ng recent, hat I should healtate before inining the hotel wreath of the champlon around. bis brow, juret and Rivierre hate to be non- derod, Fred Archer was a veritable obampied in his day, but who au fill hingmag to-day F Sturgess deserves tim title among but who in the champions
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✦ think over the question for a moment would, Stokes. Cerdang holds the long distance oysi, j
have little diffeşity in appreslating the enare mous guli that separates the one occupation From the other. Greige racing and borsemanship bang, so far as I nás able to judge, little or nothing in vomumou I am far from saying Find the Bulo Welshman woubl be a failure as a perley, Matura, bus-unquestionally endowed hier with a perceptive faculties, a flee con- statation, and quite his shars of shrewdneus. pon he let ne hand, it ramone may be traded, his set to have increased his stock consider. ably siger he is sojourned in the fund at the ↑ fred. Bis dinindlive stature, of earse, weld nasist him very untorially, but as long as ho: maer pantasand, seus hundreds of dollars trerg, tipus he enters into competition with his bierele hist ikely to throw is presunt lucra tive playret for the jablonationi advua- tages to be won on the Turf as a jokey. The -Bronto Michael is not over yed by a long chaic, and when the jockey yarn has been word findbure something else equally startling and qually improbable will be forthcoming from kie tannagers.
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PROGKINS AND POV TY. Altlagh it is impossible to regard the caver of this sporty young Wollmus as other than pespectul brilliane, there is one particular pha of it that cannot be recalled without feel ings of sadness. Everyone who saw anything at all of cycle racing must remember bow splindedly he was bundled! all through the declior portion of his career hy poor Choppy Warbur-be dejtue tự, how excitement na to a terrific pitch over what won Brown as the chain & inzbobes, and how the old twiner fall foul of the mon who praveen egeling on the race paths and was warbed H Mirband has progressed; and supposed to leansing wealth at a great pro-poor Choppy Warbarion died of a broken heart, if ever nå mur did and almagi penciloss. What the alleggings made against the old pidestrian ten have never fries made poldie, that the in- disposition of his huntira protoge gaye rive do a suspijen emunget mulzidera that all wa not doin sad saznamen Warburton seated thesm: drges to the last with all the vebemence į of which bo wna enpatre, and many a time late | I had to listen to his fals of woe, and bis soluto“ piedges of keving things righted if ị hà it cost 1m his last copper. Als for human propositors Warburton tried hard to r Sein his petion, and had actually corn- menced predlings to vindicate his veracity and honour when he was stricken down by the eval Destroyer and his secrets, whatever they were the with ss. It might hare beau po on sum and printing, drtising, sible to or at the bottom of the allegations Desinght, by the N.C.U., but these I expected to cent when his accusers were brought to book, and Lamppose. The public will never know how what it was that brought about the dianstrous Lung pout of his eventful oueger That he was a lerful trainer las barn everywhere ad- anted, and though bond with age and somewhat dempit in approved during the last few years of ha lẩn be whereind a wonderful control over the poem a ke camerunder his care. It serens but add wadon age sizes the ereling world was Tặng ng with the doings of Arthur Liuton in the goat Bodens to Paris contest, an event **ch Warburton hard the honours auve brought rejcing usador pod traka. Ten Linton, borerar. is and the British public still with us hole and hearty, and it is reported owz crochaine that in a few rock he will euter open the one Camel dis life, pit, agust Michael, his fellom canteren. If this one of it bould be sa men she struggle, at 1 sa inclined to think
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Baking Pack ver a long anaher of yours, mad Jazing any sem er with the doings of the gent of the Voing tracke in north, east, south red west, i find his ficulty in making up any and the ras dhe ne crelist I should put in float offesery other were I called upon to make back a distinction Dave Stanton, Juok Keon, Forgot Waller, Phillips, Cocer, Hrgian Ardio Laguing Patrick, and Ellin were of Bob Meleinst takes the paint off the leg The old sholat pe
