wise and polite thing if you decline in any MOSS | than a crown (thartoonpence half-penny) for your bod, and the same for your dinada
In Copenhager these crown dinners are good anough for anything. Here is the menu of one
61.70. Other rujntulis un raport are 31:17 izes in C2 Lure as Joyouse, France; 30 inches is 26 hours at theLon; 9 inches in 26 hours at Gibnitur; Suchsia vas night near Bombay
ad 39 inches on each of niyo puecendo days on ths Kirsin s Ladia. This greatest annualSoup, half ptarmigan, toofateak, padding, fult is 3 inches, the record of the Chasis fills,
The bar of known asteroide is now 434, of which is have been discovered by Frenchman, by Americans, and by Germans. Charlols aluiss the last two,
The smoking of tea cigarsitos is prononuced one of the most baroiul and dangerous of our The igarottes are sud-of-the-century fads. made from green tes of unbroken out and little aw, this sing made pliable by mivistening before being stuffed into the paper cylinders, and the thisid igarottes being laid away for fow slaps before use. The wise boginner who ases only and signeette on his first tent will over refert the axperinzert. Ha expresas
a
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DAILY FREE, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10TH, 1806,
£1,000,000, 1.2824,374
HANKS.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA
PAID UP CAPITAL indainya
HEAD OFFTON-HONGKONG.
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The Undersigned, having bean appointed AUTHORIZED CAPTIAL( chearn, cofen You also gut & clean, swallow- | AGENTƐ for the above Domijiaty, sro prepared. tälled waiter and absolute propriety
Most vintry is in Sweden and Denmark to 400MPT RASKS #gainst FIRE at Current would think you agodeand if you offered
SIBMSSEN &00% them three or four crowns a day to board and
Agents...“ lodge you as long as you livad. And, as the
Hongkong, 16th November, 1873 phrase goes, you might then rely on living liko a fighting deck. The writer bak for the ENIX FIRE OFFICE Canvas & day, spent six fattening weeks in a Duaish, hetol, with a dainty bottle of excellent The Undersigned a new prepared to verot included, and every seasonable luxery RANT POLICIES of INSURANCE harried before him.
against FIRM at Current Rates,
The Briton at large wonders how aur Con- tinental friends cau do these things, but it is extremely pleasant that they do them.
Turning feyn North Europe to Bouth Europe, Pertagal siding, extreme praise for ite cheap
men's attention
a thickening of the head and a desire to altese. No suntry is better worth the poor dowo, but if the sungku.in ountinued a fooling of intense exaration follows the Brut effects and at unit the lost cigarette is Buished. A observer of this habit declaron that the agony of the spinan tiond is a abedow to that of the naamste victim of this tra cigarette. Food not be joobed ut for hours, yet a cup of tea as the first step toward relief, and is followed within a Loer by craving for u vigarette.
The Surgeon General of India hue mate a favourable report upon Dr. Halikiye's method of promiting bubonic plague by inoculatione with weakoued virus It is proven that the in noulations provent from 80 to 90 per cent of deaths, and reduce the plague from an apidamie from to the position of a sprattic disease. The Bengal Government has decided to encourage this system of prevention. It is not made con palsy, but plowly unenlated families are itarle axempt from liability to romoval to pingue soup if tug member is attacked by the
Lieuter.
So-outled wireless lography, it is poluted oat, not becne praticable for long dig. tances til the energy, now scattered profusely in all directions, sun be concentrated in one nari palu. Evontaally, though probably net at one, it may become possible to foous the electromagnetic waves, like the rays of a hlight, upon a point a great distance away Under prescut conditions, it is ousted that energy connivad on 1 square foot is less than
at a distance of 1 mile the fraction of the total
tim total energy radiated.
CHAN HITEHAN, E
TO LET
TO LET.
THE SECONDFLOOR of No. 4, Paven's
STREET Suitable for fisse, Apply to
AR MARTY:
[1680 Hongkong, 28th July, 1898.
TO: LET.
CHOW FUNGSHANG, EGRE
REENMOUNT, BONHAM ROLD.
Apply to
GILMAN & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong. 7th July, 1888.
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A yearly premium of 288 28. (age 30) £2,000 in case of death by accident. £1,000 in esas of ustural death.
