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Cunton, 4th August, THE ACTING VICEROY'S OFFICAL CALLS. On the 31st July H. E. the acting Viceroy Tak Sow, together with saveral officials, called for the first time as Acting Viceroy upon the Consuls for Franco, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Portugal in Shamoen, and the next day he paid a visit also to the comman dor of one of the gunboats, The principal toples of conversation were the events of the present crisis. He reiterated the assurance of protection for foreign residents of Shimeou1and misionaries, and declared the safety of foreign Ministors at Poking,
THE STATE OF DANTON.
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Tung Street aro collecting their outstanding accounts, and mean to close up, it is timo that they should run away too to Hongkong or Macao for refuge. Nevertheless. Canton and its surrounding districts, towns, and villages are ail quiet.
A BANK FAILURE
One of the native banks," Pe Choong." Ta Tung Street, failed to the extent of several andred thousand dollars, which affected other tanks and shops a good deal. The manager of the Kal Wing bank petitiound the Nam Hoi Magistrate; and had the insolvent bank closed and sealed to go through the form of bank ruptey by paying a certain percentage to its creditors and a large, squeeze to a mundarin.
A DIARY OF EVENTS IN PEKING.
FROM JUNE 1 TO JUNE 27.
fares, and seeing them approach close to the Legation began to shoot them. The Boxers returned the fire, the mutual fighting lasting to the 3rd watch (11.30 p.m.) when both sides erased. I may say that my house is only about 60 yards from the Austrian lugation.
15th June. This morning there were several dead bodies lying near the Austrian Legation, the result of last night's rifle fusilde. It seems The resolution was carried unanimously, that there were, after all, saly some 15 or 10 CHARTS OF EASTEEM SEAS AND RIVERS. Boxers concerned in the fighting list night, Sir THOMAS JACKSON, Hongkong, propos-, the commotion having boon really created by and a resolution to the effect that, in consequenes mob of ordinary Poking citizens, but of the of the rapid increase in the numbers, tonnage, rowdy sort, who were following the Boxers and speed of steamers employed in the trade, Even then thres Boxers were killed in and the frequent discovery in some trucks of the fight. ⠀
munken rocks not recorded on existing churts, (To be conifaued.)
the facts should be brought to the notice of the Government that it was necessary to have made, with as little delay as possible, a thorough re- SAILORS AND SOLDIERS' survey of the navigable chamels and coast lines
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the situation was that in any future settlement | rightly thinks, that any change whatever may wa shonlil haya the hearty support and co-opera, pugender, and in fact, cannot help engender- tion of the United States and Japan, and he ing, international difficulties incalculable in thought that those two Powers, acting in concert their consequeno French policy, therefore, with ourselves to maintain proper Chinese rule, at present may be animed up thus:No terri would result in benefiting the interests of Britorial change, no advantage accruing to any one tish commerce more than any policy of dividing Power, co-operation for the re-establishment of Chilus into spheres of influence.
order and security above all in Foking, removal of the Dowager Empress, the maintenance or 10. cession of an Emperor deserving the confidencò of the Powers, and common notion to guarante the security of the Emperor and to give to his authority, solidly establisind, the means of mak ing itself felt by precise and fural orders, which, as all who know China affirm, would suffice to ensure their execution. This policy, as will have been soon, is n policy excluding all divi dual aspirations, which, if persisted in for fa certain time by the coalition of the Powers, will restore to China governmental stability, the respect of treaties, and security for everybody, Mr. JOSEPH WALTON, M.P., secondad the without giving rise to spacial competitions resolution, and said that there had been great which won inevitably bring about a general neglect in the matter of charts, especially of the conflagration. It should be and that each of rivers of China. The chart by which he was the Powers must act without mental reserva DAILYnabled to navigate the Yangtze was made by tone or arrière pens otherwise this policy is the Jesuit fathers. It was not creditable to doomed to failure, and the future would bring · us that, while our trade was enormous with that us theso individual rivalries which might be the
ruuse ead the prelude of a general conflict. small, the French should be so far ahead of us part of the worll, and the true of Bish that with regard to charts. The British chart of the West Eiver was made in 1861, and hud been very little alteral sinco, and sho reauit was that, owing to a want of knowledge of the chain- nois, to was kept ashore on one occision for 24 hears.
Weikaiwei, 20th July, 1900.