Too Reith Falconer.stuing," say Gen... waga bis head as Tew Sub D E. Cortis, Lies, Vesey and though to myBad tack to it, and takes three Lacy Miller helong to a past pereration of stalled to this parlion. Instantly up goes a wild It sa kane the for one fancy to shout. Tweety thousand pairs of hands are wapalet that when all is said and don 1 clapping, bat the old mau turun round and asks apott pick my car thin out of the hundreds for block for the next stroke. Tien the crowd is bose who I should award champion silent wad crestfallen, for a ciss bus he got shur free and ungrodgingly as out of thom, and they don't like that," should to the wigs Zimmerman, who, to the remember soning WG." onre take a catch of my ment, was a Champion at point from a beautifully wrisp ent, the august champions When at the ath of all coming to his capnelos hind like a He was toaping in his sal fis paper elieve the famous American all of wood. i have town bra and shoulders above the tyle, and withint altaring his position a
fifa wo ply ignoring a waste of his holy velos tut when meh kwn flyers as Banker, 1 sides kis arms, be simply send the Fall or WA Hares, T. Jardin, teft are to the wicket koper, stood as still and others toore left park in the rear directly as one, a walgiast the netanishunt of Zara fugees demenet te spent in real earned, the intrina, who could scarcely voalise itat the se power had been snd bail had beed struck, caught, and returned to I was si met shearly pet is ngo dut. to assist him. His post the wicket keeper lunch an incredibly short jotul peatuł petácu s pis perfect, and, as I pace of time. His face was a study as bo walked Jara said, it over it was a champion vyclist from the kickot, at which point..." per Seuator" Morgan once witled himself a smallė. of cyclists from America, Ralph Temple, Wood.
side. Friend as well as Toe come in for the culistic criticism if the fit takes then, trị lê in 1992, daring the progess of one af test matebos, they had been watching Gen's bowl- ing with some impatienos, and kept dp a run- A splendid ball from sing fire of comment.
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Ta British baryne Rose, from Freemantle ti shatter f the party and Woo nasty gell i weterigus for his part and 17th April, ad light winds and calins from + for hiustif Inertsit
was 8.E. to N.E. in the China Seas. Tylikant but erratic ride, and did not long The Che steaner Pushen, from Shanghai sursa, beship to Eumps Rowe pot mixed 27th Bing had light S. W. winds and dus cleux My main meng sandlad, en, his return to wrather throughout. Spoke Challenger, of New America, sad dog at of the sport most York, fall rigged ship, of Amor, bound north-
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had rivals who cenudared they were just as hings straw bags, 3 bales con rolls mutting, C. LAZARUS & CO., amueli qalibled to retaining fors os he was, 20 cures paper. 20 cases bristles and 2 cases hat the fact renuins that whorons he alwayB lealbers For Havre andjar Hansburg andjor Croanded ble price through his mana. Londonases camphor, 80 boxes bristios, Ker, a chase the Baller fry had to be content and 10 bales feathers. For Hamburg :-779 with the seconds and thinks he of them casos camphor, 677 Balos canes, 502 packages Zinny was not much of stalker, and ap- tes, 151 boxes bristles, 87 cas festbers, 65 bales poured to be rather partial to strolling about rattan chavings, 59 bales rattan core, o packages an valosure by itself with a long green Grecrackers, 50 cases cassia buds, 30 casts star. rigar turked into the corner of his lips. No aniseed, 3 bales matting. 13 bales gu'lunts, 20
joke, burever, casue from his cigar, for it was never lighted. Fa had had Cortis, Osmond, Adams, and other famous men of their years, but the one 'nun we stood clear frew the _rest, of the crowd vus Zimmerman,
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Por German seater renesen, sailed on thu
s glance around at other sporte und Jastians we find here and there a real chaza pion, but they are much more scares thus To his day samu people might ingine W. G. Gorge was chaplon mile runner, in the same way un Harry utekens WE
bampion sprinter. We have had Ed. Hanlan 25 May. For Singapore:-30 casos mor- at the top amongst sellers, and John L. Sulli shaadis. For Adon-2 agus curios. For vale pugilists. But how many real Smyrne-15 onses essential oit For Naples:- 2 fins For Genco:-360 balea raw silk, chut pins my be counted to-day ? Vary, vory few John Roberts to acknowledged by many cases ginger, and I cao lycheer. For Aut to be the master hand at billiards, but the warp-12 balce bamboo-seraps, 10 ms Chins ware, and 1 caso, pictures. For Antwerp and/or Trieade of Peall, with a good deal of reason, object entirely to the former's amplion of Londen and/or Hembarg aud or New York:-185 the championship role, and I myself must be baleefeathers. For Antwerpaul.crlicndon: -30 cases bristles, For Amsterdum--50 casks pro numbered amongst those who believe that in a
fair and square game, all in, Pell would come burger, 49 cases Chinaware. 8 rollsmatting,
11 oasis palmleares, I case boaboo ware, and euses varios.