At the Bragancs, Hotel in Oporto (much the same as the Langbam in London) yen may at this very moment tivo luxuriously for theea and ixpence a day, all told. It sounds incrediblo, but it is true. Of course, this is partly exes the following plainable by the oxchange. If you take English gold into Portugal, you recuire about 50 per cant. promium for it. Thus the 1,200 reis $1,000 in case of parmanant total disable charged for a day's board and lodging (a realment by accident admirable beloom, bath included), works out 2500 in case of partial total disablement by
Accident at 38 64
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For this sum yan resolve rolls and coffer in the morning, breakfast at nuit, and dinner, atment by accident. six o'clock The following coneses were serred. at dinner here on a day in May, 1807-Soap, fish, hestateak, ictater mayonnaien, er tongue, rabbit with now puas cooked in their shells, chicken and salad, padding, chasse, fruit, wine and coffes.. Such wine, morenver! The Brazši lians who camo to this hotel are knowing fel lower; rich enough, too, if one may jedge by the big diamonds on their fingers.
We have non pensione advertisedia Portugal at 500 reis per day, which at the present ez- change means eighteenpence. It astounds to realise, when one knows also how abundant good living is in this lovely fertile land. Money. is as scorze na provisions are plentiful--and, of course, herein the foreigner scores.
J. Y. Y. VEENON,
Agrot Hoaghong, 8th June, 1896. KTÖRTH BRITISH AND MERCAN
£1,500,000 £1,125,000
..... 502,500 10,000
BESKAVE FOND huku
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-ON FIXED DEPOSITS S For 12 months
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TO. 2, LYŽEMOON VILLAS, KewLook. No.
A FOUR BOOMED HOUSE in RIOH
MOND TERBAČE,
A FIVE ROOMED HOUSE at KoWLOON
with Tennis Court.
Amply ta
HUMPALEYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO. LIMITED.
(1392 Hongkong, 3rd August, 1899-
TO LET.
(ODOWN in BLUM BUILDINGS,
3
3% 23% J. THURBUEN, Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 17th October, 1897.
THE
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
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SPECIE
BANK
1320YOKOHAMA
TILE INSURANCE COMPANY: -
£73,559,993 02, 04: TOTAL FUNDS AT ater DECEMBEL, 1897,
AUTHORISED CAPITA. £3,000,000 £ 3.3 SURSURIBED CAPIZAL 2,750,000 1000
687,500.00 PAID UP CAPITAL
2,743,819 79 FAR FONDA The Undersigned having been appainfod AGENTS for the noire Company are pro pared to ACCEPT RISKS spist Find at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, COMES & CU,
Agents Hongkong, 23rd Jans, 1898,
At the country is of Portugal, for your dinner, bed, and breakfast, you will be charged). from eightonppears to two shilhage. Through- out the land a man would have no dificulty is finding people to board and lodge him well for ton or twelve shillings a week.
"Spam In not quiet so cheap as Portugal bat it is still cheap tough. Even in euch a
A photograph of landscape by the light of tha autora berelis, with an exposure of or lyshionable town as San Sebastian (where the two miantes, is a unique achievement reported
from votland.
THE BROKEN BROKEN. happy, appy Broker,-
With pockets stuffed with feos, Olenued From the toiling Merchant
With such prodigions ense; Ten long pouze rad in luxury,
Mothinks ut. Fast I sea
A change, for Timo's royeugeI
Aro Training evou (hee,
You're had a goal long lauiaga,
And now you can't copine
When aforesaid toiling Morabant Compares his lot with thing;
And finding that his barely
Con make the honest craws, Should ponder o'er your methods, and
Dovida to cut you down.
The time has come when you los
Must suffer with the rest;
La Pelt sansa do even hopes
You always get the host
Of what is going, you whe work
But five ys in the week.
Our fortunes est! You mustn't think
"I'was yours we cano to seek
Of warse, it will seat hard nt first
To do without the things
You're so tracing standa und such
(Trill alter Botting Rings).
Bat guileless Broker, even now, Ifligant your search is..
You'll leave enough to well ondow
Art galleries and churches, -N.. Daily Kace.
THE FOOR MAN'S PARADISE.
By C FOWARDS.
The days here gone by when a person with auty blur £50 a year of private income, and no ability to ingrened his income, need think his condition a very siserable ons, assuming also that he is fairly educated and unwilling to live
in a slun
Let him emigrate, not to Australia or Klondyke, but to the Continent. There it will bo strange if he does not soon feare how to ar runge his wally expenditure so that he chall ent and driat sufficiently, have a cotufortable room and bed to himself, and, moreover, face the world in good wietbos.
Of cox, he must not be fond of strong drink, and be suust be determinad to give up much for the sake of appramones. franting this, and if he ho of a cheerful disposition, be may live happily to the end of his days in ̈efarming places.