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The following Diary in from the Waterval ofleial of good standing, who knowledge and Gazette, and is written by a Chinese official experience of Chinese and foreign affairs has holding a high post in one of the Six Bourts in
Six,- Having spent ten days in a cellar under been held in high estimation, and whose infor Peking, embodied in a letter to his family living
the inconveniences attendant on a serera bom- aration about the affairs of Canton is always in the vicinity of Shanghai. For the trazela the Gordon Hall at Tientsin, and endured all tion we are indebted to the N.-Q. Daily News. reliable. Being an old nequintance of mine, To give you all at home an idea of the trend bardment, my thoughts naturally turn to the I have not the least doubt of his word. In of events which have led to the present debacle widows and dependent relations of the seamen giving me his views about the position of Canin Peking, you must know that the Boxer and marines of the British Nury who lost their ives in defending and in extricating us from organization had its origin in Shautang pro- ton he says that, so far as he knows, there is not vince, where also the fist disturbances legais, our deplorable condition. These lows and the least likelihood of an attack upon the und gradually spread into Chilli province dependent relatives will want pecuniary aid, as Shameen for there are several gunbouts here during the ring of the present year. The also will the many young men and marines which command the respect of the Chinese, and object of the Boxes was the indiscriminate who, from the terrible nature of their wounds, May be incapacitated from earning a livelihood, the soldiers are kept under strict control; there masacre of Christians, the burning down of
churches and the killing of all foreigners. Thesmiralty pittance. A walk through the hospital
and have nothing to live on erect a small Ad is no fear either of the local auditi, because they Boxers organised themselves into funds, erected have not sufficient arms, ammunition, or pre- altars to mark their gathering Flags, and sat here painfully impresses upon one the number
The Times correspondent writes under date Under visions; and there is no probability of the people up a certain personage as the Author of their of those who will be in this condition, of Canton rising against foreigners, because Sect. whom they worshipped. These Boxers these circumstances I venture to suggest that Faris, July 1-The Colonial group in the
claimed that they could bring down the gods to
a subscription be started for the widows or de- French Chamber has always been a sort of they have a large commercial business at stake. dwell in their persons and, imbued thereby, pendent relatives of the British Soumen and vagard rging sach successive Government The Cantonese never sympathise with the claimed that they could use their weapons with Marines who have lost, or may loss their lives, to push forward the extension af French co. 1982] Northoners, nor the latter with them; they great rapidity on their enemies, make themselves in this China War; and that part of the sub- louind policy, often quite extravagantly. instinctively hate each other. There might be invulnorable against bullets and shells, and even acription raises be given to such seamen and to the last elections this group included, bazila its present mombers, several Deputies who could further declared that they hut the power to marines who may be either from disease or
be looked upon as the most ardent expansionists, a sort of riut here on is small scale if the foreign stop the riles and big guns of the crems from wounds incapacitated. If this fund he started and these men quite Ingienfly direzed their sta anthorities attempted to drive the sinnll boats firing apon them. It esens that the whole I have promises of subscriptions here. Yours terprises and attacks against England. This, HE Undersigned lave received instructions away from the canal where they moor; for country believed in these declarations and etc.
I repeat, was perfectly logical. Russia being every hong or shop in the Canal Road has crowded to join the Boxers, youths and Inde
the ally of Franea, it was not that Power which two or three such boats under contract by news reached us, in the middle of May last, that for enilers and marines, but as there are now Austria has ever displayed any serious inten.
being exprsially conspicuous in numbers. Then
[Our correspondent asks for saberiptions only gave umbrage to the violent Chauvinism of the militant Colonial party. Neither Italy nor
PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE. mouth or by year to take cargoes off. Other the Boxers had seized the city of Choshon (some Lots that lie alongside with no apparent filty miles SW. of Peling), murdered the of many British soldiers taking part in the option to indulge in colonial conquests. Ger-
tions, including the detachment of the End Batt.
