmere, feda Middiesbro, Antwerp,; and "Hamburg, passed the Caunt on 17th Aug, word may lo considered duo at Singapoman or about the 7th September
The C. Matual steamer Darfe, from: Swau sea and Liverpool, passed the Conal on the 25th instant and may be cusûlered dua ut Singapore on or shout the 11th September..
'PASSED TUB CANAL:
OUTWARD-27th July-Benfuxere, Arennhild
Zechlay. 30th July-Dardanus, Laurel Brunch. Sed August-Gisciu. 6th Augusk -Elm Brunch, Flintshire; Furness, 19th Aagast-Macduff, Sumatra, Yoma, 56. Jaroma. 17th August-Gienurtney, Sydney, "Tracer.""Ogres, Helene Hickmern: 18th- August-Socotra. 24th August-Requi 27th August-Litrickalutę,, HOMEWARD 29th Aug—Canton, Myrpuizon,
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
PEAK DELIVERY lowes at Past Ondos at 11.30 am, and 8 più or in Letter Boxes in this Cars, by 12 and 3.30 o'clock Trace, Letter Boxes at Peak wil be cleared at 12.80 and 4 p.m.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE. Tarp
For Saigon. Per Dante, to-day, the 30 inst at 3.30 PM.
Tor Swatow and Shanghai.--Por Tiisang to-day, the 30th-instont, at 3.30 PM.
For Newcastle, N.S.W-Per ikaswa 'aluru, to-day, the 30th inst, et 5.00 mA,
For Hoihow and Pakko-Por Hailan, to day, the Seth instant, at 5.00 P.M.
For Singapore.-Por Irene, to-day, the 30th Instant, at 5:30 PM.
For dingapore, Pensug and Calentia-Par Katsang,-to-morrow, the 31st instant, at 11.00
A M.
For Bugapore, Colombo and Bombay-Fer Hiroshima Mara, to-morrow, the 31st zaslank
at 11.30 A.2
For Totsi-For Kwongeang, to-morrow the 31st Instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Washow. Per Wingtong, to-morrow, the Sist instant, at 5.00 PM.
For Nagasaki, Kobo and Yokohama--Per Sayami Mara, en Wednesday, the 1st Sept af 10000 P.M.
For Singapore, Penang and Bombay-Per Lestmbro, on Wednesday, the 1st September, at ion.
For_Shanghai, Muji, Kobe, Yokohama, Vis toris. B., and Tacoma, Wash-Per Vitoria, on Tuesday, the 7th Sept., at 11.30
For Singapore. Por Tosa Mare, on Today the 7th Sept., at 3.30 PM. SA
For Kĉuu, Yokohama and Seattle-Fer Kinshin Mara, on Thursday, the Stir Sopts at 3.30 P..
For Nagasaki, Kobe and Tokohama.—Por Verona, on Friday, the 10th Sept at 11:30 AM
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET
The French Contract Packet Sefame will be despatched on WEDNESDAY: "the 16t Saptember, with Mails to the United Kingdom Europe and places beyond, via Marseilles,
to Saigon, Straits Settlements. Batavia Bur mah, Ceylon. Mudrus, the Australasian Calenies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Mults, and Gibraltar,
8.00 4.3.-Posting of Prices Current and Cir-
onlars cara
10.00 A.-Registry Censes,
11.00 AM.--Mail closes.
MAILS. BY TELES CANADIAN PACKET,
The Ostindian Mall Packet Enpresa. - of India will be despatched ou WEDNESDAY. the let: Bopta with Mails for Bhangbai, Negetés: soki, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver,: B.C., which will be closed as Bollows:-- 10.00 AM, Registry coanes. 10.45 am. Post Office closes, but correspordenon may be posted on board the Finkel with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Poutage until the tirse of departure,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKER
The United States Mall Promat Deria will be dogpatched on THURSDAY, the 2nd September, with Mails for Ebanghal, Jajan and San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, do, which will be closest a follows RE
10.00 AM. Registry denses.
100... Post Offos aloses, but CorriATIONA dence may be posted on board the Prokel with Inte Fee of 10 cents uztru Portage until the time of departure
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MAXED, HAZ "22, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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F. G. FIGO, Acling Director.
Alsing. FALCOten, à Co,'n. „Enoters, 28th Aug Barometer & M29.68 Cheri 9.3. (Wetbulb) 79 Barviostar 1 para 28.35 Thermo:1:2.2. (Wetbulby 71). Barometer 4 pit. - Therm, Arat. (Wotkolb) -- Timtuoms: 9 4.3.p. 34 Thann. MATIKUM 80 Thermom. 1PM 36: Therma, Minixura (over Theron, 4 Flight
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,
3015 Augult to 6th September qu
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$3.
1
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Uppgkong, tok April, 1997,
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BEN NO. 99, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRALAS
CHADWICK KEW
LATE OF POATE & NOBLE. Hongkong, 18th Juli 1897, 1998
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DERIS
Nether the CAPTAINE
OWNERS will be RES
DEBT contrected by the
far by
of the following Yemels during Vaeir stay in Bourking Harbour'
ALHER LODU, Amer, callip Nickol Blan Get dan Ull En
home MILYEN, Brit G. Hyde-Order
N10 Gr Pialblematon & Co.