Even in England due may live cheaply enough it me is resolved to do so. A well-to- de artist acquaintance of the writer's goes into camp. annually in the spring and stars thus under canvas until the autumu ala box of little more than £25 for big sis maitha of gipsy. existence. He pilules his tent among the
little King lovee to cycle on the well-modo rouds it. Tu nay to flud pensions with good living and agreable society at three stillings e day, or a reduction for a quantity--ofdays.
In fact, in Spain also one could be passing rick on 150 a year. Thronghoat the north wast of the country the uniform: hotel charge is Give pusatés a day, or something under four shilllups.
Briefly, the saying, "Engiant for the mit lionaire but the Continent for the poor with, is a very soraible saying-To-day,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Britich ateamer Deneation, from Suddin 30th July, had strong N.W., W., and B. W gales with heavy sex to within two days of Hong kang, when weather modemted.
The British steamer Wongkoi, from Bangkok 23th Aug, had strong to light 9.W. winds and fine generally mitil roseling Tankia Gulf, when had strong W.8.W. gales with violent squalls and heavy sea. Put into Touren Bay on the 4th August and left again on the Oth hed fine weather until arrival.
EXFURT CARGUES.
Por sleur Hertha, sailed on the 29th July. For Port Said: 5 casos cassis For Bey roath cases enssia. For Smyrna-14 se cussia bads, and 67 bales galangal. For
Harra & packages marchnadise. 7 css black- woodware, it esses feathers, 30 cases bristles, 28 packages cowhides, 81 packages canes, and 432 packages tes For Hayro and/or Kam borg cases merchandise, $5 eases bristlon, 35 bales cones, 36 déces albumen, 100 packages precarves, 150 packages buffalo horse, and Zer conta ang folk. Fer Harre and/or Humburg
For Han casus camphor shiparent, and burgen curíos, 2 oaves fishmaws, 10 casES palm lest iuas, 27 cases endris, 41 cases bristles, 45 packagos rattanware, 304 packages cants, 2100 packages cuenta and 2,434-tes. For Lisbon Cases Chinaware.
for London cases merchandise. 39 bag
Per steamet Pathan, sailed on the 90th July: For New York-9,305 cases consis, 250 bales rattancore, onses Chloewere, 90 cases black woodware, 25 cases paper, 41 casos bristles,.50 casos polo Isaf fans, and 1,952 packages m chandio.
Per steamer Oceanien, sailed on the 3065- July. For France:750 bales raw silk, 15 cases silks, 80 paskages waste silk, and 2 case ylang ylang. For Milan les raw silk
For London 35 bales raw silke." :
UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
FOUNDED 1710.
Hates.
The Undersigned, having bean appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIICE st Currönt
· BIEMSƐÉN & CO.,
Agents
[19 Hongkong, 16th May. 1892 AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE INSUR ANGE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE ut Current Natos,
BEUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,
Aganta.
167 Hongkong, 2lat April, 1897.
TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE.
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
The Undersigned 'AGENTS of the above Campany are PREFALED. TO ACCEPT First Cha Foreign and Chinese Hisks at Current" Rates.
SIEMSSEN & 00, Hongkong, 39th May, 1805.
PORTLAND
J. B
₤20
CEMENT
WHITE & BROS.
SOLE AGHYS FOR CHINA,
TOLLIDAY, WISH & CO. 18001 Hongkong, 11th April, 1883
MRS.
TOCKHAUSEN
DRAFER, MILUNER, DRESS AND MANTLE MAKER, 28, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
LATEST NOVELTIES
GYOR
SPRING AND SUMMER Hongkong. 6th April, 1898.
PAID UP CAPITAL parano ang pi 9,000,000 SURECEIFEN CAPITAL... Yen 12,000,000 RESERVA FORD: anéisällen tý
HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHANA,
BRANDGES & AGENCIES,
Laudah San Francisco
Honoinla Lyons Shanghai
Kobe Now York Bombay
INDON BANKEES EU THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED. PARE'S BANK, LIMITED. THE UNION BANE OF LONDON, LIMITED.
HONGKONG AGENCY-INTEREST ALLOWED.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cont, per annum on the daily balance.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Tevgkong, 26th July, 1398.
TO LET.
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ONVENIENT OFFICES. lat FLOOR,
YENIENT ORVOS, Honglong Addrose
"F.B." Care of Hingkong Daily Press Üfiles. Hongkong, 21st March, 1888.
1708
TO LET
PARTMENTS at KOWLOON, with Board. Suitable for married couples or singlo gentlemen Tennis Court
Apply to
Hongkong, 17th June, 1899.
MES, HATHERLY,
Talo, howtoon. (1306
TO LET.
6
3
S. CHOH,
Agent.