RS. GILLANDERS has the honour to. husiness pick up a living by taking pussengers cicle thao.cnd had begun tearing apand destroy-Welsh Fashiers, we have taken the Eberty of many's colonial aspirations are of too recent
Moun that she has now REMOVED Buress the river. The inttor usually haveing the railways. Our Emperor, upon hearing including the soldiers. Subscriptions will be date, and her acquisitions have necessarily VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY. to GLENWOOD, 21, Caine Road, formerly Home bad characters forming a society to Boxers hat the high Ministers in power at Court duly acknowledged in our columns, and sub the spheres of infance already deternand, SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES, situate on Tower,
of these ontruges, desired to suppress these.
hul as their objective territory outside One 5-ROOMED BUNGALOW, and known as Kingsclere; teu minutes from Clock profect them. Each of these boats pays them irere devont, believers in the potency of the scriptions should be addressed Manager, Hong Turbund alone was constantly to be found every- the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No: 30 or 10 cents a mouth as squeeze. They can Boxers and strongly stood up for them before Long Dally Proce, Sailors and Soldiers Chins Eng
where where France took possession, or proposed hardly have any access to the mandarins for haing had an audience of the Throne, and upon
the Throne. On the 31st of May, Tung Fu Relief Fund.").
to tako possession of any new territory. At the same time this militant Colonial party had pratection, so that in case of any trouble these being questioned stood up and accepted all res
adopted the tactica of always reviving the rascals must fight for them. The trouble in ponsibility in the war of extermination of
Egyptian question and of disensing it with. the North has already affected a good deal the foreigners, which lo strongly advocatel, mak
violence, either because they were sincerely con- Inzineas of Canton, and another row (even slating the Foreign Powers. The result was
ing his head on his ability in successfully com
vinced of the patriotic utility of keeping the question before the world or because they con small one) would certainly make it worse, and that instead of ordering the suppression of the
sidered the deliberate agitation of this question again throw the residents of Shamean into Boxers, the policy of the Government was
an excellent means of putting pressure upon punte. Quicta nou movere is the best policy suddenly changed, and an Imperial decree
Englund. As everything remains quiet now, it would be Yi and Chao Shu-chino, Imperial High was immediately issued appointing Kong the height of folly to disturb it; for a little Commissioners, to organise the Boxers in spark may kindle a large fire. It would not be the vicinity of Peking and bring them ander difficult to quell a small riot and kill a dozen or Government contfol. During this crisis the two poor nad perlap innocent beggare; but it rarions Foreign Powers also seat some 100 ond would look very awkward and end very unsatis troops into Peking to protect their Lerations. By the 4th of June the Boser outlaws had begun factorily.
to tear up and destroy the railway between Poking and Tientsin, and from that day also began to enter the city walls of Peking, crowd- That in, view of the steps now being taken ing in at the rate of over a thousand a day by the various countries of Europe to open cut
it was he who at the latest meeting of the were erected by them all over the city. At the opinion of this congress that the Govern this time also these outlaws began the wholu. Tent should endeavour by every meats in its group delivered on Chinese affairs a fresh in- Approved
dictment of governmental supineness, acous sale sanghter of Christians, and burning power to protect the interests of the British ing Franca of having been too timid or too of churches outside of Poking, anti none trader, aveist him in obtaining concessions. modest in her acquisitions in China, and declar. of the latter have been left standing. As and to afford him all reasonable security aguinating this modesty ought to find
place in many as could escape amongst the Christians disturbance from the Chinese Government, or the eventual division of the spoils. partial the poured into the capital, taking refuge aggression from foreign Powers."
or total, of China. If one were to heal merely Having esplained that the resolution was this speech, it might be cuticipated or FW. B ing Street (otherwise known as Legation drawn up before the existing crisis arose, ho that the disinterested agreement of Europe in the Legations situated in the Tung-chino- Street). This state of affaire, I may say, existed said that it appeared as if the Powers had been to the Chinese question is bound to meet with in the cupitel during the first days June, from little too provious" in regarding China as a which time I began to jot down the following sick man whose inheritance they might forth to le transformed shortly into a general competition in which each Power would diary of events as they occurred before my own with proceed to divide among themselves. The ask to outdo its neighbour. Happily, nothing eyes and were personally experienced by me. European Powers had not sufficiently consulted of the sort need be anticipatoil The French 18th June, 1300: 17th day of the 5th moons, the susceptibilities of the Chinese people in their Colonial party. I repeat, is merely a group of 26th year of Kuang Haft
dealings with them. He doubted whether Rus About duck, while in the University of Persian prestige and power was so great in Chica pioneers marching wall in advance of the Go- Fornmont, which takes its advico only with pru- immediately returned to my house, subsequently should press its real interests even against the others of the same sort. merely sums ap the king] I saw four places on fire, whereupon I as was pretended. In any case, this country denea, and M. Etienno's speech, like so many learning that all the Churches and mission pro interests of Russia. We did not desire to absorb desiderata of the group without in the least in perties inside the Eastern City Judd been est Chinese territory; all we wontol was equality plying way obligation on the part of the Go-Chinese Characteristics, by Smith" fire to and entirely destroyed, the conflagration of opportunity for trading. He thought we vernment to carry them out.