e on top. I do not count a dual of one pagi-
listic chatupions, but I know of no one with on
For Rotterdam - cases tigers.
elain abito superiority over his fallows unlea For Bremerhaven-95 rattsa chairs.
For
it happes to be Pedlar Palmar. Heru, again, London cases curios. S cases sigars, and he would be very closely run by Plummer, A. E. 1 basket rattan ware. For Bremen-292 rally Downer is rated to be classed as a roul ehun matting, 50 casks prourves, and 2 packages rattan chairs, For Hamburg-1,055 packages pina, a ne is young Robinson from North- ampen, whose përformances seross country have twn, 7 balcejfeathers, 15 onses bristles, Fund 11
be of general admiration in athletis csacs essential oil Tyres no time wise regalar Triton
cireles anonged minnows in the swimming world, and
The preface to "Crookford" says the Glour, what he clad umongst undisputed obam- pod but today I daresay little Derbyshire is always interesting for the secesnt which the wonki slutly cutest the title. Dare I say editor gires of dilicalties with coventric or ibat he champion batsman or husker irritables correspondents. Sometimes it is vala. solutely distinot from the crowd. akde na ufferling indientions of clerical opinicz Archie MoLarop and Raujitsinhji may sed tendencies on current topies. Here in Jeft to light unl the bateman's honoura example-A curato poeking employment was y that the grand old man of pricket assked by au incumbent upon whom he waited, away from the top. Do you play football and gricket "H-replied grutally slipping aubst rung. But had the question been asked in the negative, and heard no mage of the sp
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The D. D. R. steamer Della, from Hamburg, left Bingapore for this port on the 26th instant, and may be expected kero on er about the 1st proximo. Esco
AMERON, PARIND TER CANAL Ouzward-Sin April Vindobona, Zabuan. Sid May Forbing, folaich, 6th Miny
10th Mar Hector Teeni, Sikk Badnorshire, El Branch, Senta, 13th May orientana, Glenlochy 17th Durmetals. Irene, Shanghai, degi, u 20th MayBehled, Oceanien,
Cadet - Kendal, Kuang Ping 24th May hard C. Today, Ellergyle, Diomet. 27th May Prepelire, Hertha, Eddie, Liv, Mount Size. Sure, Yarrowdala HOMEWARD4th May Prins Heinrich, 27th HONGKONG EXCHANGE
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OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
SUBSORPTIONS ***
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$30 Per AmRUMS:
PRIVATE LIMBS,
$100 For AnnSITÄ.
NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION,
POST OFFICE NOTICES,
The Portal Guide for 1898, zeried to date will be found in the Chronicle und Diadory, P. XXI: This is the only authorized completed Summary of Postal information published in Hongkong.
AWA MAIL, WILL CLOSE. For Swetow, Amoy and Tamsui. Por Har Toong, today, the 91st lastaut, a 9.30 A.
For Shanghai Per Loonginoon, to-day, the
TORNE 91at inst., at 4.30 PM.