13
Furniture on it stands to be taken over. For Particulare, apply to
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On fixed deposits for 12 months 6, per annum.THOMSEN'S HOTEL, KULASOBU, Amor.
Hongkong 15th Marsa; 1898. TAUSTALLS, AND CHINA
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853, HRAD OFFICE, LONDON, CAFITAL PAID UP......
·Rasero. IJABILITY OF SHAEN-
€800,000
JE THOMSEN & CỌ. Amey, 27th Jane, 1898,
1390 DRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE
ANA, GIELANDERS. GLENEALY. BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 9th January, 1896.
BUARD AND RESIDENCE.
F139
VESSELS EXPECTED.
TREFFIONCH MATL
The M. Lester Indue, with the French mail of the 15th ultimo, left Bingapore on Sun- day, the 7th Instant, at 9 am, and may be expected here on or about Sunday, the 14th instant, This Tacket brings replies to letters despatolfoil from Hongkong on the 11th June.
THE AMERICAN. MATE
The O. & 0, steamor Gcelic, with malla, & left San Franciaen for this port vis Honolulo, Yokohama, Inbind Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki, nad Shanghai, on the 23th ultimo.
The O. & 0. stemmer Axles, with maile, da, left San Francines for this port via Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, and Nagasaki on the 4th inabant.
THE CANADIAN MAZE,
The C. P. stanmor Empress of India left Voncanvar for Hongkong (cia nsual ports of rall) on Tuesday, the 2nd instant.
THE INDIAN MAIL, The aleanor Kutsang, from Calentts and Straits, laft Singaporo for this port on Satur day, the 6th inafaat.
TEN AUSTRALIAN MAIL. The , & A. steamer dirlie, from Sydney, So, lait Port Drawin, on the 4th instazit For this port.
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Bank Bills, on demand missas Bank Billa, at 30 days" sirkeh Bank Bills, as 4 months" elgelat Credits, at 4 months sighti Documentary Bile, 4months'sigh ON PARIS.
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-MERCÚANT STEAMERS. The N. P. etenmar Columbia exiled from ON MANILA, Tacos for Japaa and Hongkong on the 20th ultimo.
The P. & O. steamer Faslower loll Singapore for this port on the Gth instant
The F&O, stoamer Socotra left Singapore for this port on the 7th instant.
The P. & 0. steamer Verona loft Bombay for this port on the 7th instant.
The steamar St. Jerome, from Middlesbor ough, Rotterdam and Antwerp, passed the Canal. on the 19th ultimo, and is expected to arrive at Singapore on or about the 3rd instant.
The O. P. seamer Braemar has arrived at Yokohama and aciled for. Kobe and Hongkong co the ist instant
The II. A. I stenumer. Barnio, from Hita borg, loft Singapore for this port on the 4th instant, and may be expected here on or abant the 9th instant...
PASSED THE OANAL. DaTWARD-15 July-Berlarig. 22nd July
Masila, Glaucus, Kherson, Octavia, Silesia, July-Ghasse, delton, Maron, Nija, Novgorod. 29th Joly-Monelis, Crefeld, Muuring, Tricsto. 2nd August-Glezskisl Preussen, eria, 5th Angst Formosa, HOMEWARD 5th August-Coylest
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POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The Portal Guids for 1898. wind to date will be found in the Chronicle wil Directory P. XIL This is the only aathorised completed Summary of Postal information pablished in Hongkong-
PEAK DELITERT close at Post Oos at 11.30 am. and 3 pm. or in Loster Boras in 'the' Cars by 12 and 9.30 o'clock Trams. Letter Bores at Fonk will be cleared at 12.80 au 4 p.m.
A MAIL WILL CLOED. For Saigon. Par Picciola, to-day, the 10th instant, at 9.30 ..
For Mawchwang-For Siegfried, to-day, the 10th instant, 1000A.M.
For Singapore, Colombo and Bombay-Per Maria Valerie, to-day, the 10th instant, at
£800,000 CORTABLY FURNISHED Marie Ve HONBAY FONDKAULALAMIKOR £450,000
INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2% por annars on the Daily balances On Fixed Deposits for 12 months. 4 per cent.
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Manager, Hongkong, Hoogkong, 24th May, 1808.-
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INTEREST on deposils is allowed at 35 Pax Cant, par 'ALIYEDA.
Depositora y transfor at their option belances of 8100 or me a to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 TEE CUNT. per annum.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
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It takes him all his time, he declares,, to spend Eelivered at the Army Medical School apoand a week on himself while thas devoted, by W. U. Maclean, MI.D., G.B.:: heart and soul, to astare. Nor would he Other Men's Minds, or Revea Thousand- change his life, while thus tented, alone with bia dog, for that of any millionaire.