The Real Chinaman, by Holcombe... in the Lamplight Market (Night Bazaar) havshould all agree that the British Government
Ever since the China-Japaneza war the phrase Templeton's Work-Shop Companion "division of the Chinese Empire
"has been ing hoon especially destructive, insting fur into should, so far as possible, support the policy
(Modernised) the next day,
the open door by every means in their power. often enough pronounced, and the acts imame Macaulay's Essays poor countrymen. The latter have calledupeet-
14th hine.-I passed the Paashin Residence If the colonies joined us heartily in this matter. diately following the close of this war might Westward Ho, by kingsley ing of the 72 guilds for that purpose, and it was this morning. The building to the rear of this as they had joined us in South Africa, the result indeed have been consideral as forestalling a A Bed for Fortune, by Guy Boothby decided to raise a sum of shout $20,000, to pay is now the headquarters of Tang Fuchsiang would, no doubt, be satisfactory to the British complete shattering of that Empire. Happily, Lord Edward Fitzgerald, by Bodkin for the charies of steamers, and other expenses already entered the city a few days previously.
and his Kausu troops, who, I may state, hud.Empire as a whole.
those responsible for the destinies of European Little Anna Mark, by Crockett Mr. JOSEPH WALTON, M.P., in Recoding the nations do not indulge in tius forecast, and the Agatha Webb, by A. K. Groes to bring these poor crustures back to Canton.
The Kansu troop over since their arrival resolution, said that a great deal of what they His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong luns from Kansu in the autumn of 1898, ad ulways desired to be done under the resolution depend. Partition of the Chinese Empire appears to A Rank Outsider, by Nat Gould
them, to-day as formerly, a dangerous dream Lest we Forget Them had placed at his disposal by Cantonese merchants been kept encampal outside Peking and pro-ed on how the present difficulty in China was happily incapable of realization. In June, 1897. 23 & 25, Queen's Road, Hongkong.
hibited from entering the City walls.] ···· faced and doult with. There could be no ques the Emperor Willian said, I do not fear the $5,000, the Tung Wa Hospital subscribed $5,000,
TUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS At noon, my friend Yang Chao-chio, a Mili- tion that the British Government bad been Yellow Pexil," and shortly afterwards R and the Kwong Chai and Shung Ching hotary Chijen granate, sent a servant over to my wanting in a firma, definite and intelligent Hanotant, who had at this moment a real states- pitals each $2,000,
house suggesting that we should join our funk-policy, consistently pursued, during the past man's vision, said, *We were well-inspired to lies together and escape from Peking in con- three or four years, and he believed that it was put an immediate step to the dream of the pany from the dangers threatening all, and that want of firmness which had partly led to disappearance of the Chinese Empire, Even if fizing to-morrow morning as our time of the existing troubles, Prolably the greatest we succeded in destroying this Eupirs, this departure. 1, fortunately as it turned out for mistake which the Government had made, was immense gellow corpse, fasting hither and us all, firmly refused to go with Xang's party, in acquiescing in the deposition of the Emperor thither, would finally have poisoned the springs na I had just heard the rumour that steamers had and the usurpation of the Dowager-Empers of the whole of Europe.