For Bingapore, Panang and Caloutts-Por Artation Apcar, tomorrow, the 1st June at 12.00. 2013 Ap
For Shanghai-Per Taiyuan, on Thursday, V.B →→ A special charge is made for lines of the 2nd Jans, at 330 P31,
DESCRIT
Including
BATTERIES
CHEMICALE,"
ELECTRIC BALLS,
INSULATORS,
LIGHTNING Conductors,
SWITCHES,
TELEPHONES,
WIRE, WO &
IN
APPLICATION.
ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS ERECTED AND KEPT IN
ORDER.
"Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical work.
For Shanghai, Mej Kobe, Yokohama and Portland, Or. Per Brauner, on Bata day, the 4t2 Jans, at 10:00 AM.
Fer Tientsin-Par Kweigong, on Monday, the 6th Jane, at 2.30 ..
For Shanglai, M, Kobe, Tokohama. Victoris, B., and Tacoma, Wa-Par Arizona, on Tuesday, 14th Jane, at 11.30 AM, A
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET
The French Contract Packet Lass will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 4th Juue, with Maila to the United Kingdom, Europe and places beyond, via Marseilles to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Entaria, Bur mah, Ceylon Medres, the Australasian Colonies Aden, Natal and the Capo, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar
8.00. Posting of Prices Carroat and Cl
colare ceases.
10.00 AM Registry coses:
13:00 AM-El closer
MAIUS BY THE CANADIAN
The Cuentin Mai Packer Empress of China
Hongtung Hotel........ Beugrong lee
K. Wing? & O...
Hongkong Rope......
H. W. Dock ......... lanzanos--
Chin Fireman Chian Traders in Hongkong FTOLA Nori Chim
Unive
Yangaze
Laud and Building
Hongkong Land inv Uvmphreys atsto
West Point Britares
Mining
PAID DE VUOTATIONS,
1804, saleT $128 190 prek papuka
£omini
£4 ominal El 15. j.
£ 18, pliern
18, rollers
$108 $140 102, slå teller
Tis. X The 10
$40 $274, ellers T5, 100 k 107
Tis. Hatta 10
Ts. 0.8.20
fle. 100 400
$26.80, buzen $10 327à, ml. A hajani
$24 51, calca di buyers.
£10 125
101, ellers $ice, enclen
850
61', es
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825,ales & seller 150 187, buyera 150 D, ellers
$125 bani, poet premium (144375, celler 6302, sellers $200
$252, vellem 103, sellers
2 180, burers :11, seilersi
$60294, seller 200
1k, elem
$50 $79, sellers $10, allez $20 (14, tema 640 120, reliers
$100 142, ellert
Charlwraca 500 $125 allem 01. Luc. &dənlan $ $0. licus
Do.
$84 18.30, meilera
Jelekt
New Balmoral
Do Preferens... Oliver's Mines, A......
Buy Punjom
B.De. Preference.
Reube
New Ang Dock ...... Stegna Caye→→
Chip and Manto... Chin Mutual Vra
Do Praference.....
BADouche Fleship!
H. Caston Aid ML... Tudo Chica U, N Star Ferry
Tobruo Planting Co.... United Astor
Du
Wacthai Warehouse. SA HENGEL', A. &........
$5 $4
$1 70%,
& seller
$120, vules & balleru
65 814, selleni
$2 $4, seller
to to, buyer
#1 $1.50 al. & bayani. 118.1ÑA. 28, miles & buyon
$ 14.1, des
$50 $81, sellers
£10 £7 tōs, buyers £10 £5 56, buyers
£41, biyer $50 $5, sellers 81 Pellet 140, er STA, sei ere $5$, eller
3 8:0, T et $874841
176, buyer
IV. Y. VERNON, Broker.
Allow'or
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THE WEATHER. CHINA COAST METHODOLOGICAL
REGISTER.: 21th MAY, AT 4 XM
Tokyo........