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Another of our acquaintances, a Scottish bank clork earning £120 a year, savod 180 per annum Poerce of Fassion, by Ella Wheeler Wilesx for five years in succession. He, however, tiradi Feems of Pleasaro, somewhat ignobly, in a single room of a mean The Bible, its meaning and supremacy, by street, and bis dist consisted mainly of porridge and vegetables. His career, poor fellow, wak tragic. Having saved the above hundrede, he smbarked in a spall business, as thrifty ne ever. Le bad fallen in love, bat that did tot si to Lis expenses, Unfortunately, the basinees went wrong, and all his sayings weto swallowed up, and the fact to proyed upon bla that he becue ill sad died,
These typical examples of chap Hving in England might be multiplied a thousandfold. But in England we bay not the clear skier and the bearable winters of some parts of the Con lipout, whme, besides, ons may live lavishly for a sum that al. lame does not leave much margin for luxuries
Take Capri, that entrancing island in the Bay of Naples. A were visitor of a day bore will be asked for no more than fre francs, for, his room, bis morning coffee and roll, and the two ments of many courses, wine included. If you stay fer a few wedles, ʼn posind 'n week wil m
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and side stroots for 25 or 30 dre a month. There are also sores of eager cockshops in which they will jump at the chance of supplying you daily (either in your own room or in the shops themselves) with dinner and rupper for 50 or 60 Bro a month. Add 10 Bre mouthly for breakfast, and you will find that about a year covers board and lodging wall, leaving £10 for clothes in which to promenade groefally in the Piasa di Sen Marco
Nor are these meufs at ali zzesgre ones. We write from experience. For dinner, you get soup, fib, mut, cheese, fruit, and wine, and for supper the same have the spay.
thermaller towns of Italy things are, of doute, mos bon still It fa pousiale to be 1941 fad by the local-cooks for 20s monthly on the Bang senie,
We auga mat knowing tourist who desired that the man who paid in France more than tive francs a day for his board and lodging we a ridiculas punthrift. This was rather au extravagant statement. Nevertheless, in the country lowus, from Paris to Italy, the hotel bill in nors likely to be four. Ernes than six francs per diem, g
All Scandinavia is cheaper than England. As pensionaire, you need not in Stockholm: pay more than in Franes, and there you will End more genaine comfort-nd woll es reindeer steaks, Norway varies very nindh. Still, nyen" in the tourist season, you will be-doing quite a
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USED FOR OVER 20 YEARS. Thoroughly reliable preservative for Wood and Stone against White Ante, Deesy, Fuugna
Sole Agents for Chins, LUTGEN. EINSTMANN & CO.
Hot, and Dampness.
Krajcheng Amply 1000.
GOLD LEAF.
HEONG HING, 65, BONHAM STRAND, Hongkeng, has for Sale Gold Leaf guaranteed 100 tonob. Lowest Rate.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1898,
AMERICAN SYSTEM
$10,000,000 DENTISTRY
PAID UP CAPITAL RESUAVE FUND..$ 8,900,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROP Tons:$10,000,000
COURT OF Drakozone Hon, J.J. Hexa-Inving-Chairman. BM, GRAT, Eso-Doputy Chairman.
R. L. Kichardson, Esq. C. Bearman, Esq. David akbay, Hag." B. Sheran, Bag
A. Haupt, Es
F. A. Biebe, Esq.
A McConachi Reg
Bache, Ky.
A. T. Raymond, Esq.
BOHOEY MANAGHDADO
Hongkong JACKSON, ESQ.
MANAGER:
Shangha-J. P. WADE GAEDLER, Esq LONDON BANKEES-LONDON & COUNIT BANK- ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG-INSEBEST ALLOWED.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent.
per Antins on the daily balance
ON FIXED DEPOSITS
For 3 month, 24 per Cout, par Annum. Fur 6 monter 34 per Cent. par Annum. For 12 monte, 4 per Cent, per Annum
ST. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 20th May, 1998 JAPAN FINE ART CURIOS
KUIN & KOMOR,
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HONGKONG, TOKOHAMA; KOBE.
[2650
AVID CORSAR & SON'S
D-MERDHANI NAVY
NAVY BOILED LONG FLA
CANVAS
RELIANCE. CROWN TARPAULINGS
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO., 28861 Sale Agents,
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FOR SALE
H. F. CARMICHAEL CONSULTING ENGINEER AND
SURVEYOR.
18, PRAYA CENTRAL
AT
No. 3E, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, CHADWICK KEW.
LATS OF POATE & NOBLE). Hengkong. 13th July, 1897.
CARTRIDGES.
(506
For Singapore, Penang and Bombay-Por Letimbro, to-day, the 10th instaut, at 3.30 PM. For Bingapore-Per Diamed, to-morrow, this 11th instant, et 11:30 1.
For Singapore, Ponsag and Sourabxys.Per Onsong, on Friday, the 12th instant, at 11.30
A.M.
For Waeliow-Par Kongpak, on Friday, the 12h instant, s 4.30 P.M.
For Mop, Kobe, Yokohamaa and Portland Or--Per Braemar, on Saturday, the 13th fist, at 10.00
For Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama.Per Rosella, on Saturday, the 20th in at 5:00
For Moji, Kobe, Yokohama, and Tacoma, WnPer Columbia, on Tuesday the 22xd instant, at 11.30 .
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACKET.
The Canadian Mail Packet Empress of China will be dematched on WEDNESDAY, the 10th instal, wiin ants for Sungia, NagasakL Robe Tokolama, Vistarli and Vancouver, B.C., | which will be closed as follows C 10.00 am. Registry cases. 11,00 Post Offos olores, but correspondence may be parted on heard the Packet with Late Fes of 10 centa extra Postage until the time of departure.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract Packet Melbourne will be despatched en SATURDAY, the 19th instant, with Mails to the United Kingdom Europe, and places boyend, via Marseilles to Baigon, Straits Settlements, Bstavis, Bar. ranh, Ceylon, Madran, the Australasian Colonies, [1294 | Adɔn. Natal and tho. Tape, Egypt, Malta, and
Gibralter.
NOBEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE Absolutely Smokaleer and Wateresisting THE BEST NITRO-POVIDED IN THE WORLD. PRICE OF 12-FORD CARTRIDGES :—.
Loaded with With Powder Powder only. and Tor of Bhot.
..
8,00 Pusting of Prions Current and Cir
culars ceases. 10.00 A.M.-Registry ocases. 11.00 AM,--Mail closos.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
Primrose Cazce,.86.03
$7.40
Pagamaid Cases... 0.25
8.00
Ejector Brass Cases, 6.90
8.65
3
% disorgat on orders of 1,000 and ovor.
Apply to
W. SCHMIDT & Co.,
Gunmakers,
Hongkong.
1421
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.
Hongkong, 7th July, 1897-
On demand
ON SINGAPORE.—
1.05;
On demand einemia) "a SOVAERIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate...10.25 Gorn Imar, 100 fine, por tal 54.00
JOINT STOCK SHARES. COMPANY, {PAID F QUOTATIONS.
[$862), ellers $138 214 pr. Hongkong & B'bai... "Chins & Japão, pri| #emas
Do. Do.
antiary deferred
a. Bank of Cblon! B. Shares Forn, Bhares..
Bell's Asbestos E. A....... Campbell, Moore & Co. China Pro, L. & M... China Bugars Coston Mills
ERO
44 nominal
£1 £5.5
29 $17
£117, callose £ominal
610 188 $10 $91
$100 $164
Tis. 100 Te. 98, sellem Hongkongan 80 320, sellers International ....... T. 150 Els, 100 Laou Hung Mow.17% 100 Tla. 94, en div, Boyches T540 TH AUS Tahloong
T. 100D 70 Dairy Farm Fenwick & Ca, Gen............
Green Island Cement... Do New Inventi H.&O. Bakery Mos Hongkong & L. GR.... Hongkong Electria R.B. L. fruayuya ... Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Ios
H. & F. Wharf & G... Hongkong Bap0n+m H. & W. Dock von Insurance,
Cantonad uue s Chias Fire pirsputz China Traders Hongkong Fire North-Chins
Union an YangtzePORTA Land and Building
Bonghoag Land Lay Humphreys Estate.... Kowloch land & B West Point Bulking Lison Bugur Mining-
$25 100
£10 $28
$6 18, selim $50 $38 £10 3123
$106.25, myers $100 110, uyers
16056, Luxe $25 $103
$50 68 ex div. 860 1161, bayas $135 258, pct premy
│[6447.50, sollere
850 $183, sellers 820 180, sellers $25 $69, bayare " $40 1330, seliena
£20 Tis. 190
$2069, sellers $50 $216, waica $60 $150, celleza
850 $09, sellora $10 $8.50 530 $173, sallare $10 $20, selles 8200 £40
Charbonnages. 500 $110, ellers Gt. Est.&C'donin
Do Jeleburar New Balmoral ...... Do. Preference... Oliver's Mixes, A
Do B
$ $1.66
19132.80, sul. & beyern
$5
$1 nominal 610, sal
65 $19, millers *92) 18.10, mal. & buyers
$1 $1.20, layers 10). 288), or div, males
Do. Preference Ranbe 146. New Amoy Dock......
teamahip Coys-
China and Alenila... China Matual Ordf Do. Preferen9, 167 Do. Do Douglas Beamship , Canton and M... Indo-China 9. N.... Star Forry!
Planting fa
Do.
United Asbestos ........
Do. Wanchai Warehomo... abon & Co., A. R
$50 $93, sellers £10 £8, 30s, buymen - £106,308.
$60 $684, uden $15 $254 210 $56, buyers $7$8, buyers
sellar
$9 $140, buyer
sio $10, nominal €97841
$10 811), fai. & biyere J. . Y. VERNON, Broker.
Allow or
OPIUM. Malwa New $760 to $260 p. plindi to j aty. Malwa Old....80 to $920 Malta Oldar.$940 * $850 Persian Oily
Do. P'per-wrappe720 to $740 Paton Now ..$750
Patna Old... $775 Benares New... 8717) Benares Old.$750
per chest.
THE WEATHER.
CHINA COAST METEOBOLOGICAL REGISTER, 813 AUGUST, atÁ· Pall
STATION.
Vladivostoch. 29.79 Tokyo
20.86
29.75
29.79.
The United States Mail Packet Coptic will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 18th instant with Malls for Japan and San Fran- cisco, the United States, Canada, Forv, &c., which will be pissed as followe 10.00 A.M. Registry consen 11.00 AM, Post Oales oloser, bnt Correspondence Korbi
may be posted on board the Packet with Nagasak ............. Late Fee of 10 cents satro Postage patil Kagoshima
Gyükled the time of doparlare.
Sharp Peak Aut Swato....... Canton...
Fask.
M
ITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA THERAPION,ongkeup
No.6, 10 HOUSE STREET, PRAYA CENTRAX,
· ̈Head Office ---TOKIO, Brauch Offices-LONDON, NEW YORK, Bou DAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIRN. THIN, NEWORWAND, and all Ports in JAPAN AGENCIES,
Müke Coal Mines. Ohmoura Corl Mines. Khanda Coal Mines.
The Mike Cotton Spinning Mill, Ld" Tokyo Marine Insurance Co., Limited. Meiji, Fire Insuranes Co., Limited. Imperial Government Paper Mills, Cotton Cleaning and Working. Co.,
Shanghai.
Onoda Cement Company, Japan, Kanagafushi Cotton Spinning Mill. Tokyo Cotton Spinning Mil, Japan, Hayashi Clock Factory. Hongkong 4th August, 1897. KRATIKG'S POWDER KILIS KEATING'S POWDER KILIS KEATING'S POWDER KILIS
NEW AND SECOND HAND LAUNCHES HEATING'S POWDER KILLS
BASE FOR SALE
KEATING'S
DESIGN and Spencartas ta aplicatie
ESIGNS and Spexifications for all of KEATING'S POVIDER KILIH.
New work and repairs supervised.
Telogramas," CARMICHA" Hongkong. Telephone, No. 111
ELF. CARMICHAEL
1200 Hoogkong, 30th April, 1998.
UINART FERD & FILS. HEIMS
Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.
R
Ship only the Flasst Quality Extra Dry Green Seal),
LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.
Solo Aganta. Hongkong, 17th BLAY, 1895.
11101
FOR-SALE
BUGA
FLEAS, MOTHS
RELITES MOSQUITOES.
HARMLES9 TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS,
Sh AUGUST, 42 20 3.3.
29.11
This succesful and highly popular remedy, Gap lock ... employed in the Continental Hospitals by Bacord Macao Resten, Jobert, Valpean, and others, wombines all the Haiphong desiderats to be sought in a medisine of the kind, Cape 8. Jaures and Burpass everything hitherto employed.
THERAPION No. I, is a few days only, removes Vindirlock. all discharge from the urinary organs, futzaly Tokyo Tr superseding injections, the use of which dose irrepar Koch! ale harm by laying the foundation of stricture and Nagasaki...... other serious diseases. In dysentery, piles, irrio Kagoshious... tion of the lower howel, cungh, bronchitis, asthma, Gatrief and some of the more trying complaints of this kind, Sharp Peak it will be found astonishingly dieseloas, affording, AY prompt relief wliers other well-tried remedies have been powerless
THERAPION No. 2, for impurity of the blood carry, pimples, spots, blotches, paint, and swalling of the jolata secondary symptoms, disesse of the bones, acze throat, and all disences for which it has bea too much a fashion to employ merany, Barr prilia, to the destruction of the sperer teeth and main of halth. This preparation purifies the 1904 whale wystem through the blood, and thoroughly
eliminate every poisonous mutter from the body.
THERAPION, No. 8, for nervous exhaustion, waste of vitality, and all the distressing conseqisence, arising from early error, expes, residlenes in bot unhealthy climates, &o. I possess surprising power in restoring strength and vigour to the dỡ Biliated.
HARMLESS TO ANTMALS BARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMAIS,
but is unrivalled in destroying FLEAS, BUGS. COCKROACHES, BEETLES, MOTHS IN FUR and every other species of insect Sportsmen with Gad this invaluab ofordestroying Bews in their dogs,ne zlo ladies for the dopu
The PUBLICars CAUTIONED that pack ages of the genuine powder bear the nurgraph of THOMAS KEATING. Bold in Tinx end Bottles only.
TARLETS KEATING WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WOUM TABLETS. KEATING'S WOR§ TABLETS.
CRASHEIDSIECK'S KEATING'S WORM TABLETS
CHAMPAGNE, 1889 WHITE SAL. $18.95 per case of 1 dozen quarta... $98.50 per case of 2 desen pinte.
ABESSMANN 2008
*RED AND WHITE
FORDEAUX WINES 0.07BBERT & C0.8
ROTTLED ALE & STOUT
A STEMSSEN & CO. Hongkongy 4th September, 1897.
À PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, in appearance and Liste, furnishing a most agreea method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially capted for Children Sold in Bottles, by all Denggiats
ProTetor, THOMAS KEATING, London.
[961
29.61
Swatow
·Carton- Hongkong... Victoria Fesk Gap Rock 29.83 2.63 Macao Haiphong... 29.68 Cape B. James
SUMENooolola olett
On the oth at 11.9. Tas barometer la rizzy šk, and ta the Borthward of the Tameo Channel, fairy in seanghai, The typhson in moving aorthwards was the maintand to the
W. Pooshow. Fast-Frath. SW. That show with thunder.
Foster
* KONGKOSA. REJIATEL
PageSoua On dete day 4 pm, Fat 10 6.50,
£0.46
29.64
A
THERAPION may be proved at 2/9 and 40 Barometer jer package, of the principal Chunists and Merumbuty
Ta ordering, the Fraction of ad Thaats through the world. purchaser should state which of the three number he regaires, tad ebarso that the word “Tarka VION" appears on the Government Stamp (in white letlara on a ral ground) afkxed to every getuide package by order of Her Majesty's Hon. Commia Bioport, and without which it is a forgary
Sold by A. 8. WATSON & Ou, Liraited, Fang- [2745 keng China and Manila.
NOT LESPONSIBLE FOR DEBIZ.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the Owes will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contrasted by the Officers or the Cre of the following Vessels daring their stay in Henghing Harbour
:
Highest open air temporučturu on the R32 Lowest open air temperature on the fibratin
F. Ch FTGO, Acting Director. Hongkong Observatory, 8th August, 1890, MIMBA. FALOONEH A: DO% Kropsten, üth Aug, Barometer A.M...29,62 Therm, I AM. (Wat fille) 8/3 Barometer 1 39.53 Therm. I... (Wet bulb) ar Barometer 4 P... 29. 65, Theco, 4'x..("Wet bulbi Thermom.....84 Therm. Maximum B Thermom. & F.M.. 5 Therm. Minimum (evu- Thertom. 4 e 284 might be
HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.
10th to 16th August
Arozsia, Brit. bk., Robbina Shawan, Tomes
& Co. BENEOS, British alumist, Sarchet-Gib. By
Livingston & Co.
CEUTIC BARD, British ship, Thos. Jones-
Order...
Is Dog PUNE. Spush str., Ross-Order. JV Trocr, Amer. ship, Beveridge-Mastop KaLAT, Uris, ship. Hagbsn. – Standard Oil Co. KISTA British abip, Smith--Uaptian; MARYL COEHISG, Ar ship, Pendlaton-
Order.
Muzora, Brit. 4m, bk, Crows-Order. Pausar, Amer. bk, McCaulder-Dodwell,
Carlil & Co.
·PRINUE ABTXux. Norw, hk., Q. Ola---Order
Bag. Wate
Новако Mean Tim
Ho biterier
Na taleriosi
Wed 10
Thurs 33 H1719; 4.3
at 15
Mon, 15
LOW.WATK
Songtong Heizrena Time.
Heir ha