of China fid M. Delonese, I believe, is of the same mind. people stopped running to Tientsin. I had also heard The great majority of the that the road to Tuprchou was greatly infested not support the present regime, last wished to
shall dream of the chimera of s partition of China. way to Tientsin had been destroyed, and the he hoped that when the war which was now be- His one wish, on the contrary, is the maintenance telegraph lines out. Further, that a relief force ing waged by the allied Powers was over ar of this Empire with an organization which is now prepared to receive perishable pro- THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED would go, and he replied that if the Govern from Tientsiu, and that that city was in great of the Emperor, who was unquestionably in forward to a prolonged existence of the Middle visions for: Cold Storage at EAsr Pors at DESIGNS & PRICES on APPLICATION
of foreign troops was on its way to Peking rangements would be made for the restoration will roamre Europe and allow us to look ment want him to gro, his will take 10,000 troops confusion. With these considerations in my favour of reform and of the opening of Ching Kingdom. It is armed that M. François. Moderate Rates. with him to the North, but that he will require wind, I decided to remain where I was for the to trade. We must give to the Chinese people the French Consul in Yunan, is one of the several hundred thousand dollars for expenses, present. Addendum Subsequently I learned a tutter Government unless we wished to see
beat acquainted with Chinese affairs, that that on the 17th, 18th and 10th inst, there had China break
Hongkong, 17th February, 1899. - The British Empire did he is a real specialist in these matters, and that without which he will not gone he was indeed been severe 4ghting at Chich-su-lin more trade in China than the whole of the rest. Deicas had the greatest conddence in him. focled once in Formers, at the time of the Chino (Tetsulin-the French Concession. Teatein) of the world together and there were possi- Now what struck M. Dulcessé in M. François's Japanese war, and does not wish fora repetition that 2,000 foreign troops had got near Ying- bilities of unlimited expansion.
telegram requesting the intervention of his of this, He was left there without any amteun (Railway Station 17,88 miles from Tien- Mr. YEBEUR, M.P, intimated his intention Governsent was the fact that he opposed any
AGENTS, and are prepared to accept munition or provisious, was almost destitute by the Boxers from proceeding farther which had been put forward by the Liverpool and asked that the Viceroy of Yannan should orders for a variety of designs.
twin) and they had been there prevented to withdraw the resolution on the same subject military demonstration from the Tongking aido Undersigned have been appointed and had to run away in the disguise of an old towards Peking, and between them there had Chamber, and his wish to support the proposi he given on order from Feking. In this M. Particulars on application to woman. As the Government is unable to supply been constant fighting. I made careful on- tion moved on behalf of the Leeds Chamber. Delcassé saw the confirmation of his own ideas,
WOODS & CO., this money, it has been decided to send up 3,000 aniries to find out the fate of Yang and He said that this was no party question. It and he remains convinced that orders from
his family (husband, wife and son), but up to troops undor a cheaper general overland, with this hour have been unable to get the least clue commerce of the whole Empire: At the present restoring tranquillity. So that Melcassee
was one that was of supreme importance to the Peking are still the most effective means of Hongkong, 17th April, 1900, intent to suppress the Borers.””
if I am correctly informed, consiste trus
Recently the Consul for France issue circular, and has offered the residents within ars (or gathering-places for rocrnits, atc.) the interior of China to trade and commerce, it is present is M. Etienne and, as has been seEII, the French concession every possible help. In case of an attack the signal of alum will be ivon either by the church bell, or by firing rockets, guns, or any other means available is the circumstances, and then all will have to Jave their haines and go to the Buul at the French steps, where there will ho bonts ready to receive and convey them to the French gunboat. Some of the residents have even called at the Consulate and personally tendered their thanks to the Consul as a recognition and appreciation
of his kind intention.
THE CANTONEBE IN THE NORTH. Many Lantonças in the North have been killed by the Boxers, and over 3.000 of them under the protection of the British Consul there are awaiting relief. The Tung Wa bos pital of Hongkong has sent letters to the Kwong Chai and Shung Ching hospitals here, asking them to raise funds for the relief of their
THE BLACK FLAG CHIEF'S ATTITUDE.
Imperial edicts having been sent to nearly all the Viceroys of the Provinces requiring them to raïd troops to Peking, the late Viceroy Tan of Canton recommended the Imperial Government to surimson the Black Flag Chief,
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Lia Yungfu, with his army to the North to sup- by marauding bands of outlaws, that the rail-hare on the throne the rightful Emperor, He neither dreams himself nor means that others:
press the Boxers or perhaps to resist the foreign troops. The Acting Viceroy asked Liu if he
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of their whereabouts, alive or dead. I feel most time Australia and Canada did a certain amount Prove all in dearing to reestablish in Peking i
thankful that I did not allow my family to go | of trade with China, but, in view of their geo- far One account of the disturbance in the North with them.