Prometej
will be despatched WEDNESDAY, the 8th Wladivostock. 20.70 Juns, with Mails for Shaughal, Nupsaki. Koba Tokohama, Victoria and Venter, B.C., which! Kuchi..| will be sloped us follows
10.
3. 02
Nagasaki Bagolina... 2995
20.12
85
34 460 2.68
A. Hegistry was 11.30 4.8 Post Ofties clues, hat correspondencealed.....
Sharp Peak 29 may be posted cu lard the Puket with Amy.... Late Foy of 10 cents extra Postage untul Swali......... the time of departure.
✔
Burghoog. 29.87 MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES Victoria Paul.
20.87 PACKET.
Cap Rock....
8d The United States Mais Packet Setir will Macuo..... badespatched on THURSDAY, the 16th June. Haiphong... Cups James, with Mails for Bbanghai, Jepun sud
Wladivostock 069 Tokyo ........
Trained Mechanicians sout to Ont-Poris to Francisco, the United States, Canada, Peru, Etap Installations if required.
For full particulars, &c, &., Apply to
W. STUART HARRISON,
Manager. Note Address15, PRATA CENTRAL. Hongkong, 16th January, 1898.
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SOLN AGENTS FOR ÜHINA,
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$681
THE "STRAITS TIMES"!
(Established ja Singapore, 1831) IRCULATES in Singaparo and Penaay. Crea all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula Siam, Horneo, the Nother Inns Indies, and each Indo-Ching,
A LAL ED OUT
On
TILE CHUNG WANG'S DAUGHTER. AN ANGLO-CHINESE ROMANCE.
HY
CHAS. J. H. HALCOMBE,
• AUTHOR OF
"TALES FROM PAR CATHAY," Bro."
Tus HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE. Mcesre. KELLY & WALSH.. Mr. W. W. BEKWER. Keagkong, 2nd June, 1894
BUNTONGLY PRESE
A., which will be closed au follows:--
400 M. Registry cares.
Nagasaki.......
5.00 a.. Post Office closes, but Correspondence Kuchi
may be posted on board the Packet with Late For of 10 cents extra Postage antil the time of departare.
24th MAY, AT
10.00 29.95
20.37
Kazoohim... 59.01 Gutala 30.00 Sharp Peak ANDY ***** Swatow Hongkong ... Vittoria Penh
np Rock ... 29.0%
23.00
Canton.........
220,01 29.501
39.1
28.91
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET. "The German Contruct Parket Sachsen, will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd June, with Mails for the United Kingdom Thrope and countries bayund, vid Napice, to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barah, Maras NT
Haiphong Cayles, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, &c., Ko.
Cho James Registry ceases at 230 A.
The mail stores at 8.00 A.. Late letters
8.00 A.M. with 10, conts extra postage MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packet Parramatta will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 11th nitimo with Maila for the United Kingdom, Europe and countries beyond, via Brindisi; to ths- Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Hurmah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypti Multa, and Gibraltar. 8.00 4. Posting of Prices Current and Cir
culars cossos.
10.00 A.M-Registry sees, [111 10.30 AM-Posting of newspapers, books, and
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With INVEX
NOW READY. DOUND VOLUMES of the JULT to Deosmber, 1897, Price $7.50
Hongkong Daily Press Oflee.
Boogkang, March, 1898.
BROUGHT UP TO DATE.
A TABLE OF THE
patteres corES,
11.00 A.M. Mall Closes
LATE LITTERɑ may be prstad (from 11.10 A.M.) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30 AM. aftor which hour they may be sent on board with the same late fee.
[1897 TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
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Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTA, or the Os will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Overs or the Crea of the following Vessels during their stay in ALDERSHOT, Brit. steamer, Fuller-Order. BENdion, Brit. str, Thomson-Gibb, ?,ivinys.
ton & Co.
DATESOF EXCHANGE at Hongkong for
PISKADOD BALLWAY SLEEPERY for all post free, is 534 B £2,10: The sortising Demand Drafts:on Landon on the days Hongkong Harbour
E
The yearly begription to the daily stue, raten for onch inch-8 lines of column space. are as follows: for us insertion, 31.20, for one week, $4; for one month, $5 for osch - 1996 sive meath (after the first), 84. These rates are payable in advance. Cheques chould be drawn in favour of The Manager, Straits 187 Times,"
Rates Supplied and Crlets Buoked by
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Bongkong, 3rd May, 1895.
TO SHIPMASTERSTM
is obtained by the Water Boats, as Fou NQUIRE where your FRESH WATER
A1 st any period during the last twenty-five pointment No utiar question, be asserts, whe War is the cause of much-Sickness on board your hare-ould have been ono reply only as to put to him. The editor of "Crockford" Las Ship.
en asked by a clergymaz to publisk, us a the champion oriskoter, and his namas needs no
We are the ONLY WATER BOAT Compant
JUST PUBLISHED. DENT COTAYO, pp. 248 Prico, *9.50,
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entity. And but of football? Cars Buy uniremity distinction et XL-whiner of the IP MONDEON WAXOSIVELY supplying WARLIKE EXPLOITS OF
CALL FLAG W
J. W. KEW & CO., STEAM WATER BOAT COMPANT. Hongkong, th October, 1995
12896
The lay thair units on the champion geal-avarage bat, 1590. This, the appliant FILLUDED WATER. beeper, the champion back, or champion forward adds,is an advantage to a elergyman." amongst Association football playore? I krow Editor has never heard of the distinction," Mach the same thing btuins-in the but, he remarks, a straw shows which way the
wind blows. Bagby game, for today we have no Lecard
THE
NAVY by J. MERCHANT FETHERSTONHAUGH.
Published at the HONGKONG DAILY PRE Office, and to be had from all Booksellers.
Herglory, 1st December, 1894.
F9628
of or proveding the departure of the English Malls from Jander, 1874, to Ostcher, 1897.
Prioa $1.
Hongkong Daily Preve Office.
Hongkong, 6th October, 1897.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS.
BENLOMOND, Brit eteauer, McIntosh-Gibb,
Livingston & Co.
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Wind
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REGISTER KONGECKO
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Jaronetoroma Temperature commní Hamkaty Direction of windin
Forse DIDURIŲ DĖ Weather,
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F. G. FOG, Acting Director. Hongkong Observatory, 30th May, 1
MR. FALDONE & Co.'s REISTER, Bib Way. Barometer 9 a....59.99 Therm. 9.. Wetbulb) 78 Barometer 1 ... 2986 Therm. 1 (W-bulbi 18 Barometer.... Therm. 4 r..(Wetlazbj --.: The tava. A.... 65 Thera. Maximum 7 Thermom. 1 ... 67 Therm. Minimum force- Thermom, 4 F... ** nightmar
HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.
31st May to Ob June
HIGH WATER,
LOW WATER
Плодка
RENMORE, Brit. str., Bentiller G, Livings. Tudi
ton & Co.
Mean Time
BRODMATFE, Brit. str., Hayns-Meyer & Co. 2 BUTUAN, Spanish str., adriage-Dransac RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION." TRÓM let JULY tho Rates of Subsoription to & Co.
BC 12
Fe Hongkong Weekly Press Fill be no under. HawrHOEN BANK, Brii. Uk, Greig-Etandard ́at.
Advance Price
Yearly
Half Yearly
$12.00 7.00 Quarterly £4.00
Oil Co. IMCELHORNE, British ship, Leror-Shewati, Sen.
Tumes & Co.
Credit Pries
$13.50 8.00
4.50
E.
1134
TerDoro Poxe, Spanish str. Reses-Order.
MOWATT, Amer. bk.. Mowatt-Arnhold; Harborg & Co..
Postage $2 per Annum Adultional. orang 6th Jung 1894.
Haight Hoogku
Mond Timo
The higlih in the Tables marked with a minus
sign
balow Lower-ware Clinary Spring-Tites, and #himaki 1 extirpated from the gouetan tren above,