graphical position, there could be no doubt that a state of things sufficiently normal to secure he Cantoneso are circulating all sorts of
To-night there was a huge commotion and it would suormously increase in the future if the maintenance here of a Government which rumours, some say that the large importation rioting mostly in the Eastern and Western the open-door policy continued to prevail The will inspire confidence in the allied Powers great thoroughfares, after which a great fusi- whats question of the fature of our interests in Naturally, when M. Delcarse speaks of o of arius into Canton maps war, others say that lade of rifle firing succeeded. This was due to Chins was summed up in the word reform Government capable of Inspiring confidence in the arms have boen muggled in for the use of those places being near the Austrian Ingation, If we endeavoured to introduce reforms in China the allied Pears, he condemns thereby the the local banditti, others that there are a large the inmates of which, hearing a great comic he believed that we should have the good will of Government of the Dowager Empress and con- number of soldiers and bad characters in Yution amongst the Boxers in the great thorough the great mass of the Chinese people. Reform siders her disappearance from the Regency as
in China and a strong Government at home with the first duty mwambent upon the nations.
He & delnite policy was what we wanted in the in- The
is sincerely concerned to avoid all the complica- terests of the British Empire
Sir E. A. SABBOOX, HP remarked that the tions which might result from the collective subjoet under discussion was one in which ha intervention of the Powers, and consequently and his firin had laid a traditional interest for he holds that the primary necessity is the avoid- more than 60 years. A satisfactory feature of ance of any territorial change in China, for he
Chu sha, porth of Canton, awaiting orders to rise, offers again that the foreign gunboats lying opposite Shameen are awaiting orders to bombard the city, one person of the rich class says that as some of the natives bank in Ta
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Savory Russia on the Pacific and the Siberian New Volume Academy Pictures, 1900
Railway, by Valdimír
... $4.50
Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS, AND
SHIPPERS. Ship only the Finest Quality
·Extra Dry (Groen Sexl) LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.
Sole Agents
Hongkong, 17th May, 1895.
COLD STORAGE,
0.00
5.00
4.50
3.50
1.50
3
35
1.50
1.25
75
1821
WM. PARLANE,
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Manager.
AMERICAN PORTABLE WOODEN HOUSES
THE
4, Queen's Road Central
CARTRIDGES.
NOBEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE, Absolutely Smokeless and Water-resisting Tus BEST NITRO-POWDER IN THE WORLD. PRICE OF 12-BORE CARTRIDGES --
aded with With Powder- Powder only and 1 oz of Shot.
$7.40 Primrose Canon$5.65 6.25
8.00 Pegamoid Cases Ejector Brass Cases, 0.90
8.65 A per cent, discount on orders of 1,000 und over.
Apply to
WM. SCHMIDT & CO., Gunmakers,
Hongkong.
Hongkong, 27th July, 1807.
1877
D. NOMA,
12, Beaconsfell Arcade,
Opposite the City Hall,
Hongkong- Hongkong, 27th April, 1900.
WING CHEONG.
Dealer's in JEWELRY, PEARLS, DIAMONDS. CURIOS, JADESTONEWARE, CARVED IVORYWARE, SILKS, and GRASS
CLOTHS
AND
GENERAL EXPORTERS.
(1706
We beg to inform the Ladion and Gentlemen of this Colony that we commenced Business ou the 11th April, 1000, and we solivít their kind patronage.
Nos. 1 & 3. D'ÁGUILAR STREET.
Behind Hongkong Dispensary Hongkong, 5th April, 1996,
TO BHIPMASTERS.
(1916
NQUIRE where your FRESH WATER is obtained by the Water Bosta, as FOUL WATER is the cause of much Sickness on board Ship.
We are the ONLY WATER BOAT COMPANY in HONGKONG EXCLUSIVELY supplying FILTERED WATER.
CALL FLAS W
Baba JAW. KEW & Co.,
STEAM WATHE BÜAF COMPANY, Hongkong, 9th October, 1895.
[1763
UAN
WAH & C
DEALERS IN *** ITALIAN MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS.
at No. 1. Queen's Road East, Hongkong Hougkong, 17th October, 1899,
FOR SALE.
(1989
A FEW OF THE FAMOUS HUMBER BICYCLES.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S
Price
$240
WM. SCHMIDT & CO., Beaconsfeld Arcido.
Hongkong. 10th June, 1900, FOR SALE.
1213
AP OF THE SIKIANG or WEST
RIVER
MAP
From HONGKONG to WYCHOWFU, Showing the Ports and Calling Places Opaned to Foreign Trade, 1997. Published at Daily Press Office, Price 20 Cent, Cash.: Hongkong, 1st April, 1